AICE Media Studies

 In Blue Hole, the thriller/horror genre uses several techniques to create suspense and fear. The camera angles in the film, such as close-ups, wide shots, and point-of-view shots, help the audience feel close to the characters. Close-ups show the characters' fear, while wide shots show the dark and scary setting, making the characters look small and helpless. Point-of-view shots let us see what the characters see, which makes us feel more connected to their experience. The camera moves slowly to follow the characters, making the audience feel like something might happen at any moment. Fast camera movements are used during scary moments to surprise and shock the viewer. Lighting is important in building the creepy atmosphere in Blue Hole. The film uses dim lighting and shadows to make the setting look mysterious and scary. The darkness hides parts of the environment, so the audience feels unsure about what could be hiding there. The lighting also makes the characters seem isolated ...

 This short film 'Unleaded' by Luke Davies is a film about thugs who attempt to rob a local station, and is interrupted by some people who are under the influence. a. Common Sound in your genre: Sound motif that plays each time one thug is getting ready to shoot the main character, Dialogue between characters, Diegetic sound such as bells that tells someone else has entered the station.  b. Common Mis-En-Scene (CLAMPS) in your genre: Prop gun, dark lighting, rugged clothing c. Common Editing in your genre: Cross Cutting, Eye-line matching, Jump Cutting d. Example films of your genre: 'Its What's Inside', ' A Quiet Place: Day One', 'Maxxxine' e. What elements of the genre that you like?: I enjoy the suspenseful feeling, not knowing what may happen next in the film. I also like the usage of sound motifs that get louder as a scene progresses, showing something important to the film may be about to happen. f. What elements of the genre do not appeal to y...

 The short film is called “ Four nights and a Fire’”. a.Common Sound in your genre We see that throughout the short film that a majority of what we hear is ambient noise through all different parts of the environment that the film was shot. Which also gives us as the viewers a more in depth feel of what the main character is grieving and feeling. b.Common Mis-En-Scene (CLAMPS) in your genre With the film surrounding the story of a young Ojibwe photographer, the camera that he is using is a very key and essential prop that helped tie a connection within himself and his father’s journey of losing one another. As well as the differences within dark and light , lighting that basically showcases all the four day and nights he had undergone to protect his father’s spirit. which also I feel it symbolizes. The length of time in the emotion felt within the lightness in the dark darkness of the days. We see that throughout the clothing that the director is honoring the rituals of his native ...

 The short video starts with an ominous music, the transition to an abrupt stop to a crashing sound. (shows a shift in the scene through sound).  Then transfer to the car scene we hear diegetic sound originating from the car with the driver cutting it off, and still some ominous music playing (as well as sounds of the car drifting off/ shows urgent-ness of the driver to get out of the situation) The music is eerie and more intense in the grocery/ corner store when she sees the man that she hit (the music dramatizes her feeling of shock and fear of him recognizing her).  Through the short film the music gets dark and more intense, in following scene the TV plays sounds of sirens and someone getting arrested/ shot at. (Building to her own intense complication)    The darkening music then transition to the man in the car burning adds to the characters guilt/ not only is the man burning in the car but he glares at her.        •    Commo...

 This video provided me with great tips on how to create a great short film. One would be to write a story based on the resources you already have, it's more effective to create something with what's available to you. Another tip was crafting setups and payoffs to add depth to my narrative, making the story more engaging for the audience. Not relying on the predictable, subverting expectations was another note on building up great suspense and even a good plot twist if wanted. A great example was using silence in a potential jump-scare moment, allowing the tension to build elsewhere. Maintaining a consistent tone through camera angles, lighting, and wardrobe gives the film a sense of coherence. Sound being often neglected, is very critical to a film's success, the video provided ways to make sure that sound was incorporated such as intentional conventional sounds to the genre, suspense track or anything that adds depth. I envision that this video will help throughout the pr...

Part One: Both  12 Monkeys  and  La Jetée  explore themes of time travel, memory, and the irreversible impact of the past. In  La Jetée , the protagonist is haunted by a memory of a woman, which blurs the lines between past, present, and future. Similarly,  12 Monkeys  uses time travel to explore the psychological effects of traumatic experiences and the instability of memory.Both films feature non-linear storytelling, with events jumping back and forth in time. This style of storytelling could inform how you structure your short film, allowing for fragmented or overlapping time sequences. This approach can enhance mystery, suspense, and emotional tension, and can be a tool for enhancing your film’s thematic depth. I feel as if I should consider using a non-linear narrative or fragmented structure to deepen the mystery and intrigue of the story. This approach can help keep the audience engaged and build tension. Part Two: Both films feature non-li...

 My take away from the short film is that this story happened in a post-apocalyptic world, seeing that the set was in a rundown place resembling a junkyard which is a convention of post-apocalyptic movies. My interpretation of the plot is that the tiny men that are numbered from numbers 1-9 are trying to live in this post-apocalyptic world while being hunted by a monster. We see when the number 5 is killed, the monster steals his soul, but before 5 is killed he hands 9 something that causes flashbacks. We see towards the end of the film that when that device is connected to another one that the monster had, each of the souls are freed. Things that I noticed quickly in this short film is that there was a constant soundtrack being played, allowing no dialogue. It added to the suspense of the story. The directorial style was mainly surrealism to me, because this film couldn't actually happen in real life. Long Film: My impressions of the long film is in a dystopian world where humans ...

Hey everyone it is Natalie and in this we will be discussing the genre my group has chosen…Thriller! Now when it comes to this genre, I’ve always been very intrigued and fascinated from all the work it takes to have that end result of a truly interesting and eye-opening thriller. From TV shows to movies I have always been intrigued by this genre.With this suspense that can leave you at the end of your seat throughout the entire film is a feeling I feel is most fun when it comes to being the audience. And now being in this class has taught me to look at the other angle of a thriller film and how creating a film through this genre, truly insists of so many key points to create a memorable thriller. With my experience of working in AS media last year, I was able to learn how truly important is to completely capture and embody the characters.Especially in a the thriller due to how it’s not just like a horror where there can be not a in depth backstory. A thrillers main point is to have a s...

 Pitch A: A girl with a friend turns out the friend is imaginary. Pitch B: Slumber party between girls turns to a killing.... or a suicide? Discuss Pitch A: We like this film idea because we would add a plot twist. This was a cool idea and we all thought it would be a nice twist. The problem is we would have to edit the person out the shot to make it work. We are confident in our editing skills so we feel as if the idea will be executed well. The plus is it will involve less people so we can work quicker.  Discuss Pitch B: We like the this film idea as well because it would be able to incorporate each of our members in different ways. The ending would be a nice twist because we would kill off one of the people and it wouldn't be revealed until the very end. The problem is that we would have to continuously create suspense within the film without the watcher figuring out the ending. A set back of this film of doing a slumber party is that we would need to incorporate enough peo...