AICE Media Studies

Production Blog: Music Selection

 Planning: Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule

Title Design "13th Street"

Characters:  Attacker (Julian Pacheco) Victim (Rene Reyes) Phone (Extra)

 What titles are displayed during the opening sequence? In the intro sequence of silent hill it displays the names of the actors alongside the characters that they play in the movie. Towards the end of the intro sequence it displays the name of the movie rather small on the screen in an eerie font. At the end, it credits the directors and producers of the film.  - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The main images that are prioritized are the characters displayed throughout the intro sequence. The characters are first shown and then something covers their face like a tree branch for example. Then, it transitions to another character. There is more though, the intro sequence for silent hill is filled with creepy images and the entire thing is in black and white to create an initial thrill in the audience prior to the beginning of the movie. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?  In the intro alone, silent hill manages...

 Hello my name is Anthony Villegas today is 01/2024. Today I will be working on the next step of my opening scene. The next task I have to complete is my title research where I will be watching different opening scenes from different movies in order to find inspiration for my opening sequence. Today I watched "XXX: State Of The Union" and few different things catch my attention. The opening scene starts with a close up of Ice Cube as he is walking on a jail hallway while being escorted by two guards in military gear. After the ice cube shot it transitions into animations with multiple titles as well as images that relate to the movie which give us a better idea of what the movie is about. The titles that were included on the opening scene was the name of the movie "XXX: State Of The Union" as well as characters name's: Ice cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, among other different actors and Actriz. On the opening scene we also g...

       Hey welcome back to my blog! Today is 01/24 and it is time to follow up with our project on the making of a opening sequence for a movie. In this step of our project we had to do research on similar films with similar genre to see what methods and devices they choosed to use in order to obtain a response from their viewers. In order for me to be able to properly due the research about the movies I decided to use a trustworthy website to avoid any type of virus and that was capable of being easy to handle as well as efficent as possible. The website that I decided to use to do the research of the many films I had to see is watchthetitles.com. Because it can research different studios and designers and offers a wide range of film options, I found this website to be the most efficient. Using the website to view brief title sequences of some of the most well-known movies, including The Dark Knight Rises, was also incredibly easy. Additionally, the website cla...

For the past week the group has been researching various thriller movies, the movie we're researching at the moment is the Boogeyman.   The boogeyman was a very traditional and recent thriller movie using various conventions to thoroughly spook audiences and keep them drawn in. The boogey man utilizes loads of close-up shots on the actors faces to emphasize their acting and draws out fear and suspense in the audience. The boogeyman also uses phenomenal music which had me hiding under the covers. The music was sharp and intense, but also immensely ominous. Lastly the boogeyman used various costumes and props to immerse the audience.   The conventions of this movie that I enjoyed was the intricate use of music, settings and camera angles. The music in this movie captivated the essence of horror and left me terrified while I was watching and made the movie tremendously interesting to watch. The use of various settings in the film also made the film intriguing and prevented it...

     For the past week the group has been researching various thriller movies, the movie we're researching at the moment is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.        The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM) is a long term favorite amongst scare enthusiasts and has touched the hearts of millions of fans. However, the most recent installment of the series is poorly rated by many due to its poor storyline. The TCM is a scary film and has some notable scenes that draw out fear in the audience but lack of interesting storyline makes it bland and unentertaining. The TCM uses tracking shots, close-ups and inserts. The TCM also uses very detailed props and costumes to immerse audiences such as chainsaws and leather masks.        The TCM fantastically uses jump scares and music to intensify the film and it truly terrifies the audience. The use of loud sounds leaves the audience cowering in fear and leaves them on the edge of their seats. The TCM al...