Movie Convention Research: Project X

CAMS

• Establishing Shots
• Birds eye view
• Point of view shot
• Three shots
• Tracking Shot
• Long Shot
• Pan
• Tilt
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CLAMPS

• Costumes: Typical high school casual clothing
• Lighting: Colorful lights flashing across screen and actors
• Actors: All look as if they're teenagers or young adults
• Props: Red Solo Cups and Alcoholic Drinks
• Set: School and a House Party

Editing

• Inserts
• Montages
• Jump cuts
• Action match
• Eye-line Match

Sound

• Soundtrack: Pursuit of Happiness
• Ambient Sound of party noise
• Sound Bridge
• Dialogue

Likes

• The montage of the party clearly depict the setting
• The soundtrack captures the energy of the scene perfectly
• The red solo cops and other props all add to the setting of the movie
• The Birds eye views and long shots do a great job of showing off the party

Dislikes

• Some of the ambient sound drown out the dialogue in some scenes
• There are too many recurring actors to keep track of them all especially in a montage
• A lot of the actors look to old to be in highschool.