AICE Media Studies

 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 backg...

  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 ...

 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...

 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 c...

 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 ·      ...