TASK 5. How Did You Attract & Address Your Audience

Chapter Fifty- Six

Day Four

Chapter Fifty-Five

Software; Adobe Premiere Pro.

Project; Evangeline.

Date; Thu 26 Jan.

 

I spent today researching and learning how to add in titles to my opening sequence. 

I discovered the order than names should be added an dhow they should appear on the screen. I decided for Evangeline that the titles should appear throughout the most part of the opening sequence.

 

Our titles will appear in a scratchy, text and will pop up on the screen and fade off again. This will be effective for the disappearing theme throughout the whole of Evangeline. 

 

Day Three

Chapter Fifty-Four

Software; Adobe Premiere Pro.

Project; Evangeline.

Date; Wed 25 Jan.

 

This is a video on panning in audio on Premiere. It explains what and how to pan sound through the  left and right speakers.

To make the process eaiser I chose one sound file and deleted the extra. I then moved them all into the same row.
 

Day Two

Chapter Fifty-Three

Software; Adobe Premiere Pro.

Project; Evangeline.

Date; Tue 24 Jan.

On the second day 0f editing, I began to cut the extra dialogue at the start of the shot [ie. standby, camera rolling, action.] and the dialogue at the end [cut].

I also unlinked both left and right audio from the visual, this wasn't necessary at this stage but was helpful as we wanted to make the audio fit [semi-correct] early on. We would focus on this more later. 

I then cut all the shorts to the correct length and made sure the story made sense visually. I made sure Evangeline's eyes were following what was happening through the keyhole. This was a very effective eye line match technique.

 

Task Seven. Part Two.

Chapter Fifty- Two:

 

What different skills have you learned about film making?

I have learned how to create an atmosphere within a set and make it look professional through a camera and on the screen. I have learned that film making is made up of two sections. Filming and Editing. After these sections a film is produced and distributed. I have learned the importance of naturalism and how to make sense of a story line by matching shots in editing. I have learned techniques such as cutting and cropping shots and audio

 

 

 
What have you learned from the prelim task which you then used in the shoot?  i.e. camera shot composition/ importance of framing etc.

In the prelim shoot I learned how to take shots from different angles and widths, these two techniques were important on giving the character status and showing different emotions. Framing is important as some shots will show the setting which is an important element the audience will need to know. I learned the importance of the 180 degree rule and how to check continuity. 

What did you learn from the editing process?  How have you used and demonstrated continuity through

·         match on action
I used match on action shots to show the man putting a girl into the car. This came in handy if the original shot wasn't long enough or not usable. It also built tension as the cut to the close up on her feet because we couldn't see who was in the car.

·         the use of a shot reverse shot

I used a shot reverse shot on Evangeline's eye so the viewer can see what she is looking at and especially her reaction to what she is seeing. I also incorporated an EYE LINE MATCH into the shot reverse shot.

·         the 180 degree rule
This was very important to film this correctly as the 180 degree rule deciphers how the audience view the action. If the 180 degree rule is broken the actors will have appeared to have swapped sides. This will make the film look naff and confused the audience.
 

Do you feel that you have become an accomplished film maker as a result?

I feel accomplished as an opening sequence maker. I also feel accomplished as a consumer and researcher.

 
How do you feel that you have a media product that has been uploaded on You Tube?  Is this progress because you have now become a amateur film maker who understands the process?

This is definitely something. I spent a lot of time and planning on this sequence and for it to be finished and available to the public is a good accomplishment as a student. I think I have learned a lot from it and could recreate the process better and better the more I do it. 

Task Six - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 Chapter Fifty-One:

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt a lot while constructing my opening sequence to the thriller Evangeline. In terms of online technologies, for the Pre-Production, before I began filming I used Blogger, to plan out shots and the plot of the opening sequence. I blogged research on other opening sequences and thrillers by finding them on YouTube also. The software I used to edit the material I had filmed was Adobe Premier Pro. I really enjoyed using this software as it is a new software to me, I previously have only used Final Cut Pro and iMovie. This was a new option for Post-Production editing in my opinion it was the best.   On the day where Production was due to start I used hardware including A Sony NX5 film camera to capture the material I would later edit and my iPhone 5 to record what happened throughout the day via photographs. On the NX5 I learnt to use the focus, zoom, white balance, exposure and record buttons. I used two Online Technologies to find sound for my thriller. I used YouTube to search for copyright free music, and SoundCloud for sound effects.

In Post-Production, there were a lot of tools to learn about before I could begin editing my thriller. I learnt how to create a Bin. I also learnt how to move Rushes into the bin. I began Cutting the rushes using the I and O buttons on the keyboard. I then ordered them so the clips could change in the right places. To make clips longer or shorter I learnt to use the Arrow tool which is enabled by pressing V. I learnt it was possible to Unlink sound which is important if it needs to be dubbed over a visual slide. Once sound and video were sorted I needed to add in Titles. There is a tab for this. Finally I Exported the video into a film and it was available to upload to the Online Broadcasting Network YouTube.