Title Research: Dr. No (teen drama)

Watch The Titles, Teen Drama

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence to the film?

• There were 26 titles displayed in the opening sequence.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

• There are dots forming and moving around the screen throughout most of the opening where the titles get lined up and displayed.

3. What connotations do the images carry?

• The opening sequence shows the dots and unrelated images in the intro to create suspense in the audience and creating a feeling that anything can happen at any point.

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

• In the first couple of seconds, a man fires a gun towards the camera/screen then it goes still and is covered with red. No one knows what happened but it causes suspense and drama to come.

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

• There is no sense of what will happen and a lack of background information. And when the gun went off everything stopped.

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

• They are creating a suspenseful and confusing feeling throughout the opening to keep the watching.

7. How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques.

• There were no camera angles used because the opening was animated. The transitions made each part of the opening sequence flow well together due to the editing and colors used.

Title Research: This Means War

Watch the Titles, Teen Drama

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence to the film?

• There were 16 represented titles 

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

• A continuing image of wavelength matched to the beat, while sketches of bodies formed along with the screen 

3. What connotations do the images carry?

• The images are of bodies forming, meaning the people will be connected during the movie

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

• There is drama between the bodies that coincide each other 

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

• Images are clear to follow along and identify, however, no real meaning can be inferred from the opening  

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience

• The opening sequence gives clues to the context that will be brought up during the movie

7. How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques.

• The background audio matched up with a wavelength being carried throughout the credits, allowing a long transition. of fades throughout the bodies forming

Title Research: Snow White and the Huntsman (teen drama)

Snow White and The Huntsman, Watch the Titles, Teen Drama

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence to the film?

• There were 25 titles within the first 2 minutes.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

• The images were dark and very mysterious.

3. What connotations do the images carry?

• You can infer that something will happen, however, there is no clear picture of what.

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

• The opening sequence causes a lot of tension and mystery without giving any suggestions on what will happen next.

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

• It's difficult to determine what the picture is and what it's representing.

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience

• The opening sequence is very suspenseful and music suggests something major is about to happen.

7. How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques.

• There were no clear camera angles used, however, there were slight transitions between each object. The editing made the lighting dark and made the scene hard to interpret.

Title Research: Juno (teen drama)

Juno, Watch The Titles, Teen Drama

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence to the film?

• There were 23 titles displayed during the opening sequence.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

• The main character and the setting are the prioritized images in the opening sequence.

3. What connotations do the images carry?

• The images connect to show the character walking through scenes of her life.

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

• The genre is being reinforced by having a teen representative and having messages throughout the walk as well as having everything look drawn.

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

• The character is just walking through a town, we have yet to find out anything about the characters personality or life.

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience

• The character is walking around careless and clearly planning something.

7. How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques.

• It started as an eye-level shot but turned into a low angle. With editing, the scenes looked sketched and unrealistic. The transitions made the sketches blend together. 

Title Research:Watch the Titles

Watch the Titles is another great resource. This site gives lots of detail on the movie, who coordinated it, as well as a summary beforehand. After looking at this site I noticed they even include things more than movies. These include things such as interviews, Tv shows, and shocking student films. I think that's really cool that they let small student films get recognition and credit. The reason I'm on this site is to learn. They provide good credible resources that are trusted. For example, it includes clips of opening/credit scenes. This is useful because we can go back over and rewatch and get examples of what are credits will look like in our project. Another great thing is that it provides other things like designers and studios. This feature broadens the spectrum. One thing I learned from the sight would be the sequences. After watching various examples you can see the pattern. I've also learned about specific movies and further details. This site brings credible fact that benefit the people interested in making projects just like us.

Title Research: Art of the Title Website

Art of the title is an "educational" site for moviegoers. It provides many titles from movies to documentaries and even animations. They also have a wide range of movies from different genres and different movie years. Additionally, they have a curated list of the top ten opening scenes. A nice feature the site has is that once you chose your title it gives you a description below describing things such as who did the title designs, the music, and when the movie was released. I'm looking at this site to gain knowledge on how movie titles are presented and the correct order for the title to be presented. This website has positive aspects for the average movie person who's curious. It gives good detail about individual movies. As well as allows one to explore the world of movies and know the titles. One thing I learned was the average of how many titles are in each opening scene. Also the specific names of what they give credit too. Additionally how they determine what names go first along with the title order. This knowledge will be applied once we start our film. Looking more into it will provide us with examples of what to format. The fun informative site will give the knowledge to be applied to our project.

Genre Research: After

After is a teen drama that was released in 2019. The main cast members are Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Josephine Langford. Josephine's character is starting college and gets invited to a party. She ends up meeting an interesting friend group that Hero's character is apart of. As the movie goes on Josephine and Hero's characters get to know each other and develop an unusual relationship. His secret gets exposed and changes everything. They have to work their way back to what they had.

CAMS: Over the shoulder, two shot, long shot.
CLAMPS: They wear causal teenage outfits, the lighting is neutral and dark, the actors are teenagers or in their early 20's. The makeup is casual and everyday wear, there were no specific props just normal door decore. The setting is at the college, at their house, and at a lake most of the time.
Common Sounds: Dialogue and diegetic.
Common Editing: Jumpcuts and fade in.
Likes: The plot keeps the audience at the edge of their seats.
Dislikes: Gets boring and slow pace at times.

Genre Research: You Get Me

You get me is a teen drama that was released in 2017. The main cast members were Bella Thorne, Halston Sage, and Taylor John Smith. Throughout the movie, Bella's character is trying to get Taylor's character to fall in love with her instead of his girlfriend. They had a fling at the beginning of the movie but when school started up again he got back with his girlfriend. She works hard to manipulate his friend group and eliminate them one by one.

  CAMS: Two-person, long shot, eye-level, tracking shot.
CLAMPS: They are wearing casual teenage outfits, the lighting is dark and neutral, The main actors are all teenagers or in their early 20's, minimal and casual makeup, they use fake weapons at the and of the movie, the movie is set at a home, school, the beach, and a party for most of the movie.
Common Sounds: Dialogue, non-diegetic and diegetic.
Common Editing: Jumpcuts and inserts.
Likes: The movie maintains a suspenseful atmosphere and keeps making new plot twists.
Dislikes: There was a lot of repetition 

Genre Research: Everything Everything

Everything Everything is a teen drama released in 2017. The cast includes Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson. This teen drama is based on Stanber's character not being able to leave her home, but when a new neighbor boy moves in and sparks interest, she really wants to meet him. This drama shows the risk and suspension on what they chose to do

CAMS: POV, eye level, two-person, establishing, pan, dutch
CLAMS: Teenage wear, moderate lighting, setting mostly in-home, and occasionally outside
Common Sounds: diegetic, dialogue, 
Common Editing: fades, flashback, jumpcut, split-screen
Likes: Interesting, upheld plot
Dislikes: Ending was rushed with the storyline

Genre Research: Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart was a box office hit, this drama was released in 2019. The cast involves people like Cole Sprouse, and Haley Lu Richardson. The plot was based on two ill teenagers who gain a connection, but due to their illnesses they have to keep . their distance. However the closer they get the more they want to break the rules.

CAMS: POV, eye level, pan, establishing, two-person shots
CLAMPS: Hospital attire, normal to dark lighting, took place in a hospital
and nearby surroundings
Common Editing: Jumpcuts, fade, inserts
Common Sounds: Dialogue, diegetic, soundtrack
Likes: Intreeging plot, ending completed the story
Dislikes: Slow parts of the movie

Picking the genre

The genre that we chose to use in our movie is "teen drama". Teen dramas are distinctive from other genres in a number of different ways. For example, they include a predominantly teenage cast. Additionally, there is usually the main conflict that becomes the primary focus of the characters in the story. My group and I came to the conclusion of using "teen drama" as our genre because we enjoy watching these movies. In addition, we believe that teen drama will be easy and fun to film. All of our group members are hopeful and excited to start this project. 

Whats a Comedy and a Teen Drama

A comedy movie is meant to be funny and have the audience enjoy themselves
Examples: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Set it up, Ghost Busters
Common sounds: Dialogue, which includes jokes and witty remarks
CAMS: Pan, two-person shot, eye-level angle
CLAMPS: No usual outstanding costumes, lights or props. The setting is usually not in the home
Likes: Funny good humor, performs well in the box office
Dislikes: Doesn't always appeal to the general audience

A teen drama, however, would be suspenseful, but light-hearted
Examples: Five Feet Apart, Everything Everything
Common Sounds: Dialogue
CAMS: POV, tracking, establishing,
CLAMPS: Teen outfits, homes, party scenes, dark lighting or natural
Likes: Cast usually in the same age range as the audience
Dislikes: Leaves suspension

Genre Research: Horror

My group and I made this PowerPoint at the beginning of the school year. It was one of our first projects. In this PowerPoint, my group and I described different elements, camera angles/movements, and mis en scene found within the Horror genre. Sounds, lighting, and horror film examples were some other aspects that we included in this PowerPoint. I have learned a lot since then, some of it stemming from this project. This project helped me by teaching me all about the aspects of different genres, and how genres are classified. This knowledge played a significant role in many of my projects since then, and will likely be present in future projects as well. 

Picking the Pitch

My group and I went through a long consideration of which two pitches we wanted to use. Ultimately, we decided on two pitches that would adequately match our intentions with this project.  In the process, we had to think about a few things. For example, how we would film it and what equipment we would need. We need our film to challenge conventions, but also to be accessible for us to film and to complete in a timely manner. Some of the equipment we'll need would include a camera, a tripod, also editing software like iMovie. With these, our project will be put out to the best of our abilities and in a timely manner.  The consideration including how we would film it also came into play. Such as does our location allow us, or any other restrictions. These thoughts brought us to what pitch we will do.
  Our first pitch which was "Two best friends, one goes missing" was in consideration. This pitch would be good because the ending would be a cliffhanger and the audience would want to see more. It would allow us to be creative and think about teen drama, mystery genre. It would be something completely different than what we've done before. This, however, would be challenging because the plot would be repetitive. As well as in the process of finding the other friend the character's story and where they stand can get confusing. We want to avoid that to keep the story as clear and simple as possible. This pitch could challenge conventions but stay in the teen drama stereotype. This pitch would be acceptable if we had no limitations. As well as not allowing it to be confusing.
  Our other pitch was "plan and proceed a "murder" " this was a good idea because we already had an idea of what the film would look like. Such as a few seconds of getting ready, plotting the action and going into the action plan. This would be a fun movie to film because it would allow us to think outside of the box. We would be able to use props and make them as well. However, Filming this would be very different. We would have to act mysterious and shady and keep a still face. This would be a good film and a great plot, but not accessible.
The one pitch that we decided to choose is "Friends turn on each other doesn't end well" This pitch leaves the audience wanting to come see the film. And our ideas all came together and planning and we have a good idea of what we want to film, and how we will film it. This pitch has our ideas invested and can have us be out of the box and make the film engaging.

Starting Final Task

My name is Kelsey, I am a high school student. Some things I enjoy are of course films/media, but also photography and playing sports. I really like the media because you're able to express yourself and be creative. It's where your one idea can be elaborated into a blockbuster movie. I like photography however because of the effects and captures you get. Especially when you can use everyday objects to distort or add to the still photo.  I really like being creative and allowing them to come to life. I also like volunteering and extra curricular's to help others. I keep myself pretty occupied between school and other activities. Other members in my group include Tekla, Dominic, and Gage.
  Some things I have learned this past year is vocabulary. In media, I wasn't really aware of all the angles or specific shots. I learned common skills like dumping footage and exporting it into a movie file to be accessible to others. The editing process has been advanced to me. Beforehand I knew a few things, but I have learned about other systems and effects. Some knowledge we are taking into the new project would be the shots and angles. With our advanced knowledge of how to shoot angles and what equipment we will need. Another skill will be how we edit and add effects to our film. Also storyboarding the research process that takes place before picking up the cameras. Both of these will allow our project to move forward smoothly.
 Pitch: A Hollywood term to describe an idea where a film is encapsulated in 25 words or less. Usually with one sentence
Pitch one - Two best friends, one suddenly goes missing
Pitch two- Friends turn on each other. It doesn't end well.
Pitch three- Plan and proceed with the "murder"