Q4 EVALUATION: How new media enhanced our film project

Q4 EVALUATION How did you use new media technology?

CANNON CAMERA AND TAPES ,[object Object]

Despite being an adequate quality, if given the chance our group would have desired to invest in a better camera such as a HD camcorder so that the quality would be at its best, appear more professional and not hinder the trailer so much such as in the ‘Woodland Party’ Scene where the quality becomes grainy and blurry because the lighting is darker. Regardless this camera allowed us to complete what we set out to do which was to film our scenes according to our storyboard, and with simple tools and cables it was also easy to upload and handle footage such as during playback or when putting it onto the Mac for editing on Final Cut Pro. ,[object Object]

POLAROID BETA ,[object Object]

We used this programme particularly in the magazine cover as we wanted to create the scrapbook effect in presenting the contents for what is to come in the magazine as opposed to mainstream magazines like EMPIRE. By placing these Polaroids on the cover and then writing the article name that matches it on top in handwriting through the Tablet for example: ‘Behind the scenes: Paperclip’ we can create the appearance of an ‘Indie’ magazine which is like a scrapbook and reinforcing that is from a different genre completely from mainstream magazines or genres. ,[object Object]

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ,[object Object]

We were able to use this programme more originally and creatively by combining its use with the Tablet brought in by Clare such as to write the text on our magazine cover so that it is truly handwritten and to draw the small images on the film poster. The tablet allowed us to use the brush and pen tools on Photoshop in a more creative way as we could use our artistic skills directly on the programme without having to scan in separately drawn images – as such the tasks of drawing over Caleb to create the appearance that he is a figment of the imagination or cartoonlike was made much easier as a combination of these media technologies, therefore tasks were also made more accurate and authentic as we had less limitations in what we could achieve compared to before when just using the mouse pad to draw and create effects. In the end, we were able to create a very realistic and professional appearing poster and magazine as a result which were very satisfied with the outcome of through this technology. ,[object Object]

FINAL CUT PRO ,[object Object]

By being able to manually manipulate footage we were able to complete tasks that we were previously limited from doing such as more easily editing the colour hues to blues or contrasts using the specific tools. Also, with the use of the timeline we could more precisely cut and split footage so that it was more professionally completed and accurate down to a millisecond of editing – therefore being more concise with the music, such as cutting precisely on the beat. The timeline was also useful in being able to layer several sections of footage and sound which was usual when creating complex sequences with the split screen using multiple footage, music and dialogue overlaid together.

With the use of the manual tools to move and alter footage such as to create special effects or cropping we were able to reinforce the idea that our protagonists were living parallel lives by creating a split screen, which was done by cropping and placing layers of footage. Overall the use of this highly professional programme, despite being difficult at first, benefitted us greatly throughout our project as we were able to create a precisely edited final trailer that fitted the initial look and idea for our narrative. ,[object Object]

This also allowed us to record dialogue in a controlled setting so that the sound was clear, at the right volume and without any disturbances unlike the sound from the camera which had plenty of disturbing diegetic nose which we wanted to eliminate such as traffic or other people talking. Therefore most of the dialogue used in our final trailer was recorded from the microphone and edited using Garageband before being overlaid in Final Cut Pro.

Likewise our group used Garageband for research and planning processes to record podcasts of us discussing aspects of our project and film trailer such as analysing the poster of the Cherrybomb film which influenced the construction of our trailer. This provides greater variety of media forms on our blog and research, and new ways of presenting data as opposed to simply using text forms. This style of a podcast also mimics the style that production companies use to discuss their production processes and films such through specialised podcasts for audiences or on the radio which the same thing we attempted to achieve. ,[object Object]

WORDPRESS.COM ,[object Object]

As a vastly growing blogging site I was able to easily use many of its tools to instantly share the processes of making our film as they occurred, such as uploading documents and images by the second so that others can follow this at nearly the same time as they occur (as such posts appear in chronological order to fully show the entire process in which planning and research happened, for example the 8 month succession of making our film from initial influences uploaded in October to the final edit of our film posted in March). The layout was also manipulated by html and Photoshop to match the overall image of our ‘Paperclip’ project as if it is realistically part of the media package and also advertising the film. Wordpress is a direct and contemporary way of sharing information with others by any means, and works in the same way as Twitter or Facebook in which those interested can rapidly follow you and your actions as they happen. – creating a connection worldwide. ,[object Object]

Furthermore by uploading our work on Youtube we could easily share our videos with more people such as by simply sending people the link or url of our videos or being able to share them on social networking sites like Facebook. Therefore we gain a greater audience of our target group and more people to see and appreciate our film. Youtube also allowed me to be able to present our work onto our blog such for the evaluation and research planning so that there a variety of media forms I have worked and experimented from. ,[object Object]

SLIDESHARE.COM ,[object Object]

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