Khang's AICE Media Blog

  The crew started filming this week by trying to find the perfect location for sunlight and exposure. In the picture above, you can see that our photographer (Reid) was above the courtyard. We were deciding what sort of scenarios and motions would be more imposing for our alien (Me) to be at and how we could make the scene better with good angles.  We also did look at a variety of pictures in the courtyard, such as this one. Our group will most likely decide to film at this location first, as the abandoned effect can be seen due to the lack of people and modern items. The main theme of the abandoned theme can also be seen through the greenery as there isn't a vast amount of it which is good. 

Actors:           Reid: Cinematographer          Josh: Human boy          Khang: Alien Costumes:      We just need to find an alien costumes and have some normal school clothing. Props: Props we will need is some type of books that would block the hallway, so that it would cause our main character to trip in the hallway. Other props include just the lockers and possible trash can that could be used to show that the school is abandoned, Locations:      We will need to utilize the courtyard as well as one or two hallways that will prove to be an obstacle for our main human.  Dates and times:       We can do this during anytime of the day because of the school hours. However, we can add special effects and older film cameras to make this more rustic. Scripts:      Our film opener does not have any lines in it except the person screaming ...

  Rise: There are a lot of extreme close-ups in this clip, followed by quick zooms and panning shots (this editing enhances the video). In addition, there is a piece of upbeat music playing in the background, which leads to it being stopped for an unexpected situation to unfold.  Dear Lover:  There are a lot of shots about the environment and zoom-ins. This creates a natural and realistic effect so that the narrator and the characters in the film can explain what's going on. The music is also pretty romantic and smooth to transition the characters tell the audience a story, and connect with the audience. Dare to Thrill:  The film has hype music in the background, which boosts the adventurous vibes you feel from the piece. In addition, there are a lot of shots with the cars, panning shots, zoom shots, close-up shots, and wide shots. It's impressive how much dedication the student put the camera in certain spots in the clip, and it enhances the video a lot.  Alway...

The story board was written by Josh, I drew everything by my self and Reid just joined the group.  How the storyboard goes is first you meet an alien which shows a close up of him. Afterwards, you flip the camera to the boy which he is frozen in fear and is in shock because of the alien. Then afterwards, the boy starts running away and accidentally tripped on a stack of books in the abandoned school yard. The boy turns around to see if the alien was there but the alien was gone, which only causes the boy to be more frantic and run towards the hall of the buildings after he got back up from falling. The boy then check his surroundings then look up in a high point angle to look relief and thought that everything was fine. However, that was then the alien appears in front of the boy and (I should have drawn better angle here) the alien is looking down at the boy ready to devour him at any moment.  

 

Genre: Sci-fi  Members: Joshua Listrom and Khang Tran 

In the  one-shot  film "Agent Carter" by Marvel Studios, the usage of film elements in this clip is throughout the entire clip. In addition, the clip's music to the light and camera angles and the customized scenery enhances the hook and shows much technique in this clip. Even though the clip is only about 5 minutes, it sets up the scenes and expectations for what will happen in the rest of the film.    At the beginning of the film, the marvel introduction where the comics are vertically transitioning down creates the feeling of simultaneity, which makes you excited that this is a Marvel film and gets you prepared for the ongoing content. However, during that introduction, there is also an off-screen sound from a scene that would then transition to that sound between Peggy and Steve talking to each other as Steve is about to crash  an aircraft  about to die. So that setting contrasts because you are prepared and motivated to watch the movie, but then you go...