Title Research: Lost Highway

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

There are 9 titles displayed during the opening sequences to the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The images that are prioritized during the opening sequence are images of a
single road in the dark. This is shown clearly in relation to the title, "Lost Highway", as it
is the only highway shown in the picture.

What connotations do the images carry?

These images all carry a mysterious connotation, because the audience doesn't know
what this road symbolizes, or what is going to happen.

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

The genre is reinforced through the simplicity and question depicted within these images.
All the director shows is this single highway from the beginning, leading the audience to be
curious about what this highway is all about.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

Just from looking at the first few titles, you can tell that this film is a mystery solely from the
single image that is being shown. A lone highway with no other context would leads the audience
to believe that they are expected to make a n inference about what will happen, which is the goal
within mystery movies.

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

For this film specifically, the director uses the strategy of simplicity. These titles are so simple,
leaving the audience curious as to what will happen. The audience will be curious and they will
be drawn into the significance of this road.

How has technology been used effectively?

Technology is being used effectively through the connection of the highway and the sound
that corresponds with it. The sound that is playing is the sound of a car driving down the highway,
while the highway is being shown. This makes the audience feel as if they are driving on his lonely,

mysterious highway.

Title Research: Casino Royal

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

There are 9 titles displayed during the opening sequences to the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

Since the movie is created around a casino and the dilemmas that occur there, the images
that are prioritized are all different elements to a royal casino. Even the font that is used is
somewhat royal, against relating back to the title, "Casino Royale."

What connotations do the images carry?

These images all carry a mysterious connotation, relating to the theme of the movie. For
example, at one point in the titles, they show an image of eyes looking around inside of the
royal font. This is typically an element used in mystery movies, as these eyes show that
something mysterious is about to happen.

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

The genre is mainly shown through the sound, and font of the titles. The sound that is placed
behind the titles is very mysterious, and a sound that you typically would not expect to hear
during a comedy, or a romance film, for example. Additionally, the font is very appropriate to the
title of the movie.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

Just from looking at the first few titles, you can tell that this film is ominous from the font, the
colored images and more. It also does not give the entire plot away, leaving the audience
interested in what is going to occur later in the film.

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

For this film specifically, the author really focuses on the visual appeal of the titles. He adds
color to every image, even if it is just eyes that are looking around. This gives an eerie aspects
that appeals to all audiences.

How has technology been used effectively?

Technology is being used effectively through the font. Not only is the font in royal print, but
there are also images that are moving and coming out of the font at the same time. They
are using special effects to enhance the visual appeal of the titles.

Title Research: Dark

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

There are 9 titles;es displayed during the opening sequences to the film. These titles

include a combination of the major company in which the movie is being created from,

the director, the writer, the main characters, copyrights and more.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The images prioritized in the opening scene are the main characters, and the main

props shown in the film.

What connotations do the images carry?

These images are depicting the main pieces of evidence, and the main characters in the

movie. During a mystery movie, any piece of evidence is important, whether it is the people

or the props.

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

The genre is portrayed through the music. The music is mysterious and ominous, leading

the audience to believe that something is going to happen soon. The music is crucial in the

mystery genre, because it adds to the effect of the audience not knowing what is going to

happen.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

Right from the beginning of the opening titles, I can sense the feel of mystery genre between

the music and the pictures itself. For example, it shows a chest. This chest is a prop in the

movie that is crucial to solving the mystery.

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

The strategy that is being used to ensure that the right audience is being appealed is that
they are not giving the plot of the movie right away. This is effective in interesting the audience
to become mentally involved with the movie and become curious of what will happen. For
example, they do not give away what will happen or who committed the crime. Instead, they
just include certain aspects of the plot, like the chest, or the main characters.

How has technology been used effectively?

Technology is being used effectively through the sound, pictures and transitions between

them. Between every image, there is a smooth transition between every picture, showing

the proper use of technology. Additionally, they include mysterious sound to correspond

with the genre, and the images that directly correspond as well.

Title Research: Murder by Death

How may titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are 9 titles;es displayed during the opening sequences to the film. These titles include a combination of the major company in which the movie is being created from, the director, the writer, the main characters, copyrights and more.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The images prioritized in the opening scene are main characters, and the main props shown in the film.
What connotations do the images carry?
These images are depicting the main pieces of evidence, and main characters in the movie. During a mystery movie, any piece of evidence is important, whether it is the people or props.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre is portrayed through the music. This music is mysterious and ominous, leading the audience to believe that something is going to happen soon. The music is crucial in the mystery genre, because it adds to the effect of the audience not knowing what is going to happen.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
Right from the beginning of the opening titles, I can sense the feel of the mystery genre between the music and the pictures itself. For example, it shows a chest. This chest is a prop in the movie that is crucial to solving the mystery.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The strategy that is being used to ensure that the right audience is being appealed is that they are not giving the plot of the movie right away. This is effective in interesting the audience to become mentally involved with the movie and become curious of what will happen. For example, they do not give away what will happen or who committed the crime. Instead, the just include certain aspects of the plot, like the chest, or the main characters.
How has technology been used effectively?
Technology is being used effectively through the sound, pictures and transitions between them. Between every image, there is a smooth transition between every picture, showing proper use of technology. Additionally, they include mysterious sound to correspond with the genre, and images that directly correspond as well.

Title Research: Watch the title

This website watch the titles provides us with a variety of ways to put out title. It should show us how a title can grab your attention. Not only that it should keep you interested to watch the rest of film. The site shows different designs you can use. It also provides many title sequences you can use. This should be very helpful because of the many examples it offers. We can look at interviews, student projects, video games, etc... I like that we are able to see how different titles played a big role in there research. Hopefully, this will give my group mate and I many ideas for our film. My main goal is for it to be the best it can be. That starts with just the title. This is why the title plays such a important role in the film industry. I am excited to use this website and see what it has to provide. A combination of our imagination and this website would be very helpful. Now I am ready to begin on making a unique title that stands out.

Title Research: Art of the title

Before we start filming, We have to take into consideration our title. The title plays a very important rule. This website will help us find how to we want to display our title. The title of your manuscript is usually the first introduction readers have to your published work. Therefore, you must select a title that grabs attention. It should accurately describe the contents of your manuscript. Another main goal for having a good title is that you want to make people want to read further. The more interested they are at the beginning the better. A good title will stand out and be unique. To continue, it should also highlight the importance of the research. An effective title will also convey the main topics of the study. The website will guide us into the right direction while choosing a title. It provides us with many different options. For example, we can use different pictures as the background. It also gives us the options of different fonts and styles. 

Mystery Film Analyzing -Murder Mystery

In order to create our film, we need to research actual films that have been created within this genre. To start off with, we watched the movie, "Murder Mystery" by Kyle Newacheck starring Adam Sandler, Jenifer Aniston and Luke Evans. The movie begins with an ariel shot of the city to establish the setting for the movie. This could be considered the establishing shot, as most mystery movies include. Following this, they incorporate a tilt shot, which leads down to two characters talking. Once they have established the characters and setting involved in the film, they use a handheld shot of the two characters talking. This technique is placed here to make the audience feel as if they are involved within the movie as well. There are no extravagant examples of make-up, props or costumes yet. Since the characters are living in a city, they are wearing normal clothes and makeup. When researching this genre previously, it stated that this would occur, as mystery is more natural; not needing to incorporate these aspects a lot. As for sound, the beginning of this movie is using dietetic sound. You can hear the wind blowing, the people talking, cars honking and people talking in the background.

Now, we have reached the middle of the movie. So far, they have established all the characters, the setting and the problem. The problem is occurring when all of the characters are on a boat and different characters keep getting killed, but nobody knows who is committing his crime. In the middle of the movie, (and beginning) the lighting throughout has been normal, either sunlight, or common room lighting. As for camera movements, we are beginning to notice a lot more instances of zooming in and out. This is used when a character says something important, most likely pertaining to the crime. Furthermore, there are many instances of cutaway shots. These are used throughout conversations, especially important ones where both sides of the conversation have important things to say. There are many two-shots, as the two main characters are a couple exploring together. As we have now reached the middle of the movie, more characters are being introduced that are wearing different costumes from the rest of the cast. 

Now that we have reached the end of the movie, the character that committed the crime has been revealed, and the mystery is solved. Throughout the film, the director incorporates hidden clues to make the audience guess who was the culprit. The way that he accomplishes this is through certain camera angles, shots and movements listed above. Specifically in there end, there are many examples of tracking shots. Since the characters are involved in a car chase, the camera is following the cars on a track so that the camera stays steady, and that the audience can feel as if they're involved in it too. As stated before, there are many zoom shots. Since the characters are in a crisis, they want to show the audience each of their emotions up close, by using the zooming technique. The new aspect that is incorporated into the end of the film is that they are using makeup to represent blood from the mystery. Once the movie is over, they run the credits at the end with a song playing in the background (non-dietetic sound). Overall, we realized that there are many specific aspects that are used in this genre in order to be successful

Mystery Film Analyzing- Us

 This movie falls into the mystery/thriller category. The beginning of the movie starts of with a flashback to 1986. This shows a family at a festival with rides. The setting takes place at this amusement park. It also night time so the lighting is dark. The little girl wonders away from her parents and she gets lost. She walks around exploring but thats when it starts to get creepy. She goes into this hall of mirrors and sees a replica of herself. After this small beginning it goes back to present day. This little girl is grown up now with a husband and kids.

    Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Everyone is dressed in normal clothing. This includes shots and t shirts. I noticed many tracking shots and medium shots. there was also some eye level shots. This family decides to take a trip to the same beach where the assessment park is.Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilson into a fight for survival. The masked strangers look identical to the family. the bad family wont stop until they get what they want. The actors did an amazing job in my opinion.

    They genuinely looked scared which really made it seem like they weren't acting. The sound was very precise and detailed. P.O.V shots were included because it helped the watchers see what the actors were doing. A suspenseful story and marvelous cast I would say. I really think there was so much talent between the actors because you could really see the pain in there eyes. I enjoyed that there was lots of suspense during the movie. The close up shots made all the details clear.The costumes also consisted of the Bad family wearing red jumpsuits. While the Regular family was dressed in normal clothing. I believe the movie was directed very well and the actors were amazing.

Mystery Film Analyzing- Get Out

  The award winning movie Get out is filled with lots of mystery and thriller. The movie begins with a man walked down the street late at night and notices a car following him. The setting is very dark and creepy. The actors are all dressed in causal clothing nothing out of the ordinary. For a portion of the time the camera tends to film his body and not face. Alot of wide and long shots are included. This movie is a great example of mystery because for a big portion of the movie everything is okay. The main actors in the beginning of the movie is a young relationship between a Caucasian female and African american male. This couple decides to drive up and met the girls parents. The setting switches from their house, to the car, to the parents house.

    The makeup/hair is pretty basic because they are just regular humans. Once you get to the middle of the movie things start to get very weird. He realizes there is something wrong with the workers in the house. The boyfriend is starting to freak out because hes surrounded by all these white people and everyone's acting different. The movie includes many close up shots. They also like to add in Medium-closeups, high angles and long shots. The directors made such that there was a lot of eye-level shots which helped the watches connect to the actors. One thing I dont like to much about the movie is that it takes a lot time for something to happen. Its a little boring before it reaches the climax. Something I did like was that towards the end the movie really surprised you.

    I enjoyed that it kept me guessing the whole time. The story line was filled with mystery and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole movie. The ending also took me by surprise. The girls family tricked him so now hes trying to escape. I believe the editing was done really well because there are smooth transitions. The sounds that was included were great because it was very detailed. I could hear the foot steps, breathing, and the door cracking. Most of the lighting took place inside with artificial lighting. I also noticed some tracking shots. I personally find mystery/thriller very interesting so this was a great movie for me.

Mystery Film Analyzing- Game Night

The movie Game night recently came out in 2018. The setting first takes place in a bar. A group of friends are playing a game against each other. This women and men find each other while playing the game and they fall in love. Lots of medium shots are incorporated into the movie. Then Max and Annie's weekly game night gets switches up one night. Thats when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party. This includes fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks know what is about to happen.

   The friends soon find themselves confused and scared. Each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one night. This is when the setting changes to the house. The actors are all dressed in normal clothes. I noticed some pan and over the shoulder shots. Something I liked about the movie is that it was also funny. Something I didn't like to much was it wasn't too much mystery. The actors were pretty good. A huge prop would be the board games. The editing was clear with good transitions.

  This simple game turns into much more than everyone expected. I like that it took me by surprise. Just like many films there was mediums and medium close ups. the movie ends with Them playing Pictionary. Annie uses it to announce to Max that she is pregnant. The two of them embrace while their friends congratulate them. While all this is happening there is two guys in masks with guns preparing to go into the house. It keeps you guessing. In my opinion it was a good movie and I enjoyed it. The lighting varied from being inside with artificial lights to being outside in daylight. For the most part the setting didn't change to much. This movie will definitely help me and my group member with ideas while making out video.

Deciding genre- Mystery

After conducting research on the two genres that we were debating between, we finally decided to make our movie fall under the mystery genre. We decided that horror was too basic, and too hard to make our movie different from the rest. A lot of horror movies follow the same plot, and we do not want to copy any ideas unintentionally, as our idea is original. Since we decided on mystery, we have more freedom to stretch our plot and make it more original. Additionally, with horror, most of the time extravagant costumes, makeup and props are included for that. Since we are young and not experienced enough to incorporate these aspects, mystery is a better choice. Furthermore, our idea just overall aligns better with the aspects of mystery. We are excited to experiment with different camera angles, lighting and movement particular to this genre.

Genre Research- Horror and Mystery

  For our film, we are now conducting research on other genres. We are currently debating between horror and mystery because each of these could fall under the category of our film. This powerpoint attached below, is our research for the horror genre. We conducted research about the CLAMPS, CAMS and overall elements of genre. Additionally, we included the elements of comedy that appealed to us, and those that didn’t appeal to us. I learned that in horror, there are many different camera angles being used, many of which are high angles. High angles in horror are used to show weakness of a character, or portraying the victim of the plot. Also, there are many close ups, and extreme close ups. These are used to show very specific aspects of emotion, like extreme fear that can be clearly seen up close. Overall, there are many specific aspects to horror that stand out from the rest of the genres. Below is a powerpoint with all of our research that we conducted particular to this genre.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XeFHPDCEAS5GLX3yJztfkkdLi8lRJbOrf7FS7MYi4X4
Overall, we are debating for our movie to fall under either the horror, or mystery genre. Since we already conducted research for horror, we decided to conduct research about the mystery genre. Mystery is also a very specific genre, that includes many elements specific to this genre. We included information about the CLAMPS, CAMS, and the elements of drama, along with the elements that appealed to us and did not appeal to us. Some elements of mystery that appeal to me are the overall curiosity that lies within the plot, and the hidden clues that are placed within the film. I enjoy, as the audience, watching a mystery movie and attempting to predict who is the culprit, and who assisted in the mystery. This is appealing to many audiences, as they can become emotionally involved into the plot itself. One element that does not appeal to me is if the mystery is poorly constructed, and not leaving the audience with enough clues to predict the ending. This can lead to confusion, and overall dislike of the movie. Below, is a powerpoint with all of our research conducted on this specific genre, mystery.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QNAZkRVF1YYnvQr0ErkltneH7psZfYqzk7nulGnTG60

Genre research: Comedy

This powerpoint, attached below, is research for a genre of film. This is a project that we have completed this year, in which we were randomly assigned a certain genre. The instructions said that we needed to research this genre, specifically the CLAMPS, CAMS and more. My group was assigned comedy, which was helpful to learn even though that our movie does not fall under this category. I learned many different things about this genre, of which I would not have known if i did not conduct this research. Specifically, I did not know about the certain camera angles being used. For example, I never realized that most comedy is filmed at eye level, as most comedy is shot in real life situations. Additionally, I didn’t realize that there are a lot of zooming in and out shots, until after I conducted this research. Overall, this project was helpful for our movie, in the way that we can now eliminate comedy as one of the options for the genre of our film. The research we conducted does not match up with the description of the thoughts for our pitch.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VDqgqkRIPMCkwmtJVh_fVPPv5Ppyww7XSZMs6vDYqi0

Narrowing down pitch ideas

So Once we looked at all three of our pitches we narrowed it down to only two. My group remember and I decided to rule out the first one we talked about. That was the one that involved the kidnapping and the mother. We figured it was too basic. we also thought many people would do that for there video. We wanted out video to stand out. So the Two pitches we stayed with we thought would work very well. The first one was About How it was Halloween and a group of friends end up in a abandon house. Something goes wrong and you wonder what happened to them. The next idea was about the girls night and how they went out to dinner. Someone was served the wrong drink and the tables turned quickly.
   In my idea the first pitch is pretty good. We are planning to get a big group of people and try to find a abandon house to film at. If we were to go with this pitch we would still need to come up with something clever that would twist up the story.The video will be about suspense and mystery. I think its original and could become a good video. The only problem would be I dont know how we would make it interesting for two minutes. My main goal is to keep the audience interested. I want to make sure it is thrilling. I really like the genre so I believe some of the audience will too. I believe this pitch would go well with the assignment.
The second pitch would also work very well. We would only need to gather a few friends and go out to dinner. The plot is that someone gets their drink and turns out there was something bad in it. This causes everyone to wonder who put something in her drink. It all about mystery. I think this pitch is very original. I havent seen anyone do something like this. After much discussion we finally picked which one we wanted to do. My group mate and I are going to choose this pitch as the one we are going for. We believe it will be more unique and the audience will love it.

Start of Final task

Hello my name is Julia. I am a sophomore in High school. I also attend Fort Lauderdale high school. This school has taught me so much and I still have fun being here. I enjoy playing Sports after school everyday. These sports include running track and playing soccer. I have formed many friendships by playing sports. It also allows me to have many opportunities. I also enjoy spending time with my family because I do not see them much. My parents are not together anymore which makes it harder to spend a lot of time with each of them.
In this class I have learned a lot of information. I have learned the proper way to use a camera. This includes uses it with a tripod. I have also learned how to edit using pinnacle studies. I came into this class clueless on editing and now I am more knowledgeable. Another thing I recently learned is how to direct a music video or commercial. This takes a lot of time and many shots. I am excited to learn more about how movies are made. We have been taught a lot of vocabulary and camera angles already. But I am curious to see movies being made behind the scenes. 
A pitch is a Hollywood term to describe an idea where a film is encapsulated in 25 words or less. The aim of the pitch is to create interest in the story and to find out if the contact is willing to use it. Our first pitch idea is that a girl gets kidnapped and the mom goes looking for her. Everyone wonders Where did she go? Our second pitch takes place on Halloween and a group of friends are exploring and end up in a abandon house. The question is What do they find? The last pitch we came up with was a fun girls night out goes wrong and someone gets the wrong drinks. The only problem is what was in the drink and who did it?