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  TITLE DESIGNS  The opening credits of my film will appear in a gothic, but creepy, Victorian font. They will appear in random places on the screen. We envision the font to look like it came from an old, dusty novel title Working Title: The title will probably be Tea Time, although it could change later. We would like the title to be in a font similar to this: We would like our titles to fade onto the screen very slowly. We want it to feel like the titles are "creeping up" on you. They will fade off after about 3 seconds. We are thinking that the color of the titles should be red or a yellow, gold-ish color and the movie title should be black. We think it should be relatively dark to contrast with the very pink, girly room we will be filming in. We want the title font size to be smaller than the person's name. So it should look something like:  directed by Adriana Lee-Fook

   Scene One: *Establishing shot of girls room Setting: in a teenage girl's room. It's very girly; pink but with a dark atmosphere. Jane, 16 years old, is in her night gown getting ready for an event. The atmosphere is empty and eerie. *Melancholia starts playing A mid shot shows Abel going in front of her mirror and starting to brush her hair. Scene Two: *Mid-shot of Abel's back rummaging through her closet - She throws three dresses on her bed. She takes a look at each of them and picks her choice. ABEL: this one. Scene Three: - Abel is humming, sitting at her vanity.  *Close-up shots of her putting on make-up  *Diegetic sound of tea kettle going off - Abel notices and stands up to check on it. Scene Four: *A tracking shot shows Abel holding a tray with 4 empty tea cups on it. *She places the cups on the table and pours tea in them using close-up shots *A tracking shot shows Abel holding a tray with 4 empty tea cups on it. *She places the cups on the table and pours tea i

  Location:   We will be filming at my house (Adriana's). My room matches the description of the room in our script and I also have all the props we need: dolls, teapots, and clothes.  Participants:   The actor for this film will be me (Adriana). The cameraman will be Faith and the editor will be Adrian. I'm probably the best choice to be the actor because all the costumes belong to me and are my size. Adrian is tech savvy and good with editing, so he will be the main editor. That leaves Faith to handle the camera! Health and Safety:   This film has little risks, but there is one. In one scene, we have a tea kettle go off on the stove and we will be handling hot water to get shots of steam. We've researched what the first aid procedure for a burn is and it says to run the burn under cold water and bandage it. We are filming near my kitchen, so we'll have a sink near-by. Schedule: I have band practice every Tuesday and Thursday, with some impromptu practices and events o

   Dead silence is about a man Jamie who lost his wife, Mary, a murdered ventriloquist ion there creepy town, Raven Fair. The opening sequence of the film contained the production compnay, studio, film title, actors, music creator, costume designer, editors, production designers, director of photography, and executive producers. It also included who the story, casting, screenplay, and movie was directed by. In the scene the focus is directed on the creation of the doll and a description of where the word ventriloquist came from. When creating the doll it starts by showing the light of a fire to brighten the room to the carving of the doll's face. After the carving the eyes are placed into the open eye sockets and the makeup as well as clothing being placed. These images give off a very unsettling feeling because they bring a very superficial being to life. As you see the doll gain human like characteristics especially as the eyes develop it is very creepy. By having the outset in a

  To be honest, when I first heard the about a title design I was very confused! This was the first time I have even heard of that term in film. So when I learned that I needed to include it in my final task, I knew I needed to research what exactly a title design is! I ended up finding two websites that helped clarify. The first website I found was called artofthetitle.com. Finding this website was like finding gold. It has tons of title designs from every genre, decade, and title designer you can imagine! They had title design from some of my favorite movies! Some of the favorites that I spotted were Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Aquaman, and Venom. One neat feature of this website is the many categories it sorts its title designs. They organize them by designer, studio, nominations and more. This makes it easier to navigate their website and conduct thorough research.  The other website I found is called watchthetitles.com. This website is similar to the previous one and even has

  1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence of the film? Which ones? There were 21 titles in total. These titles included Production companies Actors The title of the movie Music producers Casting directors Associate Producers Special effects Editors Art director Production designers Director of photography Writers Executive producers Director 2. What connotations do the images carry? The title sequence opened with images of people at a popular dining spot. There are a bunch of teenagers having fun and enjoying themselves. The bright lights and fun colors give the viewers feelings of amusement and youth. The environment then transitions into being more shady and dark. It shows a few teenagers in a secluded area and underage drinking. The mood is more chill and makes the audience feel like they are up to no good. The darkness is also unsettling and adds a bit of suspense. Lastly, an ice cream truck drives by the teenagers. The truck has a creepy clown on top of it. Th

  1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  Which ones? The opening sequence of 'The Shining' contains 8 different titles. A 'Stanley Kubrick' Film Movie Title 'THE SHINING' Actors Executive Producers Based upon a novel by 'Stephen King' Produced in association with 'The Producer Circle Company' Screenplay by Produced and Directed by 'Stanley Kubrick' 2. What connotation do the images carry? The images are very simplistic , the whole opening scene is just a bunch of extreme long shot/ extreme long tacking shots. Just a car driving along a road that is in a mountain valley. The only feeling this gives the audience is mainly a feeling of realism. 3.  How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?  In the title sequence the sound tack that plays is the most significant technique used. The sound is very ominous, with a very slow pace. Very loud at some points then very quite

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  Which ones?  There are a total of 20 different titles that are displayed in the opening sequence of 'The Conjuring 2' Director Screenplay Producers Executive Producers Executive Producer Based on characters created by Director Of Photography Production Designer Edited by Visual Effects Supervisor Actors Casting by Costumes Designed by Music by Music Supervisor A 'New Line Cinema' Presentation In Association With 'Ratpac-Dune Entertainment' A 'Safran Company' / 'Atomic Monster' Production A 'James Wan' Film Movie Title 2. What connotation do the images carry? The pictures that are shown in the title sequence give a eerie and uneasy feeling. Most of the pictures are normal group picture/ portraits, but the some picture show broken objects and frantic scenes that make the audience feel fear. 3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the out

  I just watched The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It as a part of my genre research. After researching the codes and conventions for the horror genre, I couldn't help but spot a lot of them in the movie. Once camera shot I saw a lot was a point-of-view shot. For example, when Arne Johnson was looking around in his house for a ghost, the camera viewed the house from his perspective. This made the audience feel the fear and anxiety Arne felt when searching his home. Another common camera movement was a tracking shot. The movie used it a lot for jump scares and revealing demons in the shadows. For instance, Arne finishes searching his and doesn't fin anything, thinking that everything is normal. The camera moves in the same direction as he and reveals a demon in front of him. This camera technique inserts the audience deeper into Arne's point-of-view because we are experiencing the same scares, at the same time, as Arne. Furthermore, this movie contained many common horror