garage band:
although the music was a piece of non-copyright music (composed by Paul Farrer), i changed the volume and pitch in garage band and added drones over it to create more depth and atmosphere. the sound for my production logo was made on garage band as well.
after effects:
this project was the first time i was introduced to after effects and it took me quite a while to get the hang of it. i used it to create my production logo. i had no need for after effects for my actual film opening. when creating my production logo, i wasn't sure how to add a texture on to a solid. i found playing around meant that you could find your own solutions. after finding out how to add a texture, i added motion and then asked a class member how to use the light. i am now comfortable with after effects, however the tools i used were very simple compared to what some people can achieve.
final cut:
the editing software i used was final cut. i was familiar with final cut before starting this project but there were still some things i wasn't sure about. the contrast on some of my footage was too bright and i had to change it. i wanted to make it look more gritty and dark to fit with the genre and mood of the film. after invoicing someone to show me how to do it, i changed the contrast on all of the footage and i'm very happy with the results. the footage before was very amateur compared to my final piece. although i'd never put motion onto titles before, i was pretty sure how to do it. the titles i wanted over my tracking shots had to be very specific. i wanted it to slowy get smaller as the camera was moving away. i found out how to do it with no problem what so ever and the end result looks promising.
blogger:
blogger is the blog posting website we used to store everything we did for this project on. planning and research along with the links to the videos we made on youtube. it's an easy way to access all the work we've done and is very easy to use. i had trouble at one stage on how to put numerous photos onto blogger but overcame this problem by simply making the photos smaller.
youtube:
youtube is the website we used to add our films too. it's a public broadcasting website so anyone can access our films. it means we can get feedback and get real criticism that we can work on it. again, it's a place where we can access all of our films so it's easier to locate certain things. with everything online such as videos and blogs, it's easy to refer to them because you can easily just add a link to it.
macbook:
without my trusting macbook, i wouldn't have been able to do half of my project. it's what i did my research on and it's what i did editing on as well. most of my project has been done during lesson time so my mac has been used and taken advantage of greatly.
HD camera:
this project was the first time we used these cameras and i fell in love with them instantly. before these we used smaller cheaper cameras. although they were okay, they weren't good enough for the scope that i had in mind. the HD camera's have so many different capabilities, it made filming far more experimental, and interesting. the sound was the part that i struggled on more than anything else. i got used to pointing the microphone in the right direction but surround sound was still irritating. i didn't use my footage with the sound recorded in the end though because it simply wasn't good enough. ad i believed that it didn't need it either.
all of these things have integrated to help me finish my film opening.
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