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The genre of our group's short film was Western. As a group, we were trying to think of ideas when picking a genre and ended up with Western. We thought that this wouldn't be too difficult of a genre to do as we could do a typical Western stand-off. We went through a somewhat typical process when making a short film. Once we had our genre and a general idea of what we wanted to do, we did some research and found some scenes that were similar to what we wanted to do. We then created a rough storyboard of what we were going to do and drew what some of the scenes looked like. After that, we planned when and where we were going to shoot the film. We obviously weren't able to shoot in a desert or use guns, so we improvised and used the room on res rec 3rd floor and used our hands as guns. We then met as a group and filmed all the scenes in one meeting time, which was very convenient. After that, we spent the next day or so editing the clips together and adding some music/sound e...

Sound is a very important aspect of films. Sound helps to enhance almost all movies. Even films that have little to no speaking still incorporate sound in order to help tell the story. One of the main uses of sound is to help add suspense to films. Many horror films use non-diegetic sound, which is sound that is not a part of the world of the film, to create an uneasy feeling for the viewers hinting that something bad is going to happen. Some famous examples of when sound was used very effectively were during the Rocky training montage and the scene at the beach in Jaws. Diegetic sound, which is sound that is heard by characters on screen, makes movies feel more realistic. It wouldn't make sense for characters in a film to go to a public setting like the park and be completely silent. Another example would be if there was a dancing scene in a movie, the music played from a radio or speaker would be diegetic sound. Diegetic sound makes films more realistic. The most important thing ...

 Get Out is a 2017 horror film that was written and directed by Jordan Peele. The film's main character Chris is played by Daniel Kaluuya. The film is about Chris who meets his girlfriend Rose's family on a weekend trip to her family's house. Everything seems normal at first, but Chris quickly finds out that Rose's family isn't normal. Eventually, he finds out that Rose and her family abduct and brainwash black people and put the consciousness of other people in them. The film was really interesting and very suspenseful towards the last 30 minutes when Chris puts everything together and tries to escape. I personally enjoyed the movie but did not expect that type of movie from Jordan Peele, who became famous for his comedy skits. However, I think the comedy side of Jordan Peele was seen through Chris's friend Rod, who added a comedic effect to the movie. I think this character was really important to the film as he broke the tension throughout the movie. This mad...

Marie Antoinette is a historical film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Kirsten Dunst stars as Marie Antoinette in the 2006 film. The film follows Marie Antoinette as she becomes queen of France and ends with her leaving the Palace of Versailles during the French Revolution. The movie does follow a historical plot but does not feel like a history lesson, which helps the movie. The plot includes her going to parties and having parties of her own, which makes the movie less boring. However, I did not enjoy the movie that much. I think it is watchable, but I wouldn't watch it again. There were times when the movie skipped ahead in time and I didn't realize right away, which made it a little hard to follow. I also felt that there was no real storyline, it was almost a long montage of her life. However, the set of the movie was very impressive due to the fact that the movie was filmed at the actual Palace of Versailles. This resulted in some very impressive shots during the mov...

Covid has obviously changed a lot of things and one of those things is watching movies. With all the streaming services that are available the need to go to the movie theaters has decreased a lot. This raises the question of which is better at-home movies or going to the theater to see movies. Both options have their pros and cons. At-home movies are extremely convenient as you don't have to drive anywhere or worry about getting somewhere at a certain time because you can watch the movie wherever and whenever you want to. However, when you go to the theaters the quality of the big screen and speakers is something that is hard to replicate at-home. The big screen can definitely improve the viewing experience of the movie. When it comes to snacks during the movie, it is definitely cheaper at home than at the theaters. You could always go to the store before going to the theater to get some snacks, but even then, you are still overpaying for drinks and popcorn. Movie theaters have a n...

Rear Window is a 1954 murder mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It stars James Stewart who plays the protagonist LB Jefferies and Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont, the love interest of LB Jefferies. The movie follows the story of how an injured photographer solves the murder of one of his neighbors from a window in his apartment. The movie's unique style of only seeing things through the window or the lens of one of Jefferies's cameras provides an interesting viewing experience. It adds to the suspense of the film and gives the feeling that the viewer is in the room with Jefferies as they only know what he knows. However, I thought the beginning of the movie was hard to follow due to the unique style of the movie, but as a whole, the movie was enjoyable to watch. There were some weird moments in the movie that were caused by outdated editing compared to today's editing abilities. One scene that sticks out is towards the end of the movie when Thorwald is in Jefferies...