AICE Media Studies

Short Film: Initial Impressions • Plot : The short film is brief, focusing on a small moment of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Its minimalistic story allows for an immediate and intense connection to the stakes. • Character Development : Limited but effective. The short film introduces 9 as a resourceful and courageous character, but there’s little time for deeper exploration. • Special Effects : The animation is visually appealing , especially considering its independent origins. The dark aesthetic establishes a unique and immersive atmosphere. • Directorial Style : Shane Acker’s direction prioritizes mood. There’s a heavy emphasis on visuals, symbolism, and sound design to tell the story without a lot of dialogue. • Conventions : The short uses conventions of dystopian storytelling, such as little dialogue, ambiguous settings, and a focus on survival and danger. It leans heavily on suspense and visual storytelling. Full-Length Film: Initial Impress...

             I chose coming of age as my genre for my short film. This decision was due to my love for coming of age films. I am also coming to a point where I’m getting ready to start my actual life. I am almost done with high school and I am going to be in a completely different environment than the one I am in now. It would be able to draw from how I am actually feeling now for the final task.  I would raw inspiration from films like books art and ladybird.

 Pitch A: A high school junior struggles with coming to terms with parting with friends in the  early future. Pitch B: A high school junior struggles with overload of work and burns themself out. As they continue working they prioritize their mental health instead of work. I I would be interested in making pitch b because it would allow me to have a cast of only myself. I would let my friends help me film the short film but it would fix any scheduling conflicts. I would have full creative freedom and the choice to create my own changes. I would not be interested in pitch A because I would have to include my friends in the cast. We all have school work and some of us have jobs. It would be hard to find a time for all of us to film and complete the film. Pitch B would be a more efficient path. I I chose pitch B for my final task.

            This is my group blog for my final task/ short film for a level media studies. I have decided to work alone for this project, in my previous projects transportation and communication were problems for me. That is why for this project I decided to work by myself. I will have my friends help me film because I know I want to have extra help filming. I will have my friends Nevaeh and Mya with me in the film. They are in not in a level media but they do understand the concepts of filming. As for everything else I will take care of it. I will do all the research and the planning. I will also create the script and characters I want in my short film. I think working by myself will allow for em to be more flexible in what I want to do. I am comfortable with any genre and any topic so these will be no one limiting me. My options are unlimited. I am going to pull inspiration from movies like book smart and ladybird. I want to do a short film that expl...

                Hi I am Amiya, I’m 16 and I am an A level media studies student. One year ago I was just starting out in media studies and I have come a long way. I still love Beyoncé and Taylor swift but I’ve grown to love other artists like Halle Bailey. My favorite color is burnt orange and I like reading. This year in media I will be creating a shirt film and I am excited to begin it. Right now I’m a junior and there is so much work in my junior year. As of recently I’ve been doing work and reading in my free time. I enjoy reading books in the mystery genre to keep myself interested and occupied. It is a better past time than being on my phone all day. I’ve recently also learned to brew my own teas from leaves and other spices. It took a while but I eventually got the hang of it. Last year in media I often worked with others. This year I am going to try a new approach and work alone. I am going to complete every assignment and task w...

Alternative link:   https://youtu.be/sIO5ch_krac?si=Pk9OaJsrD2u9_kpp   Script: okay this is question one how does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?       so my opening sequence was filmed entirely by students of um this class and it was filmed entirely with equipment that we already had we did not have to go out and buy any equipment we decided that we would use equipment that we already own to create this opening sequence. for a lot of um opening sequences for short films they have to go out of their way to buy things, but we decided not to buy anything and we decided to just go and create this sequence with the things that we already owned. and how does it represent social groups or issues? this could represent an issue that we have in overall just in the entire world where we trust people very easily there are a lot of um examples of this in real life a lot of stories that you hear about somebody...

     This is our opening sequence, and I am so glad that we are finished! https://youtu.be/MVt96DQ9UNM?si=GxYy4YHnLqNLKHxY