AICE Media Studies

    Elements of the Genre in "57 Seconds" for Inspiration:   Suspenseful Plot:"57 Seconds" captivates audiences with its suspenseful and gripping plot, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.     Tense Atmosphere: The film skillfully employs a tense atmosphere, heightening the overall sense of thrill and anticipation.    Intriguing Characters: Characters in the movie contribute to the suspense, with unexpected twists and turns in their personalities and motivations. 2. Liked Elements (Conventions) in "57 Seconds":  Use of Sound: The film utilizes sound design to perfection, enhancing the suspense and creating a palpable sense of tension.  Plot Twists: "57 Seconds" impresses with its well-crafted plot twists that keep the audience guessing until the very end.  Lead Actor Performance The lead actor, Josh Hutcherson, delivers a stellar performance, adding depth to the character and elevating the overall viewing experience. 3. Disliked Elements (

  What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? Similarly to Smile, our final task will also include the conventions of extreme closeups, selective props, and planned settings.   The conventions only are included to drive onto the next plot drafted by the director. These conventions contribute to the goal of keeping the viewers suspenseful as we aim to present in our final task. Our final task would like to include one character voicing their concerns and thoughts, while others brush it off, as displayed in Smile. What conventions of the the genre did the movie have that you liked? I like how the main character would just simply smile to the point where the other characters would go crazy. That same smile would continue throughout the plot to mentally torture characters to the point of tears. Also, the smile inner dialogue truly captivates the characters, as it controls the whole storyline as the director intended. The settings and props

      What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? - The movie Black Swan uses a variety of conventions that we plan on utilizing for the final task. For example, their use of close-ups to demonstrate their the distress the protagonist portrays throughout the film. Their use of the setting contributes to this as well, as the dark and mysterious features further the suspenseful emotions of the audience. Much like the team plans to do for the final task, as we use the  setting and try to incorporate the acting of the team. This would in turn have the audience connect more to the story.      What conventions of the movie did the have that you liked? - Much of the sound used for the film, was very much to my liking as the suspenseful and high-pitched audio simply added to the feelings and emotions of the film. This in turn, made the viewer feel at edge, keeping us intrigued to what would happen next. Movies like this never lose my attention

  Hey Blog!   Today I will be  researching  my short film  introduction . I will begin by looking at  separate  genre movies and  their typical conventions. I will begin by analyzing action movies.   Common Action Camera Angles:   Medium Shots   Low  Angles   Long Shots   Following Shots   Over the Shoulder shots   Close-ups   Common Action  Mis•En•Scene :   Vehicle Props   Special effects makeup to simulate injury   Fighting of  characters   Superhero or  solider  costumes   Low key lighting that later transitions to high key   Urban settings   Guns and knifes as props   Bombs,  helicopters,  and planes as props   Common Action Editing:   Action  match cuts   Shot Reverse Shots   C ross cutting   Cut aways   Jump Cuts     Common Action Sound:   Non-Diegetic Sound   Diegetic gunfire, explosions, and screaming   Examples   A few examples of this type of movie are:   The Sound of Freedom, directed by  Alejandro Gómez Monteverde   Oppenheimer , directed by Christopher Nolan   Guardians, d