Audience and Institution Practice Essay

I answered question 5: In relation to the media area you have studied, discuss the whys audience consumption has changed over time.

I believe the ways people consume media has exponentially changed over time. I think the ways of consuming media have advanced greatly in recent years due to advances in technology and society. There are also definitely negative effects of these advances. 

To begin, just the way people view media nowadays has changed greatly. For example, in the 1950s, going to watch a movie was not as common as now. Most homes did not have a television and going to the movies was expensive. One reason for that is people in the 21st century have more expendable money, to be able to do leisurely activities, such as going to a movie. I think that helped the media industry grow, people being able to go and watch movies more often allowed for them to make more money. For example, in March of 1950 the top grossing movie was Cinderella, at only $52,403,594. On the other hand, the top grossing movie of 2019 is Avengers:Endgame which made 858,373,000 dollars. I believe this is a result of people having easier access to these movies and more income to go and watch the movies. 

To add, another way viewing media has changed is through social advances. Socially we have many more allowances for what is acceptable to be on television and movies, and what is not. I believe the more candid and open film makers are, the more they open up to a new audience. For example, a controversial show at the time was All in the Family, which aired in January 1980, and grossed 8 million dollars in today's money. Yet a politically correct show, Love Boat which aired in 1977 and profited 6.2 millions dollars in today's money. As you can see the social advances over time allowed for one television show to make more money.

To conclude,   media greatly changes overtime. This is due to social and technological advances. People can access media easier and more costly. Also, film creators are more open to controversial shows and movies.

My CCR and Final Product

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Re-editing: Almost there

Over the weekend me and my group edited our film together. We knew we had to to finish our project soon. We only had to finish up somethings. For example, we have to put in all our new clips. We filmed the previous week. All we had to do was get together all of our clips. We filmed on Camilos phone and my phone. Camilo air dropped the videos to my computer. I then downloaded IMovie on my computer. IMovie downloaded and I dragged all the videos from my desktop to the application. Then we all got together and started looking at what transitions to put in. I started working out Wich clips we wanted and not. We then put all the titles in. This did not take too long. The film is almost finished. The peer review was very helpful. The way we knew what to put in was the peer review. Overall editing took about an hour. We all worked together to finished our film. Editing was fun overall.

Re-Editing: Looking Good

There were many adjustments my group made to our film. The peer edit helped us a lot. We could now know exactly what was wrong with our film. First, I added the scenes that we refilmed. This was easier than I thought. I thought it would make it look choppy and weird, but it looked the same. I fixed those scenes and put them into the film. Then the next thing I did to improve my film is to add the rest of the titles. We were lacking in the titles because they somehow got deleted, so I agreed to fix them. This went smoothly and did not take too long. It was convenient because I could go through what I was missing from the list. The film was deemed choppy, from the peer editors. So I went back into the film to try to fix it. We made the transitions smoother and shorter. This made the film look a lot better and less awkward. The re editing process helped our film a lot. Going back and fixing it very much helped the smoothness of the film. The peer editing made it easy. Our film is now close to done and it is looking very good.

Reshooting: the fun of filming

Over the weekend my group and I did many things to improve our film. I had the idea to re shoot some senes. One reason I thought this was because of the peer review. They said that some sense did not make sense. I understood that so I decided to get my group together on Sunday. I picked both my group members up and we started driving to the park. The weather was around the same as when we filmed the first time. We all made sure we where whereing the same clothes as we did on filming day. The filming process went mostly smooth. It started to rain witch made it difficult. We ended up going into the car and waited for the rain to pass. This did make the rest of the filming process difficult. Although we had some set backs we did end up finishing. The peer review very much helped us in this. We could see what scenes we still needed, for example, and establishing shot. This made it very easy to look on our paper and check off the things we have and haven’t done. The filming process was very fun. My group and I feel that we greatly improved our film. The peer review very much helped us with our process. 

Peer Review Blog: Mila and Jordyn

I enjoyed the film very much. It was a horror movie and you could obviously see that it was. It was very suspenseful. Most of the scenes were scary and interesting. My favorite part of the movie was when the girl called 911. She called 911 and directly after the man came into her room. This scene was very suspenseful and scary. The group worked very well, considering they only had two people. One thing I would critique about the film is the story. The story is hard to follow at some points. For example, there is a scene where she unites herself. The next scene was her untying herself again. Along with that there are some title problems that are easy to fix. For example, at the end of the movie they had some titles missing. They had all the labels but some had no names assigned to them. Some of the cuts and scenes were a little choppy. The movie was still very good and well put together. I think this group was very successful in creating their horror movie. I think the group will take the critiques into consideration. They will probably go back and fix the titles and some of the cuts. Overall the film was very good.

Filming Blog: Half of our film

Yesterday my group started the filming process. I had a big role in this process. First I had the idea of filming one Tuesday. The reason for this is so that we could finish. We left from school and I drove my group to my house. At my house I provided the lighter to start the fire. Then I drove my group to a park so we could film. During this drive we stopped at a store to get props. We split the cost for these props. For example, we bought coke, and marsh mellows. These props where for the campfire scene. We need this scene because it is before Luca gets kidnapped. Then when we arrived I started to collect sticks and leaves for the fire. We started filming in my car. This was hard because the shot we need was hard to get. Then we started walking into the woods. We all where chatting. This sene took multiple tryes. The reason this took so long is because everyone started laughing. I told the people that where helping us what to say. I told Camilo, the director what shots to use. We headed to where we where going to film. We realized we needed the storyboard. I went back to my car and got the storyboard out of my bag. Then I walked back and we started the fire. We got many good shots of this fire. The storyboard helped us get good shots because we knew to follow it. We did not finish all of our filming but a good amount was done. We left the park and I drove everyone home. 

Filming Blog: Not yet filming

Over the weekend our group did not have a chance to film. The reason for this is it was raining majority of the weekend first of all. We have very conflicting schedules. One thing that restricted us from filming over the weekend was Camilo having a soccer game. He had a tournament on Sunday, Wich is the day we where going to film. We could not film in the graveyard because we didn’t get approval for that date. We asked permission, and the owners of the graveyard said there was a funeral. We wanted to be respectful, so we decided not to film. On top of that, because of the rain it would have made it a very bad environment to film in. This restricted my group from filming. This is hard because now we have to film next weekend. Next weekend, directly after school we are going to go straight there. We have already gotten approval to film on Friday. We will have our props with us so we don’t waste time. Then we will drive to the grave yard and start the filming process. We will have all of our black clothes on to make the funeral sene look better. I believe this part of filming will not take to long. We need this to not take a long time so it does not get dark. It is not good to film in the dark.

Filming Blog: Starting the Filming Process

    Our group has not started the filming process yet. There are many reasons we have not started this process, although we need to. Every member in our group has a busy schedule. Camilo and Luca both play soccer and have games almost every weekend. Personally, I have volleyball three times a week along with tournaments every weekend. We do intend on filming this week. This weekend we all do not have sports other then Camilo. Camilo is able to fit filming into our schedule for this weekend. We are going to film on Sunday of this weekend and meet a my house. After everyone gets to my house we will drive to Michals to get supplies and props for our filming process. We will be getting things like sticks for the camp fire and a bag for when Luca gets kidnapped. Then, we will go to Publix to get things for s’mores. Then we will drive to rio vista, witch is our location for filming. When we arrive there we will start to get things out of the car. We then will set up all of our props, wich we do not have manny for the graveyard sene. When we finish the filming for the funeral, we will move on to the camp site. On the camp site we have many props, so we will set thoes up. We need to make sure it doesn’t get to late so we can see the film correctly. If it’s not to dark we will hopefully finish the process of filming. This gives us a lot of time to fix it, and to edit.

Planning Blog: Storyboarding

In the last two classes our group has been working on story boarding. Story boarding is one of the most fun things in the filming process. We all worked together and got our ideas down and drew them as good as we could. While we were story boarding, we thought about all the camera angles we were going to use, like for example we will use an aerial shot using Camilo’s drone. Story boarding helped our group to organize the ideas we had in our minds and improve them while we were drawing them down. This will help us a lot when we will be filming because it will keep us on the right track as we will just be following the things we drew on the story board papers. Lastly I think that working on this part all together made us come together as a group and build more chemistry in between us, which is very important because it will help to keep a professional and a cooperative mood in the group.

Planning Blog: Location, Participants, Health and Schedule

Today is Monday, February 10, 2020, and we have been working on all the components which will be of great importance following the filming of our two-minute movie production. Now the importance of these specific components such as location, participants, health, and schedule is that it helps in giving the filming team an idea of what will be occurring, and who will be involved. As well will map out everything which is done, so that we know what to do and not to do, so that it stays in check with the rules of the health and safety conduct. This will ensure a smooth and simple process. Without this planning many ideas would be scattered and uninformed, causing confusion between the group, which is not needed as it is key to keep the chemistry well within a group. In brief, our schedule seems to be very manageable and easy to go with as we discussed times that all of us would be free, as we are very busy with extracurricular activities such as soccer and volleyball. With no doubt I believe we will be concluding with a very unique and creative video which will be shown as we digently work with the schedule we have produced.

Planning Blog: Title Design

A lot of work went into this power point, because of its importance. This helped us really devote the movie, because it made us think about what the titles will look like. The titles have to give the audience a certain connotation. There are many things to think of while trying to design your titles. One large thing in our film, for the opening sequence is we do not want to make the titles distracting for the auicence. If there is something crucial going on in the scene, and the text is large and bright, and moving, then the audience will be distracted. This is why the opening sequence will look modern, yet sill visible. On the other-hand, the title of the movie will be eye catching. We want this part of this film to be important and to help the viewers understand what they are going watch.The way will will so this is with, bright, mysterious colors, and big, dramatic fount.

Planning Blog: Sound Script

Today is February 6, 2020, and my partners and I have been working diligently on the sound script for our movie. Sound plays a key role when it comes to a drama genre movie. Me and my partner made sure to have in this movie as many different types of sounds as possible because a movie like ours that involves drama needs to have good sound effects and sounds in general like music for example. Depending on what type of sound you choose and in what scene they come can change a viewers entire perspective in a movie. This movie will have both Diegetic Sounds, Non-Diegetic sounds, dialogues and as well background music to accompany the ambiance of the setting. Our group will be very careful when selecting sounds and music because most of the time they will get copyrighted and this will cause altercations. I realized that writing a sound script is really fun and easy. It allows you to create ideas and implement them in your movie. I have also learned that you can not write a sound script before you write your shooting script as you need to know whats going to happen before you know what sound to add. Me and my partners will be coming together tomorrow and email some music companies to ask their permission for the use of their sounds and music. Hopefully we will be getting a good response and be able to add the songs we want in the background of our 2 minute film.

Planning Blog: Shooting Script

Our group I believe came together for this blog. We all had an important role to play while creating it. We also all helped each other by facetiming one another for help. This task is very important to the filming process. The reason this is is important is it basalt maps out everything we will do while filming. It one, makes it easier for the actors in the film to know where to go and also what props to being. It benefits the director as well, because he then knows exactly when types of camera angles to do, as well as camera movements. Also the director knows at what time he needs to shoot certin senes. This makes everything for the group easier, so the filming process can go as smooth as possible. We will be sure to reference this powerpoint while in the stage of filming.

Title Research: Island of Dogs

The first thing the viewer sees when the movie starts is a disclaimer that all characters speak in their native language. It also says that it is translated by an interpreted and has captions. Another thing that is in the first part of the movie is a lot of Chinese writing. There are 27 titles in the opening sequence of the film. It included many things such as the director and the producers. The producers include Fox Searchlight Pictures and Indian Paintbrush. They also included actors and who they are playing. For example, Edward Norton as Rex, and  Bob Bablaban as King. There was only one part of the opening sequence. The whole part where big men playing the drums. These men are also playing other instruments. They are also in a dark room with one light above them, there are only three of them. They are also in asian attire, which establishes where they are, so does the lettering one the sides of the opening section. The connotations of these opening slides is very dramatic. It also establishes the setting. The way that the genre is reinforced through technical coodes is the music. The music is the main way this film is expressed as a drama. I find its introduction music to be very dramatic with large bangs of the drums. Another way the film expresses its a genre is the lighting in the opening sequence. The lighting that is in the opening sequence is a spotlight on the drum players, the spotlight is dramatic. The way that the film establishes and enigma from the beginning because of all of the Chinese language. The strategies used to target an audience  is the translation of words that is embedded into the film. This means that the audience may mostly be English speakers. Another audience is also targeted in this film. It may be Chinese speakers, because that is the language used. One way that technology is used is because this film is stop motion, which takes a lot of time and a very advanced new camera. One type of camera angles that is used in the opening sequence is an aerial shot.This is when they are above all the drummers.   

Title Research: Gone With the Wind

The film at hand, gone with the wind, starts off with the company who produced it. It is on some sort of plaque and it says a Selznick International Picture. There are forty titles displayed in the opening sequence. In the opening sequence the movie introduces the actors, producers, and directors to the audience. One title that was displayed was the production designer. The production designer is William Cameron. Also a large part of the opening sequence was the actors. For example, George O'hara plays Thomas Mitchell. There is steady aspect of the opening sequence that stays in the majority of the sequence. In the background of the titles that are being introduced there is a countryside. This countryside includes morses, a white house, and a grass field. The connotations of the images is that it is establishing the setting. The audience from the start is being introduced to the setting and where the majority or all of the film will take place.  The genre is reenfored from the outset by the sound. There is one soul sound throughout the whole title sequence. This sound is very dramatic, it sounds like an orchestra playing. The music creates a dramatic and emotional effect right from the beginning of the film. The way the film creates and enigma from the outset may be from the soothingness of the music and scenery. This film is a drama, and is very exciting, suspenseful, and scary at times. The smoothness of the beginning of the film may confuse readers to think the film will not be as exciting. The strategies that are used to target their audience is by the amount of suspense and scary parts of the film. This targets an older audience because this dramatic film is known to not be for kids. The way that the technology is being used correctly is from the editing standpoint. For example, this is a very old fim, yet is has nice transitions for the words. One way the words transition is byt moving up the screen.

Title Research: Seven

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
During the opening scene it was viewed that there was over 100 titles displayed, and 117 to be exact.
What Images are prioritized in the opening sequences?
The images that seem to be prioritized are that of the ones that hold a meaning to the story, such as the drawing a a child figure, then the hands which seem to be taken as if it was a criminal.
What Connotations do the images carry?
This image carries a powerful connotation as it makes sure that the viewer be anxious to know what is happening and the images are very dramatic.
How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset as it can be seen through the texts and how they are placed in the sequence.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The fil establishes an enigma from the outset by first creating suspense and drama in the movie with the quick pace of tempo and the quick transition in each title displayed in the opening sequence. This is very key in drama movies, due to the fact that without it it would give less attention and un-dramatize everything.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The strategies which are used to ensure the film appeals to its target is the music which is sounding in the background, as it creates suspense in the viewer. Furthermore, the use of the fast pace sequence it thus creates the dramatic essence of the whole entire movie.
How has technology been used effectively?
Technology was used very effectively in the whole aspect of the opening scene. The reason as to why it was so effective was that many editing techniques were used in the process of creating this opening sequence. The use of different transitions gave smooth and powerful impacts to the overall gist of it.

Title Research: Sabrina the Teen Witch

This website is very helpful for researching movie titles for our specific genre. The reason I am looking at this website is to advance my knowledge on movie titles. I am looking specifically for my genre and what it looks like. Also how real people in the industry make the titles. The title design is usually linked with the genre. I learned many things from this website because it had so many things to look at. For example, something I learned from this website is how certain genres have certain movie titles to match the connotation of that genre. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is a horror movie that has a very interesting title. This specific title caught my eye because ive seen the movie. Also the fount is very fitting for this film because it is creepy. Also the color of the fount is good because its yellow, which you don't see often so it is special. It is also creepy because it has a black figure and a bear tree with falling leaves. This highly advanced my knowledge on the subject of title design. Even though it was not my genre, analyzing any movie can help you. I now know that your title has to fit the connotation of your genre, and it needs to be eye catching and interesting. 

Title Research: Watch the Titles Website

As we get closer and closer to filming, we have to continue to research to get a better understanding of the "Drama" Genre. One of the important aspects of drama is the way in which they incorporate there opening sequence. This is why its critical for us to research because it will help us in brainstorming our opening research as we will have visual examples of what it should resemble. Furthermore, it is vital to make our research credible with sources. So we used "Art of Titles" and another website called "watch the Titles". These two websites were very easy to manage and it made researching a "stroll in the park" compared to what it would've most likely been if we had to search up drama movies, then figure out on what platform to watch it, and find at what time the sequence begins. They were so easy due to the fact that you would select a genre and it would give a variety of different types of movies categorized in the genre of "Drama". Throughout our research we will be keeping an eye and taking notes on the fonts which are used, the size of the text, and as well the placement of the titles. After we research we will discuss as a group what we will want to incorporate and not have in our short movie. This will be done collectively and efficiently as we have a great chemistry and are good in finding ways in which everyone in the group will be in agreement with our plan.

Title Research: Art of the title website

This website is very helpful for researching movie titles for our specific genre. The reason I am looking at this website is to advance my knowledge on movie titles. I am looking specifically for my genre and what it looks like. Also how real people in the industry make the titles. The title design is usually linked with the genre. I learned many things from this website because it had so many things to look at. For example, something I learned from this website is how certain genres have certain movie titles to match the connotation of that genre. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is a horror movie that has a very interesting title. This specific title caught my eye because ive seen the movie. Also the fount is very fitting for this film because it is creepy. Also the color of the fount is good because its yellow, which you don't see often so it is special. It is also creepy because it has a black figure and a bear tree with falling leaves. This highly advanced my knowledge on the subject of title design. Even though it was not my genre, analyzing any movie can help you. I now know that your title has to fit the connotation of your genre, and it needs to be eye catching and interesting.