AICE Media Studies Blog

This is my final task project that me and my group made. We had really fun making this hope you enjoy.  

 Today was our second day of filming for our final task project. Everybody arrived to Adriana's house around 9:30 today. When we all were situated at her house we talked up what need to get done for the day. I talked about the setting for the second half of the film. We needed to clean up the kitchen and the dinning table for the scenes. Also we had to setup the different props around scenes. Once we got everything mostly in place we decided it was time to start filming. I told Faith to change into the costume for her character. Once she changed we started recording the first scenes for the day. The first coupe of scenes went pretty smooth, we only had to retake a few to get the desired results. Then we got to the scene in which we needed to have fake blood as a prop. Our partner forgot to bring the fake blood so we ended up having to making the fake blood. I asked Adriana's mom for any red food coloring she had and she happened to have some red. I got some syrup and water to m...

 Today was out first filming day for our final task project. Everybody in our group arrived to Adriana's house around 8:30. First we had to set up her room. It was already relatively clean all we had to do was move some stuff that would throw off the theme. Things such as miscellaneous items on her desk. We also had to over her dogs bed. We also had to move around her curtains to make the lighting optimal for the filming. We decided Faith should be the one acting, it was originally supposed to be Adriana, but we decided that Faith would fit the dress better. We started the filming, everything was going smooth. There was only one major problem that kept slowing us down. Since we were filming pretty early in the morning, the movement of the sun kept changing the lighting. So we had to keep adjusting the blinds in order to try and keep the same amount of lighting as before. Honestly it wasn't even that hard, just tedious having to adjust after almost very clip. Out of all the scen...

 Today all members of our group went out to go get the props we need. My partner Adriana went to thrift store to get a dress. My other group partner Faith is making the fake blood that is crucial for the film. I am going to a store to try and find a suitable tea set for the film. My first idea was to go to Walmart to try and look in their kitchen section. When I arrived at Walmart I asked where I could find tea pot sets and kitchen items. Then I went straight to that section and started to look around. I found a couple tea kettles and a couple set of tea pot. But they didn't really fit the what I had in mind for the film. I ended up not buying anything from Walmart and started thinking about other places that I could go. My mom suggested we should go to Old Time Pottery. Since the majority of what they sell is pottery. So I agreed, then me and my mom went there. When we go there as soon as I walked in there was so many different tea sets. With all the options I just had to find one...

 For the music each member of our group had to pick a song. We had to find a song that fits in with the horror/ thriller genre. Also incorporates dolls, a tea party and childhood elements. After we each found a song we would have to decide which song we wanted to use for the sound track in the movie. I picked the song 'Dollhouse' by Melanie Martinez. This song would fit in perfectly with the idea for our movie. The song, the music video, and the lyrics revolve around dolls. In our movie the main characters friends consist of inanimate dolls that she treats as real people. Also the song gives off a very creeps vibe, this fits in with the horror/ thriller genre that we need for the movie. On the other hand there are a lot of negatives about this song. For one this song has a lot of very inappropriate lyrics, and for the final task we are told to stay away from anything that isn't school appropriate. Another downside is that the song has a lot of dialogue from the artist, as i...

  StoryBoard Blog Scene 1:  -The scene opens with an establishing shot of the room, followed by a over the shoulder show of the Abel (main character) walking into her room -Next in a medium shot Abel will be looking in the mirror and then pulls out a brush to start brushing her hair.  -While she is brushing her hair the camera will switch to a close up of her -Then the camera angle switches to a extreme close up of her eye, then the camera will pan over to her other eye still in a up shot -Then Abel puts on a top hat, while she is doing this it will be in a tracking shot of her hand Scene 2: -The scene starts of with Abel opening her closet, recorded with a medium shot from inside of the closet -Next the camera switches to a close up of Abel hands rummaging and looking through all of her clothes -Then she finds her the clothing that she wants and takes it off the rack, this will be filmed in a tracking shot -Medium shot of Abel throwing her clothes that she got from her d...

  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 pour...

  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 ...

   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...

  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 ...

  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...