Title Research: The Final Destination

-How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

The title sequences displays 21 titles

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The image of death and danger and dying is portrayed in the opening sequences and it's constantly showed in different manors how an individual is killed. Some are creative and it follows this theme throughout the tile sequence.

-What connotations do the images carry?

The title sequence obviously takes the connotative meaning of death and dying in the most gruesome ways. It portrays this as characters continuously get hurt in the worst ways possible. They follow this theme throughout the title sequence and its really pushed.

-How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?

The genre is reinforced by the continuous scenes of skeleton characters getting hurt. The genre is like an action slasher but the one doing the slashing is a mysterious force. This is reinforced because the characters in the opening seemingly die from random incidents.

-How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

The films opening is a whole enigma. Though people are dying, it is still interesting to know why they are dying. It's interesting to see the ways the actors die but its more interesting to know why and get a clearer perspective on it. and that's what the movie tries to hide which gives it a sense of mystery.

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The interesting deaths and cool transition will appeal to the masses. People want to see that happen and the movie doesn't hide it. The masses are amazed by random exciting images and the movie provides that.

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

The CGI used in the beginning is what appeals to the audience and its cool transition and kills. The audience gets to watch cool things happen on screen and it is interesting and appealing to them.

Title Research: Daredevil

-How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

The title sequences displays 10 titles

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The braille in the opening segment is the main focus. The movie is about a blind super hero so the designer of the title sequences makes the titles come in braille first and then it glows like your reading the braille then the actual title comes in english.


-What connotations do the images carry?

The connotative meaning in this title sequence has to do with the braille and the sweeping shots of the city in the background. The meaning behind it might mean that the movie will focus on the city. Like the city will be a character in the movie. The braille definitely has to do with the blind superhero. The title sequence wants to give the audience a "glimpse" of how it feels to be blind.

-How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? 

The genre of being a superhero movie is reinforced through the sweeping shots of the city. They superhero is always supposed to save the city and the city is always in danger. That cliche is expanded upon with the shot of the city, we expect the superhero to save this city. The dark and white contrast and sometimes dark parts of the screen might be a symbolic representation on being blind as this films somewhat documents a blind person.

-How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

The opening shot doesn't really show anything and that is very mysterious to the audience. The audience, if they didn't previously research this movie will ask themselves, "what is this movie about." The opening sequence doesn't show anything. Yet, the braille themes also might be interesting to the audience and spark their curiosity. 

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? They used shots of the city and anyone who is a fan of any superhero movie knows the importance of the city to a movie. They are aware that is the city that will be saved. They also hint at the blind element of this film for anyone who is a fan of daredevil will understand this reference. Also the notable actors they put in the beginning appeals to any fans of the actors. 

-How has technology been used effectively?

Technology is being used extremely effectively. The CGI city is being used well and with the artificial sweeping shots of the city. They also used the contrast very well to keep the attention of the audience and the music was perfect and gave a mysterious but exciting tone. They also did well with the transition, the title sequence is very dark and they keep that theme throughout.

Title Research: Mission: Impossible - Fallout

-How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? 

Around 16 different titles are displayed during the opening sequence of the film

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

Throughout the opening sequence there was a lot images that were passing by. They prioritized/ focused on, the stars and actors in this movie and also action set pieces that happens throughout the movie. 

-What connotations do the images carry?

This movie isn't a heavily story base movie. The movie is a straightforward action movie and the opening segment connotative meaning embodies that. The images are basically telling the audience, "This is a movie that has your favorite beloved actors and you are going to see them do cool stunts." It's simple yet effective.

-How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? 

The outset heavily reinforced the genre in this movie. The title sequences were fast paced and in your face. They had great action scenes playing in the background as you read the directors name. They had flashy burning transitions that signified action. The whole opening segment was screaming "this is an action movie."

-How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

The opening segment leaves the audience wanting. They only flash a few seconds of the action scenes so the audience wants to know what happens next. They allow you to get a quick glimpse at the actors. This keeps a sense of mystery for the audience. They are longing to see how events in the opening segment pan out and what their favorite actors do in the movie.

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

The film uses fast and eye catching transitions to appeal to the action hungry audience. It appeals to the fans of the actors by giving the audience a glimpse of them. They play out the whole movie in the beginning but they do it in the way that the audience wants to see the in betweens. 

-How has technology been used effectively?

Technology is being used extremely effectively in this sense. The editing seems seamless. Action is synced with the music in a cool appealing way. The transitions use this burning effect that continues throughout the outset. The close up, medium and zoom ins of the actors and action is used perfectly at keeping the audience engaged 

Title Research Nerve

-How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

When it comes to the amount of titles during the opening sequence, there is about 33 title sequences throughout the opening sequence of the film

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

I don't think any specific image is prioritized, but the designers or designers behind the opening segment had a specific goal. They wanted to prioritize the references in the opening segment. Every title was a reference to a app or website that originated from the web.

-What connotations do the images carry? 

The images may carry the change and randomness of the internet. The images and titles are never the same and continue to change throughout the title sequence frequently. Maybe its a reference to the internet itself and how its always changing in a way.

-How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? 

I think the randomness and references to well known pop culture gives a sense of curiosity to the audience. They want to know what the movie is about because they couldnt from the title sequence and that gives a sense of mysteriousness for the audience.

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

The target audience for this movie is obviously individuals who are well aware of the internet and it's background and content. The audience i well used to technology and its safe to say, don't have the longest attention span. So, the title sequence executes a strategy. It flashes different vibrant colors and references their favorite website or computer to grasp their attention.

-How has technology being used effectively? 

Technology is being used highly effectively. The title sequences does not have any camera angles are movements but rather use and relies on transitions and visual effects. They have highly creative transitions, that are super effective at grasping the audience's attention.

Title Research: Watch the Titles Website

www.watchthetitles.com

This website is about finding and watching the title sequences of a movie. The design of the website is easy to use and it's really simple to find the movie you are looking for. They don't have all the movies that have came out, but they have a good number of them. The website is nice to look at, it is smooth and entertaining at some point. This website offers the ability to watch a interview from the director of the movie you're researching. The interviews aren't for every movie because not every director has done an interview but it's most likely there for the popular ones. I learned from this website that directors put a lot of thought into their title sequences and the tone of their movie. They care deeply about, how the audience perceives the movie. The interviews that this website provides gives great insight into the actual meaning of certain movies. The website doesn't seem to have every movie, they lack certain popular movies. I think they focus more on the title sequences that hold meaning. The titles sequences that are unique and have connotative meaning. It more about quality over quantity on this website. Consequently this taught me a lot about the tone of different title sequences and the necessity of it.

Title Research: Art of the Title Website

www.artofthetitle.com

This website is a great website at seeing the opening segments of a movie. They have a plethora of movies in their catalog and it's really easy to find any movie using the search bar. The website is all about title sequences in movies. They give a clip on the opening segments which has all the titles. Hence the name, "Art of the Title". Title sequences seem to house more than just the title of the movie. They have a fixed amount of credits. The credits in the beginning most likely have the important people in the film. The director or star or anything of that sort. I also learned that the graphics in the title sequences can have connotative meanings. The title sequences have a way of introducing the 'feel' of the movie. Either with sound or graphics most title sequences exercise this. When I didn't have a movie, the website did a good job at showing me a list of movies to choose from. The website has a great set-up and is graphically appealing. Art of the Title is a great website, when trying to look at title sequences of different movies. I really enjoy utilizing this website and it has taught me a lot.

Genre Research: Baby Driver

The movies Baby Driver is an action packed heist movie.
1. The movie Baby driver has very energetic camera angles and movements. Most of the camera angles and movements are connected to the cars and it makes it seem like your in the car. The camera most of the time is dutched and is moving with the character like a tracking shot.

2. The CLAMPS in this movie are amazing the scenery is of a living breathing city and how the character goes through it. All the characters dress up to their personality and its done well because they're is not that many characters in the movie. The costumes are simple but hold a lot of meaning. Like looking at the way a character dresses helps determine their role in the movie. The scenery was amazing. The city had to feel like it was alive since the main character was moving through it.

3. The sound in this movie was amazing. The sound had high paced music that corresponded with what was happening in the scene. Every scene was shaped after the song playing. The car opened to the beat, the characters walked to the tempo and etc. The movie felt alive due to the sounds

4. The editing had a lot of cuts that were energetic in a way. The editing was seamless and seemed like it was one take for most of the scenes but they were all cut so perfectly that the audience couldn't really tell. There wasn't really any VFX, everything done seemed to be practical and it worked out because nothing looked faked.

5. The elements were exemplified in this movie. The action was focused on and the talking was also focused on. The movements were extremely exemplified and the sound helped with the movements and action. The chase scenes were the main elements exemplified in this movie.

6. I like the fast energetic chase scenes. They were done creatively and it really was entertaining to watch. I really enjoyed the foot chase scene also

7. I didn't like the over the top scenes where a character somehow have the best luck in the world. It took me out of the movie how unrealistic certain things were.

Genre Research: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

1. The Camera angles in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (TRS) is generic. The camera angles seem generic and consist of over the shoulder shots and medium and close shots. When during certain fight scenes they might have wide shots of scenery and the characters fighting. The tracking shots of the ships are the best parts. The dutch angles are rare in this movie and the angles stay straight most of the time. Establishing shots are plenty in this movie since they are traveling all around the galaxy

2. The costumes are unique in this film. Since there are aliens and different characters from different planets each character has difference styles and different costumes. Aliens have sophisticated make up and costumes to look other worldly. The iconic storm troopers are in this film and look amazing as always. The locations of this film is always changing from different planets to planets.

3. The sound in this film, is very unique. They obviously have the iconic imperial march and the sounds from star wars. They have the light saber noises that are so iconic. They  have the blaster shots and those are also iconic. The sounds were very nostalgic.

4. The editing in Star Wars films are very iconic. Iconic on the fact that they used simple transitions and cuts when doing a star wars film. Even the sequels have cuts where the black goes from one side of the screen to the other. They even have the iris opening and closing shots and even cut to black. They keep the transitions and editing simple to the original star wars films because it is part of the film.

5. Star Wars have a very iconic genre. Technically it was supposed to be a fantasy but its technically a sci-fi. It has the shots of space and space ships like any sci fi movie. They have a lot of hard to say words like any sci-fi movie and has technology we can only wish for.

6. I like the nostalgic elements that this movie has. Like the callbacks to the original star wars movies and the ending. Where they bring back the voices of al the jedi but that's really it.

7. I didn't like the pandering to the audience. They fan service was annoying at times.

Genre Research: Lucy

1. The common cams in the movie is lucy is very generic.
The camera will mostly be at a medium shot or a close shot.
The movement of the camera is very reactive to the scene 

2.Common CLAMPS in the movie

Low angle as she sees the first Lucy while she is traveling back in time.
Eye level angle as she is speaking face to face with the man she just stabbed.
High angle as it shows Lucy’s last victim before she leaves

Higher key lighting as she travels through time and sees the Native Americans.
Kicker light with soft fill lighting is used as she awakens from taking the CPH4 drug.

Scarlett Johansson, Luc Besson, Morgan Freeman, Amr Waked, Analeigh Tipton

No makeup suggested in movie

Cars, tables, computers.

3.There was different sounds in the movie going from dialogue all the way to special effects. There were gunshot sounds, modified time traveling sound, crash sounds and etc.

4. There are different edits in Lucy such as the split screen when she is explaining her condition to the doctor, the jump cut from when she is captive to the point she is in the restaurant, and the cross cutting edit when she is trying to install herself into the computers.

5. The genre of the movie contained a lot of sci-fi/action elements which was very fast paced and intriguing. There was a lot of special effects that kept the look of the movie amazing.

6. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you liked?

The action genre of the movie contained a lot of fast paced scenes, good altercations, and a lot of explosions and crashes to add into it.

7. What elements of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you?

The action scenes did not always make sense because some of them portrayed her abilities with no explanation.   

    

Opening Sequence Genre

The opening sequence for the movie clip will obviously action. Action was going to be the choice from the beginning before we were even given this project. I think when it comes to anything media, me and my teammates can agree that action is the best. We just are so amazed by action and how great it can be at times. We didn't really discuss the genre, someone just said action and we all agreed. I think this is a great choice because we all are familiar with the action genre and we can really bloom in this genre. When we do the movie clip we will know exactly what to do and when to do it due to the the list of action movies we have all seen collectively.

Generic Genre Research

When doing this Genre project it was extremely simple. The research process was the hardest. The information we needed wasn't online but in our brains. We all grew up watching action films and continue to watch them to this day. We all like action films and love them. So finding out the information on action films was just about thinking. Doing project was mostly finding the pictures and implementing it into the powerpoint. Figuring out how to turn the information into bullet points was another task but we figured it out.

Genre Research: Django Unchained

1. Common CAMS in the movie

camera angles in this film consist of medium shots and and wide shots. The movie is an action packed adventure but it consists of a lot of wide shots of huge land and individuals all the way in the distance doing something. There's also a lot of panning shots and establishing shots of the scenery. 

2.Common CLAMPS in the movie

The movie is a western so characters wear old time clothes. The costumes are not  modern at all and are mostly suits and dress clothes. Women wear traditional dresses and the poor characters wear rags basically. Lighting is flat and sometimes overwhelming with the sunrays. Actors are Leonardo, Jamie Foxx and many more. 

3. Sound is mostly gunshots, people talking, the western soundtrack, horses and many more. Sounds feel real like they belong in the time era. You won't hear anything like a cell phone or a radio. sound is realistic

4. Common Editing

Editing is simple in this film, it consists of simple cuts and panning cuts and etc. The cuts aren't special and neither is the visual effects. I don't think they implemented any visual effects and if they did it was to boost the scenery and make the world look a little bit more realistic

5.  The movie had a lot of western elements. The action wasn't lacking at all and it was very entertaining. The slapstick humor and it made it feel like an old time movie. The horses was a huge element from the western genre and the close shots of the actors expression. 

6. I like the action of course, its a change from the regular shoot and someone dies action. Its more energetic and interesting to me.

7. Some of the humor wasn't really appealing to me. It was dry and seemed uncreative. Sometimes the jokes went on for too long and it was just unattractive. 

Genre Research on Westerns and Musicals

Western is a type of genre that describes a time period/ location. The past was so enriched with culture, action and adventure that it found itself being its own movie genre. When it comes to the camera angles angles of the Western Genre there isn't anything in specific that the Western genre and only the Western genre uses. It implements a plethora of camera angles. The Western genre does implement numerous amounts of medium shots, close shots and extreme close shots. The genre heavily relies of close shots as during the Western times there wasn't much going on in the background. From movie to movie you would also get many tracking and panning shots. Scenery is an important aspect in western movies and it wouldn't be surprising if you found an establishing or panning shot in all western films. The Mis- En-Scene in these films are subjugated to the time period. Which means its always the same. Cowboy attire is the main attraction and any clothing found in that time period. Editing in this genre is simple. The amount of visual effects found in this films are nowhere near the amount found in a Sci-Fi. The effects are minimal and can only be lighting fixes, cuts and anything of the sorts. Some examples of Western films are Django Unchained, The Assassination of Jesse James and The Hateful Eight. Common sound in my genre is old time music. Most soundtracks will consist of traditional instruments and not any computer sounds. Sounds like gunshots and horses are found in these films. I like the action in my genre, the action is raw and real. I can really resonate with what's happening because its grounded in real life. I don't like the culture in film, there isn't anyone I can resonate with due to the time period.

Musicals are a genre where they sing. Musicals have traditional camera angles and mostly medium shots and also wide shots to show everything that is happening since most of the time people are singing and dancing. The Mis-En- Scene is heavily dependant on what is happening in the movie. With a movie like Cats the costumes were cat costumes and its located in a house where cats would be. Editing in Musicals is mostly sound implementation. They mostly do the singing in post then re add it to the scene for better audio. My genre elements mostly consist of singing and dancing, that is basically what a musical is. Some examples of a musical is obviously High School Musical and Teen Beach Movie and Cats. Most sounds are the music and the voices of the actor, the soundtrack is the main appeal of a musical. I like the music and the dancing and how energetic the movies are. I hate how the songs can sometimes be consistently bad and annoying.

Final Pitch

The first pitch we narrowed down to was the Iranian war. This movie topic really doesn’t contain pros to it because it involves war so there will be many more cons than pros. The Iranian war pitch contains cons such as war, death, altercations, world dominance, and many other factors. These cons will allow the topic of war to be put out more and show a real visual of what war is like. We got this off of what is happening today in our country, the United States vs. Iran. Other cons that could come with this pitch is government schemes, nuclear warfare, and etc. The pros that come with this pitch could possibly be world peace, nuclear deals, and etc. We believe the cons will completely counteract the pros and will be a more violent movie throughout everything. The entire movie will most likely contain other problematic things such as other countries being involved to find peace with each other.

Our second pitch involves a sensei and his student. There will also be many cons in this movie pitch because the topic involves the student almost killing his sensei due to his newfound martial arts strength and abilities. The movie will be in chronological order in which the sensei has to team up with an old friend to revoke his pupil’s abilities. There will also be showings of the extent the student will go to, to obtain even greater power. The only pros will possibly be the sensei remembering the good times he shared with his pupil and only taking away these abilities and not ending his life. Although there will be a lot of money to gain in theaters as it is an action film and action is a genre that usually does well. Another pro is there’s a lot of different ideas that could be added to the overall movie to keep the audience tuned in. Looking at the creator's perspective, a film like this is also a lot easier to create as you would only have to get certain costumes and film different fighting scenes. And because we’re only making the beginning of the film, the flashback fight only has to be around 30 seconds and using different camera angles and takes that shouldn’t be too difficult. Although this pitch does contain a couple of cons, overall the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

I think it’s clear as to what pitch we’ve decided to use. The sensei gets revenge plot is an action-packed film that would gain a lot of popularity. The real focus is how will we acting create the film. It’s going to take a group effort from everyone and a great amount of time. If done well this film can actually look really interesting. And this is going to be the most entertaining project to make as it will be able to create actual fight scenes. Shooting those scenes and editing them to perfection is what’s going to bring our film together. And playing the part will also be very important. Meaning that we’ll actually need costumes for the sensei and student. A red liquid to replace blood and scenes shot at different times of the day. We will definitely need multiple days to film certain scenes if needed to make the great final project.

Starting the Final Task

When coming up with the ideas for a 2 min it was not easy. The first day when we were given this assignment, I felt horrible. I woke up super sore because of track practice, and my body was hurting all over. Long story short, I spent the whole day in pain, from the migraines, to the muscles aches, to the fever. I couldn’t listen to the instructions because it was physically painful. I spent Thursday through Friday in bed drinking water and sleeping and now I have to write a blog about AICE Media! Fortunately, I had to do this on Friday because that when I gain the ability to move, and this isn’t an exaggeration. My team which included Marckins and Quincy had a hard time figure out anything. I didn’t help at all since I couldn’t think straight but I put my hope into my teammates.

Through the year I’ve learned many things from doing these projects. Filming processes, cooperation, organization, and positive out look on everything.

A pitch a basically an idea for a movie, are pitch ideas are. So there was the Iranian war and everyone had to fight in it, an action packed but realistic representation of a war between Iran and America.
The only way to do this project is to do something based on recent events that there isn’t a similar movie to it or do something so bizarre and nonsensical that no one would dare to spend any time or money to create it. Yet, that still might not work. Second pitch, is a guy a ninja angry at his Sensai for eating his toast and starts a rivalry. Lastly, a rapper/ ventriloquist/ criminal/ Katy Perry fanatic going through life and we watch his or her struggles.

The first picture represents us in class discussing and the other is my partner working on his blog.