media as thriller Q6

1. Evaluation: Question 6
What haveyou learnt about technologiesfrom the
processof constructing thisproduct?

2. How did you record theprocessof
your coursework electronically on
your blog?

3. • I used many different forms and software’s
to record my coursework:
•
Google Slides is the newest
format I have tried and probably
my favourite. It has a lovey way
of laying things out, while
offering many different ways of
presenting your work.
Slide Share I had never used before and
really liked how easy it was to connect
with power point to create interesting and
informal slides. I mainly used this to
present my case studies because they
enable me to insert pictures and any screen
shots from the films I’m using etc.

4. Prezi was also another software I
hadn’t used before but really
liked the easy and creative way it
presented your work. By having
automatic transitions it made the
presentation more fun and
engaging.
Firstly for my preliminary task my group and I
researched and experimented with various forms
of camera angles. We tried to take at least two of
each kind of angle and see which looked effective
and identify the effect they created.
v By using and trying all of these I could identify which programs were
most enjoyable and easy to use. In the end I decided I would use
Prezi, slide share and google slides, this is because they were the
easiest to use and also looked the most presentable and professional.

5. How did you use technology
to research your thriller
production?

6. The internet was used
especially when researching
thrillers for case studies, by
the use of YouTube I was
able to watch and have
access to clips from the
films. This meant that any
analysis of the films were
easy to do because I could
always look back, freeze
and screen shot important
moments.
The internet was used very frequently before, after and during the creation of my
production, this was because it gave me the freedom to access any information
required about past thriller films that I could reference or get inspiration from. I also
used YouTube to watch and find scenes to either gain knowledge from or to
reference. This was also used to help make gifs to make my work easier to read and
more presentable.

7. How did you use technology
when planning your thriller
production?

8. The internet also played a big part in
finding our desired music we wanted to
use for the film, many different search
engines and websites were of big help in
this task.
Technology was very important for aiding the
planning of my thriller production. Cameras
were needed to help photograph possible
angles that could be used, scanners allowed for
an efficient way to load hand drawn
storyboards onto my blog.
I also used PowerPoint and the
computer to layout and present the
shot lists, storyboards, and shot/angle
ideas; which were taken on a camera,
and for analysis/evaluations .

9. How did you use technology
to collaborate with other
members of your group during
production?

10. My group and I had a Facebook chat
which we spoke to each other regularly
on; constantly putting forward and
contributing ideas regularly, also on this
chat we discussed many things such as
location, shot list, story board and when
to meet for shooting.
Text messaging each other on our mobile
phones to arrange meetings and emailed
each other photos of the shoot. By staying
in contact all the time we were very
efficient in our filming which overall
really helped to make the production run
and in the end look smooth and
professional.
The program ‘Celtx’ was
also used in our group. This
website allows you to store
your scripts, and lets the rest
of your group view and edit
them.

11. How did you use technology during the shoot
of your production?
We were able to review footage by using a digital camera,
this was important as we knew if things needed to be
reshot. Sometimes shots would be out of focus or slightly
at the wrong angle, due to this feature we were easily able
to correct any mistakes.
An IPad was also used on set containing our shot list
and storyboards. This was extremely useful as it was a
portable and quick way of having those required
resources with us when we needed them. IPads have a
great function; like a phone, you just click a button and
it turns instantly on, no time is wasted like it would be
if a laptop was used.

12. How did you use specific
editing effects to enhance the
quality and creativity of your
film?

13. This was to help present
the reference of the hand
down the wall from
Psycho.
I used many different techniques to increase the quality of my
production. My software; Adobe Premier Pro allowed me to trim
my clips creating the suitable pace for each moment. I altered the
colour of my film to be in black and white to help contribute to the
connotations of a noir 1950s thriller. A slow motion shot was used
as Eve grabbed the gun; this helped to emphasize this important
plot point in the scene, this was also used again at the end when the
strangers hands falls down the door.

14. A lot of dip to black was used throughout my production in the
editing stages; most of them only lasting a couple of seconds, this
was effective as it helped create a quick pace and almost
represented the darkness that is the unknown; blind to what may
happen. The use of fading to ‘black’ also helped to portray some
features of a noir thriller genre.
Using the text toolbox I edited my titles and their fonts to make them appear to fit the
genre and ‘age’ style (1950s) of the production. This made my title look much more
authentic and true to the year of which we based it on.
Comparison of
similar styled
titles; one from
‘Mildred Pierce
and the other
my own
production
‘Eve Crawford’