Video Camera: Our most crucial piece of technology was our video camera as we were able to film a great amount of footage, angles and movement. We borrowed the camera from school therefore enabling us to use it from long periods of time giving us the flexibility we needed to get the best content for our trailer. As the camera was small we were able to create a variety of shots as a result of being able to manoeuvre the camera in many ways.
Digital camera: Once I had decided photographs I wanted to take for both my magazine front cover an film poster I used the digital camera to take these. I used the schools photograph department to use the flash studio in order to make my photographs look as professional as possible helping to create realistic products.
Iphone: My IPhone X is one of the main technologies I used throughout my research and planning. My phone played a vital role in communicating with group when it came to plannin
g our filming. We used the apps Facebook Messenger and iMessage to communicate via group chats where we would plan when we would all be free to film. The Notes app was important due to the fact we would list the equipment we needed to bring in therefore we would be organised and ready to film when we needed to. I also used my phone camera to take photographs of various pieces of planning and research such as our setting ideas on a whiteboard and annotation of film titles. Via my iPhone I was also able to access the internet therefore this made easy for myself if I need to research something. The app Youtube on my phone also allowed me to not only view thriller trailers but also access our film drafts when we needed to.
Adobe Premier Pro: All of our editing was on a windows computer on Premier Pro. I have had some previous experience with this editing software as I used this when editing our AS film opening. However using this software for a second time definitely has widened my skills as I have had to overcome several challenges. We were able to import all of our footage, music and sound effects easily and were able to delete the ones we were not using. This made it easy for us to decide what sound was suitable and went well and what did not. I was able to add simple transitions such as 'fade to black', increase/decrease the speed of our clips and add rewinds when we wished to use them. We were able to watch back our trailer and then make amendments where necessary. However we could only edit on one computer therefore had to plan times between the group when we were all available as
well as when the computer was free.
Adobe Photoshop: Photoshop has been crucial to me as both my film poster and magazine from cover were created on this software.
Not only that but our film company logo and film title were also created on Photoshop. I have had some past experience with this software but not greatly in the sense of creating my magazine front cover and poster. Therefore I used the internet to help me create these products as long side my own knowledge. I used the blending tools when creating the background of my poster. I used the quick election to select the images away from the background that I wished to use. I used the contrast and level tools in order to create the most professional looking images. Due to the fact both my film nah, poster and magazine front cover were created on this software I was able to use to synergy of my film title font throughout making it recognisable to the audience.
Blogger: I found using the Blogger website easy and useful. I was able to access it via the school computer, my iPhone and my Mac computer at home making it easy for me to upload blogs and create work. As a result of the different options to either 'save' and 'publish'meant I was able to work on several pieces of unfinished work at the same time. Being able to upload images was also very useful when it came to creating my blog posts.
Social Networking: Working as a group mean that communication was vital therefore social media was a great way to do so. The app Facebook messenger was great for discussing and panning when we would all be free to film. Facebook was also good for promoting our film and getting feedback from friends. We also created an Instagram page with not only a link to our film trailer but also to give our followers updates about our film. Myself and Becca are in charge of this page and decide between us what is going to be posted and by who. Using social media was a perfect way to target our younger audience, keeping them intrigued with new updates and images. I had my notifications for Instagram and Facebook turned on therefore I was able to be notified when we had a like or comment. This media technology was very useful in promoting our film, keeping our audience involved and communicating with our group.
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