is a service that allows people to blog their work/research etc online. This is a service I have used throughout my projects, and is the place where I post all my work; pre-production, post-productions and main production. The website has allowed me to not only post my research online, but also display videos and pictures as well, and has allowed me to structure my work diligently. I feel very confident in using this service, and used it to display all my work including the research and planning, constructive work and evaluation, not only that but it allowed me to use other programmes such as ‘Youtube‘, which I could then incorporates into my research, which I did many times, especially when viewing other film trailers, and also placing my own videos onto my blog. Blogger can be viewed almost anywhere across the Globe, making my page easily accessible, so it’s a very reliable resource, and it allows people to comment on your work, meaning I could get critical advice and comments from anyone in the world about my work.
‘Youtube & Wikipedia’
Both these programmes were extremely useful in my research, and I used them frequently to view videos, such as tutorials and editing footage, which helped me gain confidence in using programmes such as ‘Adobe Premiere Pro‘, which was a film editing programme I had never used before. ‘Youtube’ also allowed me to view a range of short films, which again gave me my inspiration for my Final Production, and gave me plenty of ideas. ‘Wikipedia’ allowed me to gain further research, alongside with ‘IMDB’ into the creations of some of the short films, and the features involved. I also used this website to gain knowledge on more well-known films, such as ‘The Grudge‘, and ‘Stepfather’ which helped a significant amount when trying to gain more information on my selected genre. Both these websites contributed to my construction.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
‘Adobe Premiere Pro CS5’ is a timeline based video editing software, which is not only used by members of the public, and aspiring film makers, but the BB2 and has been featured in the film ‘The Social Network’ This was the first time I had ever used this programme, and felt very unconfident in using it, as it appeared to be very complicated at fist glance, however after using ‘Youtube’ and watching a number of tutorial videos, I became familiar with the programme, and over time found myself guiding my way through it quite easily. Once I uploaded all my clips, there was a significant amount of editing that needed doing which is where ‘Adobe After Effects CS5’ came into the equation. This software became very useful in creating fade shots and adding final touches, such as colour tints, used to warm certain shots and cross fading, which made the scenes flow a lot better. Using this software gave me a lot of confidence in my ability to create the work I did independently, and looking back at my Foundation Portfolio I can see a significant amount of improvement in my Advanced Portfolio, and you can see this through the comparison of the quality of my work, especially in the final production.
Canon HF M306 HD
Canon HF M306 HD camcorder is the same video camera I used to film my Foundation Portfolio. Both times I have used this camera, it has been simple to use, clear and concise and get some great shots. The automatic and manual settings on the camera allow you to freely adjust the focus, zoom, light etc. This allowed me to have as much freedom as needed to capture the shots I wanted to get, which I successfully did. However one major problem I had with the camera this year was the file format of the video clips that were filmed, as they became a major issue when trying to import onto the software’s for editing, however my teacher managed to fix this problem, as I think he converted the files. Nether less the problem got fixed, and overall this piece of equipment is extremely useful.
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