AICE Media Studies

   Hi There! Using the website, Art of the Title, I was able to research a multitude of title sequences! The one I chose to describe below is the Watcher (2022) which is a thriller, the same as the genre for our film!  What titles are displayed during the opening sequence? (3)     The titles displayed go in this order;  the studio name (IFC Midnight and Shudder), the production company (Lost City), the director (Chloe Kuno). Then, it follows the actors' names (Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, etc.) the person who cast the movie (Romeo Magda), who did the music (Nathan Halpern), the costume designer (Claudia Bunea), the editor (Michael Block), Production Designer (Nora Dumitrescu), director of photography (Benjamin Kirk Nelsen), the executive producers (James Hoppe and Elizabeth Grave), the producers (Mason Novick, John Pinemore, Aaron Kaplan, and Sean Perrone), the screenwriter who is also the director (Chloe Okuno). The final title card is of the f...

 Hello again! What titles are displayed during the opening sequence?     The titles displayed go in this order;  the studio name (Universal Pictures and Blumhouse), the production company (Crooked Highway), the director (Scott Derrickson), the title of the movie (The Black Phone), then follows the actor's names (Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, etc.), the people who cast the movie (Terri Taylor and Sarah Domeier Lindo), who did the music (Mark Korven), the co-producers (Jon Romano and Jennifer Scudder Trent) the costume designer (Amy Andrews Harrell), the editor (Fredéric Thoraval), Production Designer (Patti Podesta), director of photography (Brett Jutkiewicz), the executive producers (Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner, and Joe Hill), the producers (Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill), who originally wrote the story (Joe Hill),  the screenwriters (Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill), the director's name is stated...

WATCH THE TITLE:   When researching on Google for title designs, I found this website that provides me with a multitude of options. Launched in 2006, Watch the Title offers a straightforward, uncomplicated way to find the titles you seek. They provide categories separated into, Feature Films, TV Shows, Event Titles, Student Projects, Video Games, and French Fridays, which make this easy to navigate. They hold over 200 title sequences and behind-the-scenes content, providing many options. I am researching ways to make our title sequence, as I don't have a clear image of what I want to do. By using this website, I will be able to see a variety of different styles from both films and tv shows to see what fits my idea for the movie. What I love about this website is the fact it has a list of designers who made the title sequences. This gives credit to those who put in the work to design it, and if I enjoy their style I can view their other works. Furthermore, they do something similar ...

            Smile, released in 2022,  was directed by Parker Finn. The premise of the story follows a psychiatrist working in a hospital when she gets a frantic patient. This patient discusses how she was seeing people, including dead people, eerily smiling telling her she was going to die. The woman then brutally kills herself in front of the psychiatrist. The psychiatrist begins seeing people creepily smiling in front of her as well. The rest of the movie follows the psychiatrist's journey in attempting to stop whatever she is seeing and save her life.           What elements (Conventions) of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?        The movie utilized a multitude of thriller conventions. It included many close-up and extreme close-up shots of characters' faces in order to capture their reactions. Furthermore, it also utilized a variety of high-angle an...

Hello! In 2022, the Menu was directed by Mark Mylod and we have chosen to study for our own film. A satire-thrilled, the premise of the story is a young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. The chef, fed up with the affluent lifestyles of the wealthy intends to kill both the staff and patrons as part of something that can only be described as a culinary cult. Inspired by a true story, the Menu was nominated for multiple Golden Globes in 2023.  What elements (Conventions) of the genre that you chose to base your final task on do this movie have? The cinematographer gradually increases suspense throughout the film by using birds-eye shots of the meals, including shots of the actual restaurant floor in addition to the food. Also, the director employs overlapping diegetic sound to insert the viewer into the situation and heighten the tension. The editing sharpens and accelerates as t...

  Hello!          The Invisible Man was directed by Leigh Whanell in 2022. The premise of the story is a woman by the name of Cecilia flees from her abusive, billionaire boyfriend. Not long after, he is declared to have committed suicide, but as she is being haunted by an invisible source, she comes to believe that he might not be as dead as he seemed. Based on a novel by H.G Wells, it is considered one of the best thriller movies of the year, winning many awards at the Australian Academy Awards.  What elements (Conventions) of the genre that you chose to base your final task on do this movie have?         This film masterfully manipulated conventional thriller elements into an innovative style of thriller that left the audience reeling. It included various long tracking shots and slow panning close-ups to increase the audience’s emotional response. When combined with the dim lighting that is typical of the genre...

 Hello! After researching all three genres, Wedecided to go with the thriller genre as it fits our concept for the movie the best.     With genre 1, action, it would be too difficult to include into our concept in the short few minutes we have. One of the biggest issues we had with the action genre was that many of the movies follow the conventions almost perfectly, and we would like some creative freedom. Furthermore, a common sound convention is that studios will hire artists to create custom soundtracks for them. We simply don't have the means for that, finding the "right" soundtrack while keeping to the conventions will prove difficult. Moreover, action movies just don't hold the same type of feeling we are trying to invoke. We want the audience to be on the edge of their seat, not knowing what will come next, rather than combat scenes.       Genre 2, horror, we decided against as the qualifications for a movie to be a horror movie proved very diff...