AICE Media Studies

Scene 1:  Opening shots on technology- computers, scientific equipment, et cetera.  Narration: “I still remember it like it was yesterday. The first day, or the last depending on how you look at it. The day he woke up. The day he came for us.” Scene 2:  A group of scientists in a forested area, shown walking towards their apparent destination.. Scientist 1: “Yeah, about here should be good. I don’t really wanna get any closer to it, do you?” Scientist 2: “Not on your life.” The scientists set up their equipment from backpacks and are shown taking measurements on various ecological factors such as soil and wind speed. Scene 3: A man is shown sitting in a room in front of a computer. Papers are littered around the room and the computer is showing scientific readouts. Base: “Hey, someone get some of that soil a few feet to the left. It’s got a weird color to it.” Base: “Yeah, that’s the spot. Man, this stuff is weird.” Scene 4:  The focus is back on the scientists in th...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There are a total of 21 titles shown in the opening sequence to Underwater, counting individual acting credits. This sequence of credits begins with the name of the studio, followed by an associate and the production company, immediately followed by the title of the film. Next comes a series of actor credits, the credits of the casting director, the credits of the music creators, the visual effects credits, the editor credits, the production designer, the director of photography, the executive producer, the subordinate producers, the storywriter, the screenplay writers, and finally, the director credit. What connotations do the images carry? The images are deeply ominous, setting the tone for the rest of the film. They are filmed in almost entirely shades of black and white, with a primary focus on black and darker colors such as deep blues, lending itself to an air of gloom and foreboding. The im...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There are a total of 21 titles displayed over the course of of this film's opening sequence. The titles include credits for, among other individuals, the person who directed the movie, the companies involved with producing the movie and their associates, the cast, editors, executive producers, and co-executive producers. What connotations do the images carry? The images are intentionally ambiguous, and are difficult to interpret while lacking information which is later revealed. Their nonspecific opaqueness helps set the tone of the film as being mysterious and confused, and the images displayed are generally ominous, again setting the film’s tone. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The science fiction genre is usually highly dependent on a sense of mystery, wonder, or awe surrounding its technological developments and advancements. The opening sequence h...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There are a total of 29 titles displayed during the opening sequences of Code 8, including individual acting credits and individual personal titles. The first title displayed is the name of the studio, followed by associated studios, the production company’s credit, various acting credits, the credits of the casting directors, and the visual effects supervisor. After this comes the credit for the creator of the music, the costume designer, the editor, the production designer, the director of photography, the co-producer and associate producers, various executive producers, the lead producer, the creators of the story and screenplay, the director, and finally, the movie title. What connotations do the images carry? The images shown are meant to show the descent from hopefulness regarding the future to a militaristic dystopia as a result of the earlier hope. The early images are filled with idealist...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There are a total of 24 titles displayed during the opening sequences to splice, counting each individual acting credit and the individual credits attributed to various creative directors and costume designers. The first credit is the production credit, followed by the name of the individual who owns the movie (in this case, a Vincenzo Natali Film), then the names of various actors. This is followed by the credits for the casting directors, makeup and creature effect creators, followed by several ambiguous names who may be minor actor. After these names comes the credits for visual effect creators and supervisors, costume designers, sound mixers, who created the music, the editor, the production designer and supervisor of photography, numerous executive producers, the actual producer, the writers, and finally, the film title.  What connotations do the images carry? The images are reminiscent ...

  First Website I decided to consider the website Art of the Title. I initially found this site when searching for a title sequence designer. After searching through a couple other websites I found that this site is one of the best choices. This site displays many examples I can use to get a better understanding of how the elements of title sequences generally work. In doing this, my group will be able to make a better title than we would have been able to without having known the different genre conventions. By searching through the wide range of both designer’s and studios’ title sequences I'll be able to make my own title sequences that follow the proper genre conventions. This website shows recent, recommended, and classic title sequences to choose from. There are also many popular movie titles’ title sequences featured on this site. In all, this website is a good source I can use to gather information about the conventions of my genre that are used in title sequences of many d...

  Camera Angles and Movements: In Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom there are various shots used. Some of which are extreme long shots, close up shots, and high angle shots. The extreme long shot was used to show the effects of the volcanic lava on the dinosaur’s and people in the film. Close up shots were used to show the intense emotion on one of the actors/actresses faces when a problem arose. High angle shots were used to show a different perspective on what was happening at a specific moment in the film. Mis-En-Scene: The costumes consist of a variety of clothing items, some of them are that of hunters/poachers, others are normal short sleeve shirts, shorts, pants, and long sleeve shirts. The lighting in the film is usually from sunlight, if it isn’t it is from another source such as light bulbs. Makeup is scarcely used in this movie, aside from artificial wounds such as scratches, cuts, or bruises. The acting was to convey a sense of urgency, because the characters are concerned...