Schedule for portfolio project

  With assignments like this where you have an extended due date I have always found it easier to make myself a schedule so I can have good time management and pace myself correctly. 

First I broke down the assignment into chunks

1st step- research

Research film openings and credit sequences for my genres

Research movies under my genre

2nd step- plan

Make a plot for film opening

Make a story board with a script

Have a location and day for filming

Find actors or people to participate in film opening

3rd step- film

Record any foley sounds

Record film opening clips

4th step- edit 

Edit clips together

Make title and credit scenes

Include foley sounds

5th step- revise

Review video 

Re edit if necessary

6th step- Reflection

Create the reflection

Now my schedule for myself to keep myself organized during this portfolio project is as follows- 

Week One (1/29-2/2)-

Look at project components and ask teacher questions

Start to research different genres of movies

Start to look at various film openings and credits sequences

Week Two (2/3-2/9)-

Choose a group

Choose a genre

Start researching the genre and film openings in it

Week Three (2/10-2/16)-

Make a storyboard of the film opening and a script

Find locations/actors for film opening

Set a date for filming

Week Four (2/17-2/23)-

Start filming if possible

Record foley sounds

Week Five (2/24-3/2)-

Edit video and edit foley sounds into it

Make title slides and add text and sound

Week Six (3/3-3/9)-

Revise product as a whole

Week Seven (3/10-3/16)-

Reflection

Week Eight (3/17-3/25)- 

Final touches and just incase there is any delays

Research on credit sequences of horror movies 2/6/2025

 I began to watch and analyze opening credit sequences of horror movie films and I really liked the following 3-

The Howling- This opening credit sequence has a lot of special effects and it feels part of the story and it is combined with clips of the movie and comics blending into the letters of the credits. Which is very cool especially for the time the movie (70s-80s) came out and how people responded to it in theaters. The credits are very engaging and not boring and they use color and different fonts and images to engage people, and help with the story.

Nightmare on Elm Street- Also an 80s movie, the scream in the opening credit sequence add to the genre and the fonts and color used for the title and credits (red) are very fitting. As well as the noises heard in the background making it seem part of the movie, it is pretty long and quiet but it has movement.

The Fly- This opening credit sequence has really fitting music that goes along perfectly with the timing of the title, the special effects used for the title are very nicely presented. During the credits in the background we can see what the world would look like from the eyes of a fly which prepares you for the movie and makes it entertaining. It also anticipates how the movie is portrayed.

Research on opening scenes of horror movies 2/4/2025

    We decided to work in a group and we chose our genre to be horror because we all love horror movies and we find a lot of interest in creating an opening for one.

    I worked with this group before for my music marketing campaign and music videos and we have a great collaborative team effort. 

    We began to look at film openings during class to get a better understanding of horror movie opening scenes so we know what we are working with.

3 very successful horror movie openings-

IT- This opening scene establishes characters by showing immediately the main character and the clown. It shows how the boy gets taken which commences the movie and gives as hint of what is to happen next. It does a good job of showing the dynamic of these 2 characters and how they both act. Showing the boy as curious and the clown as evil/mischievous.

JAWS- This opening scene helps establish characters (a male and a female) and helps establish setting because it can be seen in the rest of the horror of the movie that the horror that will be happening will be in the water. It implies that there is something in the water attacking the girl but it does not show it. 

SCREAM- This opening scene establishes character and setting by showing her house and the girl and the main accuser. It is very mysterious and thrilling because of how the phone call goes and then how it proceeds to haunt her. It does a good job at establishing the genre by showing that it is horror and scaring the audience.

Portfolio- 2 possible genres 2/2/2025

Research on thriller and horror movies 

This whole week we were working on brainstorming ideas and genres for our portfolio project in class and within my group. (I still haven't decided if I want to work alone or in a group) We had thought of the 2 genres thriller and horror. I was interested in these 2 because those are my favorite types of movies.

Horror movies are meant to give fear and scare the viewers. They cause a lot of reaction to the scares when people view them as well. "Depending on the intended reaction, some techniques include a classic jump scare, mounting suspense, and over-extended scenes to make audiences squirm in their seats a little longer" according to Los Angeles Film School. (n.d.). Subgenres of horror films explained. The Los Angeles Film School. https://www.lafilm.edu/blog/subgenres-of-horror-films-explained/They tend to be on ghosts, monsters, religious beliefs, etc. They are very psychological films and deal with a dark subject matter. There are many different kinds of horror movies like paranormal, psychological, demonic, and many more. 

Thriller movies are meant to provoke suspense and anxiety, and also eagerness and excitement. The plot tends to change a couple times to get the viewer that anxious reaction and there tends to be many things that "almost" happen but then they don't. There many subgenres in thriller like legal thriller, spy thriller, romantic thriller, and many more. "Suspense is maybe the most crucial characteristic of the thriller genre." according to Hellerman, J. (2023, December 6). Defining the thriller genre in movies and TV. No Film School. https://nofilmschool.com/thriller-genre-definition

Transition into Cambridge portfolio project 1/31/2024

I am very excited but a bit nervous about this project because I don't wanna pick a genre that I end up regretting. But for now I am going to focus on my initial thoughts about this project. I first found it a bit intimidating but then I realized it is actually very fun and interesting, some friends that took this class last year told me this project is very fun and lets you express yourself creatively. I started thinking of my initial plans for this project and I'm not sue yet if I want to work in a group or alone but me and my group from the music marketing project discussed and we might work together.

After analyzing my notes on film openings I was thinking of using the approach of developing characters, because I like how creative one can get with this. simply with clothing and dialogue on can create a personality of a character. Developing characters gives so much insight to the viewer about the film. I was also thinking of doing establishing context because this can help the viewer really understand what is happening before anything else happens. I can also add TV or radio to give more info without necessarily having external dialogue.

Blog post #2 music marketing

 https://browardcountyschools-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/0615124373_my_browardschools_com/EaZ11B76lKxJr5az_JvOmGgBvQsOiMhvJhMofw-pOWMPIA?e=ufAwHX

Music Marketing #1

 We first made the research chart in which we all did sperate research on companies and different artists which helped us have background knowledge on our genre. Then we worked on our schedule for the project and submitted that. As well as make our storyboard for the video which we began filming today and will continue filming throughout the week. We have also been working on our PowerPoint presentation for the project as we split it up. We split of the research with my group and I am researching Spotify marketing. We developed our artists name which is Black Stone and he is a Rock singer and we started developing his brand.