Title Research: Art of the Title

We used this website to look for movies in our genre and saw how they did their titles. This website gives us the ability to access movies for free and watch the beginning to see how it is laid out. There are many choices of movies with a variety of genres. This website has both TV shows and movies, we are only supposed to look at movies. Our genre, crime had many choices of movies on this website. We were very pleased  to see how many crime movies were available to watch.  The reason we are researching titles in the first place is, in our movie we need to set up the title just like it was the beginning of a real movie. By watching how other crime movies do it, we can do our titles alike so it looks more professional. We can learn tactics used by crime movies and use similar tactics in our film. This website gives us a great opportunity, one not only to acquire these movies for free but also we now have the opportunity to watch a crime movie. Not only will we watch movies in our genr Not only will we watch movies in our genre but also others to see the differences and how they set it up and use different tactics. When doing our final project we will look back and remember how other movies in this genre started their films and we will use their strategy to our advantage. This website was great, by watching the first couple minutes of movies that are similar to what we want we learned so much. I am very excited to start the filming process and apply my new knowledge about titles to our film. This website was very helpful, we will take advantage of this and apply the new tactics we learned to our crime genre film 

Genre Research Scarface

Common CAMS in the movie: In the movie Scarface tracking shots, low angles, over the shoulder,  and pan. The shots and movements that were used were: establishing shot, tracking shot, medium shot, close up, long shot, and wide shot



Common CLAMPS in this movie: For costumes, there was tourist looking clothing as they were in Miami. Moreover they also had nice clothes like suits ad dresses. For lighting it was mostly sunny during the day as the were in Miami Florida. For acting it was serious, tense, curious. For makeup there was fake blood and wounds. For props there were guns, cars, and bottles. The setting is Miami beach.



Common sound in the movie: The movie uses dialogue, which introduces a serious and dramatic tone



Common editing in the movie: The movie used very simplistic editing techniques as it was created in 1983



Elements of the genre in the movie: The movie is a crime movie about a criminal refugee from Cuba who moved to Miami Florida after being sent to the United States by Castro. He became one of the largest drug king-pens in south Florida however his urge for money and power ultimately got him killed.



What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?

The best part of the movie was that it ultimately taught a great lesson about how greed can lead to one's demise while also demonstrating a great deal of action as the main character killed a bunch of people before getting killed.



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

We did not like how the main character killed his best friend which was very sad

Genre Research Joker

Common CAMS in the movie: In the movie ‘Joker’, zooms, over the shoulder, low and high angles, medium shots, tracking shots, close up, establishing shots are commonly used.

Common CLAMPS in the movie: For costumes, it was more natural clothes depending on the setting, more of a dark clothing. For lighting it was pretty dark during the night and day. For acting it was very tense and serious with a slight bit of humor. For makeup there was fake blood, scars, paint, and wounds. For props there were guns, mask, cars, trains. The setting is Gotham City (New York).

Common Sound in the movie: The movie uses mostly dialogue from the characters.

Common editing in the movie: The movie commonly uses jump cuts to go from one scene to another.

Elements of the Genre in the movie: The movie consists of someone that is mentally ill going through a tough time in life. Now he has to find a way to get himself from feeling down all the time.

What elements of the Genre did the movie had that you like: We liked how the movie went into how the main character felt and what he had to go through.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you?
We did not like how the violence escalated so much at the end of the film.

Genre Research Girl On The Train

Common CAMS in the movie: In the movie the Girl On The Train, tracking shots, zooms, high angles, low angles, point of view shot, over the shoulder, and pan. The shots and movements that were used were: establishing shot, tracking shot, medium shot, close up, long shot, and wide shot


Common CLAMPS in this movie: For costumes, there were basic clothes, law enforcement clothes, darker clothing. For lighting it was dark filmed during both day and night. For acting it was serious, tense, curious. For makeup there was fake blood and wounds. For props there were golf clubs, a gun, cars, a train. The setting is New York City.


Common sound in the movie: The movie uses dialogue, the main actor Rachel is narrating the movie as things happen.


Common editing in the movie: The movie commonly uses jump cuts to go from one scene to the other.

Genre Research Bad Boys

Common CAMs in the movie: In the movie, Bad Boys For Life, low and high angles, medium shots, and tracking shots are commonly used.
Common CLAMPS in the movie: For costumes, it was law enforcement clothes and black clothes, for lighting it was dark and filmed at night and also filmed in the day. for acting it was quite serious, curious, and tense, for make up gunshot wounds was often and blood, for props a gun is used, cars, and for setting it is in the city of Miami.
Common Sound in the movie: The movie uses non-diegetic and diegetic sounds.
Common Editing in the movie: The movie commonly uses jump cuts to go from one scene to another.
Elements of the Genre in the movie: The movie consists of someone getting arrested. There is a police station with two cops as the main characters. Tracking down information.
What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?
We like how the two cops ended up arresting the person and getting justice once and for all.
What elements of the genre did the movie have that do not appeal to you?
We did not like how throughout the movie, the characters were being more comedic than rather being serious.

Genre Research Genre

Blog:2 Another genre we are considering for our movie is Crime. The crime genre consists of crime fiction, detective story, and  murder mystery. The CAMS for our genre are:

Camera angles: High angled/Birds eye view, Tracking or Panning, Reverse, Tilted angle, low angle, high angle, two shot, Over the shoulder shot.

Camera Movements/Shots: Close up, Medium shot, Extreme close up, Establishing shot, Long shot, Medium close up, Medium long shot.


The CLAMPS for this genre are:

Costumes: Darker clothes, Law enforcement gear.

Lighting: Dull, Darker lighting, mysterious lighting.

Acting: Serious, Curious, Tense, Gloomy. (Al Pachino, Ice-T, Robert De Niro)

Makeup: Wound, Blood, Make you look sick

Props: Fake Weapon, Cars, Cigarettes, Money, Fake blood, Fake guts.

Setting: Everyday places, neighborhoods, little cities, big cities


The other genre we looked into was Horror. This PowerPoint shows the CAMS and CLAMPS.


The genre we will be using for our movie is the crime genre. This genre matched our movies' characteristics and was the best fit. We choose this genre because the movies that are classified under this genre are alike ours. At first we thought our movie would fall under the horror genre but after research, crime fit best. This genre consists of detective stories and murder mystery, which our movie falls into. After doing the CAMS and CLAMPS for this genre it was obvious the genre was the one. I am very excited to make this movie.

Genre Research Intro

 In this powerpoint, we were told to create one on a genre that we found interesting. We had to research the genre and find specific aspects. We had to find the common lighting, common camera angles, and the camera movement. Also the common mis-en-scene, elements of genre, and examples of movies that show the genre. We put in the powerpoint what we did and did not like in the example of movies. Researching about genres was pretty interesting. This showed us how to find each aspect of a genre and how much common things were found.

Pitch time

After last class my group and I were left with three pitches and we now have to decide on one. My group mates and I first narrowed down our three pitches to just two. The two we chose were:

After the mysterious murders of citizens throughout a small town a detective seeks to find the man who did it before he kills again

A transaction of money and envelope, dad leaves his kid home, forgets to lock the door, kid is taken, police question and try to solve

Starting with pitch one, this was one of the first pitch ideas my group an I came up with when assigned the task. There are a few pro's of this pitch. First, is that it gets right to the central idea of what the movie will be about. This is especially important when you can only use one 25 word sentence. This pitch also creates some suspense as it identifies that the main character has some sort of timeframe to solve the mystery. This effect is created by explaining that the detective must find the culprit of a series of murders before he acts again. On the other hand, my group and I found this to be a very generic idea as we heard many other groups in the class talking about doing their final task on a murder mystery as well. 

The second pitch is about the kidnapping of a child and the investigation which follows. My group and I really liked this idea when we came up with it in class and we all are leaning towards it being our choice for the final task. This is primarily because we believe that this would not only be an interesting film but also because it is a realistic option for our final task. The only negative that we see with this pitch is the clarity of it as it may be difficult to depict what our movie would be about based solely on the pitch. However, we believe that it does not give too much away about the motives of the kidnapping while also explaining that somebody paid to have the child taken.

We decided to go with the second pitch as opposed to the first one. This was because we found that the second pitch was a more original idea than the murder mystery as we believed the murder mystery idea to be generic. This was because we heard many other groups share a similar idea to ur first pitch. Additionally, we believed that the second pitch would be more realistic for us to film as we do not have to show somebody getting killed. Although the first pitch is written better we preferred the idea of the second pitch. Overall we determined that our second pitch would give us the best chance to make our final task as good as possible ultimately leading us to this decision.

Start of Final Task

Hello, my name is Jontae and coming from break I am ready to begin our next assignment. While I traveled around the country playing basketball I was absolutely elated to come just for this class. This year I started 11th grade and it has not been easy. Balancing all of the school work, basketball, and my social life is a very tough task. But, I have been working on it and I am improving everyday. My sleeping schedule has been off a little since I get home so late from our games. I made a lot of new acquaintances in these last couple of months. I think I have opened up to people more. As we start our final task, I decided to work with the same group with Edguardo, Fulvio, and Michael. Like they say if it is broke don't fix it.

I have learned many things this school year from taking just media. The best thing that I learned is Procrastination is your worst nemesis. I know everyone says that, but this year right out of the gate I learned something was going to have to change. Doing all the research for a music video or commercial is time consuming. Add in all the planning you have to then executing your plan can get really stressful at times. After the commercial we realized this was class that was going to require to do our work ahead of time. Now I say this as I am typing this a couple of minutes before it is due, but I really did become better. One thing that I also learned is that I kinda enjoy filming things. I like to a movie or commercial come together in my head and it come out exactly how I pictured it. Now I am saying it has been extremely fun to take this class.

  We recently learned what a pitch was in class. Now before this the only pitch was in baseball or softball. In Hollywood a pitch is an idea where a film is summarized in 25 seconds or less. Our first pitch was there's a transaction of money and envelope, dad leaves kid home alone, forgets to lock door, kid is taken, police question and try to solve. Our second one is after the mysterious murders of citizens throughout a small town a detective seeks to find the man who did it before he kills again. Our last one is 3 men were planning to rob a millionaire while he goes on his daily run but he is aware of what is about to happen.

Filming blog

Over our Thanksgiving break not only did we eat turkey, but we also filmed our music video. From Tuesday after school November 26th to Friday morning November 29th we all had family in town. Due to this we were unable to film any of these days. Michael took charge and texted in the group chat that we needed to get it done. Saturday November 30th was a no go for Edgardo and I  because we had basketball. On Sunday December 1st Fulvio went to the Dolphins game so we could not film that day either. Luckily all of our families left earlier on friday so we were able to film later in the day. We all agreed on a time and met at the Galleria mall. Fulvio ran a little late so we didn't film at the exact time we wanted. Our communication was much better which led to us actually filming.

 The actual filming process was pretty smooth. We took multiple shots for each scene to insure we had good footage. The scene that we had the most trouble with was the scooter scene it took us a while to find a scooter. Once we finally found some it took us a while to use them because we had to download the app for it which took long. Once we finally had them moving we took a lot of shots of us riding because it was blurry at some points. We also struggled finding homeless people willing to be in our video. Its not as easy as it sounded but we did find one. Overall it was a success we got our footage and we think our video will turn out really good.

Tomorrow in class we will begin editing. We have some experience from our music video so it should be pretty smooth. Although the computers are pretty slow if we start early we can hopefully finish all of it and be done. Throughout the course of planning and filming we learned a valuable lesson which was communication is key. Due to our great communication over break we were able to film and knock it out. I'm very excited to see how this video turns out. The hard part is done (filming) it's now just editing. Although we came across a couple problems while filming we found our way around them and were able to get our footage. Overall we had a very successful filming process.

Storyboard

1. In the first shot it’s a tracking shot of three people in a car as the song starts. They are all wearing hats and chains. And the setting is a sunny day at the Galleria Mall.
2. In the second shot the three people inside of the car are listening to the song as the car is  parked. This is a medium shot.
3. The three people get out of the car and begin walking. This is a tracking shot as it follows them walking.
4. The three people are walking around a nicer area of the mall where there is a nice car which they can be seen reacting to.
5. Then the start taking pictures in front of the car. Additionally they can be seen dancing around the car to the song.
6. Then they begin using props such as money while they continue hanging out around the car
7. Then there is a jump cut to a shot of the three people riding Lime scooters in the beach on a nice, sunny day.
8. The three of them can then be seen having a good time at the beach, laughing and talking to each other.
9. After spending time at the beach the three people can be seen getting in the car about to drive away.
10. They go to McDonalds and go inside to get something to eat.
11. After leaving McDonalds they can be seen driving away
12. The last shot is of the three people giving the food they got at McDonald’s to a homeless person.