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  Planning the title sequence for my film's introduction has been a crucial element for the final project. My partners and I are considering using a messy and scary font to present the titles of the film. They'll blend in with the preceding title and fade away with the last. According to the shot of the scene, each title will float in the bottom-middle of the screen. This film's working title is Victim Nine, although it's subject to change. The title will be written in a font titled, "Matura MT Script Capitals" that is considerably more bold and sharp than the remainder of the text, similar to this.   In addition, the primary title will be displayed in a much larger font than the other titles. This title will appear for around 4-6 seconds Before the title of the film gets presented, all titles before that will appear on the bottom-middle of the screen, using the "Segoe Script" font from roughly 2-5 seconds. Since my film is being scripted and shot in

The film will have several different locations. Some of those include In my Group mates House. The house also includes the locations A bedroom and the TV room. The rest of the locations include Birch state park, A playground/ park, and A road. The participants for the film include Connor Murray, Addison Walker, Mya Hauser, and Katie Weiss. The next thing we had to decide was a good efficient schedule. We came up with the following schedule. We will film the whole short movie in one day. We will start the film by filming at my group mate Katie’s house. The next scene will transition to the park. When it approaches dim outside. We will Then drive to Birch state park. In case it rains we will plan to do it on a Saturday so we can film the next day when it’s dim outside and not raining. In case Bitch state Park is closed we will plan another date that we know for sure the park will be open. When filming we will make sure to use props and not actual weapons in case we use them. If We decide

  Script Planning Title: Victim Nine Ashley: Addison Walker  Megan: Katie Weiss  Noah: Connor Murray  Newscaster: Mya Hauser  Mom: Amy Weiss  Scene 1 Digetic sound of texting (Ashley texting Noah). Ashley is seated on the couch in front of the TV.  Zoom in to the TV, full screen.  Newscaster: “8 teenage girls have been the victims of a killer here in Springfield Ohio. The killer allegedly lures their victims in using pictures of teenage boys on the popular social media platform known as Snapchat. Who is this killer?“ Mom: “Hey, you should pay attention to this! There are some creepy people out there.”  Ashley: “That’s so stupid, nothing like that ever really happens.”  Pan back to Ashley’s phone and zoom into the screen of her opening photos of “Noah”. Ashley opens a new application on her phone and texts her friend Megan.  Scene 2: It cuts to Ashley and her friend Megan, shown sitting on the swings together at the park. Ashley: “Hey do you think he's cute?” Megan: “Yeah I mea

Planning the title sequence for my film's introduction has been a crucial element for the final project. My partners and I are considering using a messy and scary font to present the titles of the film. They'll blend in with the preceding title and fade away with the last. According to the shot of the scene, each title will float in the bottom-middle of the screen. This film's working title is Victim Nine, although it's subject to change.   The title will be written in a font titled, "Matura MT Script Capitals" that is considerably more bold and sharp than the remainder of the text, similar to this. In addition, the primary title will be displayed in a much larger font than the other titles. This title will appear for around 4-6 seconds. Before the title of the film gets presented, all titles before that will appear on the bottom-middle of the screen, using the "Segoe Script" font from roughly 2-5 seconds. Since my film is being scrip

  During my research, my group and I concentrated on a website titled, “Art of the Title.” We chose to examine and research this website because it would assist us with the final project and expand understanding of the opening sequences. This site explains what a movie’s opening scenes are using a detailed description and illustrations. I was able to view opening sequences from a variety of cinema genres and films, including the horror genre. My group noticed as well that the horror films opening scenes used dark lighting, ambient sounds, and scary props. This aspect is very important for the horror genre, so this was a crucial piece of information. This allowed me and my group to observe how numerous opening scenes were envisioned by different directors. One director, for example, took the film’s title literally, while another concentrated on editing. Since the group’s forthcoming project will contain an opening scene, it was very necessary to examine the various and unique sequences

   How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones?  There are three titles displayed during the opening sequences of the film. It shows the two companies working on the film. “Netflix Presents”, “A Hybrid Production”. Then it shows the title of the movie, “Secret Obsession”. What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel) The opening sequence of the film shows rain pouring down from the view of a car window. The font used is a fancy font that gives off a very eerie, creepy, uncomfortable feeling. At the end of the opening sequence the movie title “Secret Obsession” is shown first in white, then it fades to red.  How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell what genre the film is)  Genre reinforcement is very effective as you can definitely tell what genre it is. The opening sequence includes rain pouring hard, the fancy white text, and the use of omnious background music. At the en

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? A total of 9 titles are displayed during the opening sequence: “Halloween” (the title of the movie) “Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie” “Judy Greer as Karen” “Virginia Gardner as Vicky” “Dylan Arnold as Cameron” and “Rhian Rees as Dana” “Music by John Carpenter; Cody Carpenter; Daniel Davies” “Director of Photography Micheal Simmonds” “Executive Producers John Carpenter; Jamie Lee Curtis” “Based on Characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill”  2. What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel)  The opening sequences shows sequences of a pumpkin rotting in reverse or coming “back to life” and becoming fresh again. These scenes directly relate to the title of the movie “Halloween” They carry a scary connotation and have back lighting of red to make the opening appear more frightening. 3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell 

1.      How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There were two opening titles in Child's play, The first title was Orion. This is a motion pictures company and the second title was BRON, which is a British Columbian motion pictures studio 2.      What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel) They set a dramatic feeling through dark colors and loud sounds that slowly fades into silence.  3.      How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell what genre the film is) The author uses suspense and a starts the film with a commercial that’s foreshadowing the main antagonist in a way that sets a creepy mood.  4.      What conventions are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? It uses suspense and a commercial to introduce the main antagonist. This produces a spooky mood and overall sets the theme for the film  

  1.  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  Which ones? In the first title opening scene that display the text “day 1” witch indicates the time for the audience. the second Title is The movie title, it uses a dark background and Big bold Red letters to display the name of the movie. 2.  What connotations do the images carry?  ( how  do you they make you feel) The first image shows the audience the time, the second title set a spooky mood by introducing a title in big bold red letters. This sets the theme of creepy and helps the story unfold. 3.  How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?  (Can you tell what genre the film is) yes, the lighting and the scene of the opening were dramatic. As they were chased in a bus driving backwards. This created a already tense mood in the first opening scenes in the film  4.  What  conventions  are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? They tried to create suspens

  This film consistently uses establishing shots and close-up shots to create high-definition visuals for the audience watching this film, to understand the setting of scenes. In the opening scene of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, a Three-story house is shown using an establishing shot. Throughout that scene, close-up shots are used to include the details inside of the house, including broken glass and furniture, claw marks, and destruction. These types of shots are very necessary for horror films because it creates a chilling effect on the audience as they are receiving information about the setting. This film uses tracking shots multiple times throughout this film as well, as the characters are seen throughout a take. Usually tracking shots are utilized with a medium close-up, however, during this movie they were commonly shot with close-up shots. Horror films pair tracking shots with close-up shots to create intensity between the character and the audience. This film also i

  Various camera angles, sounds, editing forms, and mis-en-scene were used in this film. For starters, numerous scenes were shot at a medium close-up viewpoint with dark lighting as the mis-en-scene. Dim lighting in the forest setting and  Ambient lighting are two examples of different types of illumination. To achieve a chilling effect, many props were added, including a blindfold and a rowboat down a strong river. The majority of the film was shot with diegetic sound, however there were several instances where there was no sound to create an eerie and mysterious atmosphere within the movie.  Different types of lighting, such as under lighting, were heavily used to generate an ominous impact on viewers. The actors in this film are dressed in costumes that are meant to look worn out and dirty to the audience. The majority of the aspects stated had a positive impact on the movie since they added tension and suspense, which is what this genre is all about. Low angle and eye level angles

 This film utilized various camera angles, sounds, editing forms, and mis-en-scene. First, many scenes were filmed at a close-up angle and used the mis-en-scene of low-lighting. Various types of lighting such as ambient lighting and natural moon lighting. This film was also filmed using handheld shots. Many props, such as an old train were used to create an Omnis effect. Ambient sound was utilized throughout the majority of the film, however, in some scenes, there was an absence of sound to created an eerie and mysterious effect. Different types of lighting were heavily utilized, such as, under lighting to create a chilling effect on the audience. Actors in this film are seen wearing costumes, which were designed to come off as normal civilian clothing to the audience. I liked many elements of this film and believe the majority of these elements had a positive effect on the film. The utilization of various camera angles, sounds, editing forms, and mis-en-scene make this film the genre