Context Since me and my group member are starting our final project which consists of the horror genre, me and my partner decided to organize a study of several famous horror films. Through our study, we complied useful all the useful information and listed each component in the following paragraphs. The Conjuring “The Conjuring” isContinue reading “3 Horror films that inspired our film”
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Components of Horror
“It” Bill Skarsgård “Paper Boat Scene” Purpose for this post Im am creating this post to illustrate the components that go into the genre of horror that me and my partner are doing. Through my AS Media Studies class, I learned how these components are fundamental to the creation of a horror film. This isContinue reading “Components of Horror”
The Lighting of Horror!
Obscuring through lighting: Unlike the other techniques, spotlighting, underexposing, hard light, and shooting through objects and elements don’t distort or hide subjects in your image, they obscure or conceal them Distorting through lighting: Now, uplighting, silhouette, and prominent shadows take it a step further and produce a complete distortion of the real world. Prominent and projectedContinue reading “The Lighting of Horror!”
“The Blair Witch Project” Movie Analysis
Reason behind this analysis I am analyzing this film because it is an excellently shot horror film that used to frighten me as a kid. The film itself is revolutionary, single handedly instigating the “found footage” horror style that we see in movies such as “Creep” and “They’re Watching” to list a few. Directors EduardoContinue reading ““The Blair Witch Project” Movie Analysis”
Multi-Genre Vision Board
Some of the movies on this vision board include: 1.The Master directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: The haunting, utterly inward stillness of the actors in “The Master” is one of the director Paul Thomas Anderson’s most apparent achievements, and it’s no mere ornament or element of dramatic plausibility—it’s at the core of the film, asContinue reading “Multi-Genre Vision Board”
“Psycho” Movie Analysis
Why I watched this film I watched this film because it is a significant film within the genre of horror that made many revolutionary innovations within the genre that are now taken for granted. This Alfred Hitchcock film is a suspenseful film that has influenced countless other films in the genre and has been namedContinue reading ““Psycho” Movie Analysis”
Mood Board for Horror
The movies listed in my Mood Board belong to the horror genre of film, where the objective is to frighten and thrill the audiences. The films listed in my mood board are all legendary horror films that define the term horror completely. Whether it be a rampaging murderer, a deadly shark, a supernatural phenomenon, orContinue reading “Mood Board for Horror”
Preliminary Task #2
“The Axeman” Genre: Silent Horror Story Board, Script, & Shot List: As seen in the images above, an important thing that AS Media Studies have taught me is that a films documentation and planning is key when producing and creating a film. Without these documents shown above, our movie would not have turned out asContinue reading “Preliminary Task #2”
Preliminary Task #1
Our First Film: “The Cube” A Shocking Revelation! Never would I have thought that making a film, especially on this scale, would be so difficult and time consuming. Not only did creative direction need to be perfected, but editing, rerecording, and mastering the video took time and attention to complete the production process. Additionally, theContinue reading “Preliminary Task #1”
Welcome to my AICE Media Studies Blog!
Hi, my name is Rafael, and I’m a proud student of Mast Academy. Being enrolled in AS Media Studies, I will be learning how to create and analyze the multi-layered factors involved with the study and creation of media in its many forms. Within this blog, I’ll be detailing the certain aspects of media andContinue reading “Welcome to my AICE Media Studies Blog!”