Computer
For the majority of my I.T. work I used one of the dedicated media studies desktop computers in our classroom. This computer had most of the software that was useful in uploading and editing all three of the media texts that I have made for my coursework. Some of the programs that I used were Adobe Premiere elements and Photoshop.
Filming Camera
This was a DV based camera that used miniature tapes to record onto. Each tape had enough space to hold around an hours worth of footage. These cameras were relatively easy to handle and use, as they were of a basic design which is meant for armature filmers. It had both a fold out LCD screen but you could also use the eye lense. The cameras had a variety of effects that could be applied to the footage whilst filming was done but I choose not to use them as they did not look as professional as the ones available from Premiere elements.
Mike
Through out filming our teaser trailer we used a electronic mike to capture the diagetic sound that was created by the actors in our video. This mike gave the video a much better sound quality than the film camera could, this meant that we did not have to use further methods of improving the sound quality in the editing faze of our production, or to recreate the sounds or find them on the Internet.
Tripod
This piece of equipment was used to steady the DV camera which we filmed with and was also used to elevate the position of the camera which was useful in filming static shots. In one of our scenes it was also used to get a low angle shot by holding the tripod by its feet and moving along a corridor. But for most of the filming using this piece of equipment we were in the Forrest's for the running scene. The use of the tripod is invaluable as it allowed us to vary the shot types and made them seem stable and controlled. This made it look more professional.
Sony H9 camera
This still frame camera was used mostly for our poster and for our magazine front cover. This camera has a 15 megapixel resilution, which makes it very suitable for getting high quality photos for both of the ancilory tasks. This camera has many built in features which would allow the photo to be edited or modified, for example you could put a septa filter on a picture or black and white. There was no trouble in storing the photos on the camera as there was a large memory card which was installed, so this meant that I could take as many photos as I wanted when photographing the characters for the ancilory tasks. Also the interface for uploading them onto the computers was relitively simple so this again shows it is suitable for novices.
Adobe Premiere Elements is the programme that I used to edit and put together my coursework piece. This programme is not as novice friendly as some other programmes like windows movie maker, this meant that it took a longer time to get used to the programme, but this programme has much more in the way of advanced editing tools such as time stretch and visual effects. This meant that I could make it seem very professional as I could edit both the visual and the audible sides of the video.
Adobe Photoshop
This programme was used primarily to edit the still photos that were taken for the ancillary tasks. This programme was useful in editing the different layers of the magazine and the poster together. It is not very novice friendly again as it is main mostly for professionals or for people with good I.T. knowledge. This means that it took a significant amount of time to find out how to edit photos and learn the fundamental apects of how to use it. But once you have learnt how to use it, it is very effective and you can create very artistic creations. The most useful tool that I used in the making of our ancilory tasks in photoshop was the magic wand tool which allowed me to cut away the background behind the characters, and then move them onto another layer to show the text above.
SIBELIUS 6
This programme was used to write the music for our teaser trailer. This programme was very useful due to being able to hear the music you are writing as you create it, this means that you can create it and also hear it from the computer and not just have to imagine what it will sound like.
LOGIC 8
We used Logic to create a digital orchestra as it would have been difficult to get a real life one to play our music. This programme allows you to put together a group of instruments and the notes you want them to play. This allowed me to change the instruments characteristics throughout the piece of music.
Youtube
I used this programe to upload my videos and voiceover onto the internet. The site is very easy to use as it is meant for novice internet users, but at times can be tempermental as the upload process can fail or take hours depending on the computer that you use.
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