AICE Media Studies Blog

  Schedule:     1/23- 1/31- Finish Storyboard   2/3- Film at Becketts House 2/4- Film at Sean’s House   2/5- Film at Sofia’s House/any misc. L ocations   2/11- Any extra filming needed   2/6-2/17 - Editing   2/20-2/28- Final touches   Participants: Sean, So f ia, and Beckett.   Healt h and Safety: We will be in constant supervision by adults and if anything were to go wrong we will dial 911 immediately.   Locations: Beckett’s House, Sean’s House, So f ia’s House, Beckett’s Street   Media: Pic of Location   Props: Toilet paper, deck of cards, sunglasses, cars, mail, cell phones, cups, cleaning supplies,    Costumes: Casual clothes, ski masks, conspicuous clothing   Back up Plans:    In case our script does not go to plan; we can use one of our old pitches and improvise a new script and storyboard. We have multiple weekends and weekdays after school to get together and study. Also , if needed we can have some of our friends or parents help us film or act. Our blog s giv

 

      a. Common Sound in your genre    A common sound in this short film was the constant buzz of the laundry machines that is heard through the entirety of all the scenes.   b. Common Mis-En-Scene (CLAMPS) in your genre   The dull grey lighting of the laundry store , the almost robotic acting portrayed by the mysterious woman, the use of the main characters shirt towards the end that signifies his disappearance , and the use of an empty setting such as a laundry store, which is a classic mystery/horror setting.   c. Common Editing in your genre   Common editing is the use of inputting non-diegetic sound in , such as the suspenseful music that is used, as well as the jump-cuts that are used.   d. Example films of your genre   Laundry   e. What elements of the genre that you like?   Elements that were used that I like was the isolating feeling that the empty laundry store gives, as the silence always makes things more suspenseful.   f. What elements of the genre do not appeal to you