AICE Media Studies

 What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? The genres of the movie we are going to be making an opening for will be horror and mystery.  This is because of the killing that will happen.  It is mystery because the imposter is unknown.  The opening, however, will not be horror.  This is because horror films usually do not have fearful openings.  Most the time, they are unexpectedly upbeat in order to fool the audience into having false security.  Instead, the opening of our film will be of the mystery genre.  The Invisible Man is also a mystery film.  It is a mystery because it is unknown who the invisible man, how he became invisible, or why he is trying to kill the main character.  Our opening and The Invisible Man both share the mystery genre.  •What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? The Invisible Man was very ambiguous because so much was unknown about the invi...

 What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? The genre has the starting crime included, a staple of mystery movies. There is a serial killer who needs to be caught before they kill more people. There is also a main character from an outside source tasked of solving the mystery. The main character is just an F.B.I. trainee and has no connections to the case, but they are asked to interrogate someone to find out more about this case. There are further conflicts as the mystery progresses as well, which can either take an action or thriller route depending on the type of film. This film opts to go the thriller route, with more murders happening as the story continues on. And of course there is a payoff in the conclusion when the murderer is discovered. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? I like the amount of persuasion in dialogue throughout. The attempts to get at information that characters had was a great exampl...

The movie we will be making an opening sequence for is about an unknown killer that poses a constant threat to the characters.  The obvious genre of the movie is horror.  This is because of the killing.  Another genre of the movie is mystery.  This is since the killer is unknown and could be anywhere or anyone.  However, the opening of horror movies does not usually convey the genre's feelings.  Those feelings being anxiety and fear.  Instead, the openings usually convey the feeling of sub genres such as drama or mystery.  We want the feeling of the opening to be ambiguous and foreboding, but not obvious.  If it was drama, the theme would not be discrete enough.  However, if the opening was under the mystery genre, the theme could be disguised while still conveying the foreboding mood we want.  It would also leave a lot of options available.  For example, in drama movies, the mis en scene is usually darker.  This is becaus...

 The two genres we will be researching are Comedy and Mystery. Comedy Camera movements in comedy films are usually unconventional and unrealistic, almost unprofessional for the sake of humor. This could include poor jobs at panning and zooming, or the camera could even interact with characters for a joke. Settings and props are specifically chosen with the jokes in the scenes in mind. Editing can be very quick and snappy, made to subvert expectations for the sake of comedy. Sound choice can be random and over-exaggerated at times, with a spontaneous nature. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "The Princess Bride", "Airplane!" I like that films don't have to take themselves seriously in terms of its writing. Jokes and plot points can be outlandish and unrealistic without feeling out of place. Sometimes the jokes appeal to a demographic that I am not a part of, and if the jokes aren't relatable to a demographic, they will instantly have a hard time li...

  This PowerPoint project is an overview of the drama genre. This overview includes the various aspects that make up drama films. These aspects include the camera angles and lighting used in these films. Some other things mentioned are the Mis-En-Scene and plot structure of drama films. After going through this research process, we were able to identify defining features of the drama genre. Dramas generally have plots that are serious in nature with high-stakes conflicts. They also normally have exciting or emotional situations that play into the story and characters. There are various techniques that are used to make these serious scenes and tense moments. For example, low-key lighting is often used to enhance the moodiness of a scene, to convey darker emotions. The lighting works alongside the camera movements and sound choices to make scenes look realistic, and maintain its serious nature. Especially the diegetic sounds, involving sounds made by people or things in a setting, im...

This opening was found on watchthetitles.com. - What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  There are many credits given in the title sequence of Hostage.  The first credits are to the production studio.  After that, the heads of staff are credited.  Then, the author of the movie's source material is credited.  Only after all of that, the title of the movie is shown.  If it were my choice, I would not include that many credits.  I would prefer to include them in the ending credits.  - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The images shown in the opening are animated scenes of law enforcement workers and swat team members.  They are shown in a number of places.  Presumably, they are all surrounding the building a hostage is being kept in. - What connotations do these images carry?  These images convey a sense of foreboding as the swat team moves in position to act on the house the hostage is in....

 I got this movie's opening from artofthetitle.com . What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The only title displayed is the title for the film. There are credits to the production company and the creators of the movie, but that is it. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Throughout the entire sequence, there is a presence of an black oily substance. It flows past various objects, including the title card. It also takes various shapes, mostly human-like forms. Later in the scene, these human-shaped creatures are set on fire. After this, shots of them become more violent in nature as they break apart. There is also an appearance of a flaming bird, which could represent a phoenix. What connotations do these images carry? There is a dark and ominous tone to the oil flowing on screen. As it slithers by, it can be viewed as a malicious entity. The surreal nature of the human forms moving around in various poses gives a general feeling of uneasiness. The f...