Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation Question 4

What I had used:

Adobe Premier: This was the software I had used in order to create my filming production. I used adobe premier because of its compatibility with creating a filming production. For example, it had a ‘bin’ in order to store and apply chosen clips at any time without any hassle. This way I could combine a series of shots and see which ones were right for the production, at a very quick rate, with straightforward directions to make such and such happen. Adobe premiere also had many functions that had allowed me to add a series of effects towards my production. For example, the ability to change the filter to ‘black and white’ allowed me to convey a theme of sadness within the production, allowing me to add an emotional effect to engage the audience with all their suspense and wonder about the events of the production. Also, the ability to zoom in and out and position my clips allowed me to clean and tidy up scaling during my production. This made all my clips in proportion and had allowed me to overall make my production look much more professional – like an actual product of media. This is very useful in achieving my goal of adding a strong sense of legitimacy towards my product. Other useful features include ‘fade ins’, where at the end of each clip comes a fading transitioning feature that improves the quality of my production because it works on the aesthetically pleasing side of the production.

Adobe Photoshop: This is the software I had used in order to create both my poster and my magazine front cover. I found Photoshop to be highly compatible in order to create both products because Photoshop is software designed to be very focused on the editing of images. For example, the ability to adjust the brightness to make the main image in proportion with the background. Features like this enabled me to make it look the main character was really in the situation of approaching the Olympics, (Main image and background) and hence helped form a dramatic and enticing image within the production. Websites such as dafont.com allowed me to download a series of fonts of various styles. The advantage of this was that it allowed me to find a font that really ‘went with’ my design and was very coherent with my style of appearing ‘urban’ and ‘old school’. The typography alone allowed to form my own voice and really formulate a youthful feel towards my production.

What I had used: I had used a camera with a tripod in order to fully construct most of my video shots and all of my pictures. It was a reliable source in order to capture high quality shots as well as fully utilise the ability to use cinematography, such as high angle shots, low angle shots, close-ups and long shots. Finally, an SD card was used in order to upload all the files safely onto my documents. Admittedly, I had to sometimes rely on the quality of an IPhone 5S. However, this did have its plus sides, as it was convenient to use in terms of portability and space usage. Moreover, it was not a borrowed item, therefore I had no issue of uploading any videos or pictures to the IMac. The only tool needed to put it onto my data was an IPhone 5/6 charger wire.

Lastly, my data was presented on the following:

Photoshop – Always had the right size to fit the product, was very fitting for a poster, design-friendly features such as rasterise which helped blend in placed images to create an overall picture.

Adobe Premiere – The best software to use in terms of placing various scenes together. Very easy and straightforward once the basics are learned, has features that allow you to input voice-overs and music alike, and to place still images, being convenient for using text to convey the story and plot in-between scenes.

YouTube. Keeps the quality of the production, does not compress or have any technical malfunctions towards the product itself, uploads safely and reliably. Also allows you to attract an audience through adding ‘tags’ to categorise your video.