Title Research (Godzilla: Final Wars)

- There are 17 titles used in this title sequence.
- The images prioritized in the opening sequence are ones of the actual Godzilla and the destruction it created.
- The connotation that the images carry is the mood of fear. It is created by the various screening it shows us.
- The genre is reinforced by the words popping out of and going away by Godzilla's electric fire breath.
- The film establishes an enigma from the showing of Godzilla destroying multiple people and buildings. It shows the combat between it and the military, but Godzilla looked like it was winning.
- The strategies used to appeal to audience were the ways they put the titles on the screen and the way they took them off. The background images also created a scared mood of the audience which was intended.
- The technology was used efficiently through various camera angles such as pans, tilts, medium shots etc. These all show the destruction of the city as Godzilla makes its way through. The editing of the words is done very nicely by a zapping method to show the words in the dark and a fire breathing method to get them off the screen. Very creative.

Title Research (The Final Destination)

- In this title sequence there were 21 titles.
- The images prioritized in this video are the ones of people being repeatedly killed or damaged by various weapons such as a nail gun, train. etc.
- The connotations the images carry are eerie dark ones. It was quite frightening to watch this title sequence.
- The genre was reinforced through the words and images of death. The titles went away by the destruction of them, like a screw driver twisting through the words.
- The film established an enigma from the beginning by showing a skeleton have repeated damage to it. The titles also would be smashed and turned into blood. This showed it was a movie dealing with some type of torture.
- The strategies used to ensure the film appeals to its audience is the way they put it together with the death of people and words. This created an eerie mood for the audience, which was directed.
- Technology has been used efficiently by the transitions they use of the words being smashed and blood splatter because of it. The words are also drilled, hit by a train, etc. This all shows the effectiveness of the technology.

Title Research (Twister)

- There were 6 titles in this title sequence.
- The images that were prioritized were ones of the tornado that the movie was about.
- The connotations that this title sequence carries are unnerved feelings because of a natural disaster. Because this movie deals with a tornado, it makes it more realistic.
- The genre is reinforced by the titles popping out of the dusty area around the twister. Then at one point letters get blown away by the tornado and then more appear in the debris.
- Twister develops an enigma by using letters that are in the midst of a twister. This shows the conflict that will happen later in the movie. At the end of the titles in the twister, there is a title of the dat eon a normal day.
- The strategies used to appeal to the audience was making the titles come out of the twister. It showed what would happen later in the movie and created the right mood for the audience.
- Technology has been used efficiently in this by editing the words to make them dissipate in the tornado and also reapear by the floating debris. It was very creative and probably took hard work.

Title Research (Manhunt)

- There were 7 titles in the title sequence of this horror movie.
- The images that are prioritized is a collection of people on paper with words written by them. In the empty spaces of the pictures with words, they put the titles.
- The connotations the images carry are a creepy feeling. It is showing people that look like suspects on a board.
- The genre is reinforced by the spread of red from title to title and terrifying background music. The words are in a specific font, almost italicized.
- The film establishes an enigma by setting an unsettling mood by the words and visuals used in the title sequence.
- The strategies that were used were creating a flow of titles that didn't make it seem like you were reading title after title but actually seeing a part of the movie with the titles because of the mood it created.
- Technology has been used efficiently because all of it was made with amazing editing skills. The camera doesn't really have various angles, it just slides over to each other title. It is smooth and looks the the camera is scanning a document.

What the Title Website

This website did in fact work (haha). It was very similar to the one before. As you can see, it has some very interesting title sequence photos in the picture. This really helped me think of the most creative way that I could integrate my titles into my video. When I clicked on the first box, it showed me the title sequence clip and it was amazing. Having the title sequence right can effect the whole video. In this clip, there were words coming to the screen and they formed the titles in the air. If I were to do a horror movie, I could really use these ideas to set the right mood for my video. Looking at this site makes me excited to plan out what my title sequence will be like. This taught me that the sequence can be whatever I would like it to be, and any ideas for it are good. I have already begun to think about what mine is going to look like and I think it will be very creative/cool. I may have words coming out of my sisters head to show she is going crazy. I could also have them be dropped out of her pocket when shes trying to get away from her killer when shes running and have the camera look down at them and it will be a title. I have many ideas popping into my head and I am ready to put them down on paper. Then sooner than later I will have them edited into my film. I really hope I will be able to make a cool title sequence with the materials that I have.

Art of the Title Website

When I opened this site, I immediately saw the screen I took a screenshot of above ^. After this, my computer would no longer let me go on the website because of a privacy error. I then tried on my phone as well, but it wouldn't work. It said that it had an expired certificate and could be stealing my information. Besides that though, this site is used to show the process behind the design of title sequences. It is an online publication dedicated to title sequence design, spanning the film, television, conference, and video game industries. This would have helped me to create my two minute horror movie. It would have taught me how to start it out and tips and tricks that I could use. I wish that this website would work. It is okay that the site didn't work however, because there are multiple others as well. I will actually be using a different one in my next blog. That one I will actually be able to get some information out of. I hope that Art of the Title signs off on their certificate so they can continue to show people the process behind these films. This would have helped me with my title ideas so that my film didn't look jammed together. It also could have just sparked creativity as to what font or color words I would use. I will just have to use the other website, hopefully that one isn't expired.

Genre Research (Flatliners)

Costumes: The costumes used in Flatliners were normal clothes. However, when they are zapping their brains to see what its like to be dead they wear a medical gown.
Lighting: The lighting in flatliners is usually dim to give a creepy feeling to the audience.
Actors:
- Courtney: Ellen Page
- Marlo: Nina Dobrev
- Ray: Diego Luna
- Jamie: James Norton
- Sophia: Kiersey Clemons
Makeup: The makeup used in this video was to make people pale to look dead. There were also creepy beings that would show up in each individuals mind which all used makeup.
Props: The props that were used were the hospitals machine, the sensors to put on your body, a head set, etc.
Setting: There are many different settings in this video but the main one was in the room with their medical supplies putting each other to sleep so they could all experience what its like to be dead

Camera angles:
- eye level
- high angle
- low angle
- dutch angle

Camera movements:
- tilt
- pan

Camera shots:
- establishing shot
- aerial shot
- medium shot
- extreme closeup shot

What i liked about this movie was that it was unlike anyone I have ever seen. These students wanted to see what the brain did after death, if there was something alive after death in your head. They did this by putting each other asleep for longer and longer amounts of time but it made the people able to see the dead when they came back to life.

What I did not like about this movie was that it didn't follow a good storyline and it had a bad ending, if those elements were changed it would make it much better.

Genre Research (Carrie)

Costumes: The costumes used in are regular school girl clothes along with Carrie's overdressed self. She ends up wearing a dress in the end as well because its the schools prom.
Lighting: The lighting is usual in the beginning of the movie but at the end in the dance and at Carrie's house its dark and dimly lit.
Actors:
Carrie: Sissy Spacek
Margaret: Piper Laurie
Tommy: William Katt
Sue: Amy Irving
Billy: John Travolta
Makeup: There was a good use of makeup because someone ends up dumping pig blood onto Carrie in her white dress so there was a good use of fake blood right there. She also damages a lot of things and injures people so their injuries were made with makeup as well.
Props: The props that were used were a bucket, pigs blood, the room her mom traps her in has things in it, a knife etc.
Setting: The setting of the movie is mainly in Carrie's house and at her school.

Camera angles:
- high angle
- long shot
- two person shot
- over the shoulder

Camera movements:
- Tilt
- pan
- zoom

Camera shots:
- establishing shot
- wide shot
- aerial shot
- slow motion shot

The elements I liked about this movie was that even though it was an older film it still looked very realistic. It followed horror guidelines where there was a main villain that damages the things around her. What I like about what they did is that they didn't make a hero for the movie, Carrie just ended up getting over herself and becoming her own hero.

The elements I did not like is that the problem wasn't fully resolved. Carrie ended up destroying her whole house with her mom in it but saved herself because she was pregnant. That was an odd part of the movie and I didn't like it but besides that it was pretty horrific.

Genre Research (It)

Costumes: In it, the main villain is a clown. He wears a full clown outfit and speaks in a clown voice. The other characters are dressed as normal school children and parents.
Lighting: The lighting of the movie ranges from the sunny outside to the dark sewage.
Actors:
-Richie: Finn Wolfhard
-It: Bill Skarsgard
- Ben: Jeremy Ray Taylor
- Stanley: Wyatt Oleff
- Mike: Chosen Jacobs
Makeup: The clown has a lot of makeup to make him a clown with a scary face. The other people have no makeup. When one of the boys dies however his body becomes all deformed so he had makeup for that.
Props: The props that were used were a little sailboat. There were also rocks used against bullies. There was a knife used by the bullies. The clown has some weapons as well.
Setting: Most of the movie takes place at school but also in each boys house and the pipeline to find their lost friend who's assumed dead.

Camera angles:
- close up
- over the shoulder
- high angle
- low angle

Camera movements:
- Tilt
- Pan
- zoom

Camera shots:
- establishing shot
- wide shot
- medium shot
- two shot

What I liked about this movie is that it stayed on topic and didn't swerve from the storyline or become confusing in anyway. It was a horrific but easy to watch movie at the same time. There was a main killer who captured an innocent boy and this boys friends decided to go look for him after he disappeared into the sewage drain after the clown bit his arm.

I again did not have anything to complain about in this movie, I enjoyed every single part of it.

Genre Research (Hush)

Costumes: In hush, the costume that the predator uses is a white mask with a black beanie and a black jacket and pants. The prey wears a regular outfit.
Lighting: The lighting is dim because they are in the middle of the woods. The prey which is a lady lives in a house in the woods and her house is lit normally but she goes outside and it is dim out there.
Actors: The actors were:
Maddie: Kate Siegel
The man: John Gallagher Jr.
John: Michael Trucco
Sarah: Samantha Sloyan
Max: Emma Graves
Makeup: There is a lot of makeup used in this movie. When Maddie's friend comes over, she gets killed before Maddie even sees her but Maddie finds her later and she is covered in blood. She also tries to get away from the man and he ends up breaking her hand. Her fingers were all crooked and gross. Then, she ends up getting shot by his bow and arrow in the leg so she gets blood all over her leg. Then, in the end she kills him by stabbing a corkscrew into his neck and so there was blood there too.
Props: There was a good use of props in this movie. Maddie has a flashlight and a kitchen knife she uses to protect herself. The man has a crossbow. Everyone has phones, she has a laptop, etc.
Setting: The setting takes place at Maddies house in the woods.

(Camera)
Angles:
- Low angle
- Eye level
- Dutch
- Aerial
Movement:
- Pan
- Track
- Zoom
Shots:
- Two person shot
- Establishing shot
- POV shot
- Wide shot

Hush is a movie that I have watched several times and I love the scenery. It takes place in a wooded area so you already know its going to be a movie that has to do with isolation of the victim. There is a lot of violence and because the girl has a hearing deficit it makes it such a better movie because it does pov shots where you can't hear anything because that what its like for her.

I honestly don't have any complaints about this movie I loved all of its elements.

Genre Research (My opening sequence)

For my movie, it is going to be of my sister having a creature who follows her and she makes the smart decisions and does everything right and still gets killed by the creature in the end. I came to this conclusion because of many reasons. First, I have never seen a movie convey what I am trying to, and i’m excited to do that. Second, this is the most realistic thing I can do because of the lack of materials I have. And lastly, it’s just because I think it’s a really cool idea that i’m going to be able to wow cambridge with, and i’m ready to accept that challenge. I already have many ideas in my head for what I am going to do and what shots i’m going to use. I’m ready to begin filming as soon as I get a whole plan out for what’s going to take place.

Genre Research (Horror and Romance)

After doing the powerpoint on musicals, I decided to choose two different genres to explore the same common things that happen in those genres. The genres that I chose to do this for were romance and horror. These two genres are very different so I will get good insight on the different genres to help me put together my film I have to create. I will be able to use the common angles and lighting and sounds to make my video unique.

Common Camera Angles: Romance
-Over thé shoulder shot: This shot is what it says, a shot from over the shoulder usually facing another person. This is commonly used in romances.
-Two person shot: This one is quite obvious, as there are usually two people in a romance who fall in love with each other. Two person shots are when there are two people in the shot.
-Close ups: Close ups are shots that are close up usually of the face. These are used to show character emotions, and romances are emotional hence the shot.
-Long shot: These are shots that show full body. They can be used in romances for characters to show their body language towards another person.

Common mis en scene: Romance
-Lighting: romances typically have bright scenes that are beautiful to create a good mood in the people watching the film.
-Setting: there are many common shots for romances like being in a park or the beach. These are places of happiness and show freedom which is very commonly conveyed in romances.
-Props: there are many things to show that you’re watching a romance. There can be rose petals, heart shaped beds, two people getting it on.

Common editing: Romance
-In romances there are typically warm colors made by certain filters to portray a warm bubbly feeling.
-Inserts: there are many romance movies that have inserts of facetime, text messages, etc. These all show communication between the characters and relationship.

Elements of romance
-There is usually a strong hero who sweeps the other character off their feet.
-There is almost always conflict and emotional tension during some point in the movie
-There is a realistic believable plot
-And nevertheless, a happy ever after usually occurs within most romances

Common camera angles: Horror
-Aerial shot: these are shots from a birds eye view that make characters seem vulnerable and small compared to their opponent.
-Close up: these are very often used to show the reaction on characters faces after something terrible has happened.
-Track shot: these are also very often used to show fast movement and to create suspense. They are shots that look like someone is filming off a train, following the movement of a vehicle, person, etc.
-Opening shot: these are used in the beginning of horrors to show the setting of where it’s taken place, a creepy building, castle, house, etc.

Common mis en scene: Horror
-Lighting: Usually horrors take place with dim lights to create a creepy affect on audiences.
-Props that could be used are weapons such as axes, knifes, guns, arrows, etc. These are all very common because a horror usually has to do with someone killing another being.
-Setting: there are many common settings for these movies, such as a creepy house, graveyard, the woods, etc.

Common editing: Horror
-Pace: there are many times in a horror movie where the pace has been sped up to create a sense of hurry and fear.
-Cut away: these are commonly used to show the characters reaction of the situation they are facing.
-Jump cuts: these are used to show the passage of time which can be used to scare the audience
-Fade out: these are used to give a mysterious and tense feeling for the audiences, also leaving them on a cliffhanger.

Elements of horror
-There are almost always rules that people need to love by to survive, and the rules accidentally are broken and chaos breaks loose
-There are usually an abundance of characters to make up for the ones who are most likely going to die
-There is always the element of surprise
-Proper theme music, suspenseful, fast paced, etc.
-Sometimes there are cliffhangers that imply there could be a sequel 

Genre Research (powerpoint)

For the musical genre project, we had to draw a random genre from a hat and then create a powerpoint on it. The powerpoint showed all the key parts of the genre we picked, which ended up being musical. Me, Adriana, Andrew, ans Ben all decided to do the powerpoint on google slides so we could all work on it and it would update for all of us. That was the easiest method so thats what we did. We then each did about three slides each on thee common things that happened in a musical. This would be a movie like high school musical, a classic musical genre. We had to look at common lighting, angles, movement, and mis en scene. We also had to identify the elements of genre and musicals that we liked and disliked. The lastly we looked at example films, common sounds, and sound incorporations for musical genres. 

The chosen one

After making my three pitches, I decided to narrow it down my favorite two that would be the best to film for my project. These two pitches were the one where the girl does everything a normal character wouldn’t, such as go towards the noise, or open the closet, and still ends up dying. The second is the one where there are crazy voices in a girls head making her go crazy and do wild things to herself and her family. These two are going to be deeply terrifying, although I probably know which one I am most likely going to choose to do.

My pitch about the character being smart in a movie and still dying would be very captivating even in the first two minutes of the movie. It is a really horrifying thing because usually when watching a horror film people think to themselves “oh i’d be able to survive, I wouldn’t be this dumb if this was happening to me”. If I were to make the film like a character sprinting as fast as they can without falling and still being caught, jumping fences and still being caught. Staying away from the closet and just having the “creature” still come to you. This would mean there is no escaping the horrific things in life, which would really mes with someone’s head.

My second pitch about the girl who has creepy voices in her head would be terrifying, but it would also be much harder to do and there would have to be a lot of voiceovers and props to make the perfect film. However, since it is only two minutes, I could probably make the video have a really suspenseful ending. I would have to think about what the creepy voices would say too, because that might freak myself out to be honest.

After thinking more deeply about how I would film and edit my two favorite pitches, I would have to go with my first pitch. The character making every smart choice and still ending up stuck in a bad situation would be a horrifying film that I have never seen in any movie. Usually characters go towards a noise, open a closet, trip over a branch while running from their predator. But my character will stay safe, run fast, and still have the same fate. This will be a new and truly terrifying film for cambridge and i’m actually excited to begin creating it.

Starting a final task

I am excited for this final task because I actually enjoy filming and making videos. For this assignment, I will no longer be working with my group. This is because I don't want to end up doing the whole project by myself plus I am kind of controlling and I like the video to be perfectly how I want it. I also feel like this will make it easier to complete because I won't have to meet up with other people and agree on ideas, I can just choose what I want and then make it happen. I am going to be doing a horror, however I am not trying to be a typical horror. I want to introduce some new ideas to the horror films. I am very ready to get started on this project. I might base some of my ideas off of creepy dreams iv'e had, or just putting together a trippy unusual captivating film. I already have a few good ideas but I think I have already decided on the idea that I am going to go with. It's an idea for a horror film that I have had before I even took this class, a truly terrifying one.

I have learned a lot that I am ready to put into the new film I am making. Most of these newly learned skills cam from making the last project; the music video. I learned how to film, the errors I made, how to do better, and how to edit. Some of these errors were things such as seeing the camera shadow or my own shadow while filming other people. This just makes the film look more cheesy and unprofessional. I will also work to keep the camera steady as possible, because a shaky camera doesn't portray a good video. I also will film every video as landscape instead of portrait because it always turns out much better that way once you begin to edit. I am ready to put my skills to the test to create the best film I have ever created. Coming up with a story line to follow throughout the video might be slightly challenging. However, I am prepared to overcome these challenges to make a scholar video. It is going to be VERY scary, trust me.

A pitch is a hollywood term used to describe an idea where a film is encapsulated in 25 words or less. It is usually said with one sentence, sometimes two if there is an add-on suspenseful statement said at the end.. My three pitches are:
- A regular teen girl starts having inner voices in her head making her do wild things which eventually leads to disaster all around...
- A girl is in a regular horrific movie with unusual noises, she does everything the opposite way of regular characters and still ends up dead...
- A girl who lives home alone with her dog can’t leave the house, is she does the outside-creatures will get to her...