Question 6

1. By George Ring

3.  When constructing my film opening. I learnt a
lot about the physical technology which is
used to create film openings. In our group,
Frankie and I both have the same camera
which is a Nikon D3200.The camera gave us a
Full HD video, 24MP sensor and allowed us
both to film the opening from 2 different
angles.

4.  From the storyboard, we then went out to film four times,
although the first day was not successful as the actor we used
pulled out and we had to scrap all of the footage which we had
amounted. Following this, we went out to shoot in the locations
we used. By using two cameras, it meant that editing was easier as
we both had footage from the same shoots but from different
angles. One of the jump-cuts we created was easily done as we
simply had the same shot twice but from the different angles.
 We had two tripods as well the first time, which was helpful as it
meant that we could use both steady and handheld shots.The use
of the screen on the camera was also helpful as it meant that we
could watch back after a shot and see if it needed to be improved
or if we liked it.This was helpful as the raw footage was able to be
reshot at once as possible,as appose to going back at a later date
and attempting to reshoot the same shot as accurate as possible.

5.  When editing our film
opening, we did it all on
Apple Mac computers.
Personally, I prefer using
Mac’s a lot more to other
computers as I feel they are
much easier to use and they
are a lot more reliable when
you get the hang of them. I
also have several Mac’s at
home, so I was able to
transfer the project so that I
could edit it at home.

6.  Adobe was the main company we used when editing and putting
together the shots from our final film opening.The initial classification
screen we made to fit industry standards were made by using
Photoshop.
 By doing photography, I had a wide knowledge on Photoshop and how to
use it, therefore by researching on different film websites we were able
to create a screen which was nearly exact to what we had seen on other
films.
 Then, by uploading our footage to the Macs, we began editing on
Premier Pro.This andAfter Effects were two editing software's we used
while editing our film opening.We were able to change different colours,
tinting the footage to adapt it and ensure that it conformed to what
people would expect of a flashback shot.We were also able to add our
titles, and music all on one programme.
 After Effects was a programme I had not previously used, and it helped
us create our company logo.

7.  The use of my own blog enabled me and Frankie to
share the work we had done individually in the
group when we were not together. It meant that
we were able to get real-time updates on how we
were progressing, and what we had left to
complete on the checklist. It also meant that
everything was in one place and it was accessible
anywhere.
 For example, if it was to have been printed and
done in folders, we would have not been able to
complete the work in a lesson if we had not
remembered to bring the folder.

8.  However, we always had access to the internet and therefore
the blog meant we could post the work and keep it in one place.
It also meant that no work could be lost, the blogs were
regularly checked to ensure all of the work was there and once
it was, it could not have gone missing.
 It also meant that no work could be lost, the blogs were
regularly checked to ensure all of the work was there and once
it was, it could not have gone missing. It also gave us added
security, as when we had completed work on PowerPoint or
Prezi and then uploaded it to the blog, we had numerous files of
it.

9.  Another reason that using Blogger was useful for the process of
constructing my film opening was because when I was
researching previous film openings and the conventions used, I
was able to collate them through labels on my blog. It also
meant that I could embed videos onto my blog, and other
pieces of information instead of printing them out and keeping
them in a folder.

11.  YouTube was a great piece of technology on the
internet for me to construct this product as it was a
quick way for me to upload my film opening at the
different stages. I was able to put tags on it, so that it
was accessible to anyone. I could then publish the
embed links onto my blog, so that theYouTube video
was able to be viewed quickly on my blog.
 When I was onYouTube and other video sharing
websites, I could also look at videos that related to
mine. For example, I could look at other amateur film
makers work and see if my work was following the
same conventions.

12.  YouTube also allowed to me to look at other film
openings in the horror genre, from different films that
were worldwide box office successes and independent
film makers. I was able to look at different
soundtracks which people had made, both
independent and studio work.
 Most of these were free to use in the media product as
long as we credited the artists work.This was helpful
for me as it saved time scrolling through numerous
different websites trying to find different sound tracks
when I could easily scroll through a variety by
different artists on one website.

13.  The use of video websites such asYouTube also
made it possible for me to upload the video onto
the social media websites we used to promote
the film opening. By creating aTwitter and
Facebook account, I was able to target different
audiences and share the ideas of my film
opening. I could share videos, gain audience
feedback and show stills from the filming that
we have done in order to know that the film we
are creating is what our audience wants to see.
Overall, they will be the ones who go and see the
film eventually.

15.  All of the students in the class had a social
media website and followed each other on
them.This meant that we were able to see
how each other was progressing and get
feedback on our ideas and work.This worked
well for my genre as our target audience was
around 15-25 year olds. Our media class is all
aged between 16-17 and therefore it is the
peak age that we were approaching for our
film.

17.  IMDB was a great way for me to research other films of similar genres
and find out the audiences behind the most popular films made. By
looking at the category for Horror, I was then able to look at the
demographics of what different ages rated the film on a scale of 1-10.
 Researching different films in this category, I found out that Males
and Females Under 18 usually rated horror films higher than most
other ages; showing that they preferred the horror films more than
anyone else. I was also able to look at budgets, and which film
companies produced and distributed the films which I have
researched.
 IMDB also shows photographs, the equipment which was used in the
films that were produced and the different trailers which were made
in order to market the film. It gave facts which helped me in the
research process and techniques which I could have applied to my
film opening.

20. Overall, when creating my media product, I learnt
a lot about the range of different technologies in
creating my media product. One of the main
things I learnt was progressing my skills when
using editing software Premier Pro. I looked up a
lot of videos and techniques onYouTube in order
to further my knowledge and create a more
sophisticated film opening. I also learnt a lot about
the different information sites there were, where I
could find facts and figures on the Horror film
genre.