Midterm Submission

Our group decided to do a horror/suspense film because we all love watching the type of films that keep you on the edge of your seat. We also chose this genre of film because when we were brainstorming ideas for the plot of our film, we decided this was the best idea to carry out into filming. In the beginning of the film, it starts out at the University Town Center Mall because we wanted to show the audience the group of girls having a great time and not realizing the stalker following them home. In this film we have a lot of foreshadowing to create suspense and make you question what is coming next. Lighting was a big deal in our film because we wanted to have it darker to create a sense of reality and mystery throughout the film. Our film uses a few over-the-shoulder shots to display the point of view of the stalker and to promote a sense of frightfulness. I was the one who filmed most of the movie and I had the ideas of the short takes as the stalker closes in on Lily and the over-the-shoulder shots from the stalkers point of view. Near the end of the film the takes begin to get shorter in order to create suspense among the actors and for the audience to be on edge. Our group used large, bold, red and white text to showcase the title of the film and the names of the actors because they needed to stand out on the screen and our film takes place during the holiday's, so red fit perfectly. I learned a lot throughout the process of editing our film and am excited to learn more.

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Third Quarter Submission

For our quarter three submission we revised some parts of our film. We re-shot the beginning of our film to slow down the pace of the film. We also added new fonts and coloring in the beginning of our film for our names and opening title, to have special effects and make it more personal. Our original titles were red and had no effect, so this time we added a pop-in special effect for "Girl's Night" title to create a theme for the film. Additionally, we added incidental music at the end of our film to create suspense and mystery. All these revisions were made to add a sense of reality and more suspense throughout our film. Throughout this new submission I learned how to edit sound and put it in the film, how to add special effects to titles, and how to work with PremierePro at a higher level.

Audience Engagement Research-The Irishman

The film "The Irishman" appeals to all age groups, but mainly older men and younger women. This is a history movie, so it attracts an older crowd who experienced the same events as the characters in the movie did. Also, it captures the attention of younger women because they are featured throughout the film and they did not experience the same events as the older men did, so they are inclined to learn about the past. Our movie, "Girls Night", is a drama, mystery, suspense, and comedy film that targets teenage girls and men. "The Irishman" is a drama, mystery, and suspense film with use of intelligent humor throughout. The film "The Irishman", also uses foreshadowing throughout the film to keep the audience engaged and lines of dry humor to keep the audience laughing. Our target audiences are similar because teenagers go see movies with vulgar language and men go see movies about events they have experienced in their lifetime. "The Irishman...

Casting

Our main character for this film is a girl named Lily. In the story, she is the hostess of the sleepover and the driver of the car home. Lily is described as a very happy person who likes to adventure with friends. To play this role we chose a girl named Lily Sikorski because she is very outgoing, loud, and has a big personality. In this film she is the teenage girl who is scared by a man in a black hoodie. We knew that Lily had a very projective voice and does not get stage fright in front of the camera or crowds. She was the perfect fit, us the directors, had in mind for our protagonist. Our next character was Lizzy, Lily's friend. We wanted to make it seem realistic, so we chose actual real life friends of Lily's for the film. Lizzy was picked for this role because she is very social and is funny. Additionally, our next character, Annalise, is playing the role of Lily's friend. She was picked for this position because she is the quiet one of the group and looks out for u...

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