AICE Media Studies

 What titles are displayed in the opening sequence- One title that is displayed is the production company Columbia. Then the director who directed it. Which was Ray Stark. Finally the title card saying Murder by Death What images are prioritized in the opening sequence- The images that were shown are characters with people's names over them. The first image that is shown is a short man with a fadora on. On this image the name Truman Capote is shown. Next image is a mobster looking man with the name Peter Falk. Then the following image is a man being held at gun point. The text on the image is Alec Guinness. What connotation do the images hold- The images are people inside that created the film or help contribute to it. For example Truman Capote helped produce the movie. Each of these images are used to give a character to some of the people who helped produce the film.  How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset- The images used were illustrated cutouts...

  What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? - During the Opening sequence, there is, at first, nothing. Then, about 45 seconds in, we get to see the first name. That name is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the company who made this movie. The next name, which appears soon after, is that of Stanley Kubrick, the producer of the movie. Finally, we see the title screen. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? -In the opening sequence, the first image is an all black screen. Eventually, we see a big white circle begin to appear, and we realize that it is actually a planet. We slowly move up from the original black screen (which is actually a planet), and more unto the white circle with some light behind it. What connotations do these images carry? - These images carry an interesting connotation, as they are beautiful and gives us an image to look at, leaving the audience in awe at the images and the music especially. However, there is also the fact that these imag...

  The Title Display sequence is from Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, a slasher-mystery movie part of the famous Halloween franchise (yet strangely does not have its main character, Michael Myers). This title sequence was found on Art of the Title. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? -During the display sequence, we first see the producer's name, before moving on to the actual movie title, before showcasing the actors. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? -There are no real "images" shown in the opening sequence. Rather, the sequence seems to happen on an old TV, which is an important plot point of the movie. The only "image" that is scene is the TV flickering, with occasional changes of orange light. All these changes lead to a giant pumpkin on the TV screen, which is shown after the opening sequence. What connotations do these images carry? -These images carry a feeling a suspense, designed to intrigue and potential...

  To fully understand the mystery film genre our group watched many opening sequences of mystery films. One of the opening sequences we researched is the opening scene from the film Arrival. - What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? During the opening sequence of the film Arrival, no title was displayed. The word Arrival never appeared on the screen. - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? In the opening scene, the camera was always prioritizing Louise Banks and her newborn daughter. Lastly, the image of Louise crying was prioritized since she lost her daughter to a disease was an emotional moment in the film. The woman seemed to be the main character in the film. [ 10:50 PM ] - What connotations do these images carry? These images shown in the opening sequence have different connations. The part where Louise Banks was holding her newborn daughter shows the amount of happiness she experienced at the moment of meeting her biological d...

Well to start off the website was very easy to use.  As I skimmed through it, I found the site very inviting, well organized and overall appealing to the eye, with no bright colors or flashing screens. I clicked on the first movie that I saw, which was about the movie The Silence of the Lambs. I was immediately shown the video of the entire beginning sequence, saving me time from having to search it. After watching the video, I scrolled down to find images from the video with a couple paragraphs, explaining them in depth. The images had a nice description of what the audience saw but also how they felt, or what message the director was passing. The Website itself is very useful, showing quick facts and information in neatly organized boxes, making searching for common things (such as who directed the movie, for example) easy to find. This site is perfect for our research on introductions in movies. This site has all genres, including mystery. Thanks to this site, we can now analyze...

  This site, Art of the title, is quite an interesting one. As I skimmed through it, I found the site very inviting, well organized and overall appealing to the eye, with no bright colors or flashing screens. I clicked on the first movie that I saw, which was about the movie The Silence of the Lambs. I was immediately shown the video of the entire beginning sequence, saving me time from having to search it. After watching the video, I scrolled down to find images from the video with a couple paragraphs, explaining them in depth. The images had a nice description of what the audience saw but also how they felt, or what message the director was passing. The Website itself is very useful, showing quick facts and information in neatly organized boxes, making searching for common things (such as who directed the movie, for example) easy to find. This site is perfect for our research on introductions in movies. This site has all genres, including mystery. Thanks to this site, we can now ...

  In order to learn more about our genre, our group watched Lost Girls, a murder mystery movie released in 2020. This movie is a nice classic murder mystery, similar to the likes of Clue and Murder on the Orient Express. This movie is what initially drew our interest when researching mystery movies, so we are happy to see it. As we watch this movie, we hope to find elements on the genre, as well as learn a few tricks to make a good mystery. What element of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have. I n the film Lost Girls a daughter goes missing and was last seen near Oak island beach. The one element that is in this movie is not knowing who did it. We are planning on using the element of not knowing who did it in our film. Which is why we watched this film. We also plan on using the element of suspense. Which is seen multiple times in the film Lost Girls. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like. Well for one thing we liked the fa...

  In order to understand the concept, my group and I watched three different murder mysteries. One of the films we viewed was "Murder on the Orient Express". This movie depicts an original murder mystery film. - What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? This movie has a lead detective who is classified as the main character. Our group will have a lead detective who tries to solve the murder mystery. He will look for clues and try to find the real murderer. Another element that our group wants to use is the different suspects being interrogated for the murder of someone. This creates confusion in the audience that they want to solve. - What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? Our group loves the originality of this story found in the film. A murder mystery on a train voyage is a common theme for a murder mystery. The backstories used for each suspect were unique in each way. All of them had a different ...

In order to learn more about our genre, our group watched Knives Out, a murder mystery movie released in 2019. This movie is a nice classic murder mystery, similar to the likes of Clue and Murder on the Orient Express. This movie is what initially drew our interest when researching mystery movies, so we are happy to see it. As we watch this movie, we hope to find elements on the genre, as well as learn a few tricks to make a good mystery. What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? -The Biggest element of genre is of course murder mystery. Knives Out is the latest in a long line of murder mystery movies based on famous novels. Another element of the mystery genre is that the story is from multiple perspectives, instead of just one perspective. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? -I really enjoyed the way that each actor has their own version of their story. Each version of the story is represented in the mov...

  Our Opening sequence for our movie will be the mystery genre. All of us in the group have always been fan of the mystery genre for many reasons. That idea of not knowing what happens next and trying to figure it out by yourself is something we all love. A good mystery is what keeps an audience on its feet. The thrill of the mystery is something we wanted to re-create in our film. To be completely honest, our group struggled to pick a genre. While we all love the mystery genre, we also love the horror and action genres. We had many different ideas for potential genres that we wanted to do. We know that horror is perhaps the easiest genre for a group to film, since it requires little to no special effects. However, as we mentioned earlier, the horror genre is easy to do, and such would be done by many other groups. Our group wanted to do something different. For our opening sequence, we wanted to pay homage to some of our favorite mystery movies. Specifically, we wanted to show ...

 Thriller- The thriller genre is subordinate to the horror film genre.  Thriller movies have more of a psychological effect on the audience with suspense. What makes thriller movies a top genre in theaters is the CAMS and CLAMPS used. CAMS High Angle- This shot is used to show the audience a group of people that are powerless. Close-up shots- Close-up shots are used in thriller films to show more detail of a character or place. Point of view shot- This camera shot is for the audience to feel the suspense of a thriller film from a character's perspective.  Over the shoulder shot- This shot is used to see a character's facial expressions from a single character's perspective. This builds up suspense in the film. Low angle shot- This camera shot is used to show the audience the dominance of the villain in a thriller film.  CLAMPS Setting- Settings for thriller films are usually spooky places such as a dark forest, haunted house, or a small village. Low Key lighting- Thi...

 Horror is one of the most well known genre in movie history. From classic slashers to killer dolls, the Horror franchise has many defining CAMS and CLAMPS that make it one of the best genre in film history.  CAMS: 1) Silhouette: A silhouette creates a prominent shadow while producing a complete distortion. Great to tell the audience the villain is coming! 2) Spotlighting: The kind of lighting that builds up tension and leads your viewers eyes through the scene 3)  Close-up Shot: a photograph or movie shot taken of a subject or object at close range intended to.  4) Hand-held: Shot taken with the camera being supported only by the operator’s hands and shoulder. 5) Low Angle: A shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. CLAMPS: 1) Zoom: The camera lens is used to move closer to of farther from the subject, zooming in or zooming out. Well known for Zooming on creepy faces! 2) Tracking Shot: Shot where the came...

After an hour of deliberation and throwing ideas around, our group had many different Pitches. Each pitch was different, from a spy movie which included a heist to a time travel movie. When deciding what Pitch to choose, we had to take multiple factors into consideration. Firstly, the budget. Being High school students, we have a tight budget, and therefore cannot perform too many stunts or have too much CGI. This meant that we had to abandon our plans for a Fantasy genre movie. Secondly, we had to consider time. We have a limited time to produce these parts of the movie, and therefore cannot pick something which requires specific weather or a certain time. In the end, however, we eliminated the pitches and ended up with two final pitches. These final pitches in our opinion are the best ones that we can film and make them look good with what we have available for us.Below are the two pitches we have decided to keep: Pitch 1: A classic murder mystery story, this movie follows Zachary as...

 Hi my name is Richard Clem. I’m 17 years old and I’m a junior at Fort Lauderdale High School. My group mates I’m going to be working with are Marius Brossard and Alec Mercado. These are some of my closest friends. We have known each other since middle school. We are always helping each other out with work. With this final project we are able to work together. When we work together we are able to accomplish a lot of work. The work we produce is good quality. For a long time we have thought of things we can do as a group. Like this project, we have thought of making short films together in the past. Back in middle school we worked together on multiple music video projects and passed them all at the top of our class. Marius and I have worked together on a previous project and it turned out great. Marius has great time management. While Alec has great editing skills. I have great filming skills. With all of this working on this video we will combine our skills and put forth our best e...