Genre Research: Movie review (The Thining)

       Yesterday I watched The Thining. This Movie did have C.L.A.M.P.S, CAMS, and the common editing, sound, and elements.
C- Some costumes used in this movie looked just like any regular outfit people would wear on a day-today basis. Except for the people who looked like they were on the SWAT team or working with the police.
L- some lighting used in this movie was low-key lighting. Low-key lighting is when the lighting is very low on a scale of illumination. Also, dimmed lighting was also a big one in this movie. Alongside of dimmed lighting, there was flashing strobe-like lights, and spotlight moments.
A- The actors in this movie looked like regular people you would see on the street honestly.
M- Some makeup used in this movie was probably some makeup to fix up any "imperfections" on the actors face and fake blood as well.
P- The props in this movie are similar to the props in most action movies. Like, guns, knives, flashlights, etc.
S- Lastly, the settings in this movie were inside of a building, in an office and a house.

For CAMS, there was a lot of camera ANGLES such as two-shot, three-shot, a lot of closeups, and tracking shots. The camera MOVEMENTS in this movie were tilts for when the main character fell, zooms, and flash pans. Last but not least, the SHOTS in this movie were POV and over the shoulder.
Some of the common editing that was used in this movie was, cross-cutting, cutaway, and shot reverse shot. Common sounds that were used in this movie were sound bridges, score and incidental music. Lastly, some common editing that was in this movie was cross cutting, eye-line match, and reaction shots. Some things I liked about this movie was how intriguing it was and how it kept me on my toes the whole time. I was never really bored. But some things I did not like is how sometimes I could not understand what was going on, but it wasn't really anything serious.

Genre Research: My second action movie review (Black Panther)

   Today I watched Black Panther. I really like this movie not only for the action, but for its back story and how it included African-American characters. What I did not like is how they would jump from scene to scene sometimes and I was completely confused on what was going on.
They did use some elements of CLAMPS.
Costumes- were used for the villains and the superheroes such as capes the famous necklace wear that Black Panther Himself wears on his suit, etc.
Lighting- Most of the lighting used in this movie was lighting from the outside. But, some lighting that was used while the actors were fighting was illuminating and low-light.
Actors- Most of the actors had the same body type, and most of them were African-American.
Makeup- The makeup used in this movie was all over the face because it was apart of their tradition in the movie. Also Micheal B. Jordan had many spots on his body because each spot represent every person he killed.
Props- some used were clearly weapons and robot parts for one of the superheroes sister. And the masks that the bad guys stole from the museum.
Setting- Most of the settings were outside, but some were in the city, in a museum, and in a forest.
This movie did include CAMS AS WELL.
Camera angles- high angle for when they were fighting, and dutch angles to show everything going on when they were fighting because it was very chaotic.
Camera movements- some movements that were included in this movie were zooms for when the characters were looking at something serious, a tracking shot to follow them when they were fighting and a panoramic to show two people fighting like going from one person to another.
Lastly, a Camera shot- some camera shots that were used was an establishing shots to establish where they were recording. And three-shots, where they had three people in the camera, and two-shot.
Some elements that were involved in this movie were the emotions that it gave me. I got emotional from all the relationships and friendships that were included in the movie. It was so cute to me.
Some sound editing I noticed in this movie were a sound bridge to move the movie along, digetic sound, non-diegetic sound, and lots of dialogue.
Lastly, some editing I noticed in the movie were cut-away, shot reverse shot, and eye-line match.

Genre Research: Movie Review (Avengers Endgame)

   Today I watched the action movie Avengers Endgame. This movie did include CLAMPS. It had a C- There were a lot of costumes. Almost every character had a costume on. The characters mostly wore capes, and tight armor looking outfits.
L- The lighting in this movie seemed to be illuminating from an actual outside area that they may have used to film. And, there was also a lot of high-key lighting involved in the movie when the characters would fight.
A-  Some angles I noticed during this movie is eye level. When the character would see something very important the camera would show them at eye level. Another angle I noticed, was a long shot. When the big fight scene at the end took place, they used a long shot to show everyone going head-to-head.
M-Some movements I noticed during the movie is zooming in on characters when something important would happen to them or another character. Also, when they would use tracking shots to make the audience feel as if they were in the movie with that character.
P- A couple props I noticed are the hand gauntlet thing that Thanos wore on his hand. And also, the guns and swords were also props.
S- Lastly, some setting places that I saw were in a field, somewhere near a very important glowing ball. Another place was at a house and in the city.
Some CAMS are high angle, and dutch.
Movements-  are tracking shot, and over the shoulder shots most certainly.
Shots - some that i noticed were long shots and tracking shot.
Next, some things I disliked about the movie is that sometimes some of the scenes did not make much sense. And also that one of my favorite characters passed away. But I loved the action, and how the movie always kept everyone on their toes and very invested in the whole thing. Towards the end, the fight scene with all superheroes and Thanos's team was probably my favorite part.
Some editing I noticed was a lot of jump cutting. And cutaways were a big one in this movie.
There was also a lot of incident sound, and sound bridges involved as well.
Lastly, some elements were that they always kept me on my toes and there was a lot of emotion.

Genre Research: My decision

      The three genres I originally chose to research were romance, action, and horror. I am leading more towards an action genre. I wanted to to do a horror film, but I really do not know how I will be able to do that with a house full of 11 people. And I did and still do have amazing pitches for a horror movie, but filming it is the really hard part. Since there are a lot of people at my house I could definitely do action as my genre. Especially because it is mostly boys and they love to fight. I think doing an action film will be really fun, because I could come up with amazing story lines and apply that to the project. Also, my brothers and cousins love to act so I wanted to include them in something fun.

Genre Research: My two genres

    Today I have researched two genres that I have a lot of interest in. The two genres are horror, and action. In a previous blog I stated that I was leaning more toward the horror genre, and I still am, but once I went back to think about things I realized that this could be an exciting opportunity for me to use my background info on the action genre and put it to the test.
    The horror genre is one of the most used genre's along side of action. During my research I looked up some of the C.L.A.M.P.S used in horror movies. Some COSTUMES they use are all different depending on the character. For some villains and bad guys they wear fake animal fur, wigs, masks. and a whole lot of makeup. For example, the character Jason, he wears dirty clothes and a mask to hide his identity. For LIGHTING, the most used light is uplighting. Uplighting is when the light is on the floor and it is faced up. The other most famous lighting is spotlighting. That is when the light is focused solely on one person or object. It creates suspense and makes the audience nervous of what is to come. For ACTORS, the type of actors that are the bad guys are usually a big build on the upper half and very strong. The characters for the victims are usually smaller. MAKEUP in horror movies is sometimes very excessive because of the villains. The victims usually use light makeup since they are playing themselves and sometimes use fake blood when they get hit or when they die. PROPS used in horror movies are usually a fake knife and other weapons that the villains use. And other times the victims use other weapons to fight the villains. Most SETTINGS used in horror movies are a barn, a house, sheds, walls (surprisingly), and basements. While looking up the C.L.A.M.P.S, I also looked up CAMS, which is camera, angles, movement, and shots.
A camera angle they use in horror films is a tilt. A tilt creates tension to shots, and could simplify a supernatural being.
Some shots that are used in horror films are shot reverse shots to go back in time and show something that was missed.
Lastly, some movements used in horror films are pan, and tracking shots.  A tracking shot really builds suspense to the movie because it puts the audience in the position of the character so it makes them feel like they are in the movie.
Some editing skills that are used are jump-cuts, split screen, and shot reverse shot.
Sounds that have been in horror movies are screaming, and slashes from a weapon. They use dialogue, voice over, and sound motif as some examples of what sound they use.
Elements used used in horror movies are the feeling of fear, shock, and disgust.
Some things I like and dislike in horror movies are the feelings emulated by the movie. And what I dislike is the graphical scenery.
     I am going to make this paragraph a little shorter now. The C.L.A.M.P.S in an action movie is, C- some costumes used in action movies are typical superhero outfits, and just regular clothing sometimes. L- Some lighting used are natural lighting and key lighting. A- Some actors used in action movies are usually very athletic and flexible people for the superheroes. M- Makeup typically used in action movies is usually just fake blood for when they get hit or anything. P- Some props used in action movies are swords, guns. knives, laser beams, etc. S- Some settings used in action movies are outside, a train station, or in a house. For CAMS,
For camera angles, usually eye level, high angle, and low angle.
Camera movements that are used are panoramic, and tracking shot.
 Lastly, some Shots used are close-ups, two shots and three shots.
Common editing skills are cutaway, cross-cutting, and split screen ( like the horror movies ).
Some common sounds used are grunts and stuff when they fight.
But some sounds in the Cambridge way, are a soundtrack, and incidental music.
Some things I like about action movies are that they cause a lot of adrenaline when there is a lot going on. And some things I do not like about action movies is sometimes there are bad effects.

Genre Research: Action Genre PowerPoint

     In this assignment we did a couple months ago, we learned about a specific genre. My groups genre was action. I feel like because I have studied the action genre in the past, that it would be a great genre to use in my video, but it is good to change things up a bit. During this assignment, I learned a lot about action and what it is really all about. I learned all about the camera angles, shots, CLAMPS, etc. I watched a couple of action movies after completing this assignment, and I saw that the camera angles and shots are mostly the same in all action movies. I am happy to learned about this genre because it has taught me a lot...

My two pitches for the project

    When I narrow my 3 choices down to two I have to say I want to go with either action or horror. I want to chose to use action as my genre because I think action is really cool. I think it is very cool because action movies include a lot of physical features. The camera angles and shots also are very interesting in these types of movies. Some movies for example are, Gemini Man, Terminator, and Avengers Endgame. These movies did not only include just fighting, but they come with loads of emotion. Action movies I feel like are all about really engaging your audience. The fans of Avenger movies do not only love them for the fighting, but the story line and emotion that come with it. In Avengers Endgame, a couple of main characters died, which cause a lot of sadness for some audiences, but it made a lot of people want to watch it. Action movies in general really interest me because most things are unpredictable and you never really know what is coming.
      My second choice is horror. I think I want to to make a horror film because I love horror films. They really interest me, even though I always get scared to go to sleep after. Unlike action movies, most horror movies do not have any sad scenes, but it causes adrenaline and anxiety. Some movies for example are, The Conjuring, The Babadook, and Saw. These movies are great examples of great horror films because not only do they adrenaline, but they give off a feeling of suspense. Suspense in horror films are one of my favorite things when I watch them. Leaving your audience in suspense is something not many like, but the ones who do, love it. The feelings of adrenaline, suspense, and moderate anxiety is what makes a horror film. And, I want to engage my audience when they are watching my project, so I feel like a horror film will do that for me.
     After all of this thinking and reviewing my reasons, I think I want to use my pitch about the horror film. I already have loads of ideas for this idea, and I am excited to see what I can do with all of them. I am thinking of making something related to a recent movie I watched where the characters are watching TV and then they hear something and they get scared...but there are going to be many twists within my video so it's not as predicting as some. I think it could be very fun to film as well. And, horror movies usually have a lot of camera angles and shots that I could use to get the best grade possible. But that is all I have for now, I will keep brainstorming and see what I come up with. Until next time!