Genre Research : Long shot

             The second movie I researched was Long Shot. Like Secret Life of Pets 2 this was also a comedy. The conventions in this movie is similar to the other film since they both fall into the comedy genre. Some of the camera shots and angles are the same as well as some of the editing and sound in the movie. The first 30 minutes of the movie was very good. It set the scene for the rest of the movie very well.  Similar to the last movie Long Shot also had a good amount of conventions. There is a lot of dialogue in this film. The movie is driven by dialogue.
             Since the movie is very driven by the dialogue there are very little scenes with no dialogue. There were a couple of voice overs in the film.  There was also a lot of diegetic sound but not as much non- diegetic sound. This movie had jump cuts and shot reverse shots. There was also tracking and pan shots. Like the first movie these two shots were the popular and were used the most in the movie. There were just a few overheard shots as well as some eye level shots. Low shots were also used and were also used frequently.   There was one flashback in the film. During the flashback scene there was a fade in.

Genre Research : Secret Life of Pets 2

         The first movie I researched in the comedy genre was Secret Life of Pets. Since our final genre is comedy I watched movies in the comedy genre. I will go over the conventions of the movies. This involves editing techniques. I would also like to include things you would normally find in a comedy, which is the conventions. This movie had a bunch of dialogue, but the dialogue was more between the animals of the movie then the humans. The humans play a very small role in the movie as all of the main characters are pets.
           In this movie there were many jump cuts as well as few eye line matches.  There was also some pan and some tracking shots. In the movie these two shots were probably used most frequently. Both pan and tracking were used throughout the entire movie they were seen the most in the beginning of the film. There was also a few cutaways.
           Throughout the movie there were a few voice overs. These voice overs mostly came fro the main character, Snowball. There was a lot of  non - dietetic sound throughout the film. There was not much dietetic sound though. Along the movie there was a lot of background music. This helped the movie flow better. There were many different camera shots as well. This includes low angles, high angles and a few establishing shots.

Genre Research : Our Final Genre ( Comedy )

 My partner and I have decided on a genre. That genre is comedy. We decided on comedy because we like it better then the other genres. We also had more knowledge about comedy then the other genres. We thought it would be the easier to create a comedy film then say a horror film. Comedy allows us to be creative and have fun with it. That is one the things I like most about Comedy ; the fun aspect of it. These reasons are the main reasons we choose to create a comedy film

Genre Research : Horror and Romance

 Genre 1
 Horror

Camera movements : The most popular camera movement in horror is zoom.
Camera shots : The most popular camera shots are the reverse shot, the close up shot and the tracking/ pan shot
Costumes : Most costumes include some sort of mask such as the mask from Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Friday the 13th
Lighting : A lot of horror films use harsh or hard lighting to add to the effect. Also often used is Silhouettes or shadowing
Acting :  Some of the most popular horror movie actors include Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee and Lon Chaney
Makeup : Majority of the makeup in horror is very gore and usually bloody
Props : Horror items used for killing such as knifes or guns
Setting :  Many horror films take place in a small town or abandoned house/ building.
Editing : The most common editing techniques used in horror is splicing which is used in most trailers. Transitions and fading are also very popular.
Sound : Sound is crucial in horror films. Sound is often used as background music and is usually used to add suspense to a scene
Elements :  Many of the elements in horror include evil or nonhuman like characters, a feeling of fear/ shock/ disgust. They are usually intense and they usually incorporate death in some way.
What I like : I like the intensity in the moment.
What I do not like : When the "scary " scenes are way too intense.


Genre 2 
Romance

Camera movements - The most popular movements are zoom and the tracking shot.
Camera angles  Close ups, long shot, establishing shot, and two shot are the most popular shots
Costumes - Most of the characters wear normal everyday clothes.
Lighting - High pitched lighting, soft lighting and warm colors are most commonly used in romance lighting
Acting : The most famous romance actors include Julia Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, and Richard Curtis
Makeup : Just normal everyday makeup
Props :  The most common props  are items that signify love such as flowers, rings, and jewelry
Setting :  Usually the setting in romance films is a urban setting such as a beach or a school

Things I like : I like the aspects of love and when the characters fall for each other 

Things I don’t like : When one of the main characters dies 

Genre Research : Comedy

      This is a genre power point I worked on early on in the school year.  This was my first project in AICE media class. This was our first dive into the process and elements of movie making. For this project everyone was assigned a movie genre. Me and my partner , Kol, were assigned the comedy genre.  This is the power point we created.

Picking our final pitch

             In this blog we will be narrowing our three final pitch ideas down to one. In my previous blog I talked about our pitch ideas. I am going to  quickly recap our three original pitch ideas. One of our pitches is about a stalker story. Another pitch is a robbery idea with a house maid. And our final pitch idea is a romance between two best friends. We have decided to get rid of our stalker pitch idea. This idea isn't as strong the other choices in our opinion. We just came up with the stalker story as more of a backup choice. We believe we can create a much better film with the other two ideas rather then this one.
            One of our pitch ideas is a robbery story. Here is our pitch, a very wealthy family hires a new house cleaner. She ends up stealing all of the families wealth, but will she get caught? It sounds like a very simple and boring  pitch but, the film will be everything besides boring. By the end of the two minutes you will be hungry for more.  This concept kinda just came to us naturally. We were bouncing a lot of ideas off of each other and I said what about if we did a robbery. After a lot of discussion we thought of the maid idea and decided to stick with it. It was very challenging coming up with a concept that hasn't really been done before
            Another pitch idea is a romance story. Here is our pitch, two best friends since birth but, one of the has secret crush on the the other. Will she confess her feelings or keep them a secret.  We came up with this idea because we thought it might be easy to create. This was the final pitch that we came up with. We already had the robbery and the stalker idea thought of. We thought romance would not be a genre many people would use. Since romance is such a broad topic we were able to think of many different ideas.
             We decided to go with the robbery pitch. We decided to go with this one because we believe we can make the best movie with this. Better then the romance one. This pitch is simple but yet intriguing. We can dive deep into this pitch.

Starting the final task

      Hello! My name is Julia M and I am reintroducing myself since it has been almost a month since my last blog. I am a freshmen at Fort Lauderdale High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I am in the Cambridge magnet program. I am in the AICE media studies class. This is my first time taking a media class. For this upcoming project I will be working with a partner, Kol B. Kol and I have worked together for the previous projects. Kol is also a freshmen in the Cambridge program.
We have worked well together in the past so we decided to work together again.
        Leading up to our final task project I have had some practice to prepare for this final project.  I have created a commercial and a music video. I have become comfortable with the equipment such as the camera and the editing software. I have learned how to come up with a plan and create a storyboard. I have learned to film with the video cameras and edit on Pinnacle Studios. I have also learned more about camera angles and shots. I have learned about what it takes to film a blockbuster movie.  I am excited to be able to actually make a movie. I will be able to use my creativity and think of my own personal concept.
         We are at the first step in the film making process right now. Creating a pitch. A pitch is a Hollywood term to describe an idea. The film idea is encapsulated into twenty five words. Kol and I have come up with three different pitch ideas for our film. Our first pitch idea is, there's a new neighbor and he sees the girl next door. They become friends overnight but the boy becomes overly attached and follows her every move. Our second pitch idea is, a very wealthy family hires a new house cleaner. She ends up stealing all of the families wealth, but will she get caught? Our final pitch idea is , Two best friends since birth but , one of them has a secret crush on the other, will she confess her feeling or keep them a secret.