Research Film Opening Post #2

Today's class consisted of informational note-taking on Blogging foundation, including necessary elements of text and various media. Blog posts are forums that blend the transmittal of important information and personal reflection. Blogs are platforms to share and invite comments and critiques and design a space of unity amongst community. Learning how to appropriately and successfully divide a blog post, ideally, it should thoroughly include "Describe, Analyze, and Discuss." During the time outline of the project schedule, there should present a variety of blogging posts including a Planning Post (incorporate a storyboard with a detailed explanation of shots, angles, locations, and mi-se-scene for each image), Production Post (researching fonts and their purpose), and Revision Posts (discussing a problem and stating a fix or solution).

Research:

Psychological thrillers/thrillers (Shutter Island) 

- The film opens with a dark screen titling ""Shutter Island in bolded font and fading in and out. The diegetic music accompanying the opening is deep and scary providing an uneasy introduction. Following, the back screen lists the location and date to establish and develop the setting and background. 

- Introduced to a massive fog and loud diegetic horn sounds, the audience becomes aware of the powerful ship emerging in the cloudy and suspenseful environment. The main character is seasick and vomiting in the bathroom of the ship. Sweating and struggling, the clip is captured utilizing close-up shots to intensify the heavy emotions of the character. The continuous sounds of waves splashing, horns wailing, heavy breathing, and enthralling sting music enhance the disturbed yet gripping atmosphere. 

- Succeeding, viewers are presented with a new character conversing through diegetic dialogue. This interaction is a possibility of conflict or relationship between character vs. character. The conversation triggers a joyful memory of the main character's former marriage. The contrast of dull to vibrant colors represents the divergence between the grim present and the lively past.

Mystery/Thriller (Gone Girl)

- The film initiates displaying the official productions studio combined with a voice over of a deep male voice narrating about his wife head with disturbing comments provoking an unsettling and apprehensive attention. Visually, the audience is introduced with a fade in fade out of a woman's face while the voice over continues, asking profound and controversial questions about relationships.

- Following the actors, producer, movie title, etc. are listed in the certain of the scene, transitioning to various dull and grim locations of the town or city's landscape, including the beach, building, rundown billboards, empty streets and parks. Meanwhile the diegetic background noise consists of loud suspenseful music and nature sounds such as bird chipping to evoke an vacancy to the discomfort of the setting. Suddenly, a male appears in the center of the screen, standing on a street, in front of a house. 

Analyzing:

The fusion and union of sounds, visual colors, angles to express emotions or body language, and narration or character speech tone is key to creating and establishing the selected genre and introducing the mood or style. For my mystery media film opening, I will incorporate the elements of rusty, dark and dull colors and powerful agitating and appalling sounds to highlight the atmosphere of the movie. The opening scene is the first impression. It is crucial to spark curiosity and provide context or build the foundation of the narrative or setting. Whether suspenseful, humorous, or melancholic, the opening scene sets the emotional register for the outline of the film. I will add subtle hints of foreshadowing, rewarding attentive viewers.