Kayla's AICE Media Studies Blog

Scenes 1-6: So the beginning starts out with lighting crash sound effects as the opening credits show. It then cuts to an iPhone on the table showing the time and the lock screen. Then we cut to an actor tapping their foot anxiously as if we are supposed to be anticipating something. We then cut to a close shot of a female actress checking her watch anxiously as well. This is supposed to make the audience anxious as well because we don't know what is happening but it is making the characters nervous so now we are reacting with them. Then, we cut to the same iPhone, but now with a text notification saying "its go time". This then cues in action music, like a  Fast and Furious scene. The actress grabs her keys off a table and we follow her off that set, and to a white Acura.  Scenes: 7-12: After the actress gets in the car, there is a close up of the charcter starting the car, and we hear the engine rev on. Then we cut to a high angle of the car and the angle moves down whi...

 Y our blog should include the title from each of the 9 clips below and observations you made while watching each clip. After all your observations,  summarize  where these brainstorming sessions led you in making decisions about your own film opening.  Video One: "Rise-Film Opening" Outdoors/ natural lighting  Looks and feels really naturally shot and produced editing and camera skills look professional several different shots were incorporated  used music and sound effects Video Two: "Offline-Film Opening" intriguing opening title and credits  used music and sound effects use of crosscutting  dark and mysterious theme to pull in the audience Video Three: "Dear Lover-Film Opening" shot outside in a natural setting  high key lighting used  cutting techniques were used really well incorporate...d several different camera angles Video Four: "Dare To Thrill-Film Opening" action-packed  really good camera skills  editing techniques...

In season3, episode 4 of Black Mirror called San Junipero, we see many different film  elements executed in  different ways . We  open  to an establishing shot of what we can assume is the city where this takes place.  The use of lowkey lighting  emphasis  the darkness in this  bird's  eye  view  shot of the city, really focusing on the darkness of the night but then the bright lights from the city give the shot a  beautiful  contrast.  This then leads to a tilt shot to an  establishing  shot of the street where we can see a bar and a nightclub. The use of neon blue and pink lights  helps  add to the disco/club  vibe  we are about to  witness  further. A cut shot is then made to a dolly follow shot where we see an older car as 80’s musi c seems to fade into the scene. This music appears to come from the car where some  characters  dressed in 80’s clothing . The music i...