AICE Media Studies

These storyboards show the layout of my short film. As of right now this is how I would like my short film to be. Each scene is prominent to the story in its own way. The photos provided help show how each scene should relatively look by the finished product. This short film is called “Escape room of doom”.

  In this blog I will be discussing how I have my filming process planned out. I intend on filming whenever I can. Which this will most likely be during the weekend. I say this due to the fact that the actors who are going to be in me short film I usually see over the weekend. I will also need to figure out my actors work schedules to make sure my filming schedule goes along with it. The location of my filming will be in my aunts house. I chose this location because this is usually where we are always at. This is a fitting locations because of the different rooms inside. Which we can use to do all of the filming. My participants will consist of my 2 friends and my cousin. My cousin has a 50/50 chance of being in my short film due to him being busy majority of the time. The health and safety of everyone in this process is ensured due to the fact that nothing within this process puts them at jeopardy. As of right now the props are not known for certain. That is an area where I would ...

“The Wanderer” by Mark O’Brien and Jake Wilkins is also a short film that falls under the mystery/thriller genre. This short film has many elements that fit into our chosen mystery genre. This short film is based on a male traveler who arrives at a secluded house in the evening. While looking for shelter, he meets a young couple who appear to be around his age. They invite him to dinner, but later the women become uneasy. This leads to questions like: "Is it possible that the nomadic serial killer plaguing the area has invaded their home” "Will they survive the night” ``The Wanderer'' was produced in such a way that the reader asks the question, ``What happens next'' In this case, sound/noise is used. The film is quieter and less noisy, allowing readers to maintain a less abrupt approach. Background noise plays a huge role in the   mystery genre approach, but in this short film you hear even more questionable background noise. This is often seen between genres...

  In this blog we will be watching a mystery short film titled "The Last Note". I plan to explore and study the conventions of     this short mystery film to     help me apply these conventions to my short film. So let's get started. The first thing you notice at the beginning of the movie     is the music used. The music used in this film was very dark and suspenseful, and the pace was constant throughout. We also paid attention to lighting. The lighting was very dark and     looked like it had been filtered during editing. You can see     the music     playing throughout the     beginning     of the movie. You can see various camera edits. There is a lot of overlap between scenes as the dialogue takes place as if in flashbacks. I noticed that     the lighting in these flashback sections was even darker than     the entire movie. You can see that a different editing technique  ...

  The movie I wanted to see was "Whittling Away" by True Intent. The film has an interesting use of camera angles, movement, and mise-en-scenes. The first thing that struck me was the use of sound. The film begins with the soothing ambient sounds of a forest. This gives the film a very calm and relaxed atmosphere. Light, relaxing, lo-fi teenage music     begins to play, adding a sense of calm to the movie. The sounds suddenly stopped as the     girl revealed that she had a knife. The sudden turn of events is shocking and tells the viewer that this scene may not be as peaceful as it seems. This is a common trick in mystery movies to make the viewer believe that everything is normal. As we transition to the next scene, the setting changes from the forest to a seemingly normal house. With this change in environment, the lighting changed dramatically, moving from the cool tones of the forest to the bright, warm lighting of the home. Dark forest lighting is common in...

  This video is all about family. The two daughters are shown lying in bed, but their interest is piqued when they hear mysterious sounds coming from the house. It turns out that her mother has gone insane, so the two daughters must fight for their     safety and survival with their mother out for her blood. The most common camera angle     in the film was a medium-angle camera shot, focusing primarily on the upper body of the daughter as she tries to solve the mystery of the sound. Tracking shots were also rampant as we followed the same girl as she stood up and walked towards the commotion during the investigation. Surveillance cameras returned to her daughter when she realized that her mother had killed her father. These tracking shots give the impression that everything was filmed in one long take of her, as if the audience were there with her daughter. Atmosphere was paramount in this photo, and all we     heard was the     rain falling ...

  "Write what you have the resources for" is a powerful adage to follow when creating plots and screenplays. We can only write with what we have we are limited in what we can do due to the lack of cameras and microphones for filming. I know it takes time to edit and pace a movie since you only have 5 minutes, you have to be careful about how much to photograph and how much to cut. Overshooting is the best option, but you need to make sure the plot     doesn't need to be fully fleshed out to make sense. There needs to be     some balance, every scene needs to contribute something towards the ending, there's no room for fill-in-the-blanks. Also, the movie isn't very predictable, but it could use a Groundhog Day-type plot, which makes this difficult. While adhering to the theme of the story, there are bound to be     scenes that the audience doesn't expect. Theme determines the plot and must be understood by the audience. You also need to maintain tone ac...

  Today I would like to talk about the comparison between La Jetée and 12 Monkeys. I found Le Jetée to be a fascinating lo-fi sci-fi time travel story.    Le Jetée is considered a photo novel and    not fully a film. A cumulative power is created when images flow together with sound. In fact, the entire film is a meditation on the passage of time. Le Jetée has more than 400 images, some of which are repeated, but it is the variation in    usage that makes the overall effect so effective clean cuts for traditional shots, orientation for reverse shots, and dissolves or dissolves for a more dream-like atmosphere. Long retention times allow you to capture and explore specific images. Sound is usually used very subtly, and sometimes visual elements are emphasized more clearly. Both 12 Monkeys and Le Jetée reach their climax with the description of a child's haunting vision of witnessing the death of his own adult. Terry Gilliam in 12 Monkeys used distorted ...

Short Films: Honestly, this was one of the scariest movies I've seen in a long time no one spoke with no more scenes, this animated world seemed abandoned. Two doll-like creatures with numbers 5 and 9 written on their backs form the backbone of the story. They encounter this mechanical beast that looks like a combination of a dog and a lion, but is made entirely    of metal. It roars violently and has bright green eyes after kidnapping five people, the monster kills him with a green portal device. He became more proud of his personality. The ninth person, the other, ran away and hid in fear. Eventually, we witness Number Nine discovering these random objects and assembling them into a torch. However, Number Nine uses a light bulb to lure the monster into an abandoned cave-like environment, where it becomes stuck on a large wooden plank. Just when all seems hopeless, Number Nine manages to swing himself off the board, find a safe spot, and knock the monster off the board and on...