1. Question 6
Leanne, Ariadna, Lauren, Emmanuel.

2. Different types of
technologies.
The variety of technology allowed us to become more
creative as media students. It helped our final piece as it
was more developed and qualitative.
All of the technologies worked together to help us produce
the best product we can. Blogger was the most important
throughout the whole process as it allowed us to update
all of our ideas.

3. PLANNING AND RESEARCH

4. Blogger
Blogger is what we used to post absolutely everything
on, such as pictures story boards our pitch etc.. This
was useful as we were able to look back at what we
had previously planned and were entitled to make
changes which we did quite a lot for example our story
board that we originally planned wasn't what we
wanted to continue with so we were able to look at it
and make changes which was useful.
Blogger in my opinion was the main resource that we
used in order to plan and research for our teen film.
This is because we used it from the very beginning
where we were reenacting the breakfast club right to
the very end of our own media production.
When using blogger we learnt that we can add images
into our blog posts as well as videos. We were also able
to embed our prezi add videos and clips from YouTube
etc. This was very useful as it gave us an opportunity to
use different technologies that were needed but
everything was located on one blog.
Another thing that we learnt
is that we could tag our posts
with our names, so that we
could see how many blog
posts each person had. The
person with the most blogs
would be at the top and their
name would be bigger than
everyone else's.
We also learnt that we could use blogger
on our phones, this made it easier for us
to upload blogs as it gave us easier
access as we could upload on the go.

5. Timetoast
Timetoast was the second most popular
recourse in order for us to plan. We learnt that
we could use timetoast to organize the
different shots used in the breakfast club
opening. This was for us to know how long
each shot should be as we made a remake of
it. Timetoast was also useful as we were able
to present different ident titles that are in films.
This helped us massively as it gave us greater
understanding of where and why different
titles are placed where they are in films. This
was an easy way for us show what we knew
as we also posted this on our blog as a part of
our planning journey. Which also helped us for
our final product as we needed to include our
own idents.
Through this, we learnt how the shots should
be ordered and how long the shots should be.
We also learnt the order the titles should be
shown in and the length of time they should
be shown for; depending on the amount of
money each movie ident has put into the
production.
Overall when using timetoast we learnt that it creates a
timeline and you can add the starting and ending date.
These dates don’t necessarily need to have anything to do
with the timeline itself its just so that it gives you space so
that you can separate information. We also learnt that at
each point on the timeline you can add images to do with
your text. Overall, timetoast is a good technology for
organizing things like key dates and is good for planning.

6. YouTube
YouTube has been key within our
planning and research. We have got
so much inspiration from watching
different teen movies. We had
looked at over 10 different teen film
dramas including these two.
We wanted to see a range of different
stereotypes that star in teen dramas and
pick out which ones we think we will be
able to demonstrate best. Watching
different movie trailers allowed us to think
of a range of locations for example in the
school toilets, corridors, at home. This
allowed us to come up with a better
storyline than our original one as we
thought about different locations we could
use other than at home. If we didn't use
YouTube as a part of our planning and
research I believe that our final product
would not have been as good as it is as we
would of used more basic ideas for
example just filming in the school.

7. Prezi
We also used prezi throughout our
planning and research. This was an
ideal recourse for us as it allowed us as
a group to plot down our ideas and
tasks into different bubbles on one
presentation. We learnt that this made it
easy for us whilst planning and
researching as we were aware of what it
was we all had to do in order to carry
our our next tasks and everyone could
work on the same presentation at the
same time.
We also learnt that you can add a range of
media into our presentation, for example images
and videos. This was useful as it made the prezi
more interesting and allowed us to share our
views in a variety of ways in one presentation as
writing can get a bit boring when there’s too
much of it.

8. Google and IMDb
Google and IMDb were our main resources in our
research stage. We used Google and IMDb to research
other films, with a similar genre to our which helped us
decide on the type of characters we wanted to create and
it also helped us develop our storyline.
IMDb included films, their trailers and a brief storyline,
This website was very easy to use and summarized each
film briefly.

9. Planning and research has been a long process. We had to
make sure everything was in order before we began to do any
filming. Blogger was the most useful throughout the whole
process as it helped us to organize our ideas. The internet was
the most efficient as it was used throughout all the research.
These different types of technologies that we used in our
planning and research process made our blog more interesting
and allowed us to varieties the way we presented our work.
Overall…

10. FILMING

11. Filming camera
Instead of using the college camera, we
chose to use the Nikon DS3200. This is
because we thought that the other
camera provided better quality film and
because it was more convenient when
filming eg. because it’s compact.
This enabled us to film our teen film opening
sequence both inside and outside college as and
when we wanted. In addition, although it had a
slower speed compared to the college one, (a
shutter speed of 25), we felt it focused more
clearly and for longer periods of time.
In addition, it was more convenient as we could take pictures as well, without
having to use a different camera.
From this, we learnt that the quality of the teen film opening sequence is
important as if it is low quality, viewers will lose interest. In addition, we learnt how
to correctly record our scenes to make our teen film T.E.A.M.

12. Lights
The LED lights used when filming helped us
learn that correct lighting is vital when
filming. If there is not the correct lighting, it
can make scenes confusing. For example, if
filming a film when it’s meant to be midday
and it’s dark – it’s not going to make sense.
However, using the LED lights can brighten
up scenes.
In addition to this, not only the use of LED lights
but lighting itself is important. An LED light is not
needed all the time as some natural lighting
makes for the best scenes, eg. using an LED
light in bright sunlight will ruin a scene as it will
make it too bright and it will be hard to view.
The LED lights could be attached to
the camera. This was useful as it
was directly on top of the camera
and it will always be in the same
position, meaning that the scene
would be lit directly, rather than from
one side. Also no one would have to
hold the light, which made it easier
to work alone.

13. MicrophoneFrom the microphone that is placed on top of the camera to
pick up sound, we learnt that if we filmed without this we would
produce low quality sound which would result in a low quality
film, as viewers would not be able to hear or understand what’s
being said or going on. The microphone also comes under
sound as it records noise however it also comes under filming
as it is used whilst filming to ensure the sound quality is high.
In addition, we learnt that the microphone should be placed
horizontally on top of the camera to pick up the best sound, and
you mustn’t be too close or too far away from the microphone
otherwise the sound may not pick up as well.
Furthermore, we learnt that the microphone must always be
connected correctly, switched on and tested before use
otherwise you may go filming a scene without the microphone
on/working, resulting in you having to refilm the scene.
To conclude, we learnt that the microphone can also be used
to record voiceovers and add to the film,. What needs to be
done is it must be recorded with the shutters over the camera,
so you can’t see anything and then the file is transferred into
our editing equipment, Final Cut Pro and then the video is
detached and the audio file is edited and added over a clip.

14. Flip camera
 Whilst filming, we also used a flip camera to
record additional clips that would help us with
our teen film movie. For example, we got some
behind the scenes footage on a flip camera, as
well as the camera we used.
 Through the use of the flip camera we learnt
that the purpose of this camera is not to
produce high quality footage and anything
filmed on here would be classed as low quality if
used as it does not have the correct shutter size
and focus settings etc. However, it is to be used
to gain extra information for example through
interviews of the target audience (in this
case, teens) that can help us during the
process of filming for example, the locations
teens would like the film to be set and the
characters they would like to see filmed etc.

15. Still camera
 We used the panasonic lumix to take still
images whilst filming. This was really useful
for taking pictures of potential locations we
were going to film at, the potential outfits
the characters were going wear. We also
used the images we took and added it to our
storyboard, which was useful as it helped us
become more prepared whilst filming as we
knew what we needed already. Through
this, we learnt that using still images can get
you organised and is vital for filming
process and it helps you know what is going
to be filmed. It also helps you spot errors as
if you know what is meant to be filmed, and
it’s not, that can be changed.

16. A lot can be learnt from the filming process. Using just one piece of
equipment to film everything is not sufficient and is irresponsible as
each technology has it’s function that it’s best at and one technology
can’t do everything as good as another. For example, the flip cameras
don’t produce as good quality film as the main camera we used to film,
however it’s good as the quality is still clear so you can see what is
needed e.g. For interviews however it’s not high quality so will take less
time to upload. Also, this allows us to keep footage separate, making it
easier to organise and film what is needed. Using all of the
technologies that we have together has made the filming process of the
making of T.E.A.M a lot easier as we needed the lighting to brighten up
some scenes, we needed the microphone to ensure what is being said
is being heard and for the voiceover etc. The filming process, as well as
the other processes, is a vital stage in the making of our teen film and it
would not be possible without all the technology mentioned.
Overall…

17. EDITING

18. Final Cut Pro
Through the whole
editing process the main
technology that we used
was Final cut pro. This is
where we edited our film.
When using final cut
pro we learnt how to
render the clip, to
make sure that the
sound matches the
clip and plays
smoothly. The red line
on top of the timeline
indicates that the film
needs rendering. To
do this you have to
press ‘cmdR’
The timeline can
also create
layers, meaning that
you can have
multiple sound
effects playing at the
same time.
We also included cross fades
at the beginning and end of
music, to fade it in and out
smoothly.

19. Motion
Motion was used to create the
2 idents that were at the
beginning of our film, the title of
our film and the names of the
crew members.
We used a template
which already had
the transitions of
how the text will
come on and off,
we found this the
easiest way.
We used the same text type and transition for
the crew members. When doing this we learnt
that we had to keep the text simple and small
and position it in the corners of the frame. When
uploading the text into final cut pro we learnt that
we had to make sure that title safe was on so
that the text fits in the frame so that it can be
seen on the cinema screen.
We also learnt that you can change
the colour of the text, which is what
we did when we created the ‘Eman
production’ ident.

20. Creative commons
Creative commons is a
website that we used
when looking for sound.
We learnt that we had to use this
website to search for songs through
soundcloud as this was the only
illegal way to include sound in our
film.
Apart from soundcloud, there
is other ways you can
download music from creative
commons, for example
‘ccMixter’ But we decided to
use soundcloud which we
found was the easiest
technology to use.
When we’ve searched for a
song that we wanted to use we
had to make sure that there’s a
download button below the
song, after you have
downloaded the song, you can
upload it into final cut pro.

21. Handbrake
Handbrake is found on the
mac desktop and is used to
compress videos.
We used handbrake to
compress our trailer and our film
when it was finished. After
exporting the film from final cut
pro we uploaded it into
handbrake, and made sure that
we pressed ‘blogger’ on the right
hand side.
This compressed the video and made it
a MP4 file which allowed us to upload
the video onto blogger.

22. Audio converter
Audio is similar to handbrake
but used for audio. By dragging
the downloaded sound from
soundcloud into audio converter
makes the sound smaller, which
then allowed us to use this in
final cut pro.

23. These technologies were helpful throughout the whole editing process as
they all worked together. We needed each technology in order to
complete our film. Final cut pro, was the most important. Creative
commons was used to download our songs which we then converted in
‘audio converter’ to upload it onto final cut pro. Motion was used at the
end to make all of our text. Lastly handbrake was used to compress our
films to then upload them onto blogger.
Overall…