The document discusses the various hardware, software, and online tools that the author used to complete their film project. This included iMacs for editing, a video camera for filming, a tripod for steady shots, Adobe Photoshop for creating images, iMovie and Premiere Pro for editing, Blogger for presenting coursework online, Slideshare for uploading presentations, and YouTube for uploading and sharing videos. The author found these tools very useful for the project and helped improve their skills in areas like video editing, camera techniques, and using online platforms.

1. Hassan Ali

2. We used the iMacs when editing our film opening and coursework. The
Macs were a very important piece of hardware that was extremely useful as the
Macs are a professional equipment which allows you to use a variety of
professional software’s and tools to make literally anything. It allowed me to
create something to the highest standard and I have gained skills of using and
controlling the Mac computer to a good level. Using the a Mac was very useful
for the entire production of the project.
: I used a video camera to film our film opening and my
preliminary task. We used the video camera significantly while recording as
we had to make sure we got the scene and the lighting wasn’t off as the
camera acts as a iris. With this piece of hardware we used our skills to
record different camera techniques, camera movement and shots. We
decided to use a HD camera to get the best results in the picture quality
and sound. From using the camera I gained a variety of skills by learning a
variety of shots to take, zooming and tilting and also learned how to hold
the camera still.
I used a tripod when filming our opening and for my preliminary video. I
used the tripod mainly to get a steady shots and different angles so it was a very
useful piece of hardware. A tripod gives you a professional outcome instead of
using your hands to make a steady shot. With the Tripod you are able to shoot
camera movement like panning, track and tilt shots, to a steady level which is
difficult to achieve handheld. I learned that the tripod is a essential piece of tool
needed when making films and provides a professional finish.

3. Before I started editing the final production my skills and knowledge on using
premier pro wasn’t too good as I had not used it before. While editing the final
production is started to gain a strong understanding on how to use it to a high
standard and started thinking about new ideas and what to use. I found premier
pro as a very useful piece of editing software and overall it gave me the tools to
create a outstanding film opening.
I used Adobe Photoshop to make my mood board to show the generic feelings
and emotions of horror. I already had experience using Photoshop previously. It is
a very useful software as it allowed me to create images to a professional
standard such like my production company logo that was created using
Photoshop. I was really satisfied with my production company logo and mood
board. Photoshop allows professionalism and clear, high quality photos. I am able
to use Photoshop without any difficulty.
I used iMovie to edit my preliminary video, I noticed that there was useful tools
and effects included in the software. Although I did not have much experience on
using this software I still managed to use the software to a good standard. I
gained a lot of skills using this software as it is a useful and essential iMac
software, however, I found that using premier pro was more down my lane. I
learned how to use the editing tools and how to merge different clips together.

4. Blogger was my most used online tool as I had set up my own
blog page for the project to present my coursework but by doing so I
had to upload images, videos and words. Blogger allowed me to make
my work more presentable and professional by using themes, colours,
background wallpaper, fonts and layouts. I didn’t have much knowledge
about blogger although along the way I managed to learn and use the
tools and settings effectively. Now I do not have any difficulties and
problem using blogger.
I used Slideshare when I created a PowerPoint piece of
work which I then needed to upload to Slideshare in order to gain a
HTML codes so I can upload it to my blog. It was difficult to add
PowerPoint presentations until I understood how to use Slideshare. The
process was very quick, accurate and looks professional on my blog. I
learned how to use HTML codes from Slideshare to add to my blog and
how the site works.
YouTube has been a useful online tool as it allowed me to
upload my videos in ordered to upload it to my blog. I used it to find
the royalty free background music for my film opening. I also used
YouTube to upload my preliminary task, my audience expectations and
my final film opening. I learned how to successfully upload my videos
onto YouTube and how to embed them onto my blogger. This is a very
useful tool that helped me with my project.