No.1: Youtube
Youtube is a website that enables you to upload and watch videos on-line. This website has allowed me to create videos that explain certain tasks which have taken place and lets me upload them onto the website where I am then able to copy the link of the video and place it onto my Blogger. This is another place where it can also be viewed.
Another plus side to Youtube is that I am able to view other related films or short films and get helpful advice for when we came to making our own production. I will also be able to use Youtube to upload our film onto my Youtube account and receive comments and ratings from people in the video streaming community.
If Youtube was unavailable, I would have had to obtain all of my research from DVD's, books & magazines as well as other websites that have relating clips.
No. 2: Blogger
Blogger has been the website on which we have been able to upload blogs containing all the written work for both this years and last years projects. By using Blogger, I am able to edit and update any pieces of work whenever I please as well as adding more information on each task that I have made.
Another plus side to Blogger, is that it is more reliable at preventing work from being lost in the process. Throughout both AS & A2 media, I felt that I have understood Blogger more & efficiently. This enables me to be able to create more professional & mature looking posts.
If Blogger was unable for me to do & view my coursework, I could have tried using other programs such as LiveJournal or Tumblr which are other blogging programmes. The only other alternative was having to do it all manually on paper.
No. 3: Internet Explorer
The Internet was what I used to get access to these websites where I would complete my work and find information on tasks. If the Internet was not available, I would have had to do all my work on paper or on Microsoft Office, and I would only be able to get information from books and magazines.
No. 4: Facebook
Facebook is a social networking programme which I have used as a great way to communicate with other members of my group. Another reason for this is so we as a group could organise times with lists of required times, dates and equipment for our shooting dates.
How this works was that we created an event saying where we were filming, what day & time, and what equipment we would need. It would then be sent to all members of our group for analysis. Without Facebook I would have had to communicate over the telephone and by using print-outs which would be circulated within the group.
No. 5: Unsigned Band Web
Unsigned Band Web is the website where we obtained our music that appears in our short film 'Fleeting'. We could only use websites like this to get our soundtrack because if we had used existing music, it would be classed as copyright which is not allowed. We listened individually to soundtracks that we thought would collaborate well in our short film. Once our decision was reached we then listened to the chosen few for us to then decide which ones would be used.
Without Unsigned Band Web available, I would have had to manually compose music with instruments and then record it, or not have music at all.
No. 6: Hotmail
Hotmail is the website that I have used to transfer work back and forth to myself and other members of my group. As I do not have a USB Stick, which is another way of transferring work, Hotmail was how I exchanged ideas with other members of my group.
If Hotmail was unavailable I would then have had to get myself a USB Stick to transfer and receive work to and from other members of my group.
No. 7: Sony PD150 Camera
The Sony PD150 was only introduced to me in A2 meaning that I had to learn how to use it from scratch as I was chosen as the cameraman to film our entire production. After learning all the basics, I was able to film our project to my full potential.
By knowing the basics it hopefully meant that I was now able to pick up instructions and uses of other pieces of equipment. If we as a group were unable to use this technology, we would have had to use one of the Sony Handy-Cams &/or Flip Videos to film our entire project.
No. 8: Canon EOS 450D
I used this camera for taking pictures of things such as postcard design ideas which I transferred from the camera to the computer. I was then able to look at them constantly rather than having to remember what the images looked like as I could not use the camera to view the pictures 24/7.
As this was a professional and expensive camera, I was able to use the attached effects that the camera offered in order for me to get the perfect pictures for my postcard designs. If this camera was not available, I would have had to either use a different and less technical camera or draw every design by hand.
As this was a professional and expensive camera, I was able to use the attached effects that the camera offered in order for me to get the perfect pictures for my postcard designs. If this camera was not available, I would have had to either use a different and less technical camera or draw every design by hand.
No. 9: Flip Video Camera
The Flip Video Camera was used previously during our project of an opening sequence last year at AS level. This meant that I was already familiar and confident when using this piece of equipment. It had a USB stick installed into it which made it easy to move and record video straight from the device and onto a computer.
This device was used to record feedback videos from our first audience which I would then place onto my blog & reply to. The way this was used made it much simpler and an easier and more direct way of getting feedback. Without this device, I would have either filmed the feedback on the Handy-cam, a voice recorder or simply have taken notes on paper which I would then write up onto my blog.
No. 10: Wind shield Microphone
This microphone was used throughout the filming of our project as this is what we used to record our sound. It is plugged into either the first or the second input on the PD150, where the sound levels can then be monitored and adjusted accordingly. We unfortunately had a problem with this piece of equipment as the sound kept cutting out whilst we were filming. This meant that when this happened, we would need to re-film over what we had originally done until it was complete with sound.
Without the microphone the camera wouldn't have recorded any form of sound which meant that we would have had to use another model of microphone or divert to a Sony handy cams as they have inbuilt microphones.
No. 11: Hp Invent Card/Paper Scanner
The scanner has allowed me to put all pieces of work that I have completed on my blog. Examples such as Postcard designs and Film review designs which I may have wanted to go onto the computer would have needed to be scanned. By being able to scan any work onto the computer and onto my blog, I have been able to save myself a copy of the work that I have completed. This is imperative in case the original copy was lost.due to lending it out to another member in my production group to work from .
Without the scanner work that I had completed it would have been more difficult putting it onto the computer. I may have needed to result in taking photographs of the work and then transferring them from the camera onto the computer.
No. 12: Laptops/Computers
Laptops/computers were used at all times for doing work throughout this subject. They were used for things such as writing all of the work that I had done, going onto the Internet to access my blog &/or researching information that I may have needed to include in my work.
Without laptops/computers the research would have to have been found in things like magazine & books. Also all of my coursework & group work would have been hand written, this is not ideal as it increases the chance of losing work and being less organised.
No. 13: Sennheiser Headphones
Without the Sennheiser headphones we would have either to have had to bring in our own headphones or possibly use speakers.
No. 14: Mobile Phones
The mobile phones were used to contact other members of the group if need be. As soon as we formed the 'Fleeting' Production Group, we each exchanged mobile phone numbers so that we would have them had we needed to contact another member of the production team. This turned out to be very useful when it came to filming as one of our locations was at Bobby's house who was our director. Myself and Emma were able to ring her or message her when and where we needed to go as there was a chance that we may have got lost whilst on our way.
It was also a quick way to check with each other that our actors were available on a specific day and that we all brought the right documents. If we all didn't have phones, then filming and group meetings would have been much harder to arrange and we would have struggled to liaise with each other.
No. 15: Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro is the program that we have been using to edit our A2 projects on. As I have used this program last year in AS, I managed to understand and improve my knowledge of how to use various tools & editing advantages that it offers.
Without Adobe Premiere Pro, other programs that I am unfamiliar with such as Windows Live Movie Maker would have to have been used.
No. 16: Adobe Photoshop C53
Adobe Photoshop is the program which I used to create pieces of work such as Postcard Designs, Film Reviews and Technical Recce's. As I was new to this program, I was not familiar with the way it works however, for as long as I have been using Photoshop, I feel that I have been adding to the basic skills that I already had.
Without this program, I think that I would have had to use a program such as either Serif Photoplus, Serif Drawplus &/or Paint.
No. 17: Microsoft Word 2003/2007
I used this program often during this project for completing work within my Pre-production work & Post-production work. These tasks consisted of my Location Recce, Storyboard, Shot List & Production Logo. It offered a variety of fonts that were effective as we found the project title which we used in our short film credits.
If I was unable to use Microsoft Word throughout this project, I would have either had to hand write all of my work, or use other programs such as NotePad, Microsoft Powerpoint &/or WordPad.
Without Adobe Premiere Pro, other programs that I am unfamiliar with such as Windows Live Movie Maker would have to have been used.
No. 16: Adobe Photoshop C53
Adobe Photoshop is the program which I used to create pieces of work such as Postcard Designs, Film Reviews and Technical Recce's. As I was new to this program, I was not familiar with the way it works however, for as long as I have been using Photoshop, I feel that I have been adding to the basic skills that I already had.
Without this program, I think that I would have had to use a program such as either Serif Photoplus, Serif Drawplus &/or Paint.
No. 17: Microsoft Word 2003/2007
I used this program often during this project for completing work within my Pre-production work & Post-production work. These tasks consisted of my Location Recce, Storyboard, Shot List & Production Logo. It offered a variety of fonts that were effective as we found the project title which we used in our short film credits.
If I was unable to use Microsoft Word throughout this project, I would have either had to hand write all of my work, or use other programs such as NotePad, Microsoft Powerpoint &/or WordPad.
