Planning Blog: Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule

    This blog and google slides presentation are about some of the logistic aspects of our final filming task. This task is a two minute intro to a film in the thriller genre. In order to incorporate the thriller genre, we are using dark and spooky settings. These include a cemetery and a party at night. We will try to use a lot of conventions that thriller movies have and we talk about this in the google slides presentation. We also talk about who is going to be involved in this final task. Of course this includes the four of us in the group. If all of us weren't involved it wouldn't be a true group project. We also go over the safety measures we will be taking during the filming process. We must remember the importance of safety at all times. Last we talked about our filming schedule, which is not yet finalized but we still have a general idea of when we want to film.

Planning blog: Shooting Script

This script describes everything that will be in our final project not including the dialogue and sound. Our shooting script consists of 11 different and unique scenes, each scene having a variety of different camera angles, and lighting effects. This is especially important in our film because our film is a thriller/horror film. One of the most important elements of a thriller is its use of mystery and suspense. The different camera angles will help build suspense. For example, the over-the-shoulder shots will build suspense by concealing the killers identity. The lighting effects will also build suspense. Low key lighting will also help conceal the killers identity, showing him only as a silhouette. This will build tension which should make the viewer scared and tense. This will be backed up by eery sound effects and dialogue to create even more suspense.

Planning Blog: Sound Script

For our sound script, we wrote down all of our noises that we will use for our movie. Thankfully, the noises are all during the scene while we film, so we do not have to add any noises post editing process. Any transitions that we would have to use thankfully only would be jump cuts, further lowering the time it would take to edit. All in all, we will have a very brief and quick editing process so we can focus on filming and making our acting the best it can be. The sounds take very little meaning in this film portion, but it is made up for by the acting. The majority of our film is focused on the angles of the camera and how the characters react to the crazy situation that both of these loveable scamps get into. The driver is silent for most of the film but this adds to his mysterious aura. Tyler and Steive obviously have a past history and the dialogue shows as much. The dialogue will help bring suspense and confusion. We will also add diegetic sound like wind breezing by to create more suspense, because that is the most important element in a thriller.

Title Research: Crime/Action

This film is Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
-19 titles are shown in the first 4 minutes of the movie.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Images that are prioritized in the opening sequence would be Austin Powers and freeze frames of him jumping up and dancing and stuff.
What connotations do the images carry?
-Connotations of him would be everyone loving him and you are supposed to think that it is pretty dumb of everyone for thinking that because there isn’t that much that's special about him.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The genre of this movie is humorous and the way they reinforce this is by using technical and symbolic codes like having over the top cliches, funny bits, and funny freeze frames.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film uses enigmas in the outset with subtle jokes and the font of the titles.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
-In the outset, strategies the film uses to ensure that it appeals to the target audience is by having hilarity going on constantly through the beginning.
How has technology been used effectively?
Technology that has been used were camera angles like wide shots, medium shots, long shots, and establishing shots to help convey the jokes they are putting in; transitions like running from people, funny disguises, and leading a parade for comedic timing; editing like cross cuts, freeze frames, and a sound track to fit everything together.

Title Research: Action

This film is Godzilla: Final Wars
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
-a total of 16 title cards are put in the first minute and 32 seconds of the opening
What images a prioritized in the opening sequence?
-this opening uses images from past Godzilla movies to make the tone of the movie nostalgic but also thrilling.
What connotations do the images carry?
-these images of past Godzilla movies and in universe past events carry a very nostalgic feel for viewers who have grown up with Godzilla and the destruction can get everyone excited.
How is genre  reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
- the titles of the people who worked on the movie are coated in fire, a power of Godzilla that is most commonly known by the masses. the machinery that usually goes in to Godzilla movies is present here as well.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
this film does quite the contrary, with this title card establishing what everyone wants out of  a Godzilla movie, action, and giant monsters fighting it out.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
- a montage of past godzilla destruction scenes and title cards coated in fire make sure that the audience knows there in for some classic Godzilla destruction.
How has technology been used effectively?
-cutting back and forth through older Godzilla movies and coating the title cards in real life fire make this opening candy for the eyes and much more futuristic that past movies openings.

Title Research: Romance/Comedy

This film is Laws of Attraction. Title Research: How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? 17 What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? images of a city scape and letters fading in and out in a stylish manner. What connotations do the images carry? these images show the viewer that the movie will have to do majorly with the city and that the main character is a female due to the voice over How is genre  reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? the light and fluffy music and bright colors give the viewer an impression of romance. this is solidified through the main characters voice over How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? the film leaves major plot points in mystery, like the main love interest and the characters face to hopefully keep the viewer guessing and wanting more, profiting. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? most viewers of a romance movie are not expecting a hard rock song over blood red visuals, so light colors and soft music are perfect for most everyone wanting a lighthearted romance. How has technology been used effectively? 2d animation was used to captivate and smoothly transition title cards

Title Research: Thriller

   Here is an opening sequence from the movie "The Game" (1997) that I found on https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-game/ . It is a mystery/drama film.
1. Only 4 titles are displayed during this opening sequence. There are no actors, directors, or any person's name in the introduction. This is because the director states that he doesn't believe in decorative titles.
2. Images that are prioritized are a man that is wearing a white suit, and young children, and more specifically, a young boy, who we can assume to be the protagonist.
3. These images give a sense of nostalgia as well as a feeling of discomfort and uneasiness due to the effects on the film.
4. The genre is reinforced through this because of the puzzle pieces at the very beginning for the 4 titles, which represent a mystery that needs to be solved. The other thing is that we don't know about anyone or anything yet, or why those people are gathered, so that's also very mysterious.
5. It establishes an enigma because we don't know these characters at all, and then at the very end, it cuts to what seems like present day, and he has just splashed his face with water, so we can assume he is having some sort of flashback or dream. It makes as want to know about this character.
6. Some strategies the intro uses is to keep mysterious to not give too much away to the audience, and the use of music to make it even more mysterious.
7. A very cool effect is used  in this opening sequence. They edited the film to make it look like very old footage. It makes it very mysterious. They also used kind of a graphic match in that at the end, they were showing a little boy, and then they quickly cut to a man who is now in present day, and it allows to assume he is the boy.