AICE Media Studies

  Props:  We have decided to do our movie about a highschool party. Because of this, most of our props will revolve around food and drinks you would see at parties. To make it appear as if the teenagers are drinking alcohol we will be using empty red solo cups. Costumes:  The two main characters along with all the background characters will be in casual highschool clothes. A few of the background characters will have glow sticks that they would wear around their neck and will have cheap sunglasses. Schedule: 3/3/22 - Our group will begin our storyboard. 3/4/22- Our group will finish our storyboard. 3/10/22- Our group will begin the filming process 3/11/22 - We will finish any scenes we need to from the day before 3/12/22 - 3/17/22 We will edit the movie Location List:  All of the movie will take place at one of the group members house. We will go from multiple rooms in the house including the front lawn and backyard. Likely it will be at Zack's house because I have a pool which we

  Font: Barlow Condensed Size: 36 Color: Red & White Studio: Black Studios Production: Marauders Production Actors: Zack Zimmerman and Sean Driscell Film Title: Life of the Party Music By:  Edited By: Bliss Deservio Produced By: Bliss Deservio Story By: Zack Zimmerman The first title to come up will be the studio and production company that will not be integrated and will appear in the corner of the first scene. Once the party montage begins the rest of the titles will be integrated on soda cans, chip bags and the sides of sunglasses. 

Life of the party   Scene 1 -     Jacob and Chris are scheming in the bathroom -     Jacob is sitting on the toilet -     Chris is standing in leaning against the sink -     Someone knocks on the door -     Chris: Occupied! -     Jacob: Are you sure about this? -     Chris: Dude, this is gonna make us legends. If this works, our names will go down in history.  -     Jacob: if you say so. -     Chris approaches Jacob and holding his hand out -     Jacob takes his hand and reluctantly allows himself to be pulled up.  -     Jacob and Chris do their handshake  -     Jacob and Chris: (says their catchphrase) -     Jacob and Chris look at each other -     Chris: let’s do this -     Chris opens the door -     Music starts playing loudly -     Shows people partying and messing around in house   Scene 2 -     Shot of people with soda cans in hand -     Close up pan shot of can in slowmo -     Can shows one of the titles -     Focus only on can, background blurs out and slows -     Pans back to

 How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which Ones? In total there were 14 different title cards in the title sequence. The first one was the production company for the movie which was a Refugee Films Production. The next few were all of the main actors in the movie. And similar to other title sequences, following this was the most important production crew members including the production composer, editor, and designer. Lastly, was the executive producer ending with the directors title card. What connotations do the images carry? The images in the title sequence specifically show high schoolers all across the mall doing different things. But what they have in common is that they’re all having fun. This sets up the movie having several different plots that all take place at the same time and place but don’t intertwine with each other much. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Like previously stated, the backgroun

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which Ones? There are a total of thirty-three titles listed in the film. The first two are is the first production company, A Version Pictures, and the company they are in association with for this film, Great American Films. The next state the film is a Linda Gottlied production. The title of the movie is then displayed, “Dirty Dancing.” The movie goes on the display the twelve main actors throughout the film, one being teen heartthrob Patrick Swayze, playing the love interest Johnny. Next comes the person responsible for casting, the associate director, and the production designer. Followed by the people responsible for costumes, the music, the musical score, and the choreography. Then it’s the director of photography, the editor, the two executive producers, the co-producer, who the movie is produced by, and who it is written by. The last credit listed is the director of the film. What connotations do the imag

 How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which Ones? Throughout the title sequence of this film, there is a total of twenty-three titles displayed. It began with main production company's tag and title. This company being New World Pictures. Then in introduced the accompanying company stating, “New World Pictures in association with Cinimarque Entertainment (USA) LTD presents.” It then to goes on to show the names of the actors who play the two main characters, Veronica and JD. Veronica being played by none other than famous actress Wynona Rider. It then displays the title of the film, “Heathers.”  Next was the actresses who play the three Heathers. Next is the other main actors, totaling five more people. They then name the two people responsible for casting. Next is the associate producer, then executive producer. After that is the costume designer and production designer. Next is who the music is by, then the editor. Lastly is the director of phot

 How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which Ones? In total there were 21 different title cards in the title sequence. The first 3 were the production companies involved, Fox, Paramount and MTV. The next few were all of the main actors in the movie. Following them was the most important production crew members including the production composer, editor, and designer. Lastly, was the executive producer ending with the directors title card. What connotations do the images carry? The aesthetics of the title card give a very early 2000s feeling which is when the movie takes place. These include light colors that contrast with the background and stand out. And its simplicity is overall the biggest foreshadowing for the movie which quite literally is a simple high school movie. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The way the names were shown in this title sequence was by integrating them onto props that the main chara

 artofthetitle.com While looking for resources to research title sequences, we stumbled upon the website. We were worried we'd have trouble finding resources for our research. Luckily, it provides a variety of options. It shows many options over many time periods and genres. The search engine option is really easy to use. I'm so glad we were able to find it. The website was very easy to access and we could easily find many examples to examine. The website is colorful and well designed. We will be using this website to find our examples. Hopefully it will be able to aid us in coming up with ideas for our own project. watchthetitles.com During our search, we also found this website. it proved to be less effective than the other. It is harder to navigate. the search option was unhelpful. It was also hard to find a variety of title sequences. Our genre specifically made it difficult to find using the website. Because the other website was so helpful, we don't really need to use

 CAMS Establishing Shots Birds eye view Point of view shot Three shots Tracking Shot Long Shot Pan Tilt CLAMPS Costumes: Typical high school casual clothing Lighting: Colorful lights flashing across screen and actors Actors: All look as if they're teenagers or young adults Props: Red Solo Cups and Alcoholic Drinks Set: School and a House Party Editing Inserts Montages Jump cuts Action match Eye-line Match Sound Soundtrack: Pursuit of Happiness Ambient Sound of party noise Sound Bridge Dialogue Likes The montage of the party clearly depict the setting The soundtrack captures the energy of the scene perfectly The red solo cops and other props all add to the setting of the movie The Birds eye views and long shots do a great job of showing off the party Dislikes Some of the ambient sound drown out the dialogue in some scenes There are too many recurring actors to keep track of them all especially in a montage A lot of the actors look to old to be in highschool.

  Five Feet Apart   CAMS ·        Voice over ·        Tracking shot ·        POV shot ·        Eye level  ·        Pan ·        Zoom ·        Close up ·        Medium shot ·        Long shot ·        Two shot ·        Over the shoulder ·        Soundtrack ·        Dialogue ·        Incidental music   Editing ·        Cross cutting ·        Cutaway ·        Jump cut ·        Action match   CLAMPS ·        Hospital clothing ·        Natural lighting ·        SFX make up for injuries/disease ·        Medical props ·        Hospital set/outside set   Likes ·        The voice over is actually done well in the film and fits well with what’s going on  ·        The pan and tracking shots help establish what is being discussed a scene ·        The dialogue isn’t cheesy and does a good job conveying the emotions of the characters ·        The set looks very realistic ·        The make-up is really well done and looks realistic   Dislikes ·        Some of the soundtrack is outdated and could fit