AICE mediastudies blog

  This is it!!! my group and i finally completed our final task project. I had a lot of fun doing this with my group, it was an interesting project and i loved working with my group. 

Jenni encountered a technological problem and managed to lose the project on her device. She managed to transfer everything to her laptop and phone prior to everything deleting. She managed to find the project on her ipad, but there was a few things she needed to fix in order for it to be the way it was before.  I am truly so glad She figured out a way to fix this major issue because of how little time we had, redoing the project would have caused many problems and could lead us to a very bad consequences. After the recovery She re did and finish the entire project, some of the new things She had added were more text titles in towards the beginning, as well as smooth transitioning between scenes so it does not look wonky and out of place. She added coloring to add onto the atmosphere of where our film is taking place and white time it had been as well. Even with this having such a short run time it was very difficult it to maintain it under the run time requirements. But I am extre...

 Now that we have the music portion of this project out of the way it's time to start the editing part of this film production. After discussing with my team members Jenni decided to take responsibility for the editing while we critique it and see what Shes able to add and or improve. First She told us she added all of the scenes we had filmed into the program put them all in order of how the storyboard was made. It actually took quite a bit of time to do this. She was planning out how She was going to cut down most of these clips. Because of how long some of the clips were they went way past the limit of the film and It was needed to come up with a creative way to actually cut it down. some scenes were cut that may have had unnecessary filler or deleted complete scenes in general because it felt like filler as the most fails in it. Some clips needed to be cut due to how long some of the clips were they went way past the limit of the film. Scenes that may have had unnecessary fille...

After my group finished the filming scene of the group chat conversation we moved on to the next film. The scene after the text messages was where we all were supposed to meet up at the main character's house. While reviewing the script my groupmates decided to skip the introduction as they thought it could be unnecessary. The reasoning why the decision was that if the friends know each other why would they need an introduction. Because of this change and because of the fact that we were already running out of time we were discussing canceling the rest of the filming. We would still film on another day just pushed back. My group decided that we should try it today and just adapt to the script and that is what we ended up doing. We started by finding a spot that "Looked the most like a house" as we on the lounge are of my apartment building. The place we thought would best fit a house setting was the kitchen area of the office. After the location was decided we started get...

My group finally began the filming process for our short film. For the location, my group all came to my apartment since we would have a lot of space there. Melvon arrived first and then we waited for the rest of my groupmates to arrive. Since it was everyone's first time on location they had a bit of confusion with the directions but everyone eventually arrived. We had to push the time of filming back as there were also transportation troubles. When everyone arrived i showed everyone around the location and we decided on the best place to begin filming. Jeni was the one to bring the props so we can use them for our filming. She brought two dolls that we could pick from and decide which would be the best fit. For deciding the dolls we wanted the doll that was the creepiest and would fit thematically. My group eventually found an office space which was the lounge area. We could use and it was empty with space that could be used to film. Once we all arrived at the office area we bega...

Unfortunately, once again my group had problems with transportation to our filming location. We still aren't sure when we can begin filming because it can't start until everyone is on set. We are facing strict conditions as everyone is busy or struggling to get a ride to the apartments we are filming at. Due to the massive setback, we are currently facing my group will have to work even more efficiently when we eventually begin filming. Another problem we have is that we have a main character. Because of this, if the main character is unable to film, my group cant proceed. We wanted Jeni to be the main character for the film as I envisioned her being the best for the role, however, she has had many problems trying to film. My group is once again trying to schedule filming but it has been extremely difficult. We should be able to film late next week but I want to film sooner. Because we have no footage and film shot out yet, we are unfortunately unable to report and discuss how ...

Finally, this is the music blog. Instead of reaching out to one of the artists for the background music, we decided to go on royalty free music on YouTube. What was researched on youtube was "horror background music". The Kevin MacLeod playlist was found. It has all the types of what we want and what we think will fit best. Each one is named by a feeling like as horror and anxiety and some are named by a situation. I'm sure my group mates are going to try to email some of the artist of the background sounds we are thinking of. So we can get them approved. Withly suggested Of upside down and inside out by OK go. For a song suggestion. However, we would have to get copyrights to that song. There's a sound on YouTube. It's called apprehension by the same artist. it has a suspenseful sound. It also leads into like an anticipation. This would really emphasize the film. I'm going to ask my group mates what song they suggest. And I will also tell them the songs I sug...

My group couldn't film and still most likely won't be able to film this week, unfortunately. We are planning on filming on Saturday or Sunday. Jen says that we can try on the weekend instead of weekdays as it will be available. By filming on the weekend instead, we allow all our groupmates to not have any plans with school or other restrictions. Another positive of filming during the weekend is that our parents most likely will be free to for transportation. During the time we have had of not filming my group has been discussing ideas again. One thing we are still figuring is which doll we want to use. Jeni has several dolls and withly, natara and I will check them out and pick the one we all agree on. We are aiming for a mysterious and creepy doll to fit our story as a prop. Another thing we are figuring is the music in the video. We are unsure what will fit the videos theme and vibe

Our next day of filming is pretty soon. However, the second day of filming probably won't go as we all planned. We are supposed to film on friday so we can speed up the process. Jeni which is our main character couldn't make it because of her situation. Transportation has been tricky with some of our group mates and the weather is also a main problem as well. Instead we discussed on how we need to makes changes to our schedule. This is obviously not really working so we'll have to change up the dates a bit. Maybe we can pick out days where everyone is required and available to film or edit. Also, we can let each other know beforehand. As previously mentioned, we also talked about some of the title designs. We were maybe thinking making the colors red or some sort of a dark color. We think this'll be a good idea because it will match the theme of everything. We are doing horror as our genre so it only makes sense. Jeni is good at editing so I think she'll be creative...

 I can't believe we are already on the production side of this project. This is a filming part. This past Saturday we all went to film. Withly couldn’t make it to filming because she needed a ride. Withly suggested we filmed after school but some of my group members had things going on afterschool. We let withly know how filming was like and the whole concept of what we did. Also Jeni is going to do the editing for this project since i'm not really good at editing and im not sure if melvin or withly are either. As she is also the main character. Melvin and I are the friends of the main character.Withly is also one of the friends too but she could also be the mom yelling but she doesn’t have to be in the scene. We’re all still a bit fresh to this so we we're kind of struggling. We didn't really completed that much today. We might need to reschedule the next filming date to another day because of transportation for some people. I didn’t think it was going to get this comp...

 

For the opening credits of the film most of the text will be handwritten font and will appear on screen as some one is writing in real time, some of the other credits that don’t need to be the main focal point will fade into the screen or will be embedded into the background. Our working title of our film will most likely be "Dollie" It will either be in anyilla, sunkiss or beabella font and it will be in lowercase, it will look something like this The title will appear on screen as if it was handwritten and it will come off screen as if it is being erased or it will fade off the screen.  The title will disappear after 6 or 7 seconds of it being on screen.  Depending on the background lighting and color, I will use bright and easy colors like pink and hot pink so it wont blend in with the background scene.  The people who worked on a specific role will have their names significantly larger than the title and it will look something like this: Music By: Vera Lynn

Schedule 3/7-3/8 - We are going to start filming on these days at her house. We're mostly going to focus on the beginning scenes. 3/9-3/10- We will finalize our filming and add our finishing touches and refilm some things we need to re film. We have seven scenes in total, so we can do half. On one day and half for another. 3/28-3/31- We are going to start the editing process and hopefully finish it by the from the title designs to the subheadings. And more. Location: We are filming at my apartment. Participants Actors: Naiara- playing Ashley Melvin- playing Marvin Jeni- the girl Withly-Brittany Filming : Melvin  withly Editing : Naiara Jeni  Directing Withly and Melvin Health and safety To make sure that we’re safe we will have all of our locations turned on while arriving to the apartment and have an adult in the building while filming. It’s not really any Stunts involved with the filming but just to make sure we will keep a first aid kit on deck. Well also have access to a p...

Scene 1 Girl is talking and playing with the doll Girl: "We're best friends, right, Lucy?" Girl continues talking to the doll despite a lack of response "You're never going to leave me."  Scene 2 Mother's voice is heard in the background calling for the girl Mother: "Dinner's Ready!" Girl: "I'll be right there, Mom" Scene 3 The girl walks out of her room without her doll Zoom in on the doll Non-Diegetic Sound: Sinister/Ominous song Scene 4 Girl in the background leaving the kitchen Girl: "Thank you for the food, Mom!" Girl returns to her room while its nighttime Lighting: Dark, Nighttime Door opens with the light from the house peeking into the girl's room Scene 5: Lighting: Bright room from room lights Girl checks where she left her doll at. Doll is missing Girl calls out for the doll Girl: "Lucy? Lucy where did you go?" Non-Diegetic Sound: Mysterious song Scene 6 POV through the girl's perspective...

What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The titles that are shown are the producers, the director, and the feature film name/film title.   - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Some images that point out the most are sparks from a metal or a bloody consistency.  It also looks like gas out of a car like the liquid. Fire is also another one to look at in the sequence.  - What connotations do these images carry? These images give off a steaming or a hot atmosphere. From the fire and the sparks, it looks like the film has something to do with something burning.  - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? It connects with mystery by the Spark and the burn. It does this because the movie is about trying to find a lethal lab created virus which is named after a fire breathing mutant.  - What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The burning fuse refers to many and explosiv...

- What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The opening sequence has one title card that starts with the name of the movie, starting off from white to red  - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? One image that gets prioritized heavily is the phone of Casey Becker. Another thing that gets prioritized is the house such as the doors, the kitchen, the stove. - What connotations do these images carry? The phone shows a mysterious voice that keeps on dialing her. The stranger continuously asks odd questions that begin to get intimidating. The movie uses the phone as a way to scare the viewer as the ringing continues. The movie also displays many parts of the house to make the viewer believe there is a mysterious danger lurking in a place meant to be safe. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The movie does several things to create a mystery such as by starting a phone call conversation with someone who the viewers have never ...

www.artofthetitle.com We are researching this website to give us some ideas for the opening sequences. Our genre is mystery so we have a lot of options available. this website seems very organized on where to find a specific video. It also shows the award nominated open sequence films. this will show us the videos that are done on an advanced level and made professionally. It also shows the type of quality these openings have. We are researching title designs as mentioned so this website looks like it has a variety of looks. The sequences range from the 1900s to now so we can have a different look at everything. The titles have different fonts for a specific type of look and feeling you are going for. This website really focuses on art and emphasizes on it. www.watchthetitles.com We are researching this website so we can look at the different title sequences also. This website also includes designers studios in a search bar to find exactly what you need. They also include interviews of...

What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? Some of the titles included were the name of the studio (CJ Entertainment), name of the production company (Barunson E&A), Title of the movie (Parasite), and the name of the actors (Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam, Lee Jung Eun, Chang Hyae Jin, Park Myung Hoon, Jung Ziso, Jung Hyeon Jun) - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Some of the imagery that was prioritized was the outside of the long rectangular window, from what we can see we see the many people just living their normal lives as citizens we see one individual riding a bike as the others just peacefully walk down the road. As the camera pans down we see a man on his phone, presumably attempting to connect to the wifi but with no luck. He gets up and walks to speak with other characters such as his sister and mother, the camera tracks his movement and with doing so shows off some of the rooms in the small home....

What titles are displayed during the opening   sequences? The opening sequence has 2 tittle cards which are "warner bros" and the name of the movie in a neon green color.  What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? One image that gets prioritized is at the beginning is the city which the movie takes place in, we know this due to the opening sequence zooming in to the background at the very beginning.  What connotations do these images carry? - The image of the city shows environment and location that the movie takes place in. In the opening sequence we are shown a "chase" thorough the city. The movie displays many different alleyways to make the viewer believe that there's a mysterious creature lurking in the dark corners of the city.  How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from   the outset? The movie does several things to display a mystery such as the little glimpses of the creature flying in the sky. Another thing the movie does is crea...