Throughout
the entire process, technology has been a major factor in the production of
both ancillary texts and the trailer. The use of technology allowed us as a
group for the trailer and individually for the texts, to produce media products
that can stands its own within the film market.
The
initial piece of technology used was the website 'blogger' which I created in
order me to store my work. After creating a piece of work for the project, I would
upload it to the blog and label it within its specific section. The sections
I made available within the blog were;
·
Ancillary Tasks - The Poster and Magazine Cover.
·
Audience Feedback - Information regarding feedback
I received throughout both the ancillary texts and main task.
·
Evaluation - Where the four answered evaluation
questions are.
·
Main Task - Where my final trailer will
be.
·
Monthly Diary- Shows a paragraph explaining
the progress I have made and what I have been doing over the month.
·
Planning - Where planning for both my ancillary
texts and main task is.
·
Research - Where research carried out
through the project is.
· Target Audience - Where information regarding the
target audience and any references regarding this will be.
By
keeping my work on this blog allows me to see how my monthly progress is going,
with it indicating the month as well as the amount of posts for each month.
Here shows the different labels avaliable within my blog. (Click to enlarge)
With
this being a website application, my blog is open to the public on the internet therefore allows people
to access it and comments and leave feedback where possible. This tool was
extremely beneficial within the early stages of planning as it allowed me to
see whether or not some of the early clips shot were either acceptable for use
or needed improvement.
Here shows the layout for public posting. (Click to enlarge)
Before I demonstrate how I used it, I must confirm
how I went about when producing the work.
1.When
creating any piece of work I did this via 'Microsoft Word', a Microsoft program
that allows you to simply write down information onto a blank document. The
reasons for this was this had spell-check, which could help me with small parts
of punctuation and grammar if I needed it, something when writing straight into
blogger didn't have, therefore creating a high probability of mistakes occurring.
The left indicates the layout of Microsoft Word, with the left deminstrating
the 'Blogger' layout. (Click to enlarge).
2.
After producing a piece of work in 'Microsoft Word', I then copied my work and
pasted into a new blog post.
Here shows the process of pasting work onto blogger. (Click to enlarge)
3.
On the majority of posts I have placed pictures to help the blog look more
exciting than just plain text. To add pictures this is done via blogger too, and
involves me clicking the 'Insert Image' tab where I will then select a picture
from a file and click 'Open'. It will then place the image on the potential
post, able for me to move around into an appropriate position.
Here demonsrates the process for uploading picture. (Click to enlarge)
4.
Once I have finished adding everything, I can click Publish where it will
appear on my the front initial page of my blogger.
These two pieces of technology weren't designed for
a specific section, but used throughout all stages of the project.
With
regards to 'Planning', the main piece of technology used was again the internet
but more specifically 'YouTube'. YouTube is an online website designed for
uploading videos for the general public or personal use. Through YouTube I was
able to focus on the planning of the trailer and gain research surrounding
other films. Our main inspiration was 'Trainspotting'
and
through researching 'Trainspotting' via this, gave us as group a chance to look
at how well made this trailer was and study the forms and conventions used
ready for the production of ours.
As
well 'Research' I used YouTube for uploading videos too, giving myself the chance
to place them on the blog. Here shows
the entire process used;
1.
After creating a YouTube page via basic personal information, I was could then
'upload' a video of my choice. To start I would go to the top of the page and
click 'Upload'.
2.
This would bring me to an upload page, where I got the option to upload a
single video, upload multiple videos or record using a webcam and upload that
way. I would proceed by clicking 'Select single file from your computer'.
3.From
here I would browse until I found my file and click 'Open'. From here the video
will start to process and give me the chance to write a short description about
it.
4.
Once finished, click 'Add Video' and it will publish on the YouTube.
Here indicates the 4 steps mentioned abive. (Click to enlarge)
5. With me wanting to embed my YouTube videos
onto my blog, I needed an embedding code. Through clicking on the video's name,
the video will load via a different page. From here I would click 'Share' where
the options of either sharing the link or embedding are made possible
Here demonstartes the process to locate the embedding code.(Click to enlarge)
6.
By selecting embedding a code will come up which represents my video. I would
copy this and proceed back to blogger.
7.Within
blogger I would click 'new post, where it will bring me to a blank post. From
here I would select 'HTML' which allows me to write code in, which is what the
embedding code is. I will paste this in and finish by clicking publish.
Here show how to upload using the embed code.(Click to enlarge)
8. Like any other post this will paste onto the front
page of my blog.
With
me using YouTube at all stages of the project it wasn't used for one specific section
,however it did provide me with a lot of trailers to study as well as to upload
videos onto the blog. With that in mind, it was a key piece of technology and
something greatly valued.
The
next piece of technology used was the video camera with regards to the
construction of the main trailer. The camera used was a Canon-Legria FS36 which
came with 41x optical zoom providing us with a good picture when zooming as
well as an 8 hour battery time when fully charged.
Having
this camera gave us the chance to put our planned trailer into effect and with
its HD outcome gave a great finish.
Here is the camera used within the filming and construction process. (Click to enlarge)
To
provide steadiness when filming, we used a camera stand which kept the camera
still when recording and allowed us to all be in the shot without someone
having to mind the camera. This in effect gave us an extra pair of hands and
allowed us to finish our filming must quicker than anticipated.
Here is the stand used within the filming and construction process. (Click to enlarge)
After
completing the footage, we had the chance to edit the overall trailer and put
the clips into our desired sequence. The software used was 'Sony Vegas Movie
Studio HD Platinum' a video making software that was complex but easy to use. It
came with a number of effects and transitions that allowed me provide certain
clips with a stronger and more effective look. Within the software it allowed
me to match my effects and clips with the music providing a flow that is seen
in all trailers.
The main effect and transitions
used were 'colour correction' and 'black and white' both giving me a strong
image when wanted. The black and white was used to signify the past therefore I
needed this for a number of clips, with the 'colour correction' used to lighten
the clips when outside
Here is a look at the editing timeline used for the trailer.(Click to enlarge)
As
well as my trailer, my ancillary texts needed editing software and this came
through 'Corel Draw x3'. Like 'Sony Vegas' Corel did have some complicated attributes
however after much practice the software become easy to use. The best aspects
about it was its HD look that stayed in placed even after zooming in. This
allowed me to focus on minute detail and provide a poster and magazine cover
that looks good. The range of texts and colours were most important during the production
stages as its these which make up the poster and magazine cover. The font used
was 'Trajon Pro' with the colours focusing around red and blue for cover and
black and white for the poster.
In
the end 'Corel draw' proved very effective and resulted in two good final
ancillary texts.
A look at the corel software used for my poster and magazine cover. (Click to enlarge)
Within
the evaluation stages, like talked previously, blogger was used to hold my work
and again I followed the process talked about. However, within a lot of the
questions answered I have provided website links on words, giving a firsthand
chance to see what it is I'm talking about. This gives my evaluation for of a
media look rather than just text on a page.
To
produce this I would gain the link of the website and proceed by right clicking
the word I want to provide a link for. From here a page would appear with a tab
called ' Address' which I would then paste the link into and click Ok. Furthermore
the word would turn blue indicating a link has been made.
Within
the evaluation stages, like talked previously, blogger was used to hold my work
and again I followed the process talked about. However, within a lot of the
questions answered I have provided website links on words, giving a firsthand
chance to see what it is I'm talking about. This gives my evaluation for of a
media look rather than just text on a page.
To
produce this I would gain the link of the website and proceed by right clicking
the word I want to provide a link for. From here a page would appear with a tab
called ' Address' which I would then paste the link into and click Ok. Furthermore
the word would turn blue indicating a link has been made.
Here shows how hyperlinks re produced for words.(Click to enlarge)
To
conclude its clear that throughout the entire process I have used a number of pieces of technology, and in
doing so produced work that I think fits the forms and conventions needed for
success. Without these I would of struggled, and this indicates within the film
industry how important a good range of technology is in order to produce a
piece of media liable for achievement.
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