2. Computer: Apple Mac- I used the Apple Mac computer throughout the whole of my
task. I did all of my research and editing on the Mac as well as creating my own
poster and magazine covers. The Mac was very useful to me as it allowed me to
create the products to the best of my ability. A strength of the Mac would be that it
enabled me to create what I wanted to, to the best of my ability and the weakness
would be that it took a little while to learn how all of its features worked.
Internet- I used the internet for most of my research as well as for some of my
images that I used in order to make my work look more appeasing. This helped me
as it allowed me to gain information about the work I was doing as well as the
definitions of the work I completed. Having the definitions of some of the words
used in my work allowed me to go into further detail about that topic. A strength of
using the internet would be that I was able to get all of the needed images in order
to complete my work.
Office 365: OneDrive- We used OneDrive in order to share images and videos with
one another. As we were doing different tasks we tried to take as many screenshots
as possible as evidence for our trailer and so we used OneDrive as an easy way of
sharing the images with the group in order for us to put them on our journals.
Sharing these images helped show what improvements we made along the way
from the feedback we received as we have before and after images that show the
changes we made. The strength of using OneDrive would be that it allowed my and
my group to share images with one another and this allowed us to show our
progress as well as our improvements. The weakness would be that the images
weren't ladled and so it took time to fine the images we needed.
3. YouTube- I used YouTube to research as well. I research passed students work to gain some
knowledge on what I had to do when it came to filming. I also used it when creating my own poster and
magazine covers. It helped my use different tools to create the products to the best of my ability. I also
used YouTube in order for the class to see our teaser trailer and give feedback in order to make
improvements. YouTube was also used when it came to our feedback as we each left comments on the
different groups trailers. This allowed us to complete our evaluations as we were able to talk about what
we did well and what we thought we could have done to make it better.
Pearl and Dean- During the production of our teaser trailer, we used Pearl and Dean as a source of
research. We did our target research using this website. This helped me as it allowed me to gain some
knowledge on what type of people are into the film we wanted to create. It also helped me determine
whether or not our genre would suit our target audience and if they would find the trailer interesting. The
strength of Pearl and Dean was that it allowed me to have an insight on what type of genres attract
certain people. The weakness would be that not every film I research that was of the same genre of our
trailer would show that age range.
Prezi- I used Prezi as a way to present some of the research I did. I did my genre research using Prezi
and this allowed me to include all the information I needed for that topic. When having a lot of
information, it was easier for me to put it on Prezi and it was a more organised way of doing it. The
strength of Prezi was that it allowed me to create a piece of work that was easily understandable
however the website didn’t always work which shorted the amount of time I had to complete it.
Slideshare- I used Slideshare a few times during the production of our teaser trailer. I used Slideshare
to present some of my research in an appealing way. When there was a lot of research that needed to
be done I would put it on a Slideshare in order to keep it all together as well as to present it in an
organised way. It also allowed me to include images when writing about something and this saved
space in my journals for other information that I needed.
4. Script template- Hannah and I used a script template in
order to create our script for our teaser trailer. One of the
first steps for creating a video project is the script writing. A
script is a document that describes the video, which
includes descriptions of the various shots and any dialogue
or voice overs. A script also serves as a planning device for
the video. This helped when it came to filming as well as we
knew what shot we wanted as well as the order we should
take them in order to get each shot that was needed. We
used the script as a checklist to ensure we got all the shots
and used a wide range of different camera angles such as
close ups and long shots which also helped to audience
gain some knowledge on what was happening in the trailer.
This is the website we used in order to help us create the
script.
https://www.writersstore.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-a-
guide-to-scriptwriting/
5. Word document- I used the word document as a was to show some of my research. I did
some poster research using Word and this allowed me the space to write about each
different element of the poster, this showing my understanding of the importance of a
poster for an upcoming film. The strength of using Word was that it was a fast and easy
way of doing my work and I got all of the needed information in the document.
Animatic- A preliminary version of a film, produced by shooting successive sections of a
storyboard and adding a soundtrack. We made an animatic to show what we wanted to
create in real life. This was a struggle as we had to get each shot in order for it to make
sense. There were a few different images that needed to be made in order for anyone to
understand what was going on in the trailer. However, we managed to get different
images and put them together in such a way that it told the story we wanted it to.
Photoshop and illustrator- Alter (a photographic image) digitally using Photoshop image-
editing software. I used Photoshop in order to create my own poster and magazine cover.
Using Photoshop allowed me to create these products to the best of my ability. Using the
different tools it offers, I was able to take away background that I didn't want and edit it to
suit my genre. The strengths of using Photoshop were that I was able to have the image
itself and not the background as well. I was able to create both a magazine and poster
cover that suited the genre we chose to do. The weaknesses however, were the different
layers that I had to add in every time I added a new image or text. This got difficult to
keep track of however I managed to complete both products I the end. It also helped me
when it came to producing our final poster and magazine cover. I used illustrator in order
to add text to the products I made. And this finalised the two front covers. The strengths
of illustrator were that I was able to add text to the covers and I was able to change their
size, colour and font to what I thought looked best. The weakness was that I had never
used illustrator before and so it took some time to get the hang of it and complete my
work.
6. Camera: Canon 80D- We used the Canon camera 80D to film our teaser trailer as well as to
take the images for the poster and magazine cover. The camera was very good quality and
was easy to use. We were able to get all of the different shots we needed as were able to
get them in good timing as well. The strength of the camera was that we were able to get
the different shots and they were clear for the audience to see. There ere different things
that the camera could do in order to get a better shot and this helped when it came to doing
our close ups. The weakness was that there were some difficulties when working with the
camera as we have never used one before and this took some time out of our filming.
Lights: LED Studio lights- We used studio lights in order to set the scene and make sure the
shots were clear. This was useful as there were some clips that were shot inside where the
lighting wasn’t the best and you couldn't see clearly. The lights helped us get the shots in
focus and the audience could see clearly what was going on and could tell how the
character was represented through their facial expressions. The strength of the lights was
that we were able to get good shots that the audience will be able to see clearly. The
weaknesses however, are that the lights looked better in some shots and then in others they
weren't needed. This made some shots darker or lighter than others which we had to fix
while editing.
Final Cut Pro X- I used Final Cut Pro X to do the editing bit of the products. I use Final Cut
Pro X to make the company ident as well as the titles in the trailer. Final Cut Pro X was very
useful during the editing as it allowed us as a group to produce our final teaser trailer. We
were able to add sound and take away and clips we didn't need. The strengths of Final Cut
Pro X was that we were able to create a good teaser trailer that told a story to the audience
w were also able to add our own sound that we thought went best and we finished our trailer
to the best of our ability. The weakness was that there were some elements that we had
some difficulty using and this effected our editing time. Overall, it was all good and we
completed the task to a good standard.
