AICE Media Studies

  Storyboard January 28, 2024 This is the opening seen with are group of kids are standing in front of the abandoned ice rink. They all agree to go in the building as a group beside one girl who stays be hide.  After walking into the building they walk around a room. One of the girls of runoff into a another room and call the others to them. Walking into the new room they are welcome to a large pile of still sharp ice stakes. Along with them messing around with one another. They finally walk into the main room the ice arena. They hear a scream and question the sound. Suddenly members of the group starts to vanish. Then something from the darkness appears in the view of the last remaining member and chases her. Out of breath from running away the girl screams for her friends than looks around in this new room. Seeing the dead body of her friend. Her dropping the hand held camera, hearing screaming of the girl in the background. THEN TITLE CARD.

  Schedule 1/26/2024- Actors will be contacted to make sure they are well mentally and physically for the film. 1/27/2024- The official filming will start. In total there will be four scenes all with different shots and angles. 1/28/2024- The sound effects and voice-overs will be added. 2/02/2024- All editing is complete. Will review with group, to discuss potential changes needed to improve opening film. 2/03/2024- Final edit completed. Location Filming will be at Abandoned Ice Rink. Participants Actors Ayannah Alincy-Worried friend Benjamin Shanker-Holding camera Nathaly C- Friend Julian Casseli- Friend Petra Plecenik- Friend Nataly Lagos-Friend Johanna Amaya- Friend/Watch Jacobo Delgado-Friend/Watch Sophia Hinely-Friend/Watch Filming: Benjamin Shanker, Gabriel Fatheree Editing: Benjamin Shanker Directing: Benjamin Shanker Health and Safety To ensure our safety, adults will be present during filming. Phones and first aid kit will be available if emergencies occur.  To avoid ...

   Location: Outside Abandoned Ice Rink Girl #1: Are you guys sure about this? *Collective Agreement* Girl #1: Well you all can go but I'm staying out here. Girl #2: Don't be scared, it'll be fine. Girl #1: I'm staying. Location: Room 1 Girl #2: Woah, guys look how cool this is. Boy #1: Can't believe she decided to stay outside, this is awesome.  *Girl #2 runs off* Girl  #2 (Offscreen): Guys come inside here! Location: Room 2 Boy #1 YO, look at that pile, are those skates?? Girl #3: Dude look, they're still really sharp. Girl #3 Imagine if someone just came behind you and WHAM!! Boy #1 ( Laughs) That's Sick! Boy #2 BOOO!! Girl #4:  You think you're real  funny, huh. Location : Main Room( Ice Skate Room)  Girl #4 Guys this place is actually starting to scare me, look at this! ( hear screams from the other room)  Boy #2 Dude what was that.. Girl #4 Not falling for it again dude, nice try. Girl #3 Guys that’s enough quit it.  Boy #2 Hello?? What...

 Working Title:  The title of this film is likely to be "Cold Case".  We are planning on make the title bold, Courier font, Medium size," Cold Case ".    The titles will show up as the camera pans around the room on the walls probably The tiles will disappears as the camera moves away or a character passes by them. The color will be decided accordingly to match the background of the scene.

  What are the Titles displayed in the Opening  - Company / Production studio  - Association with Other Productions - Director  - Film Makers - Music Production - Writer Production - Costume Production - Edited Production - Production Designer What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?   - At the start, we are taken to a night with a turned-on car. Then a quick jump to a sunline light forest. That went on for a decent bit. then we are shown the home of what is to think is the main character inside his home. Although they didn't prioritize at face value. they being of a sense of uneasiness when watching the opening. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the  - It is always dark and or, nearly quite never a seems of home. Forest to dimly light street you never know what is going on or what's about to happen. and for the most part, everything seems normal and nothing seems like it's going to jump out and take your head off. but...

What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? -Production Studios -Director -Actors -Movie title -Casting Director -Sound Designer -Composers -Costume Designer -Film Editor -Production Designer -Director of Photography -Executive Producers -Producers -Original Author -Writer What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  For the first half of the opening sequence the camera focuses in on the head of a woman as she is cuddling with her husband/boyfriend. This introduces the audience to a character that will presumably be important later on. In the second half, the images shown are from around the town of North Carthage, showing the setting of the film.  How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the opening sequence?  Throughout the opening sequence there is uneasy background music found commonly in the genre of thriller. This is then combined with a quick and disturbing voice over from the main character as the camera is focusing on the ...

 As the final task is something the group has never researched on, will will start step by step. We went with the website Art of the Title, to get a overall idea on how thriller opening sequences are conducted. On the site, we seen endless opening sequences with the repetition of a thumbnail with the title of the movie displayed. While taking notes on the directors and their teams approach to title designs, it is quite noticeable on how the horror and thriller movies have a mysterious or dark title. It is also in the middle of the dark thumbnail with eerie texts. Opposite to this, we observed how the action, romantic, and comedies featured the main character displayed on the site of their movies. On that note, we decided to follow these features of a dark thumbnail and text that displays a mysterious mood to the audience. To further collect more research, without watching, we seen how the site lays out a storyboard for each movie. Considering, that we are only focusing on title res...

What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  - Throughout the opening sequences around three titles are shown. The first being the film studio title, followed by the production company title, finally presenting the title card of the movie only with the name of the movie, "Strange Days". What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  -In the beginning here was a slight glimps of an eye followed by static and the whole sequence of violence and crimes are the first audience is shown, showing that the film. Not much was prioritized but the setting and and the slight sight of technology around them were what the audience was mostly shown  How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the  - In the beginning, the images of static and overall of the risky setting we start in. The acting of being frantic and preparing but slipping up, the dialogue, being very inappropriate and the props of a mask and firearm being given to the person who the audi...