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peer review blog

 today, Bori and I had a peer review. a peer review is a review among our peers' films. the peer we reviewed was Denise. her film was amazing. it was about a twin sister that was separated at birth getting revenge on her family. her transition felt very clean. she had all her beginning titles. her lighting was spot on. due to the lighting, i could tell that she filmed it with an iPhone 11. However, her sound quality wasn't up to par with her lighting. she did a great job handling her phone . i didn't see any tripod or anything out of the ordinary. her film wasn't the correct length though. there was a requirement of at least a 1:50-2:00 long film. she had most of the shots except for long shot, over the shoulder shot, pan view, tilt, or shot reverse shot. one thing i liked about the film is that the girl played different roles in the film. that takes lots of time and hard work to do that so i give her props. she is also the only person in the group. the only thing she needs to fix is sound quality. overall, she made a good film.

Filming blog: scenes 19-24

 Bori and I are doing a blog for scenes 19-24. We shot the last scene for the storyboard. The shooting took about an hour to an hour and a half.  This project has been fun lately but the blogs kill me most of the time. Especially  when you have homework to do and sports. This made the scenes tight to fit in to our schedule. This scene was harder to do because we had blood in this scene. We had to change the script and the victim is now going to be on the toilet than in the tub. We did this because if the victim.was going to be in the tub, we would have to put a pool of blood in the tub leaking out and that's too much work. The tub scene gives us a little blood that we can easily clean up. The blood was easy to make. We had to mix powdered sugar, cocoa powder, food coloring , and water. Fist,, we had to put the entire packet off powdered sugar in the blender and add water. This was the hardest  part because the powemder got everywhere. We added food coloring. Lastly we added cocoa powder and started blending again. The blood came out thick a few times. After a few more blending, the blood started to look like real blood. After. This we finally filmed the last shot and called it a day. Althoigh I had to take a long shower, it was worth it.

Filming blog: scenes 7-18

Today, bori and I have our 2nd filming blog due. I tried to do this blog the day before it was due. bori and I filmed but I had other things to do. We filmed for 3 hours. We started filming at my house. We'll film the rest of the film at my aunt's house. That's where my original film setting was going to be. Eventhough the filming was brief we covered the second half of the intro. We plan to refilm as many times as we can.
 The second film we did was the 2nd and 3rd sheet of the storyboard. We had to wait for 3 hours to film because it was nighttime when the scene was drawn out to be. We had to film my brother and I at the door mostly because we kept on laughing. Bori was the camera man. He did an amazing job because the camera angles were as steady as could be. We decided not to do the rest of the films. It was getting late so we called it a night. We are going to speed up next week so we can get this done quickly.

Filming blog: scenes 1-6

 Today bori and I have a filming blog due. I tried to do this blog the day. bori and I filmed but I had other things to do. We filmed for 2 hours. We started filming at my house. We'll film the rest of the film at my aunt's house. That's where my original film setting was going to be. Eventhough the filming was brief we cover half of the intro. We plan to refilm as many times as we can.
 The first film we did was the first sheet of the storyboard. We had to wait for 3 hours to film because it was nighttime when the scene was drawn out to be. We had to film my brother and I at the door mostly because we kept on laughing. Bori was the camera man. He did an amazing job because the camera angles were as steady as could be. We decided not to do the rest of the films. It was getting late so we called it a night. We are going to speed up next week so we can get this done quickly. We also have a peer review so we have to speed up and get a grade for that. If your peer doesn't have a video both of you are going to get a zero.

planning blog: shooting script

 Today, Bori and I will be making a shooting script  for our movie. A shooting script is the version of a   screenplay used during the production of a motion picture Shooting scripts are distinct from spec. Scripts in that they make use of scene numbers along with certain other formatting conventions described below. They follow a well defined set of procedures specifying how script revisions should be implemented and circulated. A shooting script is just as important as a sound script. It lets the actors know what movements   to do when looking at the sound script. Bori and I chose to make the script about  the actor's movements and less abut the angles. we might change the angles that best fit the scene. when I looked at the shooting script on youtube, it showed a summary before explaining the movements. We have to make about 10 to 20 slides. wish us luck.

planning blog: sound script

Today, my dialogue script is due. To be honest, these waves of blogs has been easy so far. However, I know it's going to get harder. The script wasn't hard because it was only 2 mins of the movie. You shouldn't be making 30 slides because that's not going to fit into 2 mins of dialogue in a movie. Bori and I decided that the dialogue was going to be simple because it will set the viewer up for the jump scare. Normal conversations will give the viewer a normal feel. Once he/she hears the scream, they will get a feel of concern and suspense. then they will see a pool of blood and a phone on the floor. this is gonna be a good 

Title research: jig saw

Jigsaw is a horror sequel that's been going on for almost 2 decades. After a series of murders bearing all the markings of the Jigsaw killer, law enforcement officials find themselves chasing the ghost of a man who has been dead for over a decade, and they become embroiled in a new game that's only just begun. There is only a whopping 2 titles  which is really underwhelming.  The only images shown in the title sequence is a trap the police uses to slow down the vehicle. The title sequence gives me an action film vibe because of the high tempo chase music. The movie should be giving off this type of vibe because its supposed to be a horror movie. The title sequence isn't anything special at all. Ot doent give any enigma or give me suspense. The close up shot of the trap wasn't really int

Title research: case 39

Case 39 is a horror movie about a  social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected. There's  a total of 19 titles in the opening. The image's the opening show the social worker trying to make it home after a hard day at work. Some angles of angles of nearby buildings can be seen with the titles hidden on them. The opening gives a serious vibe because of all the dull lighting, colors and fonts of the words. With the mixture of the serious song  gives me chills. The opening is very enigmatic because it shows a regular social worker  going home so it left me puzzled because this is supposed to be a horror movie but it felt like a thriller which threw me off. The eye of god angle was put into use in this opening to look at the buildings. I dont know why they did this but it was pretty good scenery. 

Title research: a quiet place

A quiet place is a popular movie about a family that must survive a world where they're being hunted by creatures that hunt by sound. Even a single whisper or footstep can bring death to the family. They try to find a way to fight back. The reason I wanted to make a blog on this movie is because it didnt even have titles. However, they still got the tone through the setting and lack of sound. The images show a post apocalyptic town and a family in a pharmacy. This shows that something must've happened to the town for a family to go through a pharmacy to get medicines. The lack of sound adds a creepy mysterious tone because in an apocalypse, I would really be that quiet unless there is a force forcing to be this quiet. Some angles angles and switches from diegenic and non diegenic sound makes the opening scene better. The low angle of the family walking out of the store and the newspaper flapping in the wind saying to stay inside because of the creatures with sound, gave a good explanation to the movie. Also when the family walked over the bridge and the kid made noise with the plane, you can hear the transition from non diegenic music, silence and the non diegenic plane sound, to the diegenic footsteps. This is a very good opening eventhough there wasn't a title sequence.

Title research: it

 It(2017) is a horror movie remake of the 1990 version that all the old people used to lose their marbles to. The movie is about seven outcasted in dairy, Mainewho face thier worse nightmares that all come from one source: Ann ancient, shape-shifting evil that comes from the sewers every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding together because of the nightmares they faced through the summer, they try to face their fears to battle the murderous, killer clown known as Pennywise. There's a total of 16 titles in the intro, which isn't alot but the duration of the titles were extended  so it would take longer. The images shown in the title sequence show bill making the boat he gave to georgy which lead to his fatal demise. The connotation in the movie was done beautifully. The white mixed with the fonts they used in the intro wmgave me a sense of seriousness. Horror is the genre be reinforced through the outset of the title sequence. From the fonts to the creepy piano Bill's mom was playing made the tone and the genre scream at our faces. The title sequence was very enigmatic because it didnt really show anything except bill making George's boat. If I wasn't a fan of the movie it, I wouldn't noticed what movie it was or that the scene was the scene which led to georgy getting killed. On the other hand, the finer knew that this scene would catch a viewer that knows the movie's eye. If you're someone who watched it, you'd catch that seen instantly. They used their modern technology effectively with the camera angles and non diegenic sound and diegenic sound. The angles they used gave that simple title sequence a pop. The dark lighting gives a viewer a creepy vibe when mixed with the non diegenic piano playing in the background. To add on, the switch tondiegenic sound was perfect when georgy went downstairs to where the music was coming from. This is truly a great title sequence. 

Art of the title review

My teachers chose to be major meanies today and assigned us 6 blogs that are due friday. The blogs should be easy because all we have to do is look at intros and intros to movies on the website called art of the title. WWW.artofthetitle.com is a website that shows intros and intros to movies. Our teachers wanted us to study these titles to understand what a intro looks like and what goes in a title. This is a pretty good page because it has new movies you can look at. It also has old movies as well with some block buster movies. They also have tv shows. The intros are not based on categories or genres. They just mix them all together. I saw title sequences that blew my mind. They were so coordinated, calculated, and smooth as could be. I looked at the best titles of 2019 and it was amazing as well.  I learned that movies and TV shows put title sequences to set a major tone. It's like a hook in a book because it meant to attract the watcher. All the titles were tied to the genre or overall theme to the movie or show. It gives a sneak peek into what you're about to watch.

Choosing a genre

  The genre Bori and I chose was horror because everybody doent have horror films on they're list. Also everybody does want r
To watch scary movies all day for research. I'm sure nori and I can make this project work.

Alternative genres for the project

Adventure films are wildly popular in the movie industry because how easy they win the box office. The basic angles are used in the movie but the action scenes bring the angles to life. Costumes in adventure films are combat like outdoor clothing because the protagonist and others are mostly out doors. The lighting in adventure films ate very bright because the protagonist  always has a bright adittude and is well known by others. Acting may vary due to the actor. Makeup is usually fake dirt because the actors are always going to be outdoors. The props are the most important things in the movie. They can be weapons or be the key to bringing a  resolution to the movie. The setting will most likely be outdoors. Common sounds are non diegenic, high tempo musuc because the actors ate always in combat or in a chase scene. The elements of adventure  films  quests for lost continents and exotic setting; the creation of empires, characters embarking on treasure and heroic journeys, travels, explorations, quests and searches for the unknown usually also having to overcome an adversary.  Examples of these films are jumanji and the mummy.

Action films are closely to its adventurous cousin.the camera angles the same. The costumes are mostly combat clothing because there is mostly fight scenes. The lighting low key because it must gives more depth into the actors character. Acting really used toinvolves fighting capability and athleticism but not anymore. Just look at Keanu Reeves. Makeup involves fake wound and blood to make the fight scenes more realistic to the viewers. Props consist of weapons like firearms and swords. The setting may vary because a fight can be in the back alley in New York or in the sands of Egypt. The music is high tempo music and non diegenic punches because people dont really want to get hit or killed.the common elements in this major genre type includes filns that have tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, possibly extended chase scenes, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, mountains and mountaineering, destructive disasters (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.

Adventure film

Action film

Genre research: it 2

 It 2 is a sequel  about the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, the childhood friends have long since gone their separate ways. But when people start disappearing, they band together to defeat the evil clown. The basic camera  angles  very unique because of the crazy things that happen in  the background like the scene where beaverly was in a over the shoulder angle looking at the photo and the old lady was abnormally walking in the background to another part of the house.  This is one of the reasons why  this movie so great.  Pennywise's costume was so fit for a clown which made it so scary because you  wouldn't expect your everyday clown murdering you.  Due to the innovation of lighting in the cinema, the lighting was high key  for most of the movies until the main characters meet pennywise. At that point, it get really dark in contrast to his bright sinister yellow eyes.  The acting in this movie was top notch due to the well known  actors  that give the movie great emotion and dialogue. The make up of some the creatures in the movie are borderline horrific.  Pennywise's white baby looking face is a direct contrast to his caracter. His eyes dont really count as makeup because the actor can do that on his own. The red stripes across his face and the red nose symbolizes how pennywise is trying to patray itself as a clown.  The main props of this movie are the objects the losers club try to retrieve to perform a ritual to seal pennywise away. The setting is a small town called dairy which baffles me how they could just get out of dairy and they dont have to deal with the clown but plot brings them to the hell hole they call dairy. The sounds of the movie are really eary music and scary piano music. This makes the movie scarier with its diegenic sound. Elements in the movie are jump scares, dismemberment,  gore, good camera angles, and dialogue. I like all the elements in this movie and might be my top 5 best movies of all time because it's not just a horror movie, it also has meaning behind it and it's  well developed characters. 

Genre research: sinister 2

Sinister 2 is a movie about a young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death. Following the events from the first film, a different family; a mother and her 2 sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.the camera angles in the movie are very notable and impressive. The close ups, long shots, over the shoulder shots, and medium shots gives the watcher chills. The costume of the boogie man is terrifying.  He wears a tux and is very tall which gives him a slender man type of look. The acting in the movie are mediocre at least but good enough to watch. The make up of the boogie man was terrific. His face is all white with no mouth to which is why he doesn't speak. The props in the  movie contrast the sinister tone of  the movie as most of the props are crusafixes  and other holy objects. The setting of the movie brings a farm type of look as the family lives in a farm house in the middle of nowhere. The common sound was decent but most of the time all there was were lame spikes of eary jumpscare music. The movie was like those wierd creepypastas you'd see on youtube.The elements of the movie are darkness, gore, dismemberment, jumps scares, and filming. The filming element is the element I dont like because it doesn't bring out the creepiness it was intended to make.

Recap on PowerPoint

    for mid-terms, we had to do a PowerPoint to show what we knew about film.It was supposed to be a project on  the terms of film. The teacher made us do the project over break so if it wasn't done when we got back,it would be a zero on your mid-term. Fortunately, my mom made me do it in the opening of thanks giving break. i got it done in two days. films are very entertaining and education so it was nice to make a project  on the terms of film. I had trouble looking for gifs, photos, and videos to put in my PowerPoint but I found a way to do it. I earned a  100% on the project so I'm I'm fine with the effort I put in my project.

Genre research: case 39

 Case 39 is a horror movie about a  social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected. I dont know if it's me or the camera angles in the 2000's but they were mastered at this time or in this movie. Due to the good acting, lighting, and camera angles make this 2008 movie a classic. Most camera angles used in case 39 are  over the shoulder angles, long shots to show how alone the girl is, low angles, and high angles to assert dominance over the characters. Since the movie was made in 2008, the costumes were normal cloths. There was was lots of high key light at first. However, later in the movie, as the little girl gets more sinister, the lighting dims to low key lighting. The acting in the movie involves great dialogue and lots of emotion which makes the movie better. Believe it or not but there is make up in the entire movie. The origanal parents seem to be malnourished  due to depression and the horror the girl has turned on them. I dont see any props. The setting  is very confined  due  it only being the protagonist's house, her office, and the original parent's house. The diegenic music was uplifting at first but through the movie it gets very suspenseful and eary. I dont recall seeing  any noticing edits  except  for the jump cut. The element of case 39  a mixture of dark and light, suspense, and gore. To be honest,  I like every element of this movie and would recommend them to my friends.

Genre research: The ring

 The ring is a horror movie that involves people who get brutally murdered in 7 days after watching a tape. Most camera angles this movie uses make the movie more suspenseful when mixed with sound effects and edits. Some that were in the movie camera angles are over the head angles, close up angles, high angles, and medium angles. Common costumes in horror movies have the victims in regular cloths and the antagonist in in a white torn up robe to seem abnormal. The lighting in the movie is very low key and dim to create suspense. The common acting in the movie mostly consist of concern in their voices and screaming.  The only make up in the film is the girl who come out of the TV which is very pale to show how dead she looks and yellow comtactsbto make her look demon like or abnormal. The props in the movie involve the 7 objects that are in the video that come to life to show that in 7 days you will die. They are a ladder, chair, mirror, a flies, a tree, a light house, and a well. Common sound is diegebic sound to make the scenes more eary. Common editing in this film are jump cuts and slow/fast pace shots. This movies elements are the dark, suspense, disfigurement, and water. I like all thesecamelemts but the water because I hate water and the only reason I use water is to live and stay clean.

Choosing the pitch

  Bori and came down to two pitches that we liked. I think all three of our pitches were good but these were easier to do. The two pitches we came down to were pitch 1 and 2. The first pitch is a scene of a man jogging Then a police officer tries to arrest him. The jogger proceeds to run away from the cop elevating to a chase. The next pitch is a scene about two friends hanging out. One leaves to go to the bathroom. Later the friend on the couch hears the friend screaming for help. The guy sees his friend in a pool of blood and the murderer that awaits him. He then tries his best to escape.
   The first pitch is a good idea because we can use the fact that the guy is running for good camera angles. I was think of a low angle of the runner foot and the officer's foot. The second blog is a good idea because we can add some dialogue to the scene. And it gives us a chance to use makeup and fake blood which is cool. It's also the only horror movie pitch that we have. If you don't like horror movie you probably still wet your bed. The third pitch wasn't good enough and wasn't really a good pitch for our movie. It doesn't give a hook to the audience and that's what pitches are supposed to do. It was a scene of  a guy giving another guy drugs and the guy faints. The dealer doesn't know what to do.  This a very vague a brief pitch and isn't so good.
    The pitch that we went for is the horror pitch or pitch 2. It the most unique and has a little bit of everything in the pitch. It's also easy to do.

The beginning of the final task

  My name is emanas. I grew up in florida and I dont plan on leaving anytime soon. I have 3 siblings, 2 younger brothers and a sister. I honestly dont take interest in anything quickly and find most things boring. However, I never failed to have people from anywhere like me because I can be fun. I have two loving parents that love me to the point where its annoying. My grades have decent so far but not good enough  to stay in the magnet program at my school. This has been frustrating me for so long to a point where  I got grey hairs in my head.  I feel like i can never be good enough to do anything in life because I fail from time to time. That's why I'm working with bori and going to do my best on the final task and my other classes to stay in the magnet program. Also, it's because I like this class and the concept of film.

  I learn many terms for film and in such short time. I learned about the different camera angles. It's kinda cool to learn about the things you watch everyday because you dont lots about it. I learned more editing tools and methods. I also learned that British people dont grade to well. What I really was interested in was editing.  Editing was always easy for me and I took interest in it when I was young. I like it when my editing is clean and perfect to where I like it. I need better computers though because mine is really out of date. I still need practice and I'm sure I can get better.
    A media pitch is a brief letter, email or phone call offering a news story to a journalist or editor at a newspaper, magazine, radio or television station. The aim of the pitch is to create interest in the story and to find out if the contact is willing to use it.
   Our teacher told us to do 3 pitches to make and choose from for our movie. The first pitch was a scene of a man walking down a street then suddenly, a cop pulls up and starts chasing him. This scene will show lots of camera angles and pans. The second pitch is my favorite one. It's a scene where two friends hang out in a house. One leaves and screams for help. The friend is dead with stab wound and blood leaking out of his body. The friend sees the killer staring at him in the shower. The friend calls for help. The third pitch is a scene of a friend giving another drugs and the other faints. The friend doesn't know what to do.