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Genre: Horror Members: Renee Chiara Zoe Kelly

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Opening Scene How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There are six titles displayed during the opening sequences to the film: Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, A Brian Grazer Production, A Ron Howard Film, Jim Carrey, and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images prioritized in the opening sequences are the inside of a snowflake falling down onto a snow covered town called Whoville. Then the movie transitions to images of the town and the Whos that inhabit it. The town is decorated extensively in Christmas decorations, and all of the Whos are full of Chirstmas cheer.  What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a cheerful and majestic connotation.  How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset because of the way the beginn

The Polar Express Opening Scene How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Four titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film: Warner Bros Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Shangri La Entertainment, and The Polar Express. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Images of the companies that made the film, snow falling, houses covered in snow, and a boy's bedroom are prioritized in the opening sequence. What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a mysterious yet cheerful connotation. They also carry a reflective and nostalgic connotation. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset because the snow falling combined with the soothing music in the beginning really sets the tone for the children and family genre movie. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film established

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The use of specific camera shots, editing techniques, sounds, and mise-en-scene are what make a movie unique and help build the plot. These elements are used to establish the setting, build the plot, and form suspense in the first five minutes of Marvel's Agent Carter . The first element displayed regards sound. In the first shot, the Marvel logo is presented, but in the background there is a sound of Peggy speaking to her colleague, Steve Rogers. This scene then quickly transitions to a shot of the two characters displayed using simultaneity. The audience is immediately drawn into action by the use of this sound bridge. Leit-motif is also used in this first scene, in which suspenseful music plays consistently. The use of a combination of direct sound and indirect sound allows the director to make the shots interesting, yet suspenseful. The sounds build up strong emotions of sadness and urgency, as well as context for the situation, from the beginning of the movie. Music is used

I decided to comment on the mise-en-scene of one episode of the show Grey's Anatomy. The episode I chose is episode 22 from season 14. I made this decision primarily because I am currently watching Grey's Anatomy, so I wanted to get a better understanding of the setting, lighting, costume, and staging in the show. The show is set in Seattle at a hospital called the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. While they do visit other places, this is where the majority of the show is filmed. Every episode opens with a landscape shot of Seattle and then focuses on one place. In this episode the first place that is focused on is the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, but then it cuts to a character driving through corn fields. This show is constantly cutting from one character to another. In the scene of two characters, Joe and Alex, driving through corn fields, the setting is shallow space . The scene has one character looking at the other while driving, but the corn fields behind them appear to

This link will take you to the new edited version of 5 Master Edits with Sound  Sound Effects Added Comments:  1) Music: I added music to my example of contrast. In the first scene of the example with the birds sitting on the building, I added calm background music called "a quiet thought". In the second scene of the example I added the music called "wild battle crowd approach" to the clip of Kelly running. Adding background music is a form of non-diegetic sound. Both of these additions of music to the scene allows the audience to have a better understanding of what is really going on in each of the characters minds. 2) Direct Sound: I left the direct sound in my example of leit motif. The sound is what causes the rest of the actions in the scene to happen. The sound helps to connect the two scenes together because they both contain the same sound. Direct sound is also a form of diegetic sound. The sound allows the audience to understand that the people are b

Parallelism:  Grease (1978) This scene from the movie Grease is an example of parallelism. The boys are all in the car in specific positions in the first shot. When the scene cuts to a shot of the boys on the car in the same positions, but in a different car, this is parallelism. The layout of the shots are so similar that they mirror each other.  Contrast: Hidden Figures (2016) This scene from the movie Hidden Figures is an example of contrast. In this scene, Katherine Goble has to run to the west side of the NASA Center because there are no bathrooms in the main center for colored women. Goble looks to have run about a half mile there and back. This scene cuts back and forth between her running and the director looking for her in the office. This scene displays how differently white men and black women were treated in the work place. Symbolism: Snow White (1937) This scene from the movie Snow White is an example of symbolism. In this scene the witch of

AICE Media 5 Master Edits Simultaneity: For this edit we switched from a video of my cat to a video of a fish. The cat is thinking of the fish while eating. Both of these scenes are happening at the same time. The cat is outside of water just eating. The fish is inside a tank swimming around. Parallelism: For this edit we filmed Kelly putting on a hoodie and then turning around. The video seamlessly switches to a video of Chiara who is facing backwards and then turns around to take the same hoodie off. Leitmotiff: For this edit we filmed my mother waking up to a phone alarm. Then we switched to a video of my dad waking up to the same alarm sound. Both of these scenes include the same background music. Contrast: For this edit we took a video of some birds sitting on top of a building. The second video was of Kelly running. Both of these scenes are different, but we forcing the viewer to keep up with two scenes that do not have anything in common. Symbolism: For this edit w

I chose to comment on a few of the camera angles in the show "Grey's Anatomy" because it is the show I am watching at the moment. Honestly, I have watched a lot of shows on many platforms, but Grey's Anatomy is one of the only shows that has taken me longer than a few weeks to watch. However, this is probably only the case because of the fact that the show is fifteen seasons long and still going. Before watching Grey's Anatomy, the only medical show I had watched was the Good Doctor. Grey's Anatomy definitely uses a variety of camera angles in order to get the best view of the surgeries that take place in the show. Grey's Anatomy also focuses a lot on the surgeons of the hospital and all of the emotions that they are feeling. Therefore, the show uses many camera angles in order to display emotions in the most efficient way possible, as well as evoke emotions from the audience choosing to watch the show. The show always opens up with an establishing s

I commented on both Kelsey and Kelly's camera shots. On Kelsey's blog I commented that I enjoyed the point of shot because it made me feel as though I was placed inside the person's eyes and looking through that window with them. I thought the over-the-shoulder shot was entertaining to watch because it felt as though I was experiencing the scene with that person. I found the establishing shot enjoyable to watch because it shows the setting, and it brought me in and set the mood, even though the mood was gloomy. I found the low angle shot amusing. The low angle shot made me feel that the characters were larger than they may be in real life. The shot gave me a feeling of disorientation and made it look like the characters were important. On Kelly's blog I commented that I enjoyed the high angle shot. The shot made me feel like I was an onlooker that was not really involved in the emotion of the shot yet. The low angle shot was also pleasant to watch because it made me

Extreme long shot:  I took this video in Yosemite National Park this past summer. I was trying to get a full shot of the buffalo with the mountains in the back. I zoomed out as much as I could to fit as the grasslands in the video. This shot allows the audience to have a full view of the scenery.  High Angle Shot:  I took this shot at Lely High School. I noticed that it was hard to keep the camera still and straight while shooting from above. During an actual film I would probably need a tripod or something else to keep it stable. This shot makes it possible for the audience to view the subjects from above instead of from a normal angle. Close Up Shot: I took this video at Lely High School. I realized it was hard to follow the hand to the ground as I zoomed in. It was also a little difficult to keep the camera focused on the hand while it was moving. This shot allows the audience to view the an isolated part of the subject. Extreme Close-Up Shot: I took thi

I am taking AICE Media because I am interested in learning more about the film industry. I am also taking this class because I want to receive the AICE Diploma. I have always loved watching movies, so I hope to understand more about the process of designing and producing a film.