Genre Research : \ Picking the Genre

After looking through three different genre's which were Action, Comedy, and Sci Fi  my group and i chose Sci Fi. Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.Watching Sci Fi films enables us to reflect on the ways people interact with each other, with technology, with our environment. A good science fiction work posits one vision for the future, among countless possibilities, that is built on a foundation of realism.  Sci Fi relies heavily on scientific facts, theories, and principles as support for its settings, characters, themes, and plot-lines, which is what makes it different from fantasy. We chose Sci Fi Because p\out of all our pitches our Sci Fi genre was the best in my opinion. Going forward with Sci Fi being our chosen genre i know our film will be a great one. 
  

Genre Research: Action vs.Sci Fi

A genre that my group looked at is the Action genre. Action genre is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases. Some blockbuster films that fall into this genre includes Avengers End Game, War for the Planet of the Apes, Dead pool 2, Jurassic World, Transformers: The Last Knight, and many more. The Action genre can deal with many different types of films like protagonist vs. antagonist or Action adventure, comedy, crime, drama, horror and thriller. To understand the genre more you could look at the genre's convection's. Camera angles normally found in the action genre are High angles, Low angles, Eye level, and Over the shoulder angles. Camera shots found in the genre are Close up shots, Long shots, Medium shot, Two shots, Three shots, Wide shots, and Point of- view shots. Camera moments in the genre include are Pans or Tilts, and Zooms. These conventions are called the CAMS of media and this genre and are used in all types of media. In addition to those conventions here are the CLAMPS of this genre. The typical costumes in the action genre are super hero costumes, spy costumes, and many others. Lighting commonly found in this genre is Hard film lighting, Basic 3-point-lighting, Motivated lighting, and Natural film lighting. Types of acting found in this genre includes Classical acting, Method acting, and many others. Lastly the props found in this genre include Swords, Jet packs, Guns, High tech gear, and many more. Some elements in this genre includes stunts, chases, fights, battles, and races. Some common editing in this genre include Cutaways, Crossing Cutting Fade in/Fade out, and many more. Examples of comman sounds found in this genre are gunfire,explosions and shouting.Some things I like about the action genre are it’s mindless escapism. You don’t need to think about action movies much, you can just sit back, munch popcorn and watching it all unfold. Everyone needs that from time to time. It helps that action, unlike comedy, isn’t really subjective.Things I do not really enjoy about the genre is nothing really action is a really popular genre.
Another genre my group looked at is the Sci Fi genre.Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Some major films that are in this genre include The Star Was series, Interstellar, Inception, The Martian, and many more. To get a better understanding of the genre you would need to look the conventions of the genre. Camera angles normally found in the Sci Fi genre are High angles, Low angles, Eye level, and Over the shoulder angles. Camera shots found in the genre are Close up shots, Long shots, Medium shot, Two shots, Three shots, Wide shots, and Point of- view shots. Camera moments in the genre include are Pans or Tilts, and Zooms. These conventions are called the CAMS of media and this genre and are used in all types of media. In addition to those conventions here are the CLAMPS of this genre. The typical costumes in the action genre are super hero costumes, spy costumes, and many others. Lighting commonly found in this genre is Hard film lighting, Basic 3-point-lighting, Motivated lighting, and Natural film lighting. Types of acting found in this genre includes Classical acting, Method acting, and many others. The elements that are in this genre include Interplanetary warfare, Parallel universes, Fictional worlds, Time travel, and Space travel and Exploration. Props used in this genre include Light sabers, Star ships, Alien ships, and many others. Some comman editing found in this genre includes Fade in/out, Cross cutting, Eyeline Match, and many others. I enjoy the Sci Fi Genre because it show the audience a new aspect on the world even though it's mot real it makes us feel as such. Things I do not like about the genre is that there are not as many good Sci Fi films as other genre's. 

Genre Research (Starter Up)

This power point project was on the genre Epic. In the project me and my fellow group members examined and analyzed the genre. Looking back at first semester, my group and I completed a genre project. For this project, we were assigned a specific film genre and instructed to conduct heavy research on it. Being given the "epic" genre, we researched many different aspects of the genre. We researched the common camera angles, movements, and shots. We also researched the types of lighting found in scenes from different epic films, such as natural and dark lighting. Moreover, in our research we found that common elements of epic movies include heroic figures and figures of royalty, vast and extravagant settings, lavish costumes, and specific time periods and eras. The research also gave us insight on the typical sound effects and music in epic films, such as triumphant music and expansive music scores. Three examples of epic films are Les Miserables, Avatar, and The Hobbit. Finally, after this heavy research of the genre we came to conclusion of what elements are appealing and not appealing in epic films. The extravagant settings and time periods in the movies are very appealing, while the makeup of the characters is not so much.

The final task pt. 2

Having our three total movie pitches, my group members and I had to begin the process of choosing our final pitch. We narrowed our pick down to our two favorite pitches out of the three. Moreover, we eliminated our least favorite out of the three.
Eliminating our third pitch, we kept our first and second pitches. As we read them all out in respect to our project, we concluded that there are a few good reasons why pitch number three should have been eliminated the way it was. While it indeed was a good storyline, it was definitely the least interesting and creative out of the three. It had potential, should all of the other details have been added, but all in all it was a basic idea. Many coming-of-age movies have had similar storylines. It just was not wow enough.
After eliminating, we were left to choose between our first and second pitches. We all agree that pitch number one was very interesting. There are a few, but not many films about simulations. So, we thought it may be interesting to bring the idea to life with the opening scene. Our first pitch is good because it allows for a very interesting development of the plot. Viewers would be on their toes the entire film waiting to see what happens next. For our project, this page would be good because we could have a very effective opening scene. We would be able to introduce the problem, leaving the viewers wanting to watch the entirety of the film by the end of the two minutes. There are people our group have in mind to play some of the rules in the video.
With these analyzations of our main pitch, we came to a conclusion. The final pitch we chose for our project is our first pitch. From the beginning, that was mine in my group members favorite pitch idea. The idea of portraying an individual stuck in a simulation and having to find them self out somehow, seems so unique and interesting to us. We believe it will make for a very appealing opening scene for our project. It will leave any viewer wanting to watch what happens for the remainder of the film.

The final task ( REDO)

Hey it's Derek and im back to tell you about my new project im working on. Before we get to the new let's talk about the past. In the last six month's I've had two different projects. The first project was a Nike Commercial in which i was the actor and co-director of the film. In the second project my group and i made a music video and i relatively ketped the same jobs. In these months my skills in film and media have grown expeditiously in my opinion. I went from not knowing how to even work a camera to making a form of media. I can definitely see myself doing this in the future. For this project which is my last project for my class i will be working with two other people. The people I'll be working with are the same two from the other projects Jada and Jazenya.
In my last to projects I've used the knowledge gained from this course to help my products. Media can be defined as the main means of mass communication  broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet regarded collectively. We plan on having different schedules for the different stages of the filming process. The first on our schedule is developing our story and getting through the pre-production process. During the pre-production process, we will formulate our script, create our storyboard, and secure our actors and locations.  Next on our schedule is to film and record all things needed in the commercial. This will include the footage and voice overs. After this we will edit all footage, recordings, and special effects. During this part of the schedule we will review all footage, and should there be anything we need to reshoot, we will do so.
A Pitch can he defined as a way to describe an idea or what the film your pitching has to offer. Pitch #1: Simulation- Boy wakes up and feels out of place and starts to question his reality. After realizing he's in a simulation he works to find his way out. Pitch #2: Stock home syndrome- Girl held captive falls in love with her kidnaper. She knows it's not right, but will she choose love or freedom? Pitch #3: Last day of Cryschool:  Friend group of five finally graduate high school but whats next? Where will their paths take them will the remain friends?

Final editing blog

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Final filming blog

Today me and my partners were supposed to film. Since i had to work today i couldn't film with them. I tried to get the day off but i forgot i had to let them know two weeks in advance. Since i couldn't get the day off my partner's just filmed the scenes were I'm not needed. After getting off today at 9 PM i texted one of my group members to check on things. She replied stating that the filming was goimg good and smoothly. This was great news to hear knowing this made me excited to film. She also mentioned how they were getting more done than they expected. She sent me a couple of videos of what they were doing and they looked amazing. The final music video will really be a great one. Since now they have started filming the other scenes we had to find a time where i could shoot mines. My partner's suggested that we filmed tomorrow. I told them that i had to work for the rest of the week. I work from 4 PM to 9 PM so i wouldn't have time. Then she suggested we film this weekend but i have to attend a wedding so that wouldn't work either. So i thought about it and made a decision. I'll just get someone to cover my shift on Friday so i could film. I explained this idea to my group and they agreed. Since i would be able to make it on friday now i would be able to film my scenes. With that being said we picked a time and a place where we would meet up to film. There are 3 scenes that remains so the filming process for Friday won't be that long. I intend to do my best and i hope everything goes smoothly.