2. Technologies; use of iMovie as an editing application To edit the episode of Coronation Street we used iMovie. iMovie is a video editing software application which allows Mac users to edit their own home movies. It was easy to use iMovie, we were able to cut specific parts of the episode and add our own sound effects
3. Creativity; how creative were you in the use of the footage? We were able to select specific parts of the episode we thought were ideal for recreating as our own The use of sound effects allowed us to show our creativity. Associating sounds with specific parts of the clips chosen.
4. Soap opera conventions; how did you make use of them? The clips we used involved one specific character in particular. We cut clips involving this character and put them together, leaving out other scenes with different characters. The clips we cut from the episode use different useful conventions, for example a tracking shot, close up, and the camera is set as the ‘forth wall’the character we used wears little make up and casual clothes to create realism
