Title Research: Romance: Grease

Grease

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film

• They do around 34 in total (Titles) names; They have the main people at the beginning,the main cast, the main directors,the people incharge of set, the production agencies, the person who made the opening song. 

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequences of the film

• The images were of the main cast, also of what was big at the time like Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, famous places to eat at the time like diners, famous baseball players, the things teens may have in their rooms at the time, and its animated to be like characterchures of the people. 

3. What connotations do the images carry

• The images are like what the adults may see at the time, like the teens trying to slick back their hair, and the girls trying to be like princesses. The images also tell the audience what time period it is (50s).

4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset

• The genre is shown by telling the audience they are teens when they show up at the high school. They also have many things in their rooms that teen at the time would have like posters etc.

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset

• It lets the people know what they are like but not at how they all relate to each other this makes it very mysterious as to how they all fit together.
• Also, the way the directors made their personalities show to the audience it makes the audience curious as to what kind of people are they really.

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience

• They include all of the things that the teenager at the time would be interested in like the things are for males and females or every type. for instance, they look at the people who use grease for their hair to slick it back to look cool, they show the girl whos like a disney princess and can talk to animals, they show a bad boy and him fixing his car, and they also show a girl who is punk and rebellious who doesn't wear what other people want her to wear.

7. How has technology been used effectively?  You might want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques.

• The technology has been used very effectively as for the time period all this was new so the fade from the animation to the actual scene of the high school was very cool.
• When they showed the different peoples names on the individual signs the transition was the pollution from the car to act as sort of a transition piece.
• The way it was animated made each of the characters show their characters in a split second, with the short time they showed the characters they were able to tell the audience what they were like.

Title Research: Romance: 40 Days and 40 Nights

40 Days and 40 Nights

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film

• About twenty-eight titles were used in the opening sequence of this movie. 
• The titles included the names of the main actors, the producers, the designers, the music designers, writers,and the rest of the casting crew and directors.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequences of the film

• The scenes were focused on the daily activities of what the character does on a normal day for t the audience to imagine a couple.

3. What connotations do the images carry

• The images portray a scene of being in love with eachoher and likeing each others company.

4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset

• The opening gives a clear understanding on the films genre being that of a romance film with their interactions and how they act around each other. 

5.How does the film establish an enigma from the outset

• The film establishes their relationship early in the sequence to let the audience wonder what will happen to hem later on in the movie.

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience

• The music that was used in the opening scene is targeted at the audience of that time period and the sequencing of the movie is also for the audience and what they would like to see a romance movie to have.

7. How has technology been used effectively?  You might want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques.

• The opening scene is shaky to give off a vintage feel to it, it creates a sort of melancholy feel like this isnt going to last or it will change somehow. This also has a lots of points of views like someone is filming this couple being together and has some transitions into it like its a very genuine feeling of love.

Title Research: Watch the Titles Websites

Watch the Titles Websites 

Today my group and I are focusing on researching titles through a helpful website called Watch the Titles. Through this research, we hope to focus on coming up with some cool ideas to express our titles. Since our main film will be only two minutes, the idea of having titles is very important as it will take most of the time.To begin, the purpose of a title is to not only inform on who helped create the film but to also set a scene for the movie. The actual titles need to focus on naming the actors, producers and everyone who helped create the film this also includes; the main leads and the different studios that need to be mentioned. The actual shot where the title is put needs to be done with purpose to catch the attention of the audience.
   This site (Watch the Titles) gives the audience, who is interested in learning about the way titles are created, a sneak peek into different movies. Also how their titles set the course and feel for the movie as a whole. This website was easy to maneuver and helped us learn many ways to go about our title. The different shots that were taken or used mad the title feel like it told the movie but left out the dialogue and the people behind it. For certain titles the feel of the movie had to be dark and scary like a horror or crime movie title. For the romance and other movie titles it held a warm feeling and had symbols within the title piece to allude to the overall aspect of the movie. this website is well organized to better introduce the main aspects of the titles. It splits it in two places the title sequences and the main Designers and Studios. This is so if we are looking for a certain person for inspiration or if we are just looking for a genre we have better access to those resources without having to do extensive research. This saves time and helps us to learn faster.
 This site also has other sections for the audience to view more categories without having to look for a specific genre and or director/studio. The sections are; Feature Film, TV shows,Event titles (like for a special showing or an exclusive look into a video game or other types of media), Student projects so we can see people our skill level do titles, and a special genre just for that day of the week. This makes the audience want to return to this site due to the many ways they want to make learning fun and easy. This also help us to come to a conclusion faster and helps us figure out what we want our to look like. 

Title Research: Art of the Title Website

Art of the Title Website

Today my group and I are focusing on researching titles through a helpful website called Art of The Title. Through this research, we hope to focus on coming up with some cool ideas to express our titles. Since our main film will be only two minutes, the idea of having titles is very important as it will take most of the time.To begin, the purpose of a title is to not only inform on who helped create the film but to also set a scene for the movie. The actual titles need to focus on naming the actors, producers and everyone who helped create the film this also includes; the main leads and the different studios that need to be mentioned. The actual shot where the title is put needs to be done with purpose to catch the attention of the audience.
   This site (Art of the Title) gives the audience, who is interested in learning about the way titles are created, a sneak peek into different movies. Alaso how their titles set the course and feel for the movie as a whole. This website was easy to maneuver and helped us learn many ways to go about our title. The different shots that were taken or used mad the title feel like it told the movie but left out the dialogue and the people behind it. For certain titles the feel of the movie had to be dark and scary like a horror or crime movie title. For the romance and other movie titles it held a warm feeling and had symbols within the title piece to allude to the overall aspect of the movie. this website is well organized to better introduce the main aspects of the titles. It splits it in two places the title sequences and the main Designers and Studios. This is so if we are looking for a certain person for inspiration or if we are just looking for a genre we have better access to those resources without having to do extensive research. This saves time and helps us to learn faster.
    This site also tells the best from the previous year (titles). This includes not only the movies and all of the genres that go into that but they also have the Titles for short films and shows. This includes new shows and movies. In each title there is an element of suspense no matter the genre that the director is doing the title has to be suspenseful so the audience wants to watch more. For a romance it has to have lots of beautiful imagery and symbols symbolizing something pertaining to the movie. A horror needs gore and something that might lead to the charractor responsible. The drama genre need to have an element of emotions, many emotions for on thing leading us to follow another thing. 

Genre Research:Movie: Everything Everything

Everything, Everything 

Common CAMS

CAMS stands for...
Camera Angles:

• pan
• track shots
• high angle
• low angle
• mid close up
• two shot
• three shot
• wide shots
• establishing shots

Movement:

• close up
• medium close up
• zoom

Settings:

• In her house
• and at different places in her mind
• hawaii
• hospital

Common CLAMPS this is for the Mise-un-scene:

CLAMPS stands for...

Camera angles: 

• many close ups
• mid close up
• high angles
• many wide angles 
• establishing shots are very few 

Lighting:

• light when their together 
• dark when they are apart 

Acting:

• very emotional 
• the lead female is very pure to the world
• the lead male comes across as dark and closed off but he is soft on the inside

Makeup:

• natural to non

Props:

• lots of home things..
• books
• hospital things 
• lots of technological things that make it interesting inside

Settings:

• In her house
• and at different places in her mind
• hawaii

Common Sound in the movies...

• diegetic 
• non diegetic 
• there is a lot of background music that sets the tone of many scenes 
• voice overs 

Common Editing in the movie...

• inserts
• jump cuts
• the voice overs 

Elements of the Genre in the movie... 

• The settings are...
• beach
• and the house
• the "outside world" was only a few times
• The story goes through phases like it gets brighter when they are together and darker when they are sad

What Elements of the genre did the movie have that you like... 

• I liked the house and how if felt like outside but became a prison as the brightness left it
• they also had inserts about their thoughts and how they felt, it made it interesting to watch their interactions 

What elements of the genre did the movie have that do not appeal to you... 

• I didn't like the constant music behind every scene. 
• The repetition with the music and the similar scenes bore me, however the ending was quite interesting.

I would like to challenge the conventions by not having a distant romance theme, for instance the lighting is to bright for the over all theme that i would like to represent in my film.

The Mise-Un-Scene

This was the astronaut, her feeling like she was in a constant state of floating without any grounding and she found it with him.

Genre Research: Movie: To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before 

Common CAMS

CAMS stands for...
Camera Angles:

• pan
• track shots
• high angle
• low angle
• mid close up
• two shot
• three shot
• wide shots
• establishing shots

Movement:

• close up
• medium close up
• zoom

Settings:

• school 
• home
• ski trip
• bus

Common CLAMPS for Mise-un-Scene:

CLAMPS stands for...

Camera angles:

Lighting:

• bright and color full before the secret was exposed
• the lightings are very in tune with the mood of the characters

Acting:

• they are very good at expressing the emotions like that of the characters in the book

Makeup:

• its natural

Props:

• school supplies 
• letters
• lots of clothes
• the normal things that a school student has

Settings:

• school 
• home
• ski trip
• bus

Common Sound in the movies...

• Non- diegetic
• diegetic
• background music

Common Editing in the movie...

• inserts
• jump cuts 
• eyeline match

Elements of the Genre in the movie... 

• the tone of the movie is very carefree until the part where her secrets are exposed and with that the tone of the movie changes and so does the conventions like the lights and the way things "look" to her.

What Elements of the genre did the movie have that you like... 

• I liked the little element from the author they put into the different scenes and with the  

What elements of the genre did the movie have that do not appeal to you... 

• I liked most of the settings and the different aspects of the movie

Genre Research: Movie: Love, Simon

Love, Simon

Common CAMS

CAMS stands for...
Camera Angles:

• pan
• track shots
• high angle
• low angle
• mid close up
• two shot
• three shot
• wide shots
• establishing shots

Movement:

• close up
• medium close up
• zoom

Settings:

• Party
• School
• Fair

Common CLAMPS this is for Mise-un-scene:

CLAMPS stands for...

Camera angles: 

• pan
• track shot
• zoom
• point of view shot
• high angle shot
• low angle shot
• two shot

Lighting:

• This was natural lighting for the different scenes 

Acting: 

• This was an emotional movie and the acting was for the audience in the movie theater compelling the audience to feel the same as the main character who was going through the struggles 

Makeup:

• A natural look

Props:

•  things that regularly go into a school 
• The things at the fair
• Computer 

Settings:

• Party
• School
• Fair

Common Sound in the movies...

• Diegetic
• Non diegetic  
• voice over 

Common Editing in the movie...

• This was with jump cuts
• inserts
• split screens 
• eye-line match

Elements of the Genre in the movie... 

• The settings didn't change much but the lighting for each scene did depending on how the director wanted to express the emotions of the main character

What Elements of the genre did the movie have that you like... 
I liked the elements that pertained to the experiences of coming out and being who you truly are to not only to yourself but to others that know you as well

What elements of the genre did the movie have that do not appeal to you... 

• I didn't like the lack of settings, for this movie it worked due to the school setting but for the movie i want to film it doesn't work, the many settings would give the story depth and new light.

The Mise-Un-Scene of the story is the color blue.
For the movie it represents the other side of the person the one who is out and the person he is chasing. He is constantly looking for this person named blue to figure out himself and to find out who it is he really loves.