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(Planning Blog 3) Title Design Titles The opening credits of our film will appear embedded in the story world of our sequence. It will appear on the beige “Case files” while two interviewers are talking to a suspect. For example, our “Detectives” will slam a “Case file” down on the table with credits on there. Our working title now is: “Blurred Lines” The font or in this case the handwriting will appear rushed and be done messy yet still readable to give the appearance that whoever did write them was rushing to get them done and move onto the next case. The titles will be seen on screen on the case files, handwritten and will overall disappear after another file/ title is thrown on top of it or it is wiped off the desk physically. It will be written in black sharpie ink, so it will stand out against the beige of the folder. For the “Directed by” at the end of the sequence, we will be using a font like: This to simulate a typewriter like font and will be big.

(Planning Blog 2) Location, Participants, Health, Schedule, Backup plan Location- For the detective’s office and the family’s house we will be using Ashley's house. This location is near another desired filming location, Harbor’s Edge Park. This park can be used to film the murder discoveries and other outdoor scenes Participants- Actors Ashley Scanlan- Investigator 1 Celine Ramon-Fortune- Investigator 2 Michael Smith- Daniel Sabrina Stock- Dead wife Filming Ashley Scanlan Celine Ramon-Fortune Sabrina Stock Editing Micheal Smith Sabrina Stock Director Sabrina Stock Health & Safety For reassurance of our group's safety, we have made sure that we have an adult on set. For any emergencies that could happen, one of our members will carry a first aid kit. We also have cellular phones if we need to call 9-1-1 for any extreme situation. For any scene where we have a knife as a murder weapon, it will be a fake knife, which is dulled out a

SCENE 1 Investigator 1; "Interesting..." INV 1 flips through files of old unsolved cases obsessively diegetic sound of office sounds, phones ringing, conversation The camera pans down to the bottom of a filing cabinet, INV 1 slams it shut with their foot SCENE 2 While skimming the files, INV 1 notices similar modus operandi and signs, brushing over them with their finger INV 1: "I can't be crazy" diegetic office sounds foreboding non-diegetic sound on the dialogue SCENE 3 INV 2 snaps at INV 1, breaking their focus INV 2: "Hey! We just brought the guy in, let's focus on a case we can solve" INV 2 walks off and INV 1 follows, revealing a detective board, containing the modus operandi diegetic office sounds SCENE 4 Before both investigators enter the interviewing room, INV 2 turns to INV 1 INV 2: "Don't bring any of your conspiracy theories into this, please" as INV 2 enters, INV 1 faces the camera in

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? The titles shown are the names of the cast, producers, writers, and directors. They also show the studios that produced the film. For Example in this film it is “Visit Films” and is associated by “Salem St.Entertainment”. 2. What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel) The images in this opening sequence are extremely fitting for the genre of the movie. Most of the shots are extreme close-ups. This fully focuses on the actress's face. All of the shots hyper-focus on the unnerving acting. This immediately shows the audience that something is wrong. Many of the shots are unfocused and constantly moving as well. This is connotated with vulnerability, almost as if the viewer is running from something. Therefore, this instills fear or suspense in the viewer. 15 / 15 3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tel

A movie we all viewed for a title design is called ‘’Rosemary’s Baby’’. The website I used to find this film was ‘’Art of the Title’’. The film displays lots of different titles. In the beginning it starts by showing two major titles, which were ‘’Paramount’' and ‘’William Castle Productions’’. As soon as the film starts, music is played throughout. After the main titles are shown, the actor’s name that plays the main character is shown. In the background of the names and titles, viewers can see the scenery of a city. The different titles include the productions, the main actor, co-stars, other actors, producers, directors, editors, designers, managers, sound recorders and more. It then displays that the film is from a novel, and they credit the person who made the novel. The scenery in the background makes the audience feel like they need to know more about the city. The city is quite large and overlooked. With the addition of the slow camera movement, the film wants viewers to re

Another movie we looked at was a movie named “Se7ven”. I found this movie off the website of “WatchtheTitles”. The movie showed four main titles, one displaying the studios, one displaying the acting, one for the producers and the last one being all the main crew workers who developed the script, directors. For example, studios like “New Line Cinema” were shown. Some images that are prioritized are images that are clues or “hints” to what to uncover. Connotations that follow these images are ones of suspense and mystery. Due to that they are working on a police case you can tell they are trying to uncover something so it provides like a mysterious connotation of unknowingness. The film automatically gives us this feel from the crossing out of clues from the police case and makes it known to the audience that they are trying to uncover something or someone. The film also uses this eerie music to continue to pursue feelings of mystery and provides a feeling of fearing the unknown and th

As a muse for a title design, we looked at the film “Gone Girl”. In the beginning of the title scene, there were 2 main credits. These included the studio, “20th Century Fox” and “Regency Enterprises”, the producer’s name. As the sequence continues, an ominous voice over is heard. This is to install fear in the audience, video visuals include an overhead shot of a woman as we continue to hear the man speak about murdering his wife. This camera angle is used to make the woman appear out of control. Following that visual, a black screen is shown crediting the actors one by one, and the title “Gone Girl” follows appearing on a clip of a lake, either early morning or at night fall. This creates an eerie sense of danger or uncomfortableness. The sequence also includes mysterious whistling in the background. This is to let the audience feel the same emotions as the characters might, unknowingness and fear. This music choice can also help to place fear or nervousness in the audience. As the t

Title Design Websites The first website we are looking at for examples for our title designs is called ‘Watch the titles’. The website from the first glance the website didn’t really look like it would be a contender for research for our title. However, as I scrolled farther down, the website was very organized as I continued to keep scrolling through it. At the bottom of the website, they had different types of title categories and would allow us to neatly sort through all of the different types of titles for our specific genre. They also have selections from different studies and designers but you could also search up other specific movies. This would be a useful feature for searching up specific movies that are made in our specific genre, or in specific studios that are known for our genre. However, one thing that may be detrimental to our search for title designs would be is that they don’t really have too many movies from my first scroll through. I think for us to be fully rou

Genre Research: Knives Out (Mikey) · Angles, Shots, Movements · The camera is commonly left lingering on through pans or tracking shots to create a droning, suspenseful feeling · Eye-level shots allowing eye contact between audience and character increase tension · Over the shoulder shots of one character pan into the face of another behind them to show a shocking, or unexpected reaction · Low angles are used when characters are yelling to make them seem more powerful · Mis-En-Scene 9 / 10 · This film revolves around a single setting, a mansion, where all the characters are in; this allows all the characters to interact and bounce off each other to create a more intriguing plot. · Acting also plays a large role because it acts as a vehicle for the dialogue, which is necessary for building a mystery and solving the mystery · Makeup/costume are used to create a certain niche, for example, money hungry older relatives who wear sharp fashion and minimal makeup. These niche charac

Genre Research: Fear Street Part One 1994 (celine) Angles, Shots and Movements · There are various fast camera movements which add lots of energy to the scene. · Tracking shots from behind are used to follow a girl running. This makes the audience seem like they are the person chasing the girl. · Close ups are seen very often to emphasize the character’s reaction/emotion. It is also used to capture lots of detail. · Birds eye view is used to show two people in a room. · A point of view shot is used when a character is playing video games, which makes the audience feel like they are in the character’s shoes. 7 / 10 Mis-en-scene · Some of the character’s makeup is smudged to show that they were crying or were in an incredibly sad state. · There are many scenes where lights flicker to give a dramatic effect. The lighting is usually dim or bright and flickering. · The costumes the characters wear is ‘’average’’. Most of them are high schoolers so they dress like typical hi

Genre Research: Last Night in Soho (Sabrina) Angles, Shots and Movement · Fast camera movements are used to display the characters' blurring sense of reality and makes audiences question what is true and what is not. · Zoom ins are used to portray the character fading from out and separating from her reality. · Over the shoulder shots are used for scenes where another character pulls the main character out from delusions. Mis-en-Scene · The characters make-up is used to portray different emotional states that they go through. · The lighting in scenes is used to help portray moments of delusions. · The characters outfits used are also used to portray different emotional phases they go through. · Throughout the movie the acting changes. In the beginning they act innocent, and curious, however throughout they become more delusional as they unravel the mystery. Editing · Quick cuts are also used to portray moments of blurred reality. · Dissolving is used to hint at two or

For this final task, we decided to go with mystery. Most of the reason has to do with trying something new. In general, most people are going for easier genres. For example, horror or thriller. We wanted a challenge in terms of making a storyline. A lot of the time, thrillers and horror can be very cop-out. They often center around an event for shock value and to find a place to end. Although we want our film to center around a murder, we are more interested in the mystery aspect. Learning how to make a film interesting without shock value is something we are interested in. Horror and thriller very often use non-diegetic music and jump scares. This is all to create tension and make the audience nervous. But we want to learn how to do this without heavily relying on aspects outside the film. Classic elements of mystery are also fun to play with. For example, costumes and greyscale filters, but giving those a modern take is what would be done. Mystery also relies on a compelling story

• Angles, Shots, and movements o High angle shots are used to make characters seem powerless. o Birds eye view gives the effect that whatever is shown appears to be vulnerable. o Close ups are used to show a character’s emotions and reactions to whatever is happening in the scene. Details are also emphasized. o Panning/tracking makes it look like a character is being followed. It also allows the viewers to have a view of what is going on. It builds suspense and tension for the film. o Tilted angles add a dramatic feeling and make it feel like the camera is the character. o Extreme long shots are used to show what something looks like as well as the atmosphere around it. o Low angle shots make viewers feel weak. It also shows how powerful an enemy is. o Zoom shots show a dramatic effect that creates fear of what is going to happen next. • Mis-en-Scene o Normal clothing is seen in the thriller genre. This adds realism to the film and makes viewers feel like they are being the characte

• Angles, Shots, and movements o Dutch Angles are often used to convey a feeling of nervousness and instability o Eye Level angles disturb viewers because prolonged eye contact makes viewers uncomfortable o Tracking Shots are found in many chase scenes in classic slashers o Pov shots are used to put the audience into the characters shoes and to convey the fear caused by what is being seen by the character o Wide Shots create a feeling of vulnerability • Mis-en-Scene o Costumes are relied heavily on to make the antagonist scary, for example, masks and rugged/dirty clothing o Red or no lighting at all are used in horror films to create an ambiance of danger o Acting, for example nervousness or fear, gives the audience an idea of when to be scared o Makeup will commonly be used to dehumanize the face of the antagonist in order to make them scarier to viewers o Props may be turned into a motif for the antagonist to make them more memorable to the audience, for example a signature weapon

Mystery Research Blog (Ashley) • Angles, shots, and movement o Close ups and extreme close ups show emotion. Emotion comes from the actors eyes, so the closer the camera is to the face, the more emotion is displayed. o High angle shots are used to make a character feel uncomfortable or out of control o Low angle shots are used to give a character power, give the feeling that they are on a pedestal or that they are at an advantage. o Canted angles are slightly slanted or tilted, used to portray madness or unease. They create disorientation for the audience to make them feel connected to the characters. o Wide shots in mysteries are used to create a feeling of space, to show loneliness or isolation. o Panning shots can be used to make the audience participate in a search or emphasize a large or small amount of people in a certain setting. • Mis-En-Scene o To create a feeling of searching in a mystery film, costumes are made to look worn out, and most likely worn all throughout the whol

Pitch 1: An unsolved murder and family quarrels lead two investigators down a string of missing persons. Pitch 2: Three teens on spring break document their exploration of a deserted building. Yet none are seen again; here is their footage. We already knew that we wanted to make a thriller or a horror for our opening sequence so we came up with a few ideas. We would want to make Pitch 1 because of how creative we can get with our opening sequence. Even though that pitch one in film and media may have been done a lot, we feel as though we can create something different. We also feel as that it would open more creative ideas for a project like this while the other one wouldn’t and would kind of restrict us on what we could and couldn’t do. I think we would want to make this one because it has been done so much, we can look at the conventions within the genre and use that to help portray a unique story not seen yet inside the genre. We all agreed that pitch one would be the best one

my group consists of Sabrina, Celine, Mikey, and me, ashley. i chose to work with these people because 3 of them have the same class so it will be easy to communicate. everyone im my group is very hardworking and ready to contribute to this project. mikey has lots of good ideas for our project, sabrina is a fast worker, and celine is great at problem solving. i am the only one with a car, so mostlikely i will be driving us places. this group is good becaues all of us take our grades serious, and we are all friends. this makes the gruop more excited to start this project. as the project contimues, sabrina will most likely keep us up to dated with due dates, as she is very organised. this group is excited to work on this final tast and we are all brainstorming possible ideas. we will work on the next blog when durring next class. this blog is going to help us come up with ideas for out short film. as we move on in the production of this work, we will be able to work together and grow clo