While watching the opening sequence of Venom, I have noticed a lot of things.
There were 23 displayed opening sequences in the films. Some images pronotized in the opening sequences was a small video. The mini video in the beginning was about 5 seconds and it was a shot of the city and it included cars and buildings. After that, the rest of the video is filled with pictures that look kind of confusing. They are filled with black and white shapes, and it looks like someone is spilling black ink on a piece of paper and you are watching it spread. The connotations the images carry are a kind of horror feel. The pictures in it do give a thriller feeling too. And you can not really tell what the movie is going to be about just by the opening sequence. But the music may make you think that it will be a horror movie. Genre is reinforced through symbolic codes by setting, mise en scene, acting, and color. Genre is reinforced through technical codes by camerawork, audio, lighting, and editing. The film establishes enigma because of the pictures and the video in the beginning. You can not really tell what the movie is about just by watching the opening sequence. Some strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals its audience is by using very abstract pictures and audio. You have to have your opening sequence relate to your audience on a certain level to keep them interested. Technology has been used effectively by being able to photoshop different things into the film or pictures. You can edit different things into a opening sequences such as animation.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Genre Research: Watch the Titles Website
In this website when you first open the website you see a slideshow of different movies you can watch titles of. The saying on this website is "Forget the movie, Watch the titles!". Also, some things you see are options for video games, and interviews for a couple of examples. They offer a search section, titles sequence, and other options. I am researching on this website for my project I am doing later on. I am on this website to get ideas for my project. Some of the things I learned about from this website is the same thing ad the last one. I learned how to count the titles in the movie. I also learned that a simple title sequence can really change your view on a movie. You can guess the genre of a movie just based on the title sequence. Making a title sequence connect with a movies genre like making a horror title sequence related to the movie is really important.
Title Research: Art of the Title
I went on the Art of the Title website today and yesterday. Some of the things I saw on the website are a lot of title sequences for different movies. There are a lot of movies, interviews, and series from Netflix. Everything on the website are opening titles of different movies and shows etc. Some things I learned, was that different movies have a different opening title for different reasons. Some movies give off horror, happy, comical vibes when doing the opening titles because of the genre. For example, the movie underwater has a horror feeling to the opening titles. The music and the way it is graphically designed really bring a new feeling into the whole thing. What I researched on this website is different movie titles for action movies. I have to research 4 different movie titles for my project. I researched some action movie opening tittles. I found some opening titles of action movies.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Genre Research: Hunger Games (Catching Fire) Movie Review
A couple of days ago I watched Hunger Games. The movie in my opinion was actually really good. Here are some C.L.A.M.P.S, and CAMS, from the movie. Along with common editing, sound, lighting, and some things I liked and did not like about the movie.
C- Some costumes used in this movie were basic steel looking outfits. Some of the outfits were athletic, or workout looking outfits because everyone was fighting.
L- The lighting during the movie was mostly lighting from outside. Natural lighting, and some scenes had low-key lighting.
A- The actors in this movie were typical looking people. But, the cast of the movie were very diverse and there was a little bit of everyone. It was like a melting pot of people.
M- Most makeup used in the movie was blood, and excess skin if needed.
P- Some props used in the movie were typical swords and there were also bow n arrows involved too
S- Some setting used in the movie were in the forest and on a beach.
During the movie I noticed some CAMS as well. Some ANGLES I noticed in the movie were eye level, high and low angle, and long shots. Some camera MOVEMENTS I saw in the movie were tilts and tracking shots. And lastly, some camera SHOTS I saw in the movie were two and three shots.
Some common editing used in the movie would be cross-cutting, and cutaways. Some common sounds, are digetic, sound bridges and dialogue. Lastly some common elements are the feelings of sadness, anxiety, and adrenaline. Some things I liked about the movie is that it kept me interested the whole time. There was never really a dull moment. But some things I did not like was that some of the scenes did not make sense and they were graphic.
C- Some costumes used in this movie were basic steel looking outfits. Some of the outfits were athletic, or workout looking outfits because everyone was fighting.
L- The lighting during the movie was mostly lighting from outside. Natural lighting, and some scenes had low-key lighting.
A- The actors in this movie were typical looking people. But, the cast of the movie were very diverse and there was a little bit of everyone. It was like a melting pot of people.
M- Most makeup used in the movie was blood, and excess skin if needed.
P- Some props used in the movie were typical swords and there were also bow n arrows involved too
S- Some setting used in the movie were in the forest and on a beach.
During the movie I noticed some CAMS as well. Some ANGLES I noticed in the movie were eye level, high and low angle, and long shots. Some camera MOVEMENTS I saw in the movie were tilts and tracking shots. And lastly, some camera SHOTS I saw in the movie were two and three shots.
Some common editing used in the movie would be cross-cutting, and cutaways. Some common sounds, are digetic, sound bridges and dialogue. Lastly some common elements are the feelings of sadness, anxiety, and adrenaline. Some things I liked about the movie is that it kept me interested the whole time. There was never really a dull moment. But some things I did not like was that some of the scenes did not make sense and they were graphic.
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.
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.
Friday, January 24, 2020
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.
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.
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.
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