AICE Media Studies

 I will be using three fonts for my opening sequence.  1. A hand-drawn font for the title of the movie and main characters. 2. Capital Times New Roman (ex. DIRECTOR) for the roles of crew 3. Itallic all lowercase Times New Roman for names of crew and actors. (ex. julieta lencina) \ I choose these bright colors to contrast with the natural landscape of the setting. The name of the crew member is meant to be the focus of the title. With my hand-drawn title, I plan to make it very colorful and almost sticker-like in order to stand out.  Titles will fade in and out of each scene, and stay on screen for about 5 seconds in order to keep the pace of the film. At this point, I plan to call my film "Park". I choose this name because it is short and will look nice in the stylization I have planned and because most of the film takes place in the natural park landscape.

 SCENE ONE: Opening at the park, characters on a picnic blanket. - CICI: Hey, that's not funny! - LOLA: It's very funny, actually. - JULI: *Laughing* LOLA PICKS UP HER PHONE  - LOLA: My curfew is soon, I have so much homework. - CICI: Same. - JULI: Real. SCENE TWO: JULI IS WALKING ALONE IN THE WOODS. SHE IS WEARING DIFFERENT CLOTHES FROM THE LAST SCENE, INDICATING A DIFFERENT DATE. SHE ALMOST STEPS ON THE BRACLET THAT LOLA WORE IN SCENE ONE. SHE PICKS IT UP TO EXAMINE IT. SCENE THREE:  LOLA IS SITTING ALONE IN THE WOODS WHERE JULI WAS SEARCHING. SHE IS WEARING THE SAME CLOTHES FROM SCENE ONE. SHE IS SITTING ALONE SHAKING. CAMERA ZOOMS ON HER BRACLET WHILE SHE SQUEEZES HER HAND TOGETHER. SCENE FOUR: A HAND IS CONNECTING PICTURES OF THE PARK, LOLA, CICI, THE PICNIC BLANKET, AND WHERE LOLAS BRACELET WAS FOUND BY JULI. THE PICTURES ARE CONNECTED BY RED THREAD. SCENE FIVE:  CICI IS SITTING ALONE WITH HER HEAD DOWN AT A PICNIC TABLE IN THE PARK. SHE IS WEARING THE SAME CLO...

 Here is my storyboard! I choose to do it on paper with watercolor because I am experienced with those materials.

 SCHEDULE: 2/2/24- I will be printing the missing-person posters and recording the scenes with a bulletin board. I will also finalize and prepare costumes and props this day to be ready for filming tomorrow. 2/3/24 - Filming at the park begins. We will be filming almost all of the scenes on this day. 2/4/24 - 3/2/24 - Editing and after-effects will be applied in this period. I have built-in extra time just in case something does not work out and we have to have a change in plans. LOCATION I will be filming both inside of my house and outside at Birch State Park.  PARTICIPANTS: Actors: Juli - Julieta Lencina Lola - Amanda Gonzalez Cici - Siena Cruz Filming Ellis Holland Editing Ellis Holland Directing Ellis Holland Costumes and Make-up Ellis Holland Siena Cruz HEALTH AND SAFETY In order to ensure our safety, I had my parents stick around at the park. They have access to emergency services and a first aid kid. Additionally, the park has an onsite clinic, in case anyone gets hurt...

 This opening sequence includes the titles of the director, producer, actors, musician, and editor. Most of the imagery in this sequence is in the titles themselves, as they are animated with an effect similar to a spider. The font mimics a police report, and flickers and fades while onscreen. In the beginning, all the titles are linked with a capital "A" appearing much like a spider crawling down from its web, which calls back to the title, "Along Came a Spider." The background is primarily obscure flickering blue and green lights but fades into a video of a car driving down a secluded road. This creates a sense of suspense characteristic of a thriller film, making the viewer ask questions about the context of the video. Overall, the opening sequence reveals very little which is just as effective in portraying the genre as one that might be more clearly connected to a storyline.

 This title sequence includes the director, production company, costume designer, producer, and main actors. The entire sequence is computer-generated. However, it seems that it was created to mimic human skin, blood, and bloodstream. We can assume that the viewer is placed inside the veins of a patient at one point in the sequence. Also, it includes a transition where the human skin turns into snakeskin, which foreshadows the plot of the film. The murky green particles and low visibility add to the suspense in the sequence. Additionally, the graphic depictions of unnatural changes in human skin unsettle the viewer. These are textbook examples of the thriller genre.

The opening to the thriller Run Lola Run includes the director, animator, production, and production studio, and the actors of the main characters in the show. This opening prioritizes reoccurring motifs of time and vertexes. They also emphasize quick shots, along with unclear and hazy visuals. There is also a large portion of animation, adding to the unreal feeling of the sequence. They also prioritize images of haste, such as running and quick cuts, which link back to the time motif throughout. This feeling of unease and confusion adds to the conventions we generally see in thrillers, exciting the viewer very quickly. It introduces us to the motifs and overarching storyline of the show, which results in a very effective opening sequence.

A large part of my opening sequence are the titles. Because of this, I have decided to dedicate a large amount of my research to titles. To do this, I will be using a website which compiles a bunch of opening sequences from a variety of films. I choose to use watchthetitles.com to browse title sequences. I am excited to see the diversity in titles. I am focusing on the thriller genre because that genre of my final task. I am curious to how the genre will translate in such a limited amount of time provided by the final task that I am working on. I plan to watch 3 title sequences and record my thoughts. I want to take some risks with my project. I am excited to start!