How did we use new media technologies in the different stages of our project?
Research
Youtube
Used to look at short
films and film
ideas
Google
For the majority of internet searches we made
IMDB
This resource was an exceptionally useful tool. It provided us with reliable and
relevant information. For example, this site presents reviews, star ratings, age
ratings and so on.
The research that we carried out prior to the production of our film was an important stage of this
project. We were able to look into a range of different genres of films and different film ideas and
make a decision using what we found during this process to decide what type of film we want to
create and what aspects of films we would be able to interpret for ourselves.
Post Production
Photoshop
I had never used Photoshop
before, thus it took some time to
get used to and I experienced a
few problems with it as a result of
my inexperience. I was unable to
create the poster that I had
designed due to not having yet
developed the skills to use this
program effectively to a certain
standard. As a result, my
individual film poster was not as
good as it could have been.
Final Cut
We have used this program in
both year productions. The
experience from last year made
using it this year easier as I had
all the basic knowledge and
understanding of how to use it.
The creation of the radio trailer was a
new experience for me but as it was all
done of Final Cut, it did not take much
time at all
Production
Camera
In our first year production, we used a Panasonic HD 1000 camera. This was
an easy camera to use but made it difficult to see the quality of the shots.
However, in this years production, we used a Song HD 1000 camera. The
problem that we experienced with this camera was its size
The problem that we experienced as a result of using both these pieces of equipment was that when filming, we were unable to access certain
locations of positions due to the size of the camera and structure of the tripod. As a consequence, we had to take some shots at angles or in positions
we did not want, and have to hand hold the camera in order to receive shots, which made some scenes uneven or shakey.
Tripod
This was a useful piece of equipment as it allowed us to shoot straight, steady shots.
However, its size and immobility caused a number of problems during filming.
Zoom Recorder
This devise allowed us to create a voiceover
for our ending scene.
From our research of similar films, we recognised that voice
overs provide strong, emotional effects on audiences. We
wanted to interpret a voice over of our character's goodbye
letter to her sister before she dies. The result of this made the
scene much more emotional and powerful, leaving a more
sympathetic view on the remaining sister.
Planning
Facebook
We presented friends and family members with a
questionnaire considering our story line during the planning
stage. For this we also used googledocs to create the
questionnaire
A problem that we discovered was that we received faux answers as a
result of the participants having a joke or not being able to understand
our story idea very well.
Celtex
We used this program to create a script for our
film. This problem that occurred with this was
due to our continual change and development in
ideas and plans. This resulted in us crating a
number of different scripts that were not used.
BBFC
The BBFC was a very important website as it allowed us to recognise and categories what age rating our film would
come under. From this we were able to have a better understanding if it was suitable for our target audience.
Blogger
Research
When researching, we used Blogger to
be able to save information that we find
useful or want to keep for later in the
project and access it easily at any stage
throughout the task. This was a useful
program as it allowed us to have easy
access t pieces of information or ideas
that may be useful
Planning
In the planning
stage, this program
allowed us to keep a
record of what we
needed to do and
plan out when and
how to do it.
Production
Blogger was a necessary tool required in this stage. To keep images of our group filming, and to maintain a filming diary, this
program was accessed continually. The results of this have been that we have been able to keep a record of our work, along with
reflect on our organisational skills concerning our practical work.
Post Production
Blogger has allowed myself, and my group, to place each piece of work we have completed on a shared page. This allows each of us to
access what we have done (e.g. radio trailer, poster, film) easily as well as work effectively as a team to help and support each other.