AICE Media Studies

 Hey viewers! I’m back again with another blog about my final movie for our conventions research. We’re finding features of thriller genre movies that we’d like to incorporate into our movie sequence! I hope you enjoy! This is a new Netflix movie about a detective investigating a murder that links back to a bunch of corruption with in the police force and the fbi. While this definitely wasn't my favorite movie I liked the plot of it and I could definitely take a few notes on the way they developed the characters throughout the movie. While i know i won't be making a full movie it still helps me to see how I would go about making the a full movie. I think this way of thinking will help bring a lot more depth to our final project instead of just piecing something together without thinking about the full picture. Over all I didnt really like this movie and I think there is a lot from it I'd like to leave out of my project. However they did a good job on some aspects like keepi...

   Hey viewers! Welcome back to the blog again where we are researching the thriller genre to find aspects that we want to incorporate into our movie sequence, and what aspects we want to leave out! Hope you guys enjoy’! Knives out is a murder mystery type of thriller. The aspect I like most about this movie is all of the twists and turns it has leaving you on the edge of your seat. This is something i'd like to incorporate into my own project as I think it is a big part of a good thriller. Something I didn't like about this movie (relating to my project) was the sprinkle of humor used throughout the movie. I wouldn't want my movie to have that much humor as I'd want it to be more serious leading it to be more suspenseful.

     Hey viewers! Welcome back to the blog! Today I will be researching three thriller genre movies to give me insight on what conventions I'd like to mimic, and or ignore from this genre. I hope you guys enjoy the process!   The batman has a lot of elements I'd like to put into my movie, it takes the story of batman and makes it more of a thriller than the average action super hero movie. I'd like to make use of the eerie vibe they made for this movie. The opening scene was set in a dark city at night as the camera slowly panned around with a voice over of the main character. These are some of the things i'd like to try to use in our final task. However some of the things that I didn't like about this movie (in relation to making my own film) was the intense action scenes, this is only really because I don't think it would work well in our own movie. The action scenes from the Batman were very flashy.

         Hi viewers! So as you guys have seen, our group has been researching all types of genres to make a final decision for our opening sequence. we've gone through thriller, romance, and action movies to see which variation we thought would be most fitting for our group considering the resources and other aspects of filming.       Considering all of the aspects that we may need to include to fit our pitch for the opening sequence, we decided to go with a thriller. The thriller genre goes the best with our idea which was to revolve around a mystery involving a murder, we didn't think action or romance would best fit this sequence considering it doesn't align too well with the theme. A close second for this idea would probably be the horror genre, but horror and thriller are pretty similar in terms of features, so we figured thriller was going to be the best! Hope you guys enjoy!!

     Welcome back viewers!! As you know we’ve been researching genres for our opening sequence, this blog will be about the romance genre! The setting cam be used to create a romantic atmosphere such as a candlelight dinner, a science beach view, or a city skyline. The setting can also be used to reflect the characters emotions and personalities.  Costumes can be used to convey the characters personalities social status and style. In a romance movie, costumes can be used to create a sense of intimacy and connection between the characters. Movies such as these may use a tuxedo and a nice dress for a night out or a casuals look for an evening dinner. Lightning can be used to tell the mood of the story such as a candlelight soft lighting or the warm glow of a sunset or sunrise. Lighting can be used to tell the actors emotions. A bright light may indicate happiness, or a dark light may indicate sadness or introspection. Romance movies typically use a brighter light when ...

     Hello viewers! Today we are continuing our research for our genre for our opening sequence! We have  already gone through thriller, so now we are going to explore the action genre! Common camera angles I have seen in this genre are medium shots, Birdseye, over the shoulder, aerial, and long shots. A lot of these angles are implemented to build suspense for the character or the specific event happening. A lot of panning shots are used also to follow the action in a film. Commonly for fight scenes, high and low angle shots are used.   For camera movements, it is apparent that the action is followed through the use of the camera itself. It isn't very common to watch a fight scene from just one single angle or perspective. Camera movements such as tracking shots are frequently used to capture the very intimate elements of action movies that are very physical. Even in car chases during action movies, a point of view shot is commonly used to act as a passeng...

 Good evening viewers! We’re getting started to research our potential genres for our opening sequence! So for this blog, we will be talking about thrillers!  Common camera angles I have seen in this genre are high and low angles, however high angles are more common as they convey shock and fear in thrillers. Dutch angles are also frequent in thrillers to generate an uneasy feeling or that something is ominous. Eye-level angles are frequently used with zooms to create tension or show emotion, for example, it could be used to show fear in someone's eyes. Camera movements in thrillers that I have seen most prominently is tracking which could show someone being following. Zooms are also used as they could seem unnatural or artificial, making them perfect for thrillers. Pans and tilts are also used to show scenes and characters, but from what I have seen, tracking and zooms are more common. Camera shots I have seen in thriller movies are establishing shots, wide shots, medium clos...

My Pitch  blog Pitch A:  A man has a dark secret as he helps the city in his own way.  Pitch B: A detective is investigating an ongoing serial killer which gives him the perfect cover to continue his killings Discuss Pitch A: A man takes matters into his own hands as he takes out criminals in his city. He keeps his vigilante nights a secret as he takes down the criminal population. His methods are not acceptable under the law.  Discuss Pitch B: A detective has been looking into a recent serial killer who has been very effective at not getting caught. This is because the killer is the detective who understands how to avoid leaving evidence. the detective works to keep himself from being caught now that he has been assigned his own case.  Our final decision: We will go with pitch B because we think there is more to work with. Pitch B: A detective is investigating an ongoing serial killer which gives him the perfect cover to continue his killings

  Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog today I’m introducing my group for my opening sequence! I chose to work with my friend Hunter, who I previously chose for my music video, I chose him because he would make the project really fun and he has a lot of good ideas for the video! He really enjoys media so he’s just as excited as me to do this project and put it all together for you guys! Since I know our work ethic and we’ve worked together before, I figured it would just be in our best interest to stick with the same group, but also involve some people from our lives who aren’t in our school to really make it a film. The two of us are really interested in the editing an filming portion of the process, more than the acting, so it makes it perfect for us to include others to star in the sequence because it allows us to direct it accordingly while we stay behind the scenes. We aren’t sure the song yet, we are looking at royalty free music that we both agree on that also that will match t...

 Hi viewers! I’m back, and this time with a new project for you all! I’m really happy to inform you guys that my group, original to the music video, are going to be making the first opening sequence of a movie. We are really excited to be able to make this as creative as possible, it’s a big responsibility to make this is unique and exciting as possible. We aren’t sure what our genre is quite yet but i’m sure we will come up with something that is entertaining and provides all of the information needed. We are also going to be including a soundtrack that consists of one song that we will also have to align with the genre and ambience of the film. We aren’t going an entire short film, which means we have to make this as precise as possible with all of the components. The short portion of the film should be able to reflect the entire storyline with little to no dialogue and as much action to direct the theme as possible. We are going to be editing a little more for this one, because ...