The Important of Marketing Media

The Important of Marketing Media

Marketing films are one of the most important stages in releasing a film. If a producer does not put their film out there and make it known to the public’s eyes, many people will not be aware it is there. But marketing is not only about letting friends and family know that the movie is out. It is also about the connections, how producers allow people to access it, and how they market the film.

The first example that can be used is black panther. It was released on February 16,2018. It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures Motions. That company is already very big and has many connections as well as people who support and view their products. So, they already had many connections that made marketing Black Panther a much-anticipated film for many people. Their actors participated in events and made deals to further promote their movie. Everyone they promoted it to could go to their family and friends and promote it more. They created websites and made merchandise and to choose from to excite their audience and get more people to be interested in the film. They also made money off of many of the ways they promoted themselves.

Furious & can be used as another example. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. This is another big studio. As well as the previous example, this production studio has many connections. Furious 7 was produced by Neal H. Mortiz, Vin Diesel, and Michael Fottrell.  As well as being producers, these three men all have their own platforms which they used to promote their movie to all of their friends, family, and followers. The producers also distributed it to many different platforms to ensure that they were allowing all different types of people to see the film. They held special events to launch their movie and get people excited for it. These events were things like having a new ride at universal studios and marathons. All of these things further contributed to their movie reaching a large audience.

            Another example is Beauty and the Beast. It was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures which is another very big production studio. Along with Walt Disney, it was produced by Mandeville Films. They marketed this film using different brands and shows like Kohl’s, Twinning, The Bachelor, Morgan Taylor, and Silverware. This allowed their film to be release and anticipated by a wide selection of audience members. They also had plenty of merchandise and paired up with store to release items that had to do with the movie.

Marketing is very important. It helps producers get their film known as well as get those audience members extremely excited for their movie. All of the examples that were given, demonstrated the same idea. Each production company made sure that they were getting their movie out there and showing it every chance they had. From universal Events to selling merchandise in department or Disney stores, the producers make sure to promote their films to as many people as possible. I usually discover movies through social media and commercials. Especially when someone I follow posts about a movie. I also notice movies when I am out at an event and it is being promoted. The promotions usually interest me. It also helps make money off their films so that the actors, producers, and people who helped with the film, get other deals and maybe in time release other movies.

Sources

CCR Powerpoint

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eheJ6GFnZuUY2wozFjs4_VBB0ptp-tUV/view?usp=sharing

I had to use a shareable link because the video was not loading on the blogger. I was able to show my teacher what is going on or any of the people in my group so that I could receive help because we are on lockdown. The only way I could my video on blogger was a shareable link. This was the hardest project. I had to film and edit by myself. Filming and editing were both equally hard. When I was filming, it was hard to talk for so long. But it was hard to edit and cut the videos exactly how I wanted too. I added a lot of transitions and backgrounds to make the film look good. I also was not sure how to insert videos into another video. I learned a lot while editing this. But, I was happy to learn so much. Even though this was hard, I still enjoyed this project.

Final project powerpoint

This was my favorite Project. I really enjoyed this one. My favorite part was filming. I learned a lot about filming during this project. I learned how important angles are. They make or break many scenes. They could either make takes interesting or not so interesting. I did most of the filming for this project. I liked how creative we were for this. I also really liked the theme for our project.

Music Video powerpoint

Shooting this music video was a lot of fun. I was not one of the actors in this film. I helped film. I learned a lot about filming and editing. I learned how to put an audio on a movie. I was able to apply this in other projects. This project was okay. It was not my favorite but, it was still fun. I liked that we had to go off school campus for this one. It made us be able to be more creative.

Commercial Powerpoint

This was our first project. It was a lot of fun. This project was very hard because it was our first one. Editing was the hardest for this project. My favorite part of this project was the planning. It allowed us to be creative, which was fun. I did not enjoy filming though. It was very hot outside and we had to keep re shooting certain takes. Overall, I enjoyed this project. I also learned a lot.

Editing

My team and I have been working on our video. We finishes the content. We now just have to work on the finishing touches. Just making sure we have the rights fonts and sizes. We also have to now add the music. Adding music is personally very hard for me. It is kind of complicated. But, we did finish filming. We also finished adding clips in. The movie looks much better.

We were not able to re film any of the takes we needed to since the coronavirus started. Many of the places closed down or had limited hours. Other places were very big on social distancing. So, it was hard to come together. But, we were able to edit the film enough to where it looks good. We had to crop and edit certain takes. We also had to edit certain things out. Certain things were harder to edit out. Some things were simple to edit out. It would have been easier to retake the takes that we needed.

  

Editing

My team and I have been editing. It has been hard to edit the film. We can only talk over the phone to edit. We also could not get all of our filming done. That also has made it harder to edit. But we are working with what we have. We have been adding music. We also have been trying to make it flow. Some of the previous scenes were choppy. But we are working on the transitions. We are trying to make the movie look as real as possible.

We have also been trying to cut certain parts of the film. Some parts of the film that we could not re do are harder. It is harder to cut and edit those. We also have been working on the titles and names. We are making the fonts match. We are also making sure the sizes of the fonts. We're working on transitions. The film is getting better. As we make certain changes it improves. We are going to continue working.

   

Re shooting

We currently have not been able to film. We were able to re do a few scenes. But school got canceled because of the coronavirus. So it has been kind of hard to film. A lot of things have closed. Other things have closed early. They also stopped letting people inside. So, we could not go into the library to re shoot takes. We were able to do a few. But, many things are closing for at least a month.

 So, we have to work with the film that we have. Some of those films could have been re done. But, we cannot get into those places. We also cannot be in big groups of people in other places. So, the coronavirus has made filming way harder. So we are just going to edit. We will edit some stuff out. As well as cut videos and other stuff. We will try to make it look the best we can. But as far as re-shooting, we had to stop for now.

 

Re filming

My group and I watched all of our takes. We have watched both the previous takes and the older takes. After watching them we decided that some re filming was needed. We tried to best pin point exactly which takes needed to be re done. But as we film and fix some of the scenes, we find new issues. When we try to edit in the new takes something about the take does not allow the film to look right. Some time is does not fit the angle that the previous take was taking from. And sometimes, it does not match the angle for the take after. So, we have to re film. We also have to make sure that we are using the correct angles.
We have been able to re film a few takes. But, they still do not look right. So although we have been filming, the takes still cannot be used. We also only have a limited time when filming. Everyone has different schedules. So, this makes filming harder. It only allows us to have certain days and times to film. So we can only get a certain amount of work done. This makes filming harder because we have less time to work with. But we are continuing to film and try different things to improve the film.

Editing Blog

So, recently we have be working on editing out film. We re-filmed before we continued to edit. We also looked at all the old film. We tried to correct the things that were wrong the last time we filmed. We had lighting issues and people getting in the way.  After looking back at the films we found different problems. People that were acting for us got in the way. In some shots, the person filming got people who were not supposed to be in the film in it. So we have to fix those takes. Or we have to cut the videos.
We are also trying to look at the smaller errors that we made. We have to fix the font of the title. We used a different font to for the title in the video verses what we planned to do. We also do not like some of the other things and the way that it is edited. For example, some of the ways the takes were put together. It does not flow the way we want. It looks a little bit choppy. But we plan to keep editing. We are going to try to edit out the flaws. But, if we can't we may have to re film.

Peer Editing Blog

   

I really like the transitions. I also like the film in itself. It has good individual takes. The film wasn't choppy which I also liked. But, they could've been smoother. Some of the takes looked like they didn't belong together. But, the film still was not choppy. I also like how clear it was. The camera person was not shaking the camera at all. The video was very easy to see exactly what was going on.

The plot was kind of confusing to me. The individual takes made sense when they were separate. But, when they were put together it got a little confusing. If I could make one suggestion it would be about how the takes come together. I think they should try to make it come together better. A lot of the scenes started in one place and the next scene started in another location. This kind of made it confusing to me about what the main idea was. There was also a lot of different scenarios. The girl killed her family but, her parents were missing and someone was trying to get into her house. I was not sure how that came together.

Filming blog; started

We started filming. We had to re do many of the takes we originally took. The last time we tried to film it was raining. So, many of the previous films could not be used. There was too much sound in many of the films. And the rain the was too loud in some of the other films. When we were in the garage the cars shook the camera and was too loud. So, we looked at those films this time we filmed. We did this to find mistakes in our filming.  It also helped us improve our filming.
This time filming was a bit easier. We were able to find more spots that were not as loud. We also found a parking lot that was not as busy. This allowed there to be less sound. The library also was not as busy. So, our takes from the library as came out better. Not as many people interrupted or interfered with the camera. Filming this time was a lot more enjoyable. We were able to have fun and get a lot of work done. Its good to film when it's raining but, sometimes it gets too loud.

Filming blog : we haven't started

We recently started filming. We are working outside of class. Over the weekend, we began to film. But the weather was bad. We tried to film in the garage. It started raining really bad at first. So, we waited for the rain to stop. But, every time we began to film the rain would start. The parking garage we found was also very busy. It was also too nosy to film.
When we went into the library, we also had difficulty filming when we were in the library. There was a lot of people there when we were there. Many of the times we tried filming, we were interrupted by someone. Either someone walked past the camera or someone got too close. Other times people were talking. Even though it is is supposed to be quiet in the library, many of the small sounds got picked up. When we looked back at the films, we could hear many of the nosies. So, many of the films we took can't be used. We are going to try to find a different garage and library. We also are going to find a day when the weather is better.

Filming blog

We're in our filming stage. But, we have not started. We are trying to put more ideas together. We are waiting until we have everything planned out. So far we have put a plan together that seems like it works. But, as a group, we were not fully ready to film yet. We have to pick the best day for us individually that will allow us to all be available. But, we all have different schedules and activities. So, that makes it harder. We are now picking a day.
When we start filming, we're going to need multiple filming days. We have a few locations we have to go to. We need to first go to the library. We're going to the library to film the first scene in the movie. Then we have to find a parking garage. The parking garage has to have good lighting. It also has to be less busy. We're looking for a less busy garage so that filming is easier. If there is too many cars it will be harder. It also will be louder.

Storyboarding for final project

The elements of a horror film starts from slides 1-5. These scenes were filled with close up shots of every individual involved. Many of the starting scenes are in the library then it moves to the car. As the scenes go by, the intensity grows. The ending of scene 1-5 got even more thrilling. In slides 6-10 it talked about how we are going to go about playing the roles for those scenes. My scenes mainly included medium shots. Majority of the time the scenes are in the car. The scenes get intense as the story goes on. It has an ending that’s going to have you wonder what happens next? 

Title design for final Projects

This powerpoint is about the title design of our final project. The font is very important. It can create a tone. The title could draw people into the movie. For our title font, we are using Blombat. It is a very creepy horror film font. It looks like blood on a wall that has been painted. We are using "Times New Roman" for our names so, that is is bold. But times new roman also will not distract the audience from the film. The powerpoint goes more into depth about our font.

Location, Health, Safety, Schedule, and Participants for final project

This powerpoint has the details about Location, health and safety, participants and the schedule. The filming location is in a few places. We're using a library, parking lot, and trunk. We think those locations will help add the the scary tone of our film. We also have a plan for health and safety. We will be cautious when driving. We also plan to bring a first aid kit. Our main participants are Naiya, Na'mya, and Ambrielle. The schedule is done on a week by week format. The powerpoint further goes into depth about each topic.

Planning for final project part 2

Through out the power point I wrote out the whole script. I wrote the script starting form scene 1 to scene 10. I included the sounds that will be heard through out the film. For the sounds I included diegetic and no diegetic. Most of the sounds included an instrumental, music from the radio, and movement sounds from the actors. It only took me 4 slides to write out the whole script due to the fact it's not much being said. Through out the script it's manly people in shock and trying to find somewhere to hide the body not too much talking. I wrote who will be saying who by naming them Person 1, Person 2, and Person 3, and victim. The names made it less confusing and easier to understand the script for the actors. In total 4 people will be acting through out the film.

Planning the Scenes part 1

The google slide attached depicts the scenes to our opening sequence. The ten slides include every camera change that will occur. The action of each character is explained throughly. The details, small and large are also included. Details such as camera angles and movements are included. Through statements being mad are not included, the different types of sound in a movie are added into the presentation as well. This is because we want to understand our film n all aspects. The different components of Mis-En-scene are added because it illustrates what we want each scene to be like. We used our vision to further this google slide presentation. The inclusion of these elements are needed because we can look back to understand our thought process when creating our storyboard

Title Research: "Get Out"

The movie “Get Out” was title researched on www.artofthetitle.com because it has the same genre as my group and I’s genre, Horror. This movie contains seventeen titles with multiple people in each category. These titles included presenters, production, in association, the film type, the actual title, actors, castings, music, music supervision, costume designer, edited by, production designer, director of photography, co-producers, executive producers, producers, written and directed by. The first couple seconds of this opening is showing a white car on the street driving away. Instantly it switches to a tracking shot of a car driving past the woods really fast. Following that scene, the main characters appeared fulfilling their daily tasks. There were pictures shown that one of the characters took displayed in his house however it's believed to be there for aesthetic purposes. It is believed that the opening should have a connection to what the actual movie is about but there is none. The opening just included a change of scenes from a dark road, to the wood, then one of the characters house. Before the movie starts, we know its a horror film but the fact that the intro isn't scary confuses the viewers. There is nothing about fear or terror seen so if anything the viewers should be open into seeing what will happen when the movie actually starts. Around the time this movie was released, the director was getting a buzz which is why the movie did so well its opening week, not because of the opening. Viewers knew it was a horror film, they just wanted to know what direction it would go in which is what drew so many people in. The film started at a high angle with a white car driving off, there was then an eye level tracking shot just showing the woods in the background with the actors name. The shots with the characters appearing varied due to what they were doing, there were a few medium shots, medium close up, point of view and over the shoulder shots. The transitions were very quick and there was no fade into any new background or image. The editing techniques were pretty basic as well, there was no irregular or unusual technique used.

Title Research: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

A horror film titled “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” was researched on www.artofthetitle.com to resonate with my movie genre. In the opening, there are nineteen titles. These included the title, director, screenplay, screen story, based on series by, producer, executive producer, director of photography, production designer, editor, costume designer, music, music supervision, actors, casting , presenters, associations, and the production of the film. In the opening sequence, the background is overpowered with black and dark red images. It's clear that images are outlines from trees, roots and other earthly yet scary things you will see in the woods. The connotation in these images invokes a scary and grimy idea of what the movie will possibly be about. Horror movies typically have mystery and suspense in their openings to catch the audience's attention. The opening of this movie creates suspense which is a technique that is carried out in every horror film. Its puzzling in the opening because of how much information is not given about what is going to occur in the movie. For audiences that are intrigued by horror films, the images and colors used brought in mystery which is something that is predicted to make any horror film lover intrigued. The transitions used were very common with a change of titles. The editing skills used were impeccable due to the different images of trees and roots displayed in the opening sequence and how well everything wrapped into each other.

Title research: the conjuring

Throughout the opening sequence of the film i counted 22 titles in total.

The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are pictures of families with different kids ranging from different ages and a picture of the nun

The connotation that the image carries is that there is going to be some paranormal activity going on inside the families houses and something horrible is going to happen

The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset by being a horror movie. The movie is basically a paranormal movie and how horrifying events happen in the house with the family. The suspenseful music that is used in other horror movies is also there.

The film establishes enigma from the outset by to show you what families are going to be in the movie and to keep you sitting in your chair to wonder what’s going to happen next because why are there multiple families in a horror movie it gets you wondering. It gets you jumping to the conclusion of thinking these families are bout to go through terrible scenarios

The strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience is by the suspense. The suspenseful music and the images provided keep you wondering and sitting in your chair waiting for the next scene. 

Technology has been effectively used through the film by Fade in, three shot, two shot, eye level, fade out, and establishing shot

Title Research: Title research: venom

In the opening sequence of venom there were 22 titles displayed in the film.

The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are parts of the city and the venom monster itself.

The images carry a very important role because the whole movie is about the venom monster and most of the action takes place in the city.

The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset by the whole scary monster being in the film killing people and making people become horrified creeping out the audience.

The film establishes enigma from the outset by putting the monster and the voice over in the beginning and it helps me jump to the conclusion that at the end of the movie the venom monster will most likely get killed because someone will want to stop him from hurting others.

Some strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience is by suspense. With the first clip of the movie inserted in the beginning along with the voice over that was inserted it leaves you wondering on what is about to happen.

Technology has been used effectively by inserting the voice over, fade in, fade out, and high angle.

Title Research: Watch the title website research

 

The first thing that catches my eye on the website is the interviews. They have a lot of different interviews with many different groups and people. Most of them, I don’t know. But, they have a lot of information. So, this would be a good place to do research. The next thing I noticed is how many different subsections the website has. They have feature film, TV shows, event titles, student projects, video games, and french fridays. Each one has a little bit of information. Each one also has examples and different shows or movies. At the top of the website, there are starters to films. I also do not know the shows or movies that are in it. This website could be beneficial to me. Many of the information and examples it has, I don’t know about them. So, I could learn a lot of the people, the shows, and movies. I like this website.

Title Research: Art of the title website

The first thing I noticed on this website is all the different movies and shows they have. They have the top ten when you first see the website. Then when you scroll down and they have a few movies. Each movie has a couple of sentences about the movie or show. Then, you can go further in depth in the movies and shows.  There are two drop down menus. The drop down menus are “Title sequences” and “designers and studios”. The ‘Title sequences” gives you many different sequences that you could look at and watch for example as well as learn from. The designer and studios drop down menu has a bunch of designers and studios that you could look at. The designers with blue dots next to their name means that there is full interviews available with them. From the interviews, you could learn a lot about them and the ideas and meanings behind their work. When you click the studios, they give information about it. The information given is about when the studio is established, some articles about it, and the designer behind it. Over all, this was a very information filled website. I like this website.

Genre Research: Sequence

The genre my opening sequence will be is horror. We decided to do that genre because of the way we want our film to be. We want our film to be scary and very suspenseful so we decided to do the third pitch of when the girl is trapped in the closet and confused on where she is at. The way we have it pictured to be set up it will be very suspenseful and scary. It will leave the audience on the edge of their seats which is how horror films leave viewers. We will include typical lighting and sounds that are used in horror films like natural and dark lighting. As well as common mis- en scene that are used.

Genre Research : Rattlesnake

Some common CAMS in the movie are high angles, three person shot, medium shot, and POV shots. 

Some common CLAMPS in the movie are; When it comes to costumes it’s mainly suits and ties, hospital gown, and jeans and shirts. When it comes to lighting It’s usually natural light from the sun since majority of the scenes are outside. The actors are scared or they are serious and doing the scaring. The makeup is a very natural look for all the actors until one of them die then the makeup enhances and it’s now a bloody look on their face. Some props that are in the movie include guns, bikes, and a knife. Settings include in a house, hospital, in the dessert, on a road, in a trailer, and on a mountain. Common sound in the movie are very suspenseful sounds that enhance the movie and sounds of rattlesnakes rattling. Common editing in the movie include Fade in, Fade out, and razor cuts. The elements  of the genre in the movie were mainly suspense and fear. Most of the time someone was scared. Some elements of the movie that i did like were the fact that i was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole time. I never knew what was gonna come next it kept me interested and guessing. I loved the suspense of the movie. Some of the elements i didn’t like was the gruesome killing part of the film. I don’t like blood and i don’t like seeing people die so it was those parts where i had to close my eyes at and not look.

Genre Research: Power Point

The power point was about the genre horror. We included Mis en Scene which included talking about  the lighting which is typically dark, the settings which range from forests to houses, props like rocking chairs and children's toys, and costumes like mask. The common sounds that we hear in horror which include ambient sound and different sound systems that help create the creepy sounds we hear. The camera movements which ranged from zoom, pan, tilt, establishing shot, and tracking shot . The camera angles which were high, low, and oblique. The common lighting which were things like silhouette and underexposure. Some example films of horror were movies like It, US, Insidious, and The conjuring. The elements of horror and how they are suspense, fear, mystery, imagination, spooky music, foreshadowing, and disfigurement. What elements of the genre that we like and don't like. We liked the special effects, suspense, and the whole idea of being scared but didn’t  like the gross special effects and old fashioned horror movies.

Genre Research: Get Out

The horror movie “Get Out” is based on a man falling in love with a causcasion woman who was not with him for the right reasons. Her parents and her collectively preyed on black people. The most common camera angles that were used in this movie were eye leveled, medium close up, POV shots, pan and tracking shots. This is important because the main thing was focusing on the characters reactions every time someone said something unusual. The location, a lonely city with an open field and the closest house being miles away were filled with artificial lighting and natural lighting that really made the film understanding. The characters wore regular clothes, though the questionable characters wore older clothing. The sound in this film was pretty regular with diegetic sounds and incidental music every once in a while. The editing that took were pretty basic editing skills that takes place in many movies such as razor cuts. In horror films, the main elements are fear, suspense, and creepy things occuring. “Get Out” was able to achieve this by following these guidelines and creating a strong suspense. I admired the fact that while I was watching this movie, I stayed quiet with the character and I was on my toes whenever someone would make a questionable statement. The director, Jordan Peele did an amazing job at keeping the audience interested with suspense. The one thing that was disappointing at first was the fact that I didn't understand all of the saying and pick up lines from the jump. I was disappointed the first time I watched it, but the second time I understood everything.

Genre Research: Two Genres

The two other genres that resonate with a horror film are thrillers and Noir films. In thrillers, camera angles such as high angle, close ups, tracking/panning shots, titled angles, long shots, low angle shots and handheld shots are used. Directors use these techniques so that the audience views the movie the same way they envision it. Common Mise-en-scene in thrillers are popularly known for their lighting, costumes/makeup, locations and props. The lightnings are usually low creating mystery and are surrounded by warm colors. Costume is very important to any film because it brings representation to the film. The location is usually somewhere extremely isolated and the props are commonly extreme weapons that create suspense. When it comes to editing a movie, the editing techniques are similar. There is reverse/flashbacks that take place and there is always action match scenes in thrillers. Due to these guidelines there are certain elements, elements such as suspense, tension, and terror that all create the thriller genre. Movies such as “Get Out”, “Us”, and “Don’t Breathe” all are thrillers with suspected terror. It is predicted that folio studio would be responsible for many of the sounds created like footsteps and surrounding noises. Incidental sounds are the most common sound effect use because it defines the moment of suspense in any thriller. The most appealing thing about thrillers are the thrill of course. You are watching this movie because you want to be amazed and the director usually achieves this goal with that being said, there is nothing unappealing about thrillers. 

The other genre is Noir. Common angles used in Noir are low, dutch and high angles. These angles allow the audience to see what the characters are seeing and in a sense feel the moment. Because Noir films were created in the earlier days, the mise-en-scenes have a certain type of aesthetic to them. The lighting in these films are usually shadowed with silhouettes. There is a high sense of darker colors because noir can be used to describe something black. The costume in these films are usually formal clothing that are well fitted on the cast members. The props are usually newspapers and cigarettes because around that time people thought cigarettes were cool. Noir Films used less editing technique due to the time that they were created and their focus. There was just quick razor cut and flashbacks in these films. The elements that create Noir films are the intense plots, lightings and intentions. Common Noir Films are “Sin City”, “L.A. Confidential”, and “Touch of Evil”. Sounds such as diegetic sounds, incidental sounds, and ambient sounds are used to make Noir Films. These films portray mystery which draws me closer to them. The only thing negative thing about these films is the fact that I can't relate to the things happening because of the time they were filmed.

Genre Research : A Quiet Place

    A quiet place is a horror movie. Some of the common CAMS in the film were zoom, pan, long shot, close up, and tracking shot. This helped add to the suspense and make some scenes scary and interesting.
    The costumes in this movie were simple. They mostly wore camping clothes, materials that did not make any noise but, they never wore shoes. The lighting was natural outside lighting. At night stage lights and small things like candles and Christmas lights were used. Throughout the movie, the characters could not speak or make any noise, so they had to use sign language. They also had to show their emotions through facial expressions and actions. They wore little to no makeup throughout the film. The actors gave a natural look through the entire movie. The monster they had to stay away used makeup/special effects. The monster is shown down below. The props and settings were a house, farm, and some small stores and just the normal things inside of those settings. A small but impactful prop in the movie were a toy airplane and hearing aids. Both of these props created big scenes during the film.
     There was a lot of ambient and diegetic sound. The actors could not speak so the audience heard many of the small sounds and nature sounds that were used. There also was a small amount of ambient sounds when the monster came around.
    Some of the common editing used were close up, cutaway, action match, and eyeliner match. These edits were used to enhance the films to create more suspension throughout films.
    The Quiet Place is a scary movie. I liked the plot of the movie. I also like the suspense created by the directors. During many times in the film, the audience was waiting for what would happen next and was on the edge of their seat. I did not like how the actors had to use sign language. For those who don't know sign language, the translation was on the screen. So the audience has to read and watch. But, it is important to watch the movie and pay attention to exactly what was going on because the actors couldn't make any noises. So the sign language translations were distracting from the movie.

Genre Research: "US"

    The genre we picked for our film is scary. The movie, "US" is a scary movie. Some of the common CAMS in this film were two person shot, three person shot, tracking shot, pan, establishing shot, high angle, and some of the most famous shots of the movie were zooms.

     The costumes were very simple for this movie. The doubles of the regular people, which was basically a doppelgänger, wore a red jump suit and carried golden scissors for the entire movie. The regular people had on pajamas the entire movie. The lighting was fairly simple as well. Majority of the movie used natural lighting. It was dark outside and towards the end of the movie it got light outside. In few parts of the movie, the characters went into houses or building where stage lights were used. The regular people in the movie acted scared and frightened while the doppelgängers acted crazy and mad. The characters had on a small amount of makeup and it was very natural. The props and settings were homes and outside. They used a few different setting and props when characters got into the car or on boats. The only different settings were the building that the doppelgängers lived in underground. It was set up like a school with bunnies in it. There was a room full of cages the held the bunnies, which was food for the doppelgängers. The other different setting was the fair and beach that were set up right next to each other.

    Common sounds in the movie were ambient sound and diegetic sound. Ambient sounds were mostly used when characters were outside. The diegetic sound was used in scenes where the director wanted to build up the scene or make it more creepy and scary.

    Common editing in the movie were flashbacks, cutaway, cross cutting, and action match. Directors used this type of editing to enhance the film and make it scary and suspenseful to the audience.

    This movie was scary and creepy. I liked the plot of the movie. It started as a home invasion and the movie had more plot twists as the movie continued. The audience found out many things about the main character as the movie went on as well. But, I did not like the cliffhanger at the end. The movie did not answer all the questions that were given to the audience. The directors left the audience to answer their questions with what they learned throughout the movie.

Final Project

We have narrowed our ideas down to two pitches. I personally like the pitch about a girl reading a book in the library. Then, her being found dead in a trunk. I think that is very suspenseful and would leave the audience itching to know the backstory behind what happened. Then I also like the third pitch. That was about a girl waking up in a strange room. She is very confused about what she hears on the other side of door. That pitch also creates suspense. The audience would want to know how and why she ended up there. She would also want to know what is on the other side of the door.

The first pitch is good. The pitch alone creates suspense. It fits the assignment because of that. It allows the audience to make up many different stories. They could make stories what they think is going to happen. The could also try to use the trailer to make up more stories.  This would draw them to want to see the movie. The girl reading at a library is very normal. So when she ends up dead it allows the audience to want to know what happened. I like this pitch.

The second pitch is also very good. The second pitch is about a girl waking up confused in a random room. She is very scared. She hears random noises coming from the other side the door. This adds to her confused. It also takes her more scared. This pitch also creates a lot of suspense. We decided on the third pitch. I like it better. I didn't like the idea of someone ending up dead. I also feel like I like the overall plot better.

Trailer

Hey, my name is Naiya Lloyd. I am a senior in high school. I currently am 18 years old. Soon, I will be graduating and going to college. I am really excited. I plan on becoming a chiropractor. I would not mind maybe owning my own firm one day. But, I still do not know what I want to do for sure. I am excited to college. Although I am excited, I still have not decided on what school I am attending.

I am in the AICE program at my school. Therefore, I have to take AICE courses. I currently am in the course "AICE media studies". I have learned so much so far. I have learned about the angles and positions the camera should be in. I have learned how the angle and positions affect the final product. I have learned how to record a video. As well as that, I have learned how to edit the video after I have finished filming. I have learned how to add pictures (inserts) and music into films. And, I have learned the correct terms for all of this.

A pitch is a Hollywood term used to describe an idea. The film is summarized down to at least 25 words. It gives an overview and hopefully impress a director. For the movie trailer, the first pitches a young woman being seen reading a book by herself at the library. The woman then ends up dead in the back of the car. The second pitch is kidnapping a kid at the park. That kid ends up dead. Then, the audience is shown the kidnapper trying to get rid of the body. The third pitch is a girl walking up confused about her surroundings. She's trapped in an unknown closet with weird noises from the outside.