AICE Media Studies

    Common sounds for short films in the war genre are explosions which would be diegetic noise, there is also music for tense scenes which is non-diegetic. When listening for certain sound cues, one thing is very noticeable on the opening scene of this short film. That is its diegetic sound. There is the sound of a plane flying above which is somewhat disorienting. It provides a good insight on the setting of this film and makes the audience uneasy yet captivated to see what happens next. Dialogue is rarely considered to be a huge feature in war films, and in the case of this particular short film, dialogue is not used at all which is unique.    Mis-en-scene plays a big role in the authenticity of a short film in the war genre. Costumes mainly are the focus. They have to look like they belong in the overall setting and time period for the audience to take the film seriously. Props such as weapons also should line up with this. The short film "8" does a great job at ...

 When analyzing the video "How to Make a Short Film", I managed to take a few valuable notes on what could be implemented into my own short film in the future. Immediately, casting was brought up. Ryan explained that casting is important because your actors need to take their roles seriously in order to "sell the moment" to the audience. I found this to be a very interesting point because when writing the script, each character needs to have their own respective strengths and weaknesses. This should correlate to each actor's strengths and weaknesses in order for the acting to look more natural. Through my own short film, I believe getting to know each of my actors better will help me find out these specialties. My crew likely will not all be able to be on set so the main focus will be on the actors.   Considering logistics in production, there must be a certain degree of comfort for the actors when on set. Ryan makes the point that you should feed your crew ...

  Part 1:   The video shows how the short film La Jetée had such a large influence on the full-length movie 12 Monkeys. The video reveals key parallels in narrative structure, visual style, and themes of time travel, memory, and human experience. While watching the video, I gathered how important visual storytelling is in both films and how they used it to display complex ideas. The comparison between the two also highlights how minimal the 12 Monkeys chose to stay while La Jetée was more complex and created a more detailed world. This can help us create our short film package because now we have seen two similar works that were influenced by each other; however, they also included their key differences. We can create ideas and bounce from this video and how they explained it.   Part 2: The article includes a detailed comparison of both films La Jetée and 12 Monkeys. It explains how 12 Monkey took inspiration from La Jetée, while also building their own detailed world in...

   When watching the short film, I felt suspense. I wanted to know what would happen next and anticipated the next move. The plot was interesting because I did not expect the character, number 5, to sacrifice themselves for their buddy . What was even more interesting to me was the antagonist, the animal-like robot. I wanted to know why it was hunting those little creatures. Number 9 character development was present from the start of the short film all the way to the end. In the beginning, he was scared and nervous, but towards the end, he was seen to have more confidence after the sacrifice and seemed to know what to do. Since the genre of 9 is post-apocalyptic animation, the conventions that I saw in the short film are what I expected. The lighting was dark, in a way that kept me suspenseful of every action the character took. There was of course the classic convention of a death and a survivor. Death could have been number 5, sacrificing themselves, but it coul...

   The genre of my short film will be war fiction. This means our character is placed in a completely fictional scenario that is based on historical events. War films can be distinguished through their opening sequence, which has a clich é   of introducing a violent setting very suddenly. However, there is the exception of there being a happy and upbeat or perhaps a calm setting before introducing the main battlefield. One example being the short film named "Remembering the fallen" produced by Immediate Entertainment. Since my film is a short, there likely will not be time to include a peaceful setting first and have to cut right to the action.

   Pitch 1: The setting is occupied Italy. Our protagonist is in a squad of U.S. Army GIs during a late-WW2 time period. His squad go out on a scouting mission in search of the enemy position. They make contact with the enemy and are chased down. This causes a chaotic firefight. They nearly get themselves killed by a grenade wielding German which gives the protagonist a realization that life is fragile, and anyone can get their life altered in moments. The closing scene shows one last German preparing to ambush the Americans as they are preparing to head back but instead chooses to surrender to the Americans.   Pitch 2: The setting is a decrepit location in a kitchen converted to be a lab, and 2 men dressed in hazmat suits and masks are cooking something up in this lab. They make precise measurements, and they comment how it's so important to do so, or else. They pour contents or "ingredients" into test tubes and beakers and eventually gets popped into an oven. We then he...

   Now comes the question of who shall be in my group. This short film will be 5 minutes long, quite the extension of the past movie introduction. Specialists are needed to help create a really good product. Someone who can learn to edit, a cameraman, a storyteller, and a field specialist. The "stacked" squad that is needed for such a project is probably not possible considering the small number of A level students in my class. I will have to look to a different period where my friend from last year is currently in. There is someone who has good potential to be valuable to the group. That person is Myles. He was in my group from last year and is the only one remaining in A level Media. This project I believe he will take much more interest in than the one from last year and is willing to learn to edit. He is also a very good artist and can help me with the storyboard process. What makes a good team member is good will, because if someone is not interested in making a good pro...

   Yes, it's me again. Jayden is back for year two of media class, if you could believe it. It has been quite a long time since I've posted on this blog. Things have changed since last year, but I am still optimistic about what the new project is going to look like. I chose to remain in A level because I seriously enjoyed working alongside my friends in a group. This year, only one of them remains in the class but I do plan on working with him. Even though the project had its slip ups, the truth is it could not have been that bad because I made it to the class. So, I should probably reintroduce myself. My name is Jayden Capuano, and it is my final year in this school. Of course, all the hard classes were assigned to me so there will be no relaxing on this last venture in the trenches of Fort Lauderdale High. I made many new friends and lost a few. Still living and working at the same places and my new hobbies are doing the dishes and throwing the garbage out. Senior year is su...