1. Task 6
What have you learnt
about technologies from
the process of
constructing this product?
2. Use of equipment
We used Imac to do our research, look at sounds and edit the film. We used the
camera to shoot all the scenes in our sequence, the tripod was useful when we
shot outside as it made it very easy to keep the camera steady and on an even
level.
3. Use of Final Cut Pro
We used Final Cut Pro to do majority of the editing on our sequence. We used the effects to
alter the colours and brightness of the screen. We also cut and changed the length over the
clips so the film could run smoothly, this is a close-up shot towards the beginning of the
opening sequence. We decided to use a close-up as it would focus the audience's attention
to his (the main character 'Jason Clarke') eyes. As he opens and shuts his eyes during the
'waking up' scene, his pupil naturally change size due to the brightness of the surrounding
light. We used many features of final cut pro to produce our final sequence it was very
useful to create the distorted scenes with a trippy effect so the audience could empathise
with the main character as they have a better understanding of what he is going through.
We based the effecting on the movies Limitless and Lucy so our film feels more realistic to
the audience.
4. Photoshop eye
We have edited his eye to white-out the eyeball and make his iris green in an abnormal-
like feel, to further add to the thriller genre. We edited this by collecting second hand
images from the internet, and editing them on Photoshop (onto the photo that we shot on
our filming day of the main character Jason Clarke), to fit the size and structure of his
eye/face, to make it as realistic as we can (so it doesn't look-stuck on'). This particular shot,
follows after we see his original eyes, then he shuts them, and then reopens them to look
like this. This edit was done to give the effect that the drug had effected him. This showed
the serious effect the drug had on his mind and body which I believe makes the viewers
more interested in the effects of the drug because they are obviously very serious.
5. Make up
In order to create a realistic cut we experimented with the equipment before the
filming day. These are the results, I think this was successful as we realised how much
time we needed to set aside for makeup and I got to practice to make the cuts looks as
good as possible. In my research for this I watched youtube tutorials to learn the best
techniques to produce the a scar. This helped with our sequence as it gives off a more
intense atmosphere because the audience are shown the seriousness of the film by
the shocking scars on the main character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sflMH4xnJOc
6. Use of garage band
We used garage band to experiment with different sounds, this was useful as we
discovered what type of sounds would fit well with our storyline and film genre. We
were attempting to make a soundtrack that entailed listening to a number of clips
and selecting the few that fit with the mood we are trying to create through trial and
error because of the genre of the film we looked at intense and dark clips to give off
the correct atmosphere of the film. We started by looking on garage band at the
clips that give off a suspense effect. We chose the clips above to go with the chase
scene as we felt it would heighten the suspense and give the clip more intense
feeling. This helped our sequence as we succeeded in finding the correct type of
sound to give off an appropriate mood.
