Friday, February 28, 2025
Portfolio Project: Production
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Portfolio Project: Planning
Mood Board: Costuming + Photoshoot Planning
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Portfolio Project: Audio
Audio
"Production is upon us." - Jd
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Portfolio Project: Script
Script
"Shout out David Lynch for real." - Jd
Portfolio Project: Mise-en-scène
Mise-en-scène: Lighting
"I am like Neil deGrasse Tyson because like experiments like science like yeah cool business.. I don't understand the Tyson hate to be completely honest. He is a pretty cool guy. All those YouTube Shorts clips of him are extremely entertaining." - Jd
Friday, February 21, 2025
Portfolio Project: Mise-en-scène
Mise-en-scène: Props
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Portfolio Project: Character Development
Belle is the protagonist of They Lay in a Pool of Blood That Is Not Their Own!
"Based on a true story (?)" - Jd
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Portfolio Project: Film Idea
Film Idea: They Lay in a Pool of Blood That Is Not Their Own!
- People harm each other more the closer they get (The Hedgehog's Dilemma)
- People harm each other unintentionally or intentionally in seeking gratification through relationships and while attaining goals/desires/incentives (which is referenced in the film title)
- People find purpose in life through religion and community
- People can find freedom in sexuality
"Okay." - Jd
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Portfolio Project: Media Theory
Media Theory: Reception Theory
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Antiporno (2016, dir. Sion Sono) |
In our film, I would like to keep the intentions and themes fairly vague so the viewer can develop their own interpretation of the text. For example, the intended burning of the village in the end of our film will focus on the burning of the church, which can be taken in multiple ways. One viewer may see it as an attack on Christianity while another may see it as Belle (the protagonist) leaving behind her past and developing a world view that abandons everything that was positive in her life. Forcing the viewer to make their own reading instead of being spoonfed the creator's intentions leads to a more thought-provoking experience.
"Keepin it vague for the masses." - Jd
Friday, February 14, 2025
Portfolio Project: Storyboard
Storyboard
They look upward,
Upon own threads surrounding;
The silver pathways reach
seeking connection with light,
Warmth slipping through
reflecting off ornate alloy,
Without noticing their own reflection.
They lay in a pool of blood
that is not their own!
"I don't know what to say today." - Jd
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Portfolio Project: Group Meeting #1
Group Meeting #1: Keeping it (Not Very) Clandestine
Jd
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Jd, unedited (just kidding, this is a highly edited photo that does not represent my real-life appearance) |
L
The character L compared himself to |
W
- Happy life
- Gut feeling that something is off
- Possible twist
F
- What has the main character been doing all this time?
- Does the main character experience this event on loop?
- Does he know he is dead?
- What does he learn from experiencing the crash over and over again?
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I wonder if he can see F's protagonist |
K
A
"Fond memories of group meeting #1." - Jd
Gizmodo. (2021). Gizmodo. [Online image]. Retrieved from https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2021/12/abe357c72d7f961c01277ce83fa69413.jpg
Giphy. (n.d.). Giphy. [Online image]. Retrieved from https://media4.giphy.com/media/DvtsYOKrqPZg4/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952ibcis3btqbcqmp9dk7j3aun1t3qfoulcq73q45hi&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g
Alamy. (n.d.). Happy woman finding out that she is pregnant. Alamy. [Stock image]. Retrieved from https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EYGECA/happy-woman-finding-out-that-she-is-pregnant-EYGECA.jpg
Amazon. (n.d.). Amazon. [Online image]. Retrieved from https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media-library-service-media/fea92517-09f1-4df3-9bb7-9a148c9b8f6d.CR0,0,1800,1350_PT0_SX600_V1_.jpg
Shutterstock. (2021). Shutterstock. [Stock image]. Retrieved from https://d2jx2rerrg6sh3.cloudfront.net/image-handler/picture/2021/1/shutterstock_645676573.jpg
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Portfolio Project Timeline
Portfolio Project Timeline
"If AICE Media has taught me one thing, it's to blog it out till ur dead baby." - Jd
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Portfolio Project: Color Analysis
Portfolio Project: Color Analysis in Guilty of Romance
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Guilty of Romance (2011, dir. Sion Sono) |
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Satan's true intentions, but later framing it as something positive. |
"I can learn a lot of things from Sion Sono. And I will." - Jd
Friday, February 7, 2025
Portfolio Project: Title Sequence Analysis
Analyzing Title Sequences
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (1968, dir. William Greaves) & Lilya 4-Ever (2002, dir. Lukas Moodysson)
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Title Card |
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Lilya 4-Ever Producer Credit |
Both of these film's opening credits are similar in the sense that they are laid over B-roll footage. The footage, however serves a purpose in both credit scenes. In Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, we are shown footage of people in Central Park engaging in the average park-going behavior of the time. For instance, the title card of the film shows a loving couple. The film is centered around the topic of interpersonal connect and peoples' role in society. Love is the most intimate form of human connection, so it only makes sense that the biggest title is shown alongside the peak of interpersonal connection. The important credits are shown alongside footage of more mundane activity, such as men of different cultures playing soccer, or a woman riding her bike. However, footage depicting sexual imagery (ex. a man groping his partner's buttocks) is also shown, illustrating the spectrum of human living and interaction. The footage at first is unassuming, but a more analytical view shows the connection between the footage behind the credits and the film.
Mother (2009, dir. Bong Joon-ho)
Relating These Openings to Our Film
"BRUHHHHHHHHHHHH TGIF" - Jd
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Portfolio Project: Film Opening Analysis
Film Opening Analyses
Midsommar (2019, dir. Ari Aster)
Blue Velvet (1986, dir. David Lynch)
Love Exposure (2008, dir. Sion Sono)
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(I could not find a video of the film's opening, however the full film can be found online) |
"I can't seem to escape Freud. I see him everywhere. What is with these directors and their Oedipus Complex obsession? Ugh." -Jd
The Oncoming Storm. (n.d.). [Midsommar - Opening Titles] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn3ucq_h9xY
A Film Channel. (n.d.). [Blue Velvet - Opening Sequence] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwuzI8Y0uW0
Immy. (n.d.). Id, ego, and superego. Immy. https://www.immy.com.au/post/id-ego-and-superego
Zhu Yuzhou. (2021). Analysis on the Freudism in David Lynch’s film Blue Velvet. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351872781_Analysis_on_the_Freudism_in_David_Lynch's_Film_Blue_Velvet/fulltext/60ae439992851c168e413930/Analysis-on-the-Freudism-in-David-Lynchs-Film-Blue-Velvet.pdf
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