Genre we chose

The Genre we decided to go with was a thriller. We came to this decision because it had the most potential to leave the audience wanting more. That’s exactly what the prologue of a movie should do. We want to instill a feeling of stress and intensity within the audience to immerse them in the world we are creating. This needs to be done to establish a connection between the audience and the main characters. We hope to accomplish the goals we are setting out to do with this project. We hope that we come out of this with a piece of work we are proud of.

Action and Drama Genre

Genre: Action

Common Camera angles:

Aerial Shot-An exterior shot filmed from above, this is often used to establish a location.

Establishing Shot-A shot normally at the beginning of a scene establishing were the setting is.

POV shot-A shot that show exactly what the main character sees.

Crane Shot-A shot where the camera is placed on a crane.

Common mis en scene: low key lighting for dramatic effect, Props for fighting and durable for fast paced action scenes, costumes with flexible material for action.

Common editing: Cut away, fade in, fade out, cross cut, shot reverse shot.

Elements of genre: This major genre type includes films that have tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, possibly extended chase scenes, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, and destructive disasters

Examples of genre: Avengers, Fast and Furious, MIssion impossible. 

Genre: Drama

Common camera angles: 

Long Shot-A full body shot.

Medium Shot-A body shot from the waist up.

Two/Three shot-A medium shot that depicts two or three people in the frame.

Over-The-Shoulder Shot-A shot where the camera is positioned behind a characters shoulder, usually during a conversation.

Common mis en scene: Gray, dreary backgrounds and lighting in The Shawshank Redemption show the unhappy and boring life in prison

The clothing in Titanic shows the class system aboard the ship and the costumes make it easy to see who is rich and respected and who is not.

Common editing: Jump cut, cut away, cross cut, montage, match cuts, cross dissolve, fade in, fade out, invisible cut.

Elements of genre: Internal conflicts worry the main character and show the viewer their mental state that might not be shown to others in the film

External conflicts between the main character and other characters or things are in almost every drama film

Heavy emotions to make the viewer feel for the characters

Tension and anxiety created by intense situations

Examples of genre: The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, 1917.

Genre project

This was our genre project that we did in the beginning of the year. My group was given the musical topic. We didn't have any difficulty finding information on the musical aspect of movies. This was because most of the movies we watched on TV as children were musicals. Musicals are a very common choice for movie. This is due to the fact that the story/plot isn't to complicated. The song lyrics are the most difficult part.

Start of Final Task

My group consists of two people, Andrew and myself. I am sixteen and I attend Fort lauderdale high. I took AICE Media Studies to improve my movie/TV Show knowledge. I have always been fascinated by movies, my favorite at the moment is the genre of psychological thrillers. but specifically The Lighthouse. As well as the cinematography, it's extremely nice to look at.

In media class this year i have learned a lot of information that I believe will be useful for my future. I have learned a lot about camera angles and shots.That has changed the ways I watch movies. When I am watching movies I have started to notice the different type of shots used. For example when I was watching the new movie joker which just came out and there was a scene were he was dancing on the stairs and had fantastic cinematography. There was a mix of low shots and tracking shots as he danced down the stairs. during his dance they also used over the shoulder shots to show the reactions of passing traffic.  another type of shot used were close up shots specifically on his feet to show the choreographing of his dance.

A pitch is the idea of what could be used next. Examples of possible production projects.

we have three pitch ideas: The first one is the idea of a horror movie. The plot was that there would be a virus that comes out of people phones based on all the information kept by the internet. And once you disobey the "terms and service" conditioning that was agreed to when signing up with the phone, a person would appear and start spreading any and all personal information about you on your social media platforms and start posting in your place "ruining your life." The second idea is an action movie. it would be about a motorcycle camp where young adults learned everything about motorcycles. how to build them ride them their history and some secrets that would get them in trouble if anyone found out. And for our third idea we are doing a apocalypse type movie were the protagonist has to survive in a house as other people and being try to break in only at night. 

Decision Of Pitches

We decided to narrow our ideas down to the idea of a horror movie. Eliminating the motorcycle pitch.  The plot was that there would be a virus that comes out of people phones based on all the information kept by the internet. And once you disobey the "terms and service" conditioning that was agreed to when signing up with the phone, a person would appear and start spreading any and all personal information about you on your social media platforms and start posting in your place "ruining your life." The second pitch we decided to keep was the idea where we are doing a apocalypse type movie were the protagonist has to survive in a house as other people being try to break in.

We believe the first pitch is a good idea because it's an original plot that can be simple, yet effective. It would provide commentary on the idea of giving big corporations our private information, and how easy it could be for all of it to be released. It's a relevant topic of discussion, especially after the Facebook leaks. The video wouldn't be the typical horror movie, it would be more along the lines of a psychological horror/ thriller. it would be set through the eyes of a young adult/ teenager. 

The second idea is also a good pitch. While it's not completely original, we have some good concepts that can prove effective when viewing it. The video would dive into the effects of isolation on the mind. It would also explore the possibilities of what would happen to modern society if it was broken down. There is also some neat aesthetic ideas we've thought of. Most of those ideas were in terms of music and cinematography. along with the emotion given of of the story and plot.

We eventually came to choose the second idea. Its an interesting concept that takes an in depth look at modern society and what would happen if it was destroyed out of nowhere. We had a lot of better ideas and alternative stories we could tell. The first idea is more established than the second which, depending on how you look at it, can restrict anymore creative input than there already is. while on the other hand the second idea is perfect for the location we both live in and is a commonly liked genre between the two of us. this gives a lot of space for our own creative ideas. is.

Editing for the music video

After the filming process, we began editing. We used The iMovie app because my pc wasn’t in shape to work. It’s a very easy application to use because anybody with an iPhone can use it. Luckily everyone in our group had iPhones. So we were able to edit off our phones. This made the entire process less stressful because nothing extra was needed. And the fact that we used our phones to film made even easier. In iMovie you can trim the videos and put them in order. You can also add any filters necessary for color correction. It also comes with preset transitions for the video to create better pacing. Overall, using iMovie has been really effective. It’s very practical for our group members who are not experienced in editing.

Before placing our clips into iMovie, we needed to see which clips were usable and which needed to be trimmed. During this phase of editing, we discovered some issues, mostly with videos needing to be trimmed, but some clips needed to be re-done. Some of our group members started to panic a little, but we managed to get our heads together. We realized that we had enough time to go back to the beach and re-film the clips that needed to be better. after trimming the videos that could be used we were surprised with the results so far. This happened before we even put the audio from the music into the video. Macy and Adriana took a step outside to record a song using the voice memos app and then paste it into the music video. They recorded it by playing the music off of Macy’s phone and recording the audio with Adriana‘s phone. They were successful in their attempt. We put the music in and really felt it coming together.

When we are going through the clips that we had we noticed that there were a few videos that needed to be redone. This means that at least one of our group members would have to go back and record more footage to meet the time requirements. This may have caused some stress among our group but we managed to pull it together. We had faith in each other that we would get that music video done we have trust in one another. The actors will have to be wearing the same clothes as they were on the day of filming. They would need to be plenty of continuity re-filming the needed clips

Music video filming at the beach

The location for out music video was very flexible. We used the idea to do a sunrise/ sunset type of vibe. We also had a backup plan if that didn’t work out for some reason that a rainy day would work too. The song we chose can be interpreted in many different ways therefore we worked it any way. We used the beach For our location. We didn’t have any issues with health and safety.We Were able to make sure that the beach was safe for use. We Made sure we were not in the way of any beach goers and got their permission if we needed them in the video.

Our biggest props was the car and some lifeguard stands. Of course we are not sure if these will make it in the video during the editing process but we'll see. We would also used some beach towels, sunglasses. Costumes for our music video were some "typical Floridian" beach wear. Some shorts and a tank top or a bathing suit as we were going for a "beach vibe". Anything that is considered beach or beach like clothing.

The camera angles we will be using for the music video are going to be: wide shot,  pan, tilt, trunk shot, high angle shot, close ups and two people shots. for our male protagonist, we will be using our friend Sam. were giving g him a beach boy look. we will be using no beauty make up. Sunblock was used as our version of make up. we had a few props. we used towels, cars, the pier. we are mainly relying on the setting to tell our story. Our setting was at the Lauderdale by the sea beach. we were under the fishing pier for a large portion of the music video.