The filmmakers wanted to use close-up shots to create tension and a strange atmosphere in their thriller. They included a shot of a character drawing an ear to emphasize the film's themes and question the character's sanity. The ending title features the word "blood" with a cut through it and blood coming out to relate back to the violent sequences and identify the film as a thriller about a killer.
This document analyzes how a media project uses conventions of real media products. It provides examples from films like Scream and Se7en of common horror tropes used, such as mysterious writing in a notebook, close-ups of characters deep in thought, drawings of body parts, an unaware female victim, inner thoughts depicting violence, and an ending with a bloody font. These conventions establish mood, intrigue viewers about characters' motives, and reference classic works to develop the thriller/horror genre.
This rhyming poem describes four black tires that keep rolling and hauling different vehicles like a car, truck, and bus around town. The repetitive lines emphasize how the tires continuously roll to transport the vehicles on the road.
The scene analyzed takes place in Dr. Hannibal Lecter's prison cell, where he speaks with FBI trainee Clarice Starling. Close-ups and medium close-ups emphasize the intimacy of their conversation, though they are never shown together in the same frame. Dr. Lecter is shot from a low angle to appear powerful and intimidating compared to Clarice's high angle. The only sounds are their dialogue, with additional minor music underscoring Clarice's sad memories and a sense of impending doom.
The document discusses how the filmmakers targeted their audience through their choices in visual effects, music, characters, and actors. Their primary audience was 16-24 year olds, and they used quick editing techniques to keep the film engaging for this age group. The music and visuals created suspense to draw in younger viewers. A diverse cast of actors of different ethnicities aimed to appeal to international audiences. Character choices represented a range of ages, genders, and social groups to attract a broader viewership.
The document proposes two video concepts. The first follows a boy and girl who take pills at Brighton beach and experience trippy, psychedelic effects as the drugs take hold. Shots would zoom and use fisheye lenses to convey the drug experience. Scenes would cut between the beach and a band in the studio. The second concept takes place at a messy, hedonistic house party where the boy and girl meet and spend the night together amid chaotic scenes on the walls and floors. Songs by Klaxons, Justice and Passion Pit are suggested for either concept. The target audience is described as teenagers aged 16 to early 20s.
The filmmakers wanted to use close-up shots to create tension and a strange atmosphere in their thriller. They included a shot of a character drawing an ear to emphasize the film's themes and question the character's sanity. The ending title features the word "blood" with a cut through it and blood coming out to relate back to the violent sequences and identify the film as a thriller about a killer.
This document analyzes how a media project uses conventions of real media products. It provides examples from films like Scream and Se7en of common horror tropes used, such as mysterious writing in a notebook, close-ups of characters deep in thought, drawings of body parts, an unaware female victim, inner thoughts depicting violence, and an ending with a bloody font. These conventions establish mood, intrigue viewers about characters' motives, and reference classic works to develop the thriller/horror genre.
This rhyming poem describes four black tires that keep rolling and hauling different vehicles like a car, truck, and bus around town. The repetitive lines emphasize how the tires continuously roll to transport the vehicles on the road.
The scene analyzed takes place in Dr. Hannibal Lecter's prison cell, where he speaks with FBI trainee Clarice Starling. Close-ups and medium close-ups emphasize the intimacy of their conversation, though they are never shown together in the same frame. Dr. Lecter is shot from a low angle to appear powerful and intimidating compared to Clarice's high angle. The only sounds are their dialogue, with additional minor music underscoring Clarice's sad memories and a sense of impending doom.
The document discusses how the filmmakers targeted their audience through their choices in visual effects, music, characters, and actors. Their primary audience was 16-24 year olds, and they used quick editing techniques to keep the film engaging for this age group. The music and visuals created suspense to draw in younger viewers. A diverse cast of actors of different ethnicities aimed to appeal to international audiences. Character choices represented a range of ages, genders, and social groups to attract a broader viewership.
The document proposes two video concepts. The first follows a boy and girl who take pills at Brighton beach and experience trippy, psychedelic effects as the drugs take hold. Shots would zoom and use fisheye lenses to convey the drug experience. Scenes would cut between the beach and a band in the studio. The second concept takes place at a messy, hedonistic house party where the boy and girl meet and spend the night together amid chaotic scenes on the walls and floors. Songs by Klaxons, Justice and Passion Pit are suggested for either concept. The target audience is described as teenagers aged 16 to early 20s.
The document provides direction for filming William Wallace's death scene. It instructs the director to start with a close-up of Wallace looking into the camera to make the audience feel he is looking at them. It then cuts to a wide shot of the crowd all facing the camera and a woman walking through them toward Wallace. The scene would then cut back and forth between close-ups of Wallace and the woman to increase the emotion, while also showing the executioner slowly raise and swing his axe down. It finishes with a close-up of the axe falling and Wallace's hand dropping the cloth, before fading to a wide shot of a battle.
The document summarizes how a film would attract a male audience aged 16-35 by featuring a young, vulnerable female protagonist and graphic violence against her perpetrated by two male thugs. It describes shots from the film showing the woman jogging to attract sexual attention, the men beginning to torture her for thrills of violence, and her being brutally beaten with a metal bat for viewer enjoyment.
The document discusses using visual analytics and heat maps to improve web design and optimize the user experience. Some key points covered include testing mock-up designs using predictive heat maps before implementation; segmenting heat maps between new and returning visitors; and targeting tests based on visitor characteristics to improve conversion rates. Tips are also provided such as focusing on small design details and using unique phone numbers to improve customer service.
The opening scene of Taken uses lighting and camera techniques to build tension and convey emotion. High contrast key lighting creates a dark, tense mood. Grace's fearful facial expressions and sudden distress catch the audience off guard. In contrast, Bryan remains composed to portray his experience and reliance. Non-diegetic music builds drama, while diegetic sounds like footsteps and screams create a vivid yet unseen image in the mind. Silence and faint breathing during a phone call pause force the audience to listen carefully. Close-ups and low camera angles on Kim portray her vulnerability and the audience's view of her discomfort.
Datalicious is a data analytics agency founded in 2007 that combines analysts and developers to help clients turn data into actionable insights. It has a team of data specialists with over 50 years of combined experience. Datalicious works with clients across industries to provide services such as data collection and processing, analytics, modeling, and campaign execution and optimization to maximize results.
Guy, a 30-year-old working class man, will attract a working class audience who can relate to his struggles against higher social classes. The thriller deals with a universal food scare issue that could affect anyone around the world. Its underlying message and intense gore elements will attract audiences between 16-25 who enjoy thrillers and crime genres similar to popular movies like Saw.
The document lists different aspects of a library from A to Z, with each letter providing a brief definition or example. For example, A is for author, B is for biography books, C is for computer, and so on up to Z for zebra. Each definition is accompanied by the name of a student who provided it. The document serves to introduce young students to various parts and resources within a library in an alphabetical format.
The document discusses tracking customer purchase paths across channels, devices, and content to better understand customer journeys. It proposes using a common customer identifier to combine these paths and attribute credit among different touchpoints. Understanding purchase paths would allow for more accurate measurement and targeted advertising based on where customers are in their purchase cycle and what influenced their purchase.
The document discusses ways to attract a target audience to a horror/thriller film. It focuses on including an attractive main protagonist and other cast members to appeal to both male and female viewers. It also emphasizes making the film as gory and gruesome as possible, using graphic torture scenes, to attract fans of similarly violent films. Catchy names for the film and production company that hint at violence, like "Redrum" which spells murder backwards, are also discussed as audience attention-grabbers.
A group of teenagers are detained after school for detention. When their teacher leaves, the lights go out and masked men appear in the room. One of the students, Chuck, wakes up tied to a chair with a countdown timer showing he has 60 minutes. Through a video feed, he watches the masked men take another student, Ava. By reading a book he finds, Chuck learns the masked men's weakness is fire and is able to use matches to make them disappear and save Ava before the timer runs out. A few days later at school, Chuck and Ava have now become friends after their terrifying ordeal.
The document discusses attribution modeling and how to accurately attribute marketing activities to outcomes like sales. It notes that simply attributing all credit to the last click is inaccurate, and that most conversions involve multiple touchpoints across different channels over time. The document advocates tracking the full customer path to purchase to properly understand attribution.
This document summarizes a movie scene from The Conjuring that the author particularly likes. It discusses the mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, and location used in the scene. The scene uses several close-up shots to show characters' emotions in detail, builds suspense throughout, and makes it seem like the main character is initially paranoid but is ultimately proved right. An over-the-shoulder camera view draws the viewer in, creating a feeling of being in the movie.
The document discusses how a student media project uses and develops conventions of real music videos. It analyzes stills from their video alongside examples from commercial videos. The student incorporates elements like neon lighting, fish eye lenses, costumes, close-ups, dancers and thematic scenes to develop their artist's image and draw in their target audience. They conform to typical music video length to make their video more recognizable and promoteable.
This document provides details on the processional order and layout for an honors convocation ceremony. It outlines where various groups like students, faculty, and banners should line up and be seated. The processional will begin at 6:15pm and proceed in a specific order inside the gym, with the platform party, university banner, and academic senate chair going last. The recessional will follow the same general order in reverse. Floor plans show the positioning of students, faculty, banners, and disabled seating throughout the event.
This document discusses different analytics tools for marketing and advertising requirements. It compares paid vs free tools and outlines key factors to consider such as business type, legal risks, integration capabilities, service and support offerings. The panel then provides examples from Budget Direct's experience using Omniture tools for cross-channel campaign measurement and leveraging customer data insights. Integration of tools and a focus on innovation is highlighted as important for maximizing ROI and marketing effectiveness.
This document provides inspiration and plans for a music video to accompany the song "Prodigy-Warrior's Dance". It aims to create a chaotic hedonistic party scene targeting a club-going audience of late teens and early twenties. Elements that will be included are face paint, masks, glasses, shaving foam, sparklers to create a bright, flashing environment. The editing will use techniques like quick cuts, slow motion, sped up footage and different camera angles to achieve a manic, club-like vibe and atmosphere from the perspective of one party-goer.
A female punk artist mocks and rebels against her manager in a music video treatment. The video would include three sets - her drab office cubicle covered in graffiti, her colorful personal studio space, and finally confronting her manager in his office. The treatment explores themes of hierarchy, power dynamics, and the artist asserting her independence and superiority over the conformist office environment.
The song and music video promote expressing and accepting emotions, especially for men, by depicting a small indie band performing in multiple sets with different colored sections in a studio. The video begins with the star picking up a pink phone with black makeup running down her face, having a silent conversation to set the conceptual, artsy tone of addressing the stigma around being emotional.
The document provides information on three songs being pitched for a media project, including The Sonder Bombs song "Crying is Cool" with under 10,000 streams, Red Rum Club's "Eleanor" with 8,000 views and 20,000 Instagram followers, and another Sonder Bombs song where the concept suggested focusing on an all-girl band using graffiti and paint on white outfits.
The song and music video promote expressing and accepting emotions, especially for men, by depicting a small indie band performing in multiple sets with different colored sections in a studio. The video begins with the star picking up a pink phone with black makeup running down her face, having a silent conversation to set the conceptual, artsy tone of addressing the stigma around being emotional.
The document provides direction for filming William Wallace's death scene. It instructs the director to start with a close-up of Wallace looking into the camera to make the audience feel he is looking at them. It then cuts to a wide shot of the crowd all facing the camera and a woman walking through them toward Wallace. The scene would then cut back and forth between close-ups of Wallace and the woman to increase the emotion, while also showing the executioner slowly raise and swing his axe down. It finishes with a close-up of the axe falling and Wallace's hand dropping the cloth, before fading to a wide shot of a battle.
The document summarizes how a film would attract a male audience aged 16-35 by featuring a young, vulnerable female protagonist and graphic violence against her perpetrated by two male thugs. It describes shots from the film showing the woman jogging to attract sexual attention, the men beginning to torture her for thrills of violence, and her being brutally beaten with a metal bat for viewer enjoyment.
The document discusses using visual analytics and heat maps to improve web design and optimize the user experience. Some key points covered include testing mock-up designs using predictive heat maps before implementation; segmenting heat maps between new and returning visitors; and targeting tests based on visitor characteristics to improve conversion rates. Tips are also provided such as focusing on small design details and using unique phone numbers to improve customer service.
The opening scene of Taken uses lighting and camera techniques to build tension and convey emotion. High contrast key lighting creates a dark, tense mood. Grace's fearful facial expressions and sudden distress catch the audience off guard. In contrast, Bryan remains composed to portray his experience and reliance. Non-diegetic music builds drama, while diegetic sounds like footsteps and screams create a vivid yet unseen image in the mind. Silence and faint breathing during a phone call pause force the audience to listen carefully. Close-ups and low camera angles on Kim portray her vulnerability and the audience's view of her discomfort.
Datalicious is a data analytics agency founded in 2007 that combines analysts and developers to help clients turn data into actionable insights. It has a team of data specialists with over 50 years of combined experience. Datalicious works with clients across industries to provide services such as data collection and processing, analytics, modeling, and campaign execution and optimization to maximize results.
Guy, a 30-year-old working class man, will attract a working class audience who can relate to his struggles against higher social classes. The thriller deals with a universal food scare issue that could affect anyone around the world. Its underlying message and intense gore elements will attract audiences between 16-25 who enjoy thrillers and crime genres similar to popular movies like Saw.
The document lists different aspects of a library from A to Z, with each letter providing a brief definition or example. For example, A is for author, B is for biography books, C is for computer, and so on up to Z for zebra. Each definition is accompanied by the name of a student who provided it. The document serves to introduce young students to various parts and resources within a library in an alphabetical format.
The document discusses tracking customer purchase paths across channels, devices, and content to better understand customer journeys. It proposes using a common customer identifier to combine these paths and attribute credit among different touchpoints. Understanding purchase paths would allow for more accurate measurement and targeted advertising based on where customers are in their purchase cycle and what influenced their purchase.
The document discusses ways to attract a target audience to a horror/thriller film. It focuses on including an attractive main protagonist and other cast members to appeal to both male and female viewers. It also emphasizes making the film as gory and gruesome as possible, using graphic torture scenes, to attract fans of similarly violent films. Catchy names for the film and production company that hint at violence, like "Redrum" which spells murder backwards, are also discussed as audience attention-grabbers.
A group of teenagers are detained after school for detention. When their teacher leaves, the lights go out and masked men appear in the room. One of the students, Chuck, wakes up tied to a chair with a countdown timer showing he has 60 minutes. Through a video feed, he watches the masked men take another student, Ava. By reading a book he finds, Chuck learns the masked men's weakness is fire and is able to use matches to make them disappear and save Ava before the timer runs out. A few days later at school, Chuck and Ava have now become friends after their terrifying ordeal.
The document discusses attribution modeling and how to accurately attribute marketing activities to outcomes like sales. It notes that simply attributing all credit to the last click is inaccurate, and that most conversions involve multiple touchpoints across different channels over time. The document advocates tracking the full customer path to purchase to properly understand attribution.
This document summarizes a movie scene from The Conjuring that the author particularly likes. It discusses the mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, and location used in the scene. The scene uses several close-up shots to show characters' emotions in detail, builds suspense throughout, and makes it seem like the main character is initially paranoid but is ultimately proved right. An over-the-shoulder camera view draws the viewer in, creating a feeling of being in the movie.
The document discusses how a student media project uses and develops conventions of real music videos. It analyzes stills from their video alongside examples from commercial videos. The student incorporates elements like neon lighting, fish eye lenses, costumes, close-ups, dancers and thematic scenes to develop their artist's image and draw in their target audience. They conform to typical music video length to make their video more recognizable and promoteable.
This document provides details on the processional order and layout for an honors convocation ceremony. It outlines where various groups like students, faculty, and banners should line up and be seated. The processional will begin at 6:15pm and proceed in a specific order inside the gym, with the platform party, university banner, and academic senate chair going last. The recessional will follow the same general order in reverse. Floor plans show the positioning of students, faculty, banners, and disabled seating throughout the event.
This document discusses different analytics tools for marketing and advertising requirements. It compares paid vs free tools and outlines key factors to consider such as business type, legal risks, integration capabilities, service and support offerings. The panel then provides examples from Budget Direct's experience using Omniture tools for cross-channel campaign measurement and leveraging customer data insights. Integration of tools and a focus on innovation is highlighted as important for maximizing ROI and marketing effectiveness.
This document provides inspiration and plans for a music video to accompany the song "Prodigy-Warrior's Dance". It aims to create a chaotic hedonistic party scene targeting a club-going audience of late teens and early twenties. Elements that will be included are face paint, masks, glasses, shaving foam, sparklers to create a bright, flashing environment. The editing will use techniques like quick cuts, slow motion, sped up footage and different camera angles to achieve a manic, club-like vibe and atmosphere from the perspective of one party-goer.
A female punk artist mocks and rebels against her manager in a music video treatment. The video would include three sets - her drab office cubicle covered in graffiti, her colorful personal studio space, and finally confronting her manager in his office. The treatment explores themes of hierarchy, power dynamics, and the artist asserting her independence and superiority over the conformist office environment.
The song and music video promote expressing and accepting emotions, especially for men, by depicting a small indie band performing in multiple sets with different colored sections in a studio. The video begins with the star picking up a pink phone with black makeup running down her face, having a silent conversation to set the conceptual, artsy tone of addressing the stigma around being emotional.
The document provides information on three songs being pitched for a media project, including The Sonder Bombs song "Crying is Cool" with under 10,000 streams, Red Rum Club's "Eleanor" with 8,000 views and 20,000 Instagram followers, and another Sonder Bombs song where the concept suggested focusing on an all-girl band using graffiti and paint on white outfits.
The song and music video promote expressing and accepting emotions, especially for men, by depicting a small indie band performing in multiple sets with different colored sections in a studio. The video begins with the star picking up a pink phone with black makeup running down her face, having a silent conversation to set the conceptual, artsy tone of addressing the stigma around being emotional.
This document outlines a treatment for a music video for the song "The Itch" by the band The Silver Lines. The treatment discusses the song's meaning as about drug addiction withdrawal. It proposes shooting both stationary performances and shots of the band moving together in public in vintage hip hop-inspired clothes. Visual elements would include a black and white/off-white color palette and displaying lyrics. The narrative would show the band trying to avoid "The Itch" through their movements and interactions being filmed.
Finn Harry's new song "FALLOUT" tells the story of a messy young love that left both parties scarred. The song explores the breakdown of a relationship between a 23-year old named Harold and a girl who suffers mental breakdown because they cannot be together. Musically, it has the genre of alternative/indie rock and pop with tempo shifts and breakdowns. The music video focuses on an angsty teenager who feels their world is falling apart and they cannot escape. It uses visual cues and influences from Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love and Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty to represent the teenager's lost and disjointed state of mind.
This document provides a pitch for a short film about a woman named Rosie Lowe. It includes a link to a YouTube video about Rosie Lowe that serves as an influence. The document also lists "Dusky – Sort it out" and "Sharon" as additional influences for the proposed short film.
The song "Franklin Drive" by Audrey Gillispie is about a breakup between a girl and boy from the singer's perspective. She is still not over the breakup and misses him and the things they used to do together, like going to Franklin Drive. The genre is pop, with a slower, more soulful style. The proposed music video would show the artist writing the song in black and white, interspersing shots of her alone at romantic locations to convey the feelings of missing her ex.
The document contains pitches for music videos for four songs by different artists. The first pitch is for "Like The Water" by Cindy B, a pop/R&B song that would feature moody lighting and shots of the young female artist singing at various locations including a crowded party and alone on stage. The second is for "Franklin Drive" by Audrey Gillispie, a pop song telling the story of a breakup through shots of the young female artist in romantic settings. The third pitch is for "99 Million Year Old Baby" by Blue Rasberry, a rock song that would feature fast transitions between the teenage band playing in a bare room and hanging out in a cluttered den. The final pitch
The document discusses the choices made for an opening title sequence for an emotional drama film. It explores how the sequence follows conventions of the genre including using relatable costumes, settings, and characters. It also draws inspiration from films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Dead Poets Society, and Good Will Hunting that effectively use such conventions. The sequence aims to represent teenagers, the working class, and a reclusive director, as well as explore the social issue of fan culture.
The document discusses the conventions of the thriller genre and analyzes the opening title sequence of the short film "My Love." It examines elements like the strong female protagonist taking revenge, portrayals of younger women, and moments when wives discover their husband's infidelity. It analyzes camera shots, mise-en-scene elements like location, costumes, and lighting, as well as editing techniques and sound design. Social issues presented in the sequence like female power, older men seeking younger partners, violence, and obsession are also discussed.
The document discusses the conventions of thriller movies and how the opening sequence of a project adheres to or challenges these conventions. It outlines conventions like a crime occurring due to an antagonist, clues for the protagonist to follow, risk to life, and an action-packed narrative. The summary analyzes how the opening sequence includes a baby kidnapping, close-ups of the distraught mother's reaction, and slow editing to build tension. While containing these thriller elements, it challenges conventions by having a female protagonist and representing women and parents in countertypical ways.
The document outlines a 4-step process for developing coursework project ideas. Students are to: 1) Come up with 4 initial ideas independently; 2) Write 2 paragraph synopses for each; 3) Pitch their favorite idea to the group; 4) Rework their ideas based on feedback to finalize their 4 options. The goal is for students to independently generate ideas, summarize them, get feedback on pitching an idea, and then refine their proposals.
The document discusses conventions of thriller genre and analyzes the opening sequence of a film against these conventions. It summarizes that the sequence features a mother discovering her baby has been kidnapped through a baby monitor, portraying women and parents. Though it follows some conventions like close-ups showing emotion, it challenges others by having a female protagonist instead of male. The pacing and music build tension as the kidnapping occurs.
The document discusses the representation of social groups in the opening title sequence of a psychological thriller film. It describes the main characters as a teenage couple to make the story more emotionally engaging for audiences. To represent the couple, close shots are used when they interact and they are shown holding hands to indicate their romantic relationship. Gender stereotypes are also adhered to - the female character wants to stay inside on her phone, while the male is adventurous and eager to explore the lake. Overall, the document focuses on how conventions like character archetypes and relationships are incorporated to set expectations for the genre.
The document discusses the conventions of the thriller genre seen in an opening title sequence created by the author. It includes key elements like a strong female protagonist taking revenge, portraying the "younger lady" as a villain, and moments where the wife discovers her husband's infidelity. Camera shots, lighting, locations, costumes and other technical elements are analyzed in detail. Social issues like domestic violence and obsession are also explored.
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This document discusses how a product uses or challenges conventions in representing social groups or issues. It provides examples of conventions for opening title sequences such as establishing shots, introducing antagonists and secondary characters, and using editing techniques. Social groups are also mentioned as something conventions may represent. The document lists thriller as the genre and references the TV show YOU and films Gone Girl and I Spit on Your Grave to illustrate conventions.
The document provides an analysis of the opening title sequence created by the student for their psychological thriller film "A Void". It summarizes the genre conventions used, compares it to similar films, introduces the three main characters representing different social classes, and discusses how it challenges stereotypes such as depicting a non-hysterical female protagonist and portraying a dysfunctional family dynamic. The student also analyzes how the sequence represents issues like the impact of technology on teenagers and changing mother-daughter relationships in modern society through its use of camera work, editing, mise-en-scene, and adherence to representation theorists.