Monday, February 10, 2020
Planning Blog: Title Design
When considering how we were going to incorporate titles into our film, our group took some time to carefully make decisions. Our genre for the movie is crime/thriller therefore, the font and size would have to be appropriate and match. We acknowledged the concept behind the movie for each choice that was made. Choosing a title took a good portion of our time as we wanted to ensure that it fit the movie accordingly. We also did not want any titles on the screen that would confuse the audience or imply something that was not intended. This blog mentions how leading and tracking will be used in the film. It will also explains why some decisions were made, such as the size and the color of the titles that will appear. To add to the movie's mysterious mood, titles will fade in and out. The outcome of the movie's beginning is determined on how the titles are approached and executed. Though the details seem small, they make all the difference.
Planning Blog: Schedule, Location, Participants, and Safety
This week, my group and I fully discussed our plans for making the project. We talked about when we would each be available or busy or what days would be the best for everyone. We came to the conclusion to have mutliple filming dates in case we need to record some parts here and there. We also decided to give ourselves enough time to edit to not feel rushed in the long run. As for the locations, it had already been decided that the majority of the film would be filmed at my house since there is lighting and rooms that match our original pitch. Some of the movie however, will be filmed at Amy's house. Each group member will be fully participating in this project, whether acting as a director or an editor. We will all be seen in the film as actors at some point. Safety and health aspects were well-considered too as we all are prepared for any emergency. Parents or supervisors will always be around in case we need assistance with anything serious.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Planning Blog: Sound and Dialogue
In this PowerPoint, we talked about the different types of sound we will use in the film. We used different sounds such as diegetic, non-diegetic, and incidental music. We will use the different types of sound to present the elements of the film. A film such as this one, crime/thriller, needs sound in it to build suspense in the movie. We used more calm sounds in the flashbacks when the main character is safe. However, we use creepy and gloomy sounds when it shows that she has been kidnapped. In the film, there is minimal talking since it is more sound-oriented. This element increases the spookiness of the film by leaving the viewer consistently curious. The dialogue that is in the film is between the the girl who was kidnapped and her friend along with the friend and the kidnapper. Each of this conversations further increase the levels suspense in the opening two minutes of the movie. I believe that between the eerie dialogue and the creepy sounds, this film will truly accentuate the elements of our genre.
Planning Blog: Shooting Script
This is a powerpoint of how the shooting will be done. This shooting script will be about 95-98% accurate. The accuracy is not 100% due to conditions like weather and lighting that we are unable to control. We only film a few scenes outside, so something like rain will not affect the whole film that much and won't be that big of a deal in the grand scheme of the film. Shooting scripts, like ours, include things like movements of the characters and camera, angles, and setting. We will follow this while shooting, so we have more structure. Without this outline, shooting would go a lot slower, due to having no format during our filming time and not knowing what to do. We use all sorts of angles, like high angles, low angles, and a trunk shot. We also have a lot of different movements, like a tracking angle. This shooting script also allows us to see how our film will follow the crime conventions.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Title Research: Trapped
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are 31 titles displayed in the opening sequence. It ends with the title and the creator of the movie.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
Some of the images in the sequence are close ups of corpses and the injuries that led them to death. It also shows the setting of the movie which is in the ocean because the movie takes place on a boat.
What connotations do the images carry?
The images are shown to tell the viewer what the movie is about. It does this by showing these images that consist of setting and foreshadow. It uses action matches and graphic matches to switch between the two types of images used to make the sequence more interesting.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre of crime is reinforced here by the slightly spooky music as well as dark and dead images. It also alludes to the genre being a mystery by showing a dead body but not the killer.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The movie uses the outset to establish a sort of tension or wonder in the viewer's mind. It gives the audience these interesting images without explanation. This tactic makes the viewer want more and become more invested in the film.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The film uses a strategy like what was said above. It leaves the viewer with questions that can only be answered in time within the movie. It appeals because the target audience would be mystery/crime lovers and they always want to figure out what is happening before the movie shows it. To do this you must be fully attentive towards the film.
How has technology been used effectively?
The technologies that were used consist of close-ups, establishing shots, action matches, graphic matches, low lighting, and ominous music. It uses close-ups when it is showing different body parts of the corpse. It uses establishing shots to show that it takes place in the ocean by showing large waves hitting rocks. It uses the action and graphic matches to switch between the close-ups and establishing shots. Finally, the low lighting and ominous music add to the mysterious tone of the movie.
There are 31 titles displayed in the opening sequence. It ends with the title and the creator of the movie.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
Some of the images in the sequence are close ups of corpses and the injuries that led them to death. It also shows the setting of the movie which is in the ocean because the movie takes place on a boat.
What connotations do the images carry?
The images are shown to tell the viewer what the movie is about. It does this by showing these images that consist of setting and foreshadow. It uses action matches and graphic matches to switch between the two types of images used to make the sequence more interesting.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre of crime is reinforced here by the slightly spooky music as well as dark and dead images. It also alludes to the genre being a mystery by showing a dead body but not the killer.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The movie uses the outset to establish a sort of tension or wonder in the viewer's mind. It gives the audience these interesting images without explanation. This tactic makes the viewer want more and become more invested in the film.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The film uses a strategy like what was said above. It leaves the viewer with questions that can only be answered in time within the movie. It appeals because the target audience would be mystery/crime lovers and they always want to figure out what is happening before the movie shows it. To do this you must be fully attentive towards the film.
How has technology been used effectively?
The technologies that were used consist of close-ups, establishing shots, action matches, graphic matches, low lighting, and ominous music. It uses close-ups when it is showing different body parts of the corpse. It uses establishing shots to show that it takes place in the ocean by showing large waves hitting rocks. It uses the action and graphic matches to switch between the close-ups and establishing shots. Finally, the low lighting and ominous music add to the mysterious tone of the movie.
Title Research: Seven
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There are 26 titles displayed. The ones displayed were the director, who the casting is by, the main actors, and of course the title of the movie. The title of the movie comes about halfway through the opening sequences, not too soon but also not too late.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images that frequently come up and are prioritized are the newspapers, baby images, and a razor. There is a lot of writing materials, like notebooks, leaving you to believe that there will be some sort of journalism or a detective.
What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a dark and ominous connotation. It is suspenseful and mysterious, and the images leave you wanting more. The images are confusing, which also leaves the audience at the edge of their seat.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? There is low lighting and suspense, which follows the conventions of the genre. The angles also continue the conventions of the genre with the close-ups and over the shoulder shots.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film establishes a suspenseful and mysterious enigma. The opening sequences leave you confused and wondering about all the writing materials, the baby photos, and the newspapers.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? Like said before, the opening sequences leave you feeling suspenseful. This appeals to the target audience because the people that watch crime movies love the suspense and the mystery. Having the mystery makes it so people won't walk out of the movie as it is on.
How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques. The low lighting and closeups and over the shoulder shot are similar to the crime genre and even follows its exact conventions. This leads the audience to believe conventions will be used throughout the whole thing and can prepare for low lighting, high angles, over the shoulder shots, and more conventions.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images that frequently come up and are prioritized are the newspapers, baby images, and a razor. There is a lot of writing materials, like notebooks, leaving you to believe that there will be some sort of journalism or a detective.
What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a dark and ominous connotation. It is suspenseful and mysterious, and the images leave you wanting more. The images are confusing, which also leaves the audience at the edge of their seat.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? There is low lighting and suspense, which follows the conventions of the genre. The angles also continue the conventions of the genre with the close-ups and over the shoulder shots.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film establishes a suspenseful and mysterious enigma. The opening sequences leave you confused and wondering about all the writing materials, the baby photos, and the newspapers.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? Like said before, the opening sequences leave you feeling suspenseful. This appeals to the target audience because the people that watch crime movies love the suspense and the mystery. Having the mystery makes it so people won't walk out of the movie as it is on.
How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques. The low lighting and closeups and over the shoulder shot are similar to the crime genre and even follows its exact conventions. This leads the audience to believe conventions will be used throughout the whole thing and can prepare for low lighting, high angles, over the shoulder shots, and more conventions.
Title Research: Hostage
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? The opening sequence of this movie has a total of 29 titles displayed. Some examples of these titles include the director, the production company, who the film is by, and the title of the movie. The last title is who the director is, just like most opening sequences in movies.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are a lot of buildings surrounded by polluted air. The air looks polluted due to the redness. The colors of the opening sequence stick to red, black, and beige/light brown. Telephone poles are also prioritized and so are the roofs of buildings.
What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a spooky and omnimous connotation. Even though the exact color of the sky isn't clear, it still looks as if it is gloomy out. The opening sequence makes it seem like the movie will be somber.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The genre is reinforced through the lighting. It follows the convention of having low/dark lighting. There is also high angles, following the genre conventions once again.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film starts off and leaves questions as to why there are buildings, gloomy air, and telephone poles. The opening sequences don't give you any information as to what the plot of the movie will be.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The film appeals to the target audience of people that like crime movies by building suspense. This will ensure that people won't walk out when the movie is going on.
How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques. The camera angles, similar to the crime genre, include high and low angles. There is also low lighting. Following the conventions of the crime genre while in the opening sequence shows that they will probably follow the conventions throughout the whole movie.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are a lot of buildings surrounded by polluted air. The air looks polluted due to the redness. The colors of the opening sequence stick to red, black, and beige/light brown. Telephone poles are also prioritized and so are the roofs of buildings.
What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a spooky and omnimous connotation. Even though the exact color of the sky isn't clear, it still looks as if it is gloomy out. The opening sequence makes it seem like the movie will be somber.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The genre is reinforced through the lighting. It follows the convention of having low/dark lighting. There is also high angles, following the genre conventions once again.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film starts off and leaves questions as to why there are buildings, gloomy air, and telephone poles. The opening sequences don't give you any information as to what the plot of the movie will be.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The film appeals to the target audience of people that like crime movies by building suspense. This will ensure that people won't walk out when the movie is going on.
How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques. The camera angles, similar to the crime genre, include high and low angles. There is also low lighting. Following the conventions of the crime genre while in the opening sequence shows that they will probably follow the conventions throughout the whole movie.
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