Critical evalutation 4
- 2. When starting off my research for this project I used sites such as Youtube, Short of the Week and Vice to watch short films to inspire me and look for things I could use in my work. These websites had a wide variety of products for me to watch, all for free…
- 3. In my further research I used sites like slideshare to look a presentations on conventions of psychological thrillers and horror movies to make sure my short film ‘Normal’ followed these specific conventions.
- 4. When I had the idea of what I wanted to do I used the online open sourced software Celtex to write my script. It formats it in the style of professional feature film script and allows me to re create my own for free.
- 5. iPhone: In this project, I cannot count how many times I had to use my phone as a piece of technology. Its use was endless and it helped me through every step of the way. For example, I used it to organise my actors when shooting. It allowed me to send them any files or necessary items, whilst being able to contact them to see where they were if they were not on location. When test shooting the iPhone was amazing. It allowed me to still take high resolution images without having to carry around a heavy piece of equipment, I could then airdrop the files onto my computer to then upload onto Blogger, an online open sourced software. (Blogger also has an app, which I could use on the go using my iPhone. This allowed me to be flexible but also organised as I could note things down in my blog or make posts on the go!)
- 6. I upload my drafts to the website blogger to show evidence of research and planning When looking at film posters I used google images to find relating film posters. I also used google to find websites of films that have similar content to mine. The internet has been a very important and useful tool in the research, planning and production of my film.
- 7. When I shot my film I used a Canon 5d camera to shoot my film. It is a DSLR camera and allowed me to shoot high resolution footage without having to spend thousands and thousands of pounds on a proper RED camera. It is practical and easy to use and once I began experimenting it became more clear. When I had to shoot a night shoot in Primrose Hill, I used a Neewer LED Light to allow for my footage to be clean and clear without disconnecting the audience from the piece.
- 8. I then uploaded my footage to the software Premiere Pro, by plugging in the SD card with all my footage on, into a Mac.
- 9. On Premiere Pro I cut and edited all of my footage together. I added the beginning titles and end credits using this software. I also used it to colour grade my images, and add a vignette on some of my shots. There were times when editing my film, where I realised I needed to add foley effects/sfx . This was due to the fact I didn't use a sound recorder when filming my project therefore there were a lot of sounds that I needed to implant myself. I used websites such as FreeSound.Org and YT to MP3 to find and discover those sounds. I could then download them onto my iTunes to then be imported into Premiere pro. This is an amazing example of how I integrated the technologies.
- 10. MAGAZINE & WEBSITE: When using my website I used Photoshop, InDesign and Online platforms, to find the resources I needed. Originally, when I shot the photos for my poster, I used a Canon 5D CAMERA I found PNG images on google of laurel leaves, a 15 certificate and production company logos like Miramax and Film4, giving my poster a more professional look. I then input my SD CARD into the computer to upload my photo’s onto PhotoShop. Here I colour graded and manipulated the image, to remove the background from the subject whilst retouching any blemishes or marks on the photo or subject. Intergrated technologies I then uploaded that image to Indesign where I created my poster using the tools available on the software I download fonts for free, that I found online on the website DaFont.com I also found a credit block template online which I downloaded and used in my poster again making it look like a genuine professional poster
- 11. WEBSITE: For my website I used a free online software called Wix. This enabled me to create a professional website for free. I intergrated technologies by uploading images from computer which I had taken with my canon 5d CAMERA.