1. Research & Planning Stage
In the research& planningstage we usedamultitude of differentwebsitesandonline applications,
these were:
Youtube wasuseful whenwe were conductingourresearchinto
past teasertrailersasmanytrailersfrommanygenreswere readily
available onthe site. Furthermore,we were alsoable toaccesspast
studentworkandtake noteson what wentwell forthemand
considerusingthese techniquesinourownwork.
SlideShare hasbeenauseful tool forsharingourownresearch and
planningdocuments, aswellas referringtothe researchof others.
Some of the workthat I have uploadedincludesmyprimarytarget
audience research, locationcall sheetandriskassessment.
Prezi wasa useful tool forpresentingourresearch;aspart of one of
my researchtasksI createda presentation showingthe researchI
had conductedintothe Thrillergenre.
SurveyMonkeywashelpful whenIwasconductingmyprimarytarget
audience researchasI wasable to share the linkon mysocial mediainorder
to gainrecipients.WhenIclosedmysurvey,the website helpedme to
analyse myresultsbyputtingthemintotablessothatI couldinterpretthem
easierandworkout whichtype of audience wasourtarget audience.
Pearl & Deanwas useful forwhenIwasconductingmy secondarytarget
audience researchasitprovidedstatisticsonthe typesof audiencesformany
differentfilms,whichallowedme todetermine whichtype of consumer
wouldbe the targetaudience forour products.Iwas able to compare the
resultsfordifferentfilmsinthe thrillergenre tosee whichtype of audience
was the mostcommon.
Production & Evaluation Stages
In the productionandevaluationstageswe usedawide range of software andtechnology,these
were:
We usedCanon80D camerasfor filmingourteasertrailer,aswell as
takingthe photosfor our posterandmagazine cover. Theyprovide
us withhighqualityshotsandphotosforour products.
2. YouTube wasuseful inthe productionandevaluationstagesaswe
useditto upload boththe roughand final cutsof ourteasertrailers,
as well asbeingable toaccess the workof our peersinorderto
share our feedback.
Final CutPro X was an extremelyuseful tool asthisisthe main
program we usedto create our teasertrailer.We utilisedtoolssuchas
the blade tool and the stocksoundclips,as well as the overlaysto
create our product.
Adobe Illustratorwasalsoone of the maintoolsthat we usedto create
our products,as we addedour textandthe final touchestoour poster
and magazine coverusingthisprogramaftereditingthemin
photoshopinitially.
Adobe Photoshopwasusefulasitwas the mainprogram usedfor
editingourmagazine cover,posterandcreatingourcompany
ident.
Some examplesof whenwe were usingFinal Cut, Illustrator & Photoshop:
3. Purple Planetmusicwasauseful website whenwe were looking
for some ambientmusictofeature inourteasertrailer.
Freesound.orgwasanotherwebsitethatwe usedtofindroyalty
free soundclipsforour teasertrailer.
How did the Technology enable you to overcome problems and find creative solutions?
I foundthat Illustratorwasthe mostchallengingprogramtouse,asI had previousexperience with
bothFinal Cut andPhotoshop howeverIllustratorwasacompletelynew programthatwe all had to
learn.I foundlearninghowtouse the canoncamera rewardingasI became more familiarwithhow
to operate cameraequipment. Utilisingonline platformssuchasOneDrive allowedme tokeepall of
my workdone on these websitesandprogramsdocumentedinone place toensure thatnone of my
workwas lostand that mygroup were alsoable toaccess this.
