Canon DSLR camera
A vital new media component technology that we used in our production. We got the camera from the school arts department and we took it out multiple times to film over the weekends because they needed it during the week .Because of the quality of the camera it meant the quality of the footage looked more professional . it also meant we could frame shots exactly how we wanted such as the shot where Rosie gets kidnapped we canted the shot and we managed to put it out of focus and add the confusion in the scene . Paired with a tripod the shots are dead still and the camera can move freely on an axis as well so tracking shots are easy as well , it also helped us keep the camera reasonable steady while moving with it while recording. We varied the amount of shots with the camera because we wanted to utilize all its capabilities such as being able to change lens to get different angles and shot types . For example we used the long distance lens to get establishing shots that are clearer because we didn't have to zoom in and distort the shot.
Photoshop
I was very inexperienced when I started using Photoshop therefore it took me a few attempts at testing out effects and tools to get the hang of it.However I able to use it to create a movie poster and a magazine cover for our film . I had also used it at AS as well so I had some previous experience with the software. I used tools such as the magic wand tool to crop a photo to put on my magazine cover and then the eraser tool with a dimmed down effect to blend photos in with backgrounds. I had the chance to change the style and effects of fonts with tools such as gradient and inner/outer glow, these tools changed how the text looked and allowed my titles to look more professional because they weren't just basic block titles.Without Photoshop my poster and magazine wouldn't have been possible or if they were possible to make elsewhere they would have looked very basic and not up to standard.
Apple Iphone
My iPhone was used in all aspects of production , it was used to take photos of locations for other tasks on the blog ,and for the image on my magazine cover . It also allowed me to access the internet while out and about filming and let me show my team ideas from other trailers such as a knife drop from kiss the girls , so it gave us creative inspiration as well. As well as being how we organised the whole schedule and meeting times, it was our source of communication between the team and the actress we bought in. The last feature we used was the voice recording to get voice overs from two characters which we could transfer straight over.
imac and imovie
Every bit of editing for our trailer was done on a imac using the software imovie. We chose to use this software because it meant we could edit anywhere because the imac is a laptop and can be taken anywhere so we weren't limited to computers within school. We had also used it the year before so we were familiar with it so we knew what we were doing, It is a user friendly software but without reducing quality therefore we were able to get the exact product we wanted without being confused by the editing like on other software.It allowed to use effects such as changing the colour saturation and contrast and use transitions to helped it flow better and look more professional .We also accessed the music and sounds library to get the right musics and sound effects needed to add to the effect of the trailer and to make it look and feel more like a thriller genre trailer, The cutting tool allowed to cut and trim clips we had filmed to get exactly what we wanted from clip without having to use pointless footage that didn't need to be in the trailer .
Blogger
Blogger was the website we used to upload our work to and create a blog to showcase all our work . It was vert simple to use and reliable at most times however I did come into a few problems along the way such as not being able to access certain areas at school due to blocks and losing multiple Pieces of work that i had to do gain which was annoying .I could access it on my phone as well which was good and convenient. It also allowed teachers to comment on our posts and give us feedback.
Facebook/twitter
I used Facebook to create a page to promote our film so more people would know about it .Twitter was used to get actors for the film and organised how we would get them to us because they lived 30 minutes drive from us .
YouTube
I use YouTube a lot and always watch content posted on there , so I was very familiar with it.I had also used it to post my AS film on there too .It helped me research other film trailers to give me creative inspiration. I used it to post my A2 film and my film pitch on , these could be vieewd by evryone so it was easy access for our teachers.
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