The document describes various pieces of equipment and software used to create a film project, including: - A Nikon DSLR camera and tripod for shooting footage. Handycam was used initially but quality was insufficient. - Software like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, YouTube, Blogger, Scribd, SurveyMonkey and Pearl & Dean for editing, sharing, research. - iMovie was used to create bloopers and audience research videos. Final Cut Pro was the main editing tool to transform clips.

2. The equipment we used use help to help produce our piece, was simple but efficient.
We used a Nikon DSLR for our main task, as we learnt from the Prelim that the
Handycam wasn’t sufficient enough for the high quality images that we needed,
especially for effective shots such as the close up of eyes. We also used a tripod with
the Handycam, however for the final piece we didn’t use it.

3. Handy cam
Tripod
The lenses has a cover here, in order to protect it when
out and about.
Tripod; We decided for the Prelim to use the tripod alongside the Handycam, as we needed still precise
shots. It was useful when panning around the areas, and worked really well with the Handycam. Whereas in
our final piece we didn’t use a tripod, as it would have been quite difficult placing it in the woods, especially
with high shots – there were lots of branches in the way.
This helps with pan shots smoothly.
Handy Cam; we used this is in the Prelim as it
was an efficient size and was exactly what we
needed. However, the sound quality was high
enough, therefore we decided not to include
sound rather a sound track.
These adjustable feet, help you get difficult angles
and heights.
This is button is to zoom in and out of the shot, smoothly.
This allows you to take photos even though
its primarily a video recorder.
This flip out screen, allows you to view
the shot from any angle.

4. Nikon DSLR
Nikon DSLR; This camera fulfilled our needs for our final piece, it provided high quality images for the piece.
We learnt how to manipulate the natural lighting for our own shots, and then we decided to edit and
manipulate it further on Final Cut Pro. When all the film was on a SD card, we then transferred it on to the
Mac – using the port. Everything works together efficiently, and we really enjoyed editing the pieces.
This is the button that allows you to take photos, however
we didn’t use this tool as for photos we primarily we used
an IPhone for behind the scene shots.
The dial allows you to change between different modes
of the camera, from portrait mode for photography, to
then of course our main mode – filming.
This button allows you to use
automatic and manual focus, in our
piece we used manual focus as we
use focus a lot throughout our piece,
therefore being in control of it was
useful.
On the lenses, this allows you to
zoom in and out of the shot easily.
We used a standard lenses, as it
helped us achieve the different
number of shots we needed.

6. Within Blogger we learnt how to upload all our content in
a sequence order.
Within Blogger you can also customize your layout, in
order for it to fit to your needs.
We have also learnt how to embed content from Scribd
and Youtube, using the HTML page, and copying in the
embedding code.
You can also keep posts as drafts , to upload when you
want.
Down the side bar, it also shows you who has +1 your
post on Google+, it also shows your statistics – showing
you current page views.
Blogger was a really useful tool to display our work, it uploaded in a sequence order – with the ability of to have draft
uploads too. One of the main reasons I chose Blogger was because it’s linked with Google, therefore when linking it
with Youtube, a fellow Google account it was easy. The main thing I learnt was how to embed content into Blogger, a
really useful tool rather than linking many documents here and there.
Blogger

7. iMovie
iMovie; we used iMovie to create our bloopers video’s, and audience research videos too. It’s was a quick and easy
efficient way of producing the videos. I learnt how to piece together simple bits of videos and photos, easily. iMovie
works together with Youtube – and you can upload simply.
Here shows the video clips, which means you can choose
the clips you would like to include.
The video clips shown
are more of a selection.
Here gives you the option
to choose non copyrighted
music, or music from your
own itunes account.
You can choose the titles to
input credits into the video.

8. Your videos upload in
chronological order.
Youtube; I have used Youtube to upload all my content including my Prelim, and different evaluation questions. It has
been an efficient way of uploading content, which is an easy link to Google’s Blogger. I have learnt how to upload
content easily, even through iMovie or Final Cut Pro.
Here you can upload the
videos easily, by either
dragging it, or uploading
it through the file.
Here you can change
who sees the video,
either Public, Private or
unlisted.
On Youtube you can create
playlists, which means you
can group your videos
together.
Here shows all the views
that your video has got,
which helps show you its
popularity.

9. Here is the document in
Scribd, allowing you to
embed it into Blogger.
Scribd; This was a useful tool when embedding content into Blogger. This was an easy way of putting documents and
presentations into Blogger, without having to put links in. It worked easily with Blogger, and there is even a button to
embed content straight from Scribd.
This shows the number
of views your document
has got.
Here is the account, that
links all your document
together.
Here is the tool giving
you the option to embed
the document into
Blogger.
This is a copy of the
document in Blogger.

10. Here is a clip of the title
sequence, which is
handy when they are all
in one place.
Art Of the Title; This was useful in the post production of the process, e.g. when putting together our own title
sequence and deciding which titles to put in. It was useful having a site that put all title sequences on one website.
You can search for any
title sequences that they
may have on the site.

11. The comparable profile
is what Pearl and Dean is
most useful for. It shows
us the most popular age
of viewer, gender and
class.
Pearl & Dean; Again, another post production research tool. It was useful to back up our own research, supporting our
thoughts such as the majority of the audience being female. I learnt how to use the website efficiently, and to my
advantage. It’s a good example of secondary research.
Pearl & Dean presents the
information about the film
nicely -so that you can
compare information.

12. We gave the audience a
choice of answers for
some of the questions,
and then we also used
empty text boxes along
with drop down lists.
SurveyMonkey; This was a useful tool for us when creating surveys to put out to our audience. It was easy to share to a
number of people, either sending the link through emails or sharing through social media. I learnt to keep surveys easy
to complete and short, therefore they are more appealing for people to complete. It was useful when creating our own
primary research, however asking people in person was more efficient.
Here are the questions
we asked our audience,
in order to help our final
piece.
Our introduction to the
audience research helps
explain what the survey
was about.

13. Final Cut Pro
Here shows the layering
of clips, meaning you
can overlap them, along
with the sound.
Final Cut Pro; This was own main tool when creating our final piece. It helped use piece together all our clips, creating a
major transformation from original long clips to short, effective pieces. We also manipulated the video clips, using a
variety of filters – which really helped emphasize our time eras. I learnt a lot from using this application, most
importantly was changing the coloration within the piece.
Here is the sound
overlapping with the
video, you can insert
music, voice clips or
sounds.
This option lets you enhance
the videos, being able to
change the contrasts and
other filters.
You can choose to insert
music from itunes, or
from non-copyrighted
music from Final Cut Pro.
Here you can position
transitions within the
piece, such as fade in or
out.
This helps the user
change the timing of
clip, either speed it up or
slow it down.