How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
During the research and planning stages, we used many websites such as Google and YouTube to research the genre we wanted our film to be in. We used Blogger to track the progress and our research as a way of presenting our findings and inspiration for our film. We used programmes such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word to make drafts of our posts and script etc. but also to create mind maps that we could then upload to Blogger for things like audience research. We used a video camera and a DSLR camera during the filming and to take character and location pictures as well as to capture our filming days. To construct our film, we used Adobe Premiere Elements, which enabled us to make our film look quite professional. We used Blogger to evaluate our final film and the aspects we thought to be particularly good. We also used YouTube to add annotations and complete a voice-over commentary to show how and why we chose to film our film or edit it in a certain way.
What software was used? Pros and Cons?
For our AS film, we used Adobe Premiere Elements to put the film together and we used Blogger to document our research and progress throughout. The Adobe software allowed us to make our film the way we wanted to and make it look quite professional by using effects and music. However, the software sometimes crashed, meaning we had to re-do some parts of the editing where unsaved scenes had been erased. Tracking our progress on Blogger enabled us to follow how we wanted the film to look and how close we were to achieving it. It also enabled us to see which shot types we wanted to use and to lay out all of our research on filming and props etc. in one place. We also used websites such as YouTube to get non-copyright music to add to our film. Finding music that fitted our film was a bit tricky as we wanted to make sure it would heighten tensions and make our film seem more professional but YouTube enabled us to find lots of versions of music that we could pick from and cut to fit our film.
What equipment was used? Pros and Cons?
We used a video camera and a tripod to film the scenes, but we also used a regular DSLR camera to take photos of the filming in order to track and add them to our blog pages. The video camera and tripod were not that hard to use as we had both used cameras and tripods before, however, we did have to think more carefully about how we were going to frame the scenes and what we eventually wanted the full film to look like. We had someone take photos of the filming days with a DSLR camera so that we could later look back on what we had filmed and how we had set everything up. This made sure we were following the continuity rules we had researched to make our film look professional and flow better.
In what ways was technology used to create the production?
We used technology in all aspects of creating the film - from actually filming it to editing it all together. We used hardware technology to film the scenes and used software technology to edit and add music to make it look professional. Using technology meant that it was easier to film the scenes and import them to the computer but also to cut and edit the clips exactly where and how we wanted.
In what ways did the technology constrain or enable the production to be developed?
Technology enabled our production as it made much of the cutting and editing easier to complete and change if we weren't happy. It made it much easier to import the clips from the camera as well as find music to put into it. The video camera was able to hold lots of clips so that we could do the same scene from many different angles to decide which worked best later in editing. However, the software sometimes crashed which meant we had to re-do the editing we were working on during that particular lesson, which put us behind a bit in the editing, therefore slightly constraining the production.
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