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My group decided to begin with a dolly shot of our main girl character as she walks into a dimly lit area. The girl then slides down and sits on the ground, which is when the camera shot reveals that she is bloody and bruised. The next camera shot is a close up of the girls face while she is shaking. As the camera zooms in, flashbacks from previous memories are revealed. These flashbacks display pieces of the sequence of events that led to the girl's current state. As the flashbacks are shown at a faster pace, tension is continuously building before the scene cuts. The final piece of the opening is of a black screen that reads "24 hours earlier", so the rest of the movie would be an explanation of what happened and led to the events that occurred in this opening scene. Jobs: Renee, Kelly, Chiara: coming up with story line, plot, and camera shots Zoe: Drawings and descriptions

Film Notes Rise The camera placed in the trunk of the car was a really creative place to take a camera shot. The opening also included some other innovative camera shots, including the bird's eye shot of the boy walking and dropping his things in the grass. It was cool to hear the music get intense as the boy shot goals and then fade when a separate person began talking, but the shifts in the music level did seem a bit too dramatic at some points. However, I thought the music choice fit for this opening scene because it created a dramatic tone. Offline I will admit at first I was confused at what was happening in the film. At first, I did not recognize  that it was the same girl in both versions of the story, but once I did, the music seemed to suit the drama film. I could see that the makers on the film were attempting to create an effect of contrast by depicting the girl in both the cage and her daily life at what appears to be the same time. Dear Lover The narrator'...

I was inspired to choose the horror genre because I find the process of filming and producing a horror film very interesting because of how the movie effects make the movie appear to have twists and cause suspense. For example, the movie The Shallows uses an extensive amount of cuts in order to transition from one scene to the next in a manner that has the audience on the edge of their seat for the majority of the movie. The Shallows opens will a scene of a child playing with a soccer ball on the beach near the water. As the child continues playing down the beach, he stubbles upon a camera helmet that has washed ashore. The child opens the camera and begins to play its film. The camera film depicts the point of view of a surfer as he surfs with another friend, but all of the sudden he falls into the water. Then you hear him screaming and it appears that he is struggling under the water, and the final shot of the camera shows a shark coming straight at the person with the camera on hi...

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 b...

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...