2. 4. What Have You
Leant About
Technologies From The
Process Of Constructing
This Product?
3. Video Camcorder
Throughout the whole course I was able to use video camcorder
effectively and shoot the required footage needed for our thriller
opening. We were also able to obtain all the required shots
through various techniques using tripod. One of these shots
included panning, I learnt that I had to keep the camera steady
and use the handle of the tripod to move it around to create the
perfect distorted shot to leave the audience feeling puzzled and
to add a sense of mystery within our thriller opening.
I was also able to capture some pictures from visiting several
locations using my digital camera. This helped in building up my
research.
4. The Digital Camera I used in order to take
pictures of the locations we visited and the
locations in which we filmed our footage for our
film ‘Blind Premonitions’.
5. Final cut
- I learnt a lot about the programmed final cut throughout the
AS media course and constructing the preliminary task and
thriller opening. Ii was able to cut all the clips so we are left with
the required scenes we needed in order to blend all the videos
together so they were able to flow therefore look more
professional. All the videos were cut down and blended
together to form the final and full thriller opening.
- I was also able to add different transitions and effects to give
our film variety and add more of a supernatural vibe and a
sense of creepiness. This is used when the ‘mystery girl’ is seen
looking distorted which leaves the audience questioning
whether she is real or not or if the girl standing on the platform
is just having ‘Blind’ Premonitions.
6. A variety of transitions were also used make
the film flow better, I found out the most
useful transitions which were pretty basic
were, fade in and fade out. These added
simplicity within our film and didn’t make it
too complex as an overload of transitions
would have made the sequence look
unprofessional and almost ‘cheap’ and ‘tacky’.
Therefore I learnt that simplicity was the key
in making an effecting opening sequence to a
thriller film.
7. - I was also able to download sound extracts from a
secondary source, convert them into the required file
and then import them into final cut express. We were
then able to fit them in and around our scenes to
make them blend together and have the music in
synch with the movements which are taking place
within our thriller opening, giving it more of a surreal
concept.
Overall I was able to grasp the basic concepts of
‘Final Cut Express’, as I began to have a lot of
experience through the experimentation done from
when editing the preliminary exercise to the final
task of producing an opening to a thriller.
8. Prezi And Slideshare
I also became familiar with other programmes on the
internet such as Prezi and Slideshare. Slideshare enabled
me to upload my research and evaluation PowerPoint's
onto my blog using an embedded code. This made sure
my work was organized in a suitable manner and
presented neatly without it being overcrowded. Prezi also
enabled me to create PowerPoint's using various
techniques, I was able to import pictures from my research
and incorporate them within my presentations to make it
more interesting and appealing for those looking through
it. As well as this it helped me to build up my research and
keep on track as to what I had left to do on my checklist.
