Production
In our production we again used various types of media technology
in order to be successful. To begin with, for music video we again used the
same camera and tripod as we did in the preliminary, however in our main music
video production we filmed in spacious outdoor locations therefore we were
allowed many more opportunities to experiment with the camera positions using
the tripod, I explored the capabilities of the tripod and learnt it could
tilted and arced in order to achieve more low angle shots and tilt shots. On
the other hand, we did face some challenges throughout the filming process, for
example due to the fact that we filmed in the same location with very similar
shots on two separate days it was very important that we maintained some sense
of continuity for the music video therefore we had to know the exact position
of where we placed the tripod and where we positioned the actor for the shots.
In order to overcome this challenge, we marked out crosses in the grass where
we had placed the tripod and positioned the actor on the first so when we
returned on the second day it we knew where to pick up where we had left off.
Furthermore, another challenge we had to overcome during the filming process
was setting up the tripod correctly With
regards to editing, we also decided to keep the same editing software as in the
preliminary which was Pinnacle 19 Studios as I can use it to a high standard
and I am very familiar with it due to past work. For the process of creating
our other two pieces of promotional material; the digipak and the music poster,
it was necessary to again use new technology in order to be successful. For
example, I used Adobe Photoshop 2016 to produce both of these and I learnt a
great deal about the overall software, prior to designing the digipak and music
advert on Photoshop I had little to no knowledge on how to operate Adobe
Photoshop effectively, I had a basic idea of how the tools worked but I had to
learn how to use more advanced techniques. For my music advert especially, I
wanted to make it so that the model was the object of the advert and then there
were two images in the background blended together, to be able to do this I
used YouTube which proved to be a very useful media technology since I was able
to find a tutorial which led me through step by step on how to use opacity in
Photoshop which I was the method I needed to create what I wanted.
How I improved from AS to A2
From AS all the way through to A2 I have learnt so much and
improved on so much from my use of technologies in my preliminaries,
research/planning and final productions and all the techniques that I used in
these processes in order to be successful. First of all, prior to my AS
Preliminary for a thriller opening I had no experience whatsoever with filming
or editing in post-production therefore it was my experience in the AS
preliminary that aided me in my following pieces of work such as my actual
production. Through the filming process of my AS preliminary I learnt how to
use a camera effectively and put into practice what I had planned through
storyboards and shot lists, the fact that I had access to a tripod allowed me to
experiment with different shot types and I could see which shots I could
actually achieve. In terms of editing, I was also completely new to the editing
process and how to use an editing software all together, in order to be
successful and edit my preliminary I needed to find a software to use and
ultimately I decided to use Pinnacle 19 Studios. Since this software was also
completely new to me it was up to me to learn all of its different features,
these included importing files and placing them onto the timeline, I also had
to discover how to adjust timings of certain shots and add specific visual
effects, again in order to do this I researched on YouTube on various tutorials
for the software to be able to use these different techniques.
Moving forward to my A2 Preliminary and A2 final production,
thanks to my AS work I had a great deal of knowledge and experience in creating
a media from the planning and research process all the way to filming and
editing. First of all, a new technology that I used was Adobe Photoshop, as I
mentioned I was completely new to this technology therefore It was up to me to
explore how it functioned and I did this by watching various tutorials via
YouTube which has aided me in the past with my editing software. Furthermore,
following my experience in my AS production, I again used Pinnacle 19 Studios
as the form of editing the music video, obviously due to my experience in my AS
production this seemed like the best route to take and this time around I did
not need to go through the learning process of a new piece of technology.
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