The document discusses the software and equipment used to create a film trailer. Pinnacle HD15 was used for editing shots, color correction, and special effects like strobing titles. The shine effect tool in Pinnacle was used to add a fiery glow to the Miramax logo. Editing techniques like match cuts and jump cuts were employed. A camera and tripod captured steady shots, while Blogger, Vimeo, and Slideshare hosted content online. Wix created a website for the film, and Fireworks a movie poster, though Photoshop may have been better suited. While the technology enabled varied shots and online distribution, Pinnacle occasionally crashed without saving work.

1. Evaluation Task 2

2. What software was used?
We used Pinnacle HD15 to edit our trailer; put
shots in order as well as changing lighting in
colour correction

4. As well as this we created an unnerving
strobing effect with the use of white
titles in-between split clips.

5. We used the shine effect tool in Pinnacle to create
this glowing effect on the normally plain black and
white Miramax logo. Instead of fully changing the
colour of it, we decided to keep the original black
and white (binary oppositional connotations) and to
put a fiery effect on it. We decided this because fire
signifies destruction, linking to the narrative and
genre of our trailer.

7. We used Pinnacle to create
our interim titles which
added narrative exposition
and emphasised the
questions being asked in the
trailer.
We also used Pinnacle to create
the end coming soon title which
is conventional of all trailers.
We also including information
such as: Twitter and Facebook-
as well as the institutional
information. We used pinnacle
to add effects to our different
titles such as ‘city lights’.

8. We also used a variety of editing techniques
such as match on action for fast paced action
sequences as well as jump cuts to create a
intense, jumpy effect.
These are commonly used in horror/thriller
trailers.

9. Match on action- used in fast
paced action sequence.

11. We also used the pan and zoom tool to take
a close up to an extreme close up therefore
creating a wider variety of shots.

12. What equipment was used?
We used a camera and a tripod which created a
steadier shot.

13. We used Blogger to upload text, pictures, links, videos
and powerpoints: different ways of presenting
information. I found it quite simple to use with very few
problems.

14. We put videos on our blogs through embedding them
from vimeo. This was simple however it was also time
consuming. We also used vimeo to embed videos onto
our website. Vimeo was reliable however videos took a
while to upload.

15. Slidehare was used to upload powerpoints to be
embedded in our blogs. This was a good way to
present information especially information
requiring a large amount of pictures.

16. We used wix to create our website to go with our trailer. Nowadays
most films have a website due to an increased use of technology
especially the internet. Some films also have apps on IPhones, but
these are usually used for films aimed at teenagers, as they are
more likely to use them.

17. We used Macromedia fireworks to create our poster which
was fairly easy to use and put all of our images together
where we wanted them. However, when making the images
less blurred around the edges, we found that it was very time
consuming and quite difficult. This made us think that using
another program such as photoshop may have worked out
better.

18. What were the technical pros and
cons of the software and
hardware?
The camera and tripod allowed us to create a wide
variety of shots such as long shots, close ups and
high angle shots. The tripod also enabled
steadiness.
Pinnacle allowed us to edit individual shots eg.
Using pan and zoom or changing the lighting or
colour.
However we did have some problems with Pinnacle
working on our computer.

19. In what ways did the technology
constrain or enable the production to
be developed?
We had some small problems using
Pinnacle as it kept on closing without
saving our work. However we solved this
by making sure we saved our work more
regularly.