AICE Media Studies

  While we viewed the title sequence for “Random Acts of Violence” we  found it had in total around twenty five titles. It had titles for the name of the film, the producer, the writer, the music, the studio company, the costume designer, the illustrator, and the director etc. The titles were white block letter style and had a heavy graphic overlay, a dark black background with bright primary colors flashing.  Throughout the opening sequence there were images of skulls and people laying on the ground that had an essence of death and violence. There were also images of creepy extreme close-up smiles. It made us feel negatively overstimulated giving us a sense of foreboding. We could feel something dreadfully unexpected will take place throughout the film. Also there was a section of extreme close-ups on different peoples faces specifically focusing on their eyes. This section had quick paced editing.  The films editing, color palette, audio, and lighting reinforce the...

  The movie titles that were included in "Code 8" were t he name of the studio, other companies that were associated with the production of the movie, the production company, the actors' names, who the casting was by, the visual effects supervisor, who the music was by, the costume designer, who it was edited by, who the color was by, the production designer, the director of photography, the co-producer, the associate producers, the executive producers, who it was produced by, who the screenplay was by, who the story was by, who it was directed by, and the movie title. The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are all very mysterious and puzzling, such as a drone, a man hooked up with wires walking on a treadmill, and various people getting arrested. There are also multiple images of unknown machines operating and even clips taken from the news included. These images are in a way foreshadowing the mysterious and supernatural. They let viewers know that the ...

 While searching for another movie title to research, we came across the movie 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'. We watched over the sequence a few times, looking to answer a few questions we had previously planned. The first question being, how many titles were revealed and what were they. What we noticed as we watched was that there were about 30 different titles that came across the screen. Usually one at a time but occasionally doubling up, they premiered things such as the director, producers, costume designers, casting directors, actors/actresses, etc. We also wondered what tone was provided with each title. When providing the titles, they used "scary" fonts in red and black colors all around. It looked as though there was blood dripping everywhere and many sketchy shadows looming around. We believe it was meant to prepare viewers for what the film will be and build up fear before anything began. Next, we had to decide whether or not the sequence had a good r...

  During this research stage in our project, we decided to begin research sites based on title sequences and the process behind their creation for specific films and genres. To begin with we found two sites. www.artofthetitle.com and www.watchthetitles.com .   My group and I particularly liked the way that the website “ Art of the Title ” was formatted where all the award-winning tile sequences are shown and there are articles about their production. The title sequence section of the films is separated into a video that we can watch. We found that this feature was helpful. It allowed us to determine how we interpreted the film and the graphics without having to go through the whole film again. We researched this site to inform ourselves and view well-made title sequences in films that we watch daily . We wanted to see how different title sequences impact our view and emotions on the film. We found that most of the opening sequences are like a prelude to the film. We saw the...

  In this film, there are many examples of close ups. For example, there are close up scenes when the main character is speaking to others which is very common throughout the movie. The movie uses close ups to put emphasis on the person's facial expressions as they speak. Another camera angle that is present in this movie is a wide shot. Wide shots are shown when there is more than one person in the frame or when the character is moving around the area of the room shown. Common examples of Mis-En-Scene are costumes and lighting. Lighting is very important because many scenes are filmed in darker lighting. This adds suspense to the scenes. For example, when the main character speaks about the man she took care of, most scenes taken place in his house were made with darker lighting especially after he passed. Costumes were important because they gave hints on where the character would go next. When the main character dressed appropriately and professionally, it hinted that she was go...

  In the film, there are many examples of tracking shots. For example, there was a scene where the character was trying to escape people and the camera tracked her as she ran away. It captured all the different methods she used to try and escape, which ranged from running to stealing a motorcycle. These shots can be used to show characters’ exact movements clearly and help show the audience exactly what is happening in the scene as it’s happening. Additionally, there were many uses of over-the-shoulder shots. Examples include when one of the characters was watching secret recordings on her computer, which was presented to the audience in an over-the-shoulder shot. Most of the time, these over-the-shoulder shots are used to show to the audience something “secret” the character is doing. Finally, there were a lot of examples of close-ups. For example, when one of the characters had a gun to her head, there was a close-up of her crying with tears going down her face. Many times, clo...

  In the film we noticed extreme close-up shots of surveillance cameras, pills,  face wash. We believe that all the elements that had a close-up  foreshadowed something significantly dangerous for the characters in the movie. We noticed high and low angles that portrayed  dominance and weakness between the characters. For example there was a high angle of the headmistress forcing a pill down each of the girls throats.  When the girls were captured in the camera shot it was a high angle showing their defenselessness.  We noticed a wide shot of many girls sitting down that revealed clutter and limited space in the surrounding of the characters.  Throughout the film there were many elements of mise-en-scene. There were many costumes. For example there was a doctor costume for a character who was the main medical personnel for the characters. There are also costumes that were formal in black. There was a black costume for security guards and one for the h...