We used lots of new media technologies for our film, in this evaluation I will evaluate the different technologies used and what effect it has had on our project.
One of the foremost new media technolgies that we used particularly in research was the internet. We looked at short films and evaluated them to help us with our own film. We also used the internet for this blog, to showcase all the work we have achieved. This tool has been by far one the most useful new media technologies.
New media technologies also helped us with our audience research, for instance I took photos of different ones that filled in our questionnaire and showed the answers along side their image. I used final cut express to do this and have the two different images next t0 each other on the video.
photoshop was used to edit photos and create titles. This particularly came in use when trying to create a logo for our project. Photoshop was easy to use, and definitely helped us with our work, but we are not trained in photoshop and so could probably not use it to within its full range of capabilities.
we used celtx to write the script, it was particularly useful with how to set things out, such as spacing and size of the letters. However it took a long time to complete because although it helps write the script as it should be, you are constantly changing from text to speech to location which can get quite annoying if your trying to let the creative juices flow and are constantly having to change from one thing to the other when you just want to write. But overall celtx was incredibly useful and made our script look very professional.
We used a HD video recorder for filming our short film. It was relatively simple to use and when using a tripod as well made sure our film had a professional edge, as opposed to a shaky low quality camera. Using this camera all the time though had its difficulties, such as when we were shooting on location we had to carry it around in a bag, and sometimes when we only had a confined space to film in and the camera was too big and bulky. Thankfully this only happened on one occasion. This camera was instrumental in the construction of our film.
We used a zoom recorder to record a voiceover for or film. I myself had never used one of these before so learning how to use it was interesting. For our film we have an internal monologue from some of the characters and a voice over during some of the action as well, using this zoom recorder we were able to make sure our voices were crisp and clear for our film. It was relatively simple to use and helped us with our final product.
We used final cut express to edit our film. Final cut express helped with constructing our clips and putting it into a film. It is by far one of the best software for film making because it allowed the user the freedom to edit and create their film. One challenge to using this software was that in our film we needed clips to be in reverse. Thankfully final cut had an edit that could do that, it could also fix problems such as colour tone. One of our clips was more blue and the other was brighter and so they didn't go together but final cut made them blend in. One difficulty in using final cut is that we only knew the basics of cutting and editing. When we had to do something more complex we would have to ask for help from someone more specialised in it. Overall final cut has been instrumental in creating our film and also fixing it when we have mistakes.
Overall new media technologies were very important in our research, planning, construction and evaluation. They allowed us to be thorough and access things we wouldn't be able to have without them. Using new media technologies also helped us build experience, which would help us if we were to carry on using them after college. In conclusion new media technologies give us the freedom to research almost anything, plan what we are going to do down to the last detail and construct something worthwhile.
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