AICE Media Studies Blog

  After watching It Chapter Two, we noticed a variety of elements that umbrella the horror genre. This movie had tracking shots, point of view shots, tilts, pans, and close ups. We all enjoyed the close ups and tracking shots because it created a chilling suspense towards it. Whenever the clown was making an appearance the close up on him made it very frightening. For example, when Bill was stuck in the House of Mirrors at the carnival with the clown the close ups made it very scary. As you saw the clown repeatedly bang is head into the mirrors vividly, it drew my attention and made us feel as if we were apart of the movie. The fear really creeps in when you believe you are in that character's position. Additionally when It the clown arrives there is always a non diegetic sound that associates with him. As the audience when that sound plays you know he is about to arrive. We did enjoy this because it makes you want to protect the characters in the movie when that song arrives. As f...

Camera movements in this film are mainly still shots and tracking shots.The camera angle used the most were long shots. Film making techniques at their most simple. It reminds us that the simplest action, whether it's cutting between two subjects that sort of look alike or playing a high frequency over a radio, can have great effect. The film's costumes consist of regular civilian clothing. The majority of the film is shot with low/dark lighting. Acting is strictly serious to make the film feel as realistic as possible to the audience. For the majority of "A Quiet Place" the movie is silent. But when the movie does include sound it uses sound, for example the crunching of leaves as a character is walking through the forest, the sound is enhanced to contrast the uneasy silence. In the film “match-cut” and “cross-cutting” edits were used the most. In emphasizing the visual similarity of these two literally disparate subjects, the film draws a conclusive relationship bet...

  After a lengthy discussion about the three genres that have been researched, my partners and I have decided to choose horror. When we brainstormed ideas, we were left with two ways to interpret our pitch. We thought about approaching our idea with horror at first. The pitch is about a girl who lives in a creepy town and finds herself in a creepy forest, obviously having horror undertones. However, we thought about approaching this idea in an unconventional way: comedy. The inspiration we have for this idea is the film Scary Movie. We know that horror is commonly picked for the final task project, so we wanted to think outside the box. We discussed whether we have the talent to write a funny script and if it could be funny in only the first two minutes of a movie. We also discussed if any of us had the ability to deliver a funny script. After this talk, we ultimately decided that the film may not translate in the humorous way we want. We decided it’d be best if we just stuck to th...

  HORROR One genre I was looking into is horror. I spent about 3 days researching the codes and conventions of this genre, and I think I have a pretty good understanding of it! Some common camera angles in a horror film are: extreme close-ups: emphasizes scared facial expressions tilt: to show disorientation establishing shot: establishes the films location handheld: to make the shots look realistic tracking shot: to follow the main character and build suspense point-of-view: allows the audience to relate to the character and feel their emotions dolling: makes the audience believe a character is being watched or followed, which contributes to fear. Some common Mis-en-Scene: secluded locations are a common setting to allow the main character to get harmed with little obstacles. They are usually dark and abandoned places. the monsters or scary actor in horror films usually wear heavy make-up to make them look super-natural or unordinary. This can include blood. the clothes for regula...

  The first genre we began researching was romance. A romance film is a visual media that broadcasts the romantic relationship and love story of typically two people. In these films it focuses on passion, emotion, and the journey of love. Some common camera angles and movements you can find in these films are extreme long shots, medium shots, close-ups, extreme close-ups, long shots, medium long shots, medium close-ups, and tracking shots.  These camera positions allow for a particular position to be focused on so that the dynamic of a scene can be exhibited. Jump cuts are common editing cuts we can see in these films. Types of sound we can see in this genre are diegetic, non diegetic, voice overs, and sound bridges. These sound types can create the mood of a scene depending on how a director utilizes them. Common sound we can hear is soft and calm music that represents sensitivity and connection in a film. The use of sound assists to awaken the emotion of an audience. Lightni...

Common camera angles: The Push (Way Too Far) In, The Pull (Way Too Far) Out, Reveal movement, The Comparison Shot, The Perspective Shot and step back, etc. CLAMPS: Comedy doesn't have a specific dress code, just casual normal clothing. Lighting is commonly bright or natural light to keep a realistic environment.  Typically characters that are portrayed as "stupid" or “clumsy” to entertain the audience. General no crazy makeup is used in comedy. Props are very important in comedy and usually includes props that hurt a character or humiliates them. The settings are usually large social areas that make it clear for the audience to see. Editing: In comedy everything is about timing and pace. Editing could be sped up to fit the pace of one scene then slowed down to match the pace for another. It really depends on the situation the characters are in. Sound: Diegetic sound such as dialogue needs to be heard in order to be laughed at. Non diegetic sounds can be used to place ...

  So here's our first pitch- Pitch A: Clara Denzel doesn't really fit in at her new school. She finds that her life turns around when she joins a band. This was the very first idea we considered making into a pitch. But there were a few things that we didn't like about the pitch. The first being that we would need to record at a school for the setting of the movie, which we were only allowed to do for the commercial. Second, we wanted to make the opening scene of the main character playing the guitar, but we don't have access to a guitar. Third, we would need a lot more actors to make a school setting come to life and actually look realistic, which isn’t attainable. And finally, we wanted to get the rights to use a song from the band Sleeping With Sirens, but we couldn’t be certain we could get the song in time. Overall, this pitch had a lot of obstacles that we would have had to work around to get the movie done. Here is our second idea- Pitch B: A girl moves into a ne...