The document discusses the technology used to film and edit an opening sequence for a short film called "The Executioner". A camera and tripod were used to capture footage both indoors and outdoors. Phones were used for communication, lighting, and transferring photos. A large light bulb provided lighting for shots of victim photos. iMovie was used to edit the footage, add voiceovers and transitions. YouTube and a converter were used to source background music. Google Images provided photos of torture methods. Photoshop was used to create and edit the title graphic. Blogger allowed the group to share work and ideas online.

2. Camera
Tripod
Iphone
Big Light bulb
Camera/Tripod:
When filming the opening sequence for “The
Executioner” we used a camera and tripod. The camera
worked really well when filming indoors and outdoors,
even in the rain which was a benefit. The footage we
filmed using the camera was at a good quality which is
essential for when making an opening sequence or film.
The tripod also played a big role whilst filming as we used
it for when we needed steady clear shots and to avoid the
camera from shaking. The tripod was most helpful when
filming the panning shot of the church and the graveyard
shots as we needed them to be very still. If we were to
film these shots without the tripod they would be very
shaky and unclear. We seemed to only use the tripod for
the first few shots and the rest were mostly hand held.
This is because we felt it was easier to capture the
majority of shots holding the camera, e.g. the scrap book
shots and victim photo shots, it allowed us to move the
camera over the pictures.
phones:
We used our phones, specifically apps such as Snapchat
and Facebook Messenger to stay in touch to arrange
group meetings and filming dates. This was easy to
access and use as all of us had those apps. We also used
our phones for lighting e.g. close up shot of where the
executioner takes out a knife. This provided us with good
lighting whilst filming outside and was therefore very
useful. We also used one phone to take pictures of the
victims and then transferred them across email to the
computer where they were then printed off in black and
white.
Big Light Bulb:
We used a big light bulb in order to get the right lighting when filming the
panning shots over the victim photos. This was because we didn’t want to have
them in normal light so we decided to turn off all the lights and just have on
light bulb which made the pictures look gloomy and dim. This was really good
as it created the right atmosphere, of mystery and suspense.

3. Imovie/Voiceover
YouTube
Google Images
Photoshop
Blogger
Imovie/Voiceover:
During the editing stage my group used Imovie to
edit the footage we filmed and turn it into an
opening. Imovie is a programme where you can
import footage from the camera and put it
together and edit it. It was something that we had
all used before but personally I had not used it in
great depth and learned new things such as
positioning the text, adding in voiceovers and
changing the audio. With Imovie we were able to
put footage together and split and merge shots to
make them look continuous. We also added in
transitions such as fade and special filters to make
the shots look distorted and old.
The voiceover was also done on Imovie. It did take
a couple of takes before we got it perfect. It was
very easy to use and produced quality sound when
added to the rest of the footage. The Music
underplayed the voiceover without muting it out,
which worked really well.
YouTube:
We used YouTube and YouTube converter in order to get
the music we wanted for certain shots. We got sinister
music from YouTube and put the link in YouTube
converter in order to put it onto Imovie. This was an easy
and quick process which helped us overcome the
struggle of getting music, as before we found it difficult
to get the right music from Imovie. I didn’t know about
YouTube converter so this taught me how to access
music and easily put it into Imovie.
Google Images:
In the first shot of our opening there are lots of splice cuts of medieval torture
methods. We sourced these photos from Google images and incorporated them in our
opening through Imovie. This process was very simple as all we had to do is drag them
into Imovie from the internet.
Photoshop:
In order to create our title we used Photoshop. We used the paint bucket tool to fill
the letters of the title in red, which symbolises death and blood and then the eraser
tool to rub out any extra colour.

4. Whilst filming, a main piece of technology that we wanted to use were the spotlights. However, when using
them we did have some problems, one being that the control panel for them was not working and therefore
took a lot of our time and meant we could not use them. Secondly, when we tried getting different filters for
the lights we had some problems as they weren’t making the right colours we wanted. At times the apple Mac
computers would freeze and therefore delay us from editing, but after a while it would be alright. It did take
us a while to incorporate the right music that we wanted, but by using YouTube and YouTube converter we
were able to source the music we needed from there instead of Imovie. This was very helpful as it didn't
restrict us to the music and sounds on Imovie which we thought didn’t really fit in with the opening as well as
the YouTube music.
Blogger:
We used blogger in order to post our work and ideas we
had about the film, along with the evaluation questions.
Overall, I have learnt that technology plays a very big and important role when making a film or opening, as
there is so much to do in order to make it look realistic to the audience. Without technology such as YouTube
and Imovie we would of had a difficult time trying to edit and source music for our opening. This just makes
technology even more important, especially imovie as it allows you to produce professional videos at good
quality. With the help of Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and blogger we were all able to arrange dates for
when to film and post any ideas we had for the film opening. All the technology mentioned helped us create
and impacted the final opening of “The Executioner”.