Saturday, 25 April 2015

Evaluation question 6


Throughout the course of the project, we used a wide variety of technology that all aided to reaching the final product. They varied from online programs, to physical equipment.

1)    Camera



The camera that we used to shoot the actual film was a Panasonic camera. This was used for all of the filming that we used in the final piece. The camera was good for what we need it; it didn’t have the quality that the profession movies would have, but the quality was reasonable/good, which is all we needed. The camera was also easy to use meaning we didn’t have any issues on the filming front, and we were able to straight away pick up the basics and begin to shoot immediately.

2)   Tripod



We used a tripod in almost all of the shots in our film. It allowed us to get steady shots where needed, which gave the film a professional feel to it. Without the use of the tripod, the camerawork would have been very shaky, giving the film a very unprofessional look to it. One member of the team had their own tripod which meant that when it came to the shooting, we didn’t have a struggle with working out how to use the tripod, as the member would be able to set it up straight away, making our shooting very efficient.

3)   Apple mac



This is the computer that we used throughout the entire project. This is where we stored all of our films throughout the project, and it was also the technology we use to do all of the editing on, we use a variety of programmes all on the mac. Using a mac was very ideal as the computers were very fast and modern which made the whole editing a lot smoother and easier for us.

4)   Adobe Premiere pro



This is the software that we used to do all of our editing on. This is the same software that was used in some of Hollywood’s biggest movie. This means that we had potential to make the best opening we can as there was no limit holding us back as we didn’t have to work around what we could actually do on the programme, we had freedom to do whatever we had in our minds. The only problem we encountered with this was the fact that none of us had used this programme before, this was daunting at first as we didn’t know what to do, however after some playing around on it, we all got used to it and used it as normal after day 1 of editing.

5)   Live Type



This is the software that we used to create all of the titles and credentials throughout the opening. Similarly to premiere pro, none of us had used the programme before which caused worry to us, but after some playing around we go the hang of it and were able to use it successfully in the end. The programme was fairly elaborate meaning we had the potential to create the ideal titles that we envisioned in our heads and more.



6)   iMessenger



This is the app on our phones that we used for almost all of our communication as a group. The app is like texting, but it’s free to use on an iPhone, and the messages are instant. This allowed us to communicate with each other in a group message at anytime through out day about anything with each other. We used this on a daily basis to arrange things like where we will be meeting and at what time, and if any problems occur, we can immediately alert the rest of the group.


7)   Blogger



This is the website that we kept an electronic log of what we have and will be doing. The blogs were updated at every stage of the research and planning. Up until this point I had never used this programme before so it was all new to me. At the beginning, I didn’t really know what to do or what to write as I wasn’t used to this style of working, but towards the end of the project, I got the hang of it and was able to comfortably update the blog whenever necessary.


8)   YouTube



YouTube was the online site that we used to post any videos we had taken. These included test footage, rough draft and final video. YouTube was a very useful way that we could transfer video between us outside of school time, because if one member of the group had access to the video, then they could post it onto their YouTube account, meaning the rest of the group would then have access to that video


9)   Voice Recorder



Voice recorder is an app on the mac that allows you to record any sound you want. We used this small software when we were crating the sound of the heavy stomp of the footstep that would then be added into the film to become a diegetic addition to the opening of our 

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