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Planning Blog

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  Hey, it's Kaz and the girls and it is getting super close to filming! Super Excited! Props:  Props in our horror opening sequence will include items such as  blood, possibly a fake weapon for the last scene , and our phones for filming and for Jenna's "YouTube video." We might also use a selfie stick for Jenna's "vlog" just to enhance the experience of Jenna filming herself. Costumes:  For our costumes, we will just be wearing normal clothing teenagers wear. Since we play teenagers in the opening sequence there won't be any extravagant costumes. The girls will wear either short or leggings and a top and the boys will wear whatever casual outfit they want (pants, jeans, shorts, a shirt) Schedules:  2/19/23- The group has researched the different conventions in the horror genre and in horror movie opening sequences in order to figure out how to build our opening sequence. 2/28/23-The group figured out the props, costumes, schedules, location list and

Script

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  Opening Title Sequence  A YouTuber Jenna Olson and her fiends take on the challenge of spending 24Hours In an Abandon Facility for YouTube Video. What they dont know is they are not alone.  Scene 1: Outside the Facility  *Jenna, holding up her phone to record a youtube video intro* Jenna: hey guys welcome back to my Chanel, today my friends and I will be filming a 24 hour challenge in an abandon auditorium. (Angle will be from Jennas phone)  *Jenna puts down phone*  Sofia: *annoyed*okay can we actually go in now Jenna: Yeah yeah I need to get footage duhh *Group of influencers walking into the Facility* Scene 2: Inside the facility Kazmin: this is so sick  savannah: can we please get this over with *scared* *Jenna rolls eye* Jenna: Guys we just gotta make it look like we stayed here all night. Gosh, can you guys just cooperate Sofia: *under breath* not everythings about you  Scene 3: Deeper in facility   *group walks into a new area*  Savannah: Wait this is actually scary, Jenna are

Title Design

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 Hey it's Kazmin and the girls and today we went over title design The Fonts we will be using will be the Fonte Forward, STHupo, and the Trade Gothic Inline. STHupo matches well with the characters. The characters are famous youtubers and the text font STHupo is very advanced and technological looking. This gives the audience a mood that this film will be more updated on technology. Fonte Forward looks very professional it gives the idea that this film will be directed well because of the editing. The Contrast will  be red because of the blood and horror that is about to happen but depending on the scene it can alter between different shades of red and black. The effect of having red will change how the audience looks at the film. The adding of red to the text type will make the audience think that there will be gore or a murder in the opening sequence because red is the color of blood. The Font Size will be size 28 it will be Big enough to see on the screen. But not too big becaus

Title Research: A Nightmare on elm street

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What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?   The first title displayed was the title for the company producing the movie which was the new Line cinema. Next title that popped up was the title for the producer which was Robert Shaye. After that the writer and director for the film's title showed up which was Wes Craven. After that all the people involved with making the film are put on screen.   What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?   There were images of the main antagonist's future weapons which were his claws. Also, there were images of the protagonist in a white night gown. There are also images of the cross and images of pipes.   What connotations do these images carry?   The connotation of these images tried to make the audience feel scared. Like something bad was about to happen. Also, the film’s opening sequence tried to give off the feeling it was good v s evil.     How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?  

Title Research: Se7en

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    Hey blog, it’s Kaz and the girls. For this opening sequence we chose the movie Seven also advertised as Se7en. The opening title sequence of this movie begins with a harsh, electronic type beat with an electric zapping sound playing while showing a close up shot of an open book with the background out of focus while a hand turns a page; this foreshadows intense events to follow. In quick flash the title “New Line Cinema Presents” in an all capitalized neon-sign type font appears. This image pops off the screen leaving a black background where the following title “An Arnold Kopelson Production” pops onto the screen backwards for a millisecond before popping off and back onto the screen in a proper, readable manner in a part capitalized neon sign font shadowed by a font resembling something carved by a knife that the name of the production company solely appears in. Next pops in another shaky shot of hands with broken-looking fingers and in comes the title “A film by David Fincher” i

Title Research: Silent hill

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  Hey yall, kazmin and the girls here back at it again with title researching this time. We are gonna research the opening sequences of some good horror movies and share it all with yall. Enjoy :) 1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequence? The first title in the opening sequence is the title of the movie.  This is usually big and bolded  on the screen. The font usually stays the same throughout the movie. In this case, the title has "Silent Hill" big and bolded and right under it says Revelation. The next title is the main actor's name which is Adelaide Clemens and after that is another main actor whose name Kit Harington. After that, in the same scene, two actors' names are shown which means they are probably not as important as the others. The names are Sean Bean and Radha Mitchell. The three next scenes are more actors in the movies. Then, the original music credits are given and the name is Akria Yamaoka After that comes the executive producer who i

Title Research: Terrifier 2

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  Hey, Kaz and the girls here! This is some fun research I conducted from watching an opening sequence from art of the titles. 1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The titles that are displayed first start with the actors names. It then goes onto displaying who the two main characters are played by. The sequence then displays the hair and makeup artists from the crew. Next, the costume artists are displayed. The director of photography is then shown.  he next titles are the executive producers and the co-producers. The writers and directors names were then shown as the last titles.  2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? In the opening sequence, images of the killer clown cleaning up his victims crime scene was prioritized. It then went on to this girl looking like she is making armor to fight or defend herself.  3. What connotations do these images carry? These images carry a scary or chilling connocation. They show that something bad happened an

Watch the titles design website

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  Welcome back to Kazmin and the girls. For the second website we used we have Watch the Titles. Using this website to learn about title design is very easy. This website includes several title designs divided into different categories. One of these categories is student projects, which showcases students' work from all over the world. Another aspect of this website is the long list of designers, along with a brief description for each one. There are also several interviews with some of the designers. Not only does Watch the Titles have title designs for movies, they have title designs for tv shows. The website links title designs, designers, and studios all together. For example, when looking at a specific studio, the title designs filmed there and designers who worked there are shown. Overall, this website has a good structure and is very informative.

Art of the title design website

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Hey blog it’s Kazmin and the girls. Art of the Title is the first website about title design that we will be researching. The purpose of this website is title design sequence in film media. Art of the Title includes several sequences and designers. We are researching this website so we can be prepared for our film. After doing some research, I was able to understand what title designs actually are. We were also able to look at past award nominees and winners for various awards about title design. Art of the Title is an efficient website, which is why we chose it. The website shows the studios at which title designs were made, the designers who made them, and the title designs themselves. It also shows these together. For example, when looking at a studio, the designers and title designs filmed there also appear.

Movie convention Research: Smile

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  Hey there blogger! I am so excited to be back and researching for this movie genre. My group chose horror which i would say is my favorite genre of movies. I feel like i like to scare myself and then complain about how scared i was in the end. I recently watched the movie Smile, twice actually. I absolutely freaked out when i watched it but at the same time it was super cool and extremely well made. They definitely accomplish the horror aspect and unsettling part of the genre. This movie specifically has many conventions that create a shock to the audience. The sounds and props i feel like are huge part of what makes Smile, Smile. Just in the opening of the movie it has such diegetic eerie sounds that are hair grabbing. They also use props such as knives, axes and guns. The costumes and makeup in the end really depict the horror in the movie. There are also closeups, reserve shots, and many camera angles and jumpscares which really build up the movie and create suspense. Personally,