AICE Media Studies

  Holding my breath! Aisha Amin is the director of Rumi which about a muslim-american college student going to a modeling casting but deals with the promblematic issues that these type of people deal with in the industry. The film gave us a captivating part of this girl's life especically the stigma that muslims deal with on daily basis. Sound as always plays a huge part but in this short film, but it does rely on diegetic sounds. Footsteps, conversations, and cars in traffic can be heard. The only time where non-diegetic sound is used is when scenes get uncomfortable. The most notable part of the film is when the girl's hijab is almost taking off by someone for a picture. During this time the suspenseful music kicks in and close ups are shot. Close-ups are used to the sky in thrillers because they do make everyone uncomfortable. Close up shots of the main actor seeing that they are freaking out and uncomfortable. Another time is when she is acting, intense music starts and med...

   Spirits The director Vanessa Beletic created a moody atmosphere fitting for the story. It uses digetic sound and non-diegetic which enhances scenes. Especially when she is focused or talking to herself, and sometimes a demonic like voice is heard. Uses sounds to cut through scenes, but it then goes back to the orginal, this occurs 2 times; it builds tension to say the least. There also times were it is completely quiet of non-diegetic sounds; its just filled with conversations, and shoes squeaking on the floor. When the film begins you are confronted with 2 people extremely close shaking, but the angles used are extreme close ups of different parts of the body; hands, backs, and heads. Films that fall into the thriller genre are there to build tension and especially make the auidence uncomfortable. This also happens throught the rest of the film; when she is ripping her shirts it focuses on that and when she dances. Close-ups on objects and a zoom out when she possessed in ...

   Niche To do weird things! Let me explain, you want to create niche ideas. One way of doing this is doing the least common and more particular thing. Let tension build if it is needed and theme is key in building your story. It is to do the opposite of what the audience is thinking. If the audience is expecting a jump scare, don't do the jump scare. Let the tension build and put the jumpscare later. This does in turn helps build the story and progress the story along. This same idea continues in everything; payoffs is one of things. This is much more common thing, such as something traumitizing happens in the begining and towards the middle-end there is an emotional scene. Typical stuff like this is used but you just have to be creative in every single aspect. There is of course equipment that limits some of the creativity but try to find solutions with it and learn with what you are filming with. Sound is huge in every film short or long. Rain drops can change the emotion o...

   Time to analyze! Both films did an amazing job at conveying their story. The audio in La Jetée by Chris Maker helps the visuals of the film appear open. Using audio in short films will be a great aid since again you have a time frame. Using these aspects of films that is usually disregarded will be the key to convey emotions, help set the scene, and progress the plot. 12 Monkeys by Terry Gilliam is inspired by La Jetée which makes the plot intresting. 12 Monkeys uses a red hearing which creates a twist in the film. Right after we find out a majory revelation that makes the auidence in disbelief. 12 Monkeys took risks and told a story whether it can be compared to La Jetée is question due to La Jetée itself. Using sound will be a great help to me and fowarding the plot. I will be using it, and along with using red herrings possible or something in the same category.  Using weird ideas will be your best friend in this. For instance, La Jetée uses a narrator which is an i...

  9 The short film isn't completely different from the full length but the most notable difference is how the plot progresses. The main reason for this is the time you have. Due to this you have to result to unconventional ways to tell a story, and this is what seperates short films from your longer and much more common film. Everything develops at different rates, such as character development will be on the quicker side with a unique twist to it. In this case there is absouletly no dialogue! This does in turn help the watcher pay much more attention to the actions of the character since again no one or nothing is speaking.  There is sound and music which helps in progressing the story and the characters. With the full version of the film you have the full hour and nineteen to explain the story with much more details and progression is slower. Since you do have time you don't have to result in unique ways of telling a story. In this case, it sticks to a common way of telling ...

   Thriller. From the research I've done and movies I have watch, thriller is my choice. For the sole reason that I am going to take the psychological approach of thriller movies. The Black Swan does that and Parasite as well. I am of course going to do things different. My whole concept isn't completely different. But these movies tend to have a ton of silence and few words spoken if any. I don't truly remeber the name of the specfic movie. But I do remeber that it did an amazing job in making me feel truly uncomfortable. The silence was a huge part of it, it is errie and quiet, not in a good way as well. So, I do want to incorporate that and try to make it work. The whole point of thriller to me is make you feel uncomfortable and filled with anxiety. It isn't horror that is for sure, there aren't as much intense moments and it is supposed to scare you which is different from thrillers. If I did romance, It would begin with an over the shoulder shot and follows up ...

True Crime! Some common camera angles and movements that are common in true crime movies are high angles, low angles, close- up and extreme close-up. Tracking shot, long shot, medium close up, medium close-up and tilt are also common. Some common sounds that true crime movies use are diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound. Dialogue, and ambient sounds are also common.  Some common editing techniques that true crime movies use are eye-line match, and shot/reverse shot. Common costumes are regular cloths that people wear every day. Common lighting key lighting, back lighting, soft lighting, and motivation lighting. Common acting is that all actors act casually until someone upsets the balance of life that the directors created. Some common props and sets can be houses, neighborhoods, Things that people use in their day today lives are also common in true crime films.  Common use of makeup can depend on the actors and their roles.  Some elements that I did like was the shots ...

   Romance is in the air! Some common camera angles and movements that are common in romance movies are high angles, low angles, close- up and extreme close-up. Tracking shot, long shot, medium close up, medium close-up and tilt are also common. Some common sounds that romance movies use are diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound. Dialogue, and ambient sounds are also common.  Some common editing techniques that romance movies use are eye-line match, and shot/reverse shot. Common costumes are regular cloths that people wear every day. Romance movies also use formal dresses, if the actor/characters are going to a ball. They also use it it there are princess romance movies. Common lighting key lighting, back lighting, soft lighting, and motivation lighting. They also use bright lightings. Common acting is that all actors act casually, in love with a person, sad and other emotions. Some common props and sets can be houses, neighborhoods, things that people use in their day to...

  Is she ok? Some common camera angles and movements that are common in thriller movies are establishing shots, high angles, low angles, close- up and extreme close-up. Tracking shot, long shot, medium close up, medium close-up and tilt are also common. Some common sounds that thriller movies use are diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound. Dialogue, and ambient sounds are also common.  Some common editing techniques that thriller movies use are eye-line match, and shot/reverse shot. Common costumes are regular cloths that people wear every day.  Common lighting key lighting, back lighting, soft lighting, and motivation lighting. They also use bright lightings. Common acting is that all actors act casually. Some common props and sets can be houses, neighborhoods, things that people use in their day today lives are also common in thriller films. Common use of makeup can depend on the actors and their roles.  There are countless scenes where it is simply quiet and its ju...

  Two concrete ideas! Pitch #1: A girl slowly but surely starts isolating herself and sees the consequences but it is too late. When we were told that we were to begin soon, I wanted to go in a direction of a sad story. This is one I truly want to do since mental health is hot topic nowadays. But also because I was thinking of the logistics of this one as well. It would be on the easier side to film but it has its own quirks that I think I can solve. I am confident in solving those problems, and if  I do need such as with acting and the sorts I can ask the friends I have to help, if they are willing of course. Either way the whole idea is that a girl slowly starts shutting everyone off; colleagues, friends, and family. Sooner or later she takes it too the extreme and starts becoming adement on speaking to anyone unless she needs to. This becomes worse and worse until the consequences of isolation are irreversible. Pitch #2: Dectective Graves and her partner, Investigator Addam...

The real question now is; I am alone this time around?   I am working alone this time around. I was planning to work with people but misunderstandings occurred and it didn’t work out. I am working; which to me is sorta of terrifying but I know I can do it, I did it once I can do it again. I do have a couple of ideas already. This is the main reason why I wanted to work with a group; ideas. I sometimes can’t really think of concepts since it takes me awhile but with other people you have someone to bounce off of. I get ideas in a state of panic, which is concerning but I did come up with an idea. I want to make new ones just in case this idea I do have isn’t what I wanted or it doesn’t turn out well.    This is the only part that I was concerned with. I can edit, film, and report. I can do that, but I struggle coming up with an idea. The execution is flawless, but the idea might be flawed.  I do work alone by choice not by force. If I was forced, you wouldn’t hear the...

Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Kaylie Estrada-Menjivar but throught this journey I will use my nickname, Kay. I am a junior (11th grade) at Fort Lauderdale High School. It has been a while since I have been on here but I happy to be back and learn new things. The past couple of months have been eventful since I did pick up 2 hobbies and a traveled a bit. Well in reality it’s more like 1 hobby and something I decided to do after a really long time.   Back in May or around June somewhere around there, I wanted to learn how to crochet. So, I bought the hooks and the yarn to do so. In the beginning I was overwhelmed because of how confusing it looked. There were so many abbreviations on a pattern that I needed to know if I wanted to make something. I watched videos but for some reason my brain was just not able to comprehend anything else besides a single crochet. So I made a blanket with single crochets. I finished but it was difficult in the beginning but we are fine now. W...