1. 1. THE TRAILER HOW DID YOU USE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION, RESEARCH & PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?
2. 2. CONSTRUCTION Phones Camera Laptop Song Vegas YouTube (and file downloader) Google Drive PowerPoint Paint BLACK = Editing PINK = Filming
3. 3. FILMING For filming and stills we used Jemmas Fujifilm FinePix S6800 camera. As we wanted it found footage we felt there was no need for a tripod. During filming we experimented with using the flash to create different effects and also worked with the contrast to finally reach the desired dark image we wanted. To keep our Instagram account up-to-date we used our iPhone cameras as these could be linked straight to the Instagram app, making uploading easy. This was particularly useful when wanted to add pictures to our blog for progress updates and possible filming locations as all we had to do was embed the Instagram link into our blog post. Fenella using her phone camera to take pictures for our Instagram account Becky using Jemmas camera for filming
4. 4. EDITING Laptop Song Vegas YouTube (and file downloader) Google Drive PowerPoint Paint We used Sony Vegas for editing Google Drive was useful for storing large files YouTube was used to upload our different trailer edits
5. 5. LAPTOP, SONY VEGAS We used Sony Vegas as our editing suite. I found it really easy to work with once I figured out the basics and it was especially good for layering up sound to create a good, solid soundtrack. This really stood out when playing the trailer to friends who were impressed with the soundtrack. It was easy to upload our footage, cut it and move it about this was really helpful when creating the basic outline of the trailer as shots were easy to move. By using Jemmas laptop instead of the college computers this meant we could look at footage on location which would make it easier to see if we needed to reshoot straight away. It also meant we could use Sony Vegas as when using the colleges iMovie software we found this quite limiting unlike that of Vegas. A screenshot of using Sony Vegas to create static
6. 6. YOUTUBE (DOWNLOADER), GOOGLE DRIVE These online tools were used for similar purposes. We used YouTube to upload various edits of our trailer this was especially useful when wanting to show each other the newest edit without seeing each other in person, meaning ideas could be brought up and changes more quickly. We used Google Drive in the same way, to upload edits of the trailer and then further post them onto our blog. YouTube downloader was used for gaining sound effects for our trailer, this was good as they could be downloaded in a MP3 format and uploaded to Vegas quick and easily. YouTube and Google Drive were used for posting and sharing edits of our trailer
7. 7. POWERPOINT, PAINT Both of these programs were used to create the stills for our trailer, the initial black background was made on PowerPoint with the red dot placed over the top and corresponding text, this was then grouped together and copy and pasted into Paint. From here the picture was cropped to only the black and then saved as either a JPEG or PNG file so it could be inserted into Vegas. Made in PowerPoint then turned into a PNG file in Paint ready for the trailer
8. 8. RESEARCH & PLANNING YouTube IMDB Wikipedia Google Instagram Slideshare
9. 9. YOUTUBE, IMDB, WIKIPEDIA We used YouTube to not only view existing trailers but also upload edits of our own, as well as research and progress update videos. This was useful as all our videos were in one, easy accessible place. IMDB and Wikipedia were both used for research purposes of previous films and of the genre found footage. Through this we gained extra knowledge on how to make our trailer effective.
10. 10. GOOGLE, INSTAGRAM, SLIDESHARE One of the first things as a group we did was create a Found Productions Instagram account, this helped by giving us the ability to upload images straight from our phones that we took for location research, during filming and classroom sessions; these were then easily embedded onto our blog through Instagram. Google was used for queries as well as Google Drive as mentioned earlier. Sildshare has been particularly useful when uploading research. Becky used it to upload her piece on her poster improvements. This meant the PowerPoint could be seen directly on our blog without having to follow links in another site such as Google Documents.
11. 11. EVALUATION YouTube Facebook Twitter Slideshare
12. 12. TWITTER Twitter was particularly useful in our feedback as we got near instant responses. Here are our responses marked by the pink boxes; These were particularly positive comments towards our trailer, by embedding our trailer it meant people could watch it in Twitter so it was more convenient to make comments.
13. 13. FACEBOOK Facebook didnt prove as useful for feedback, it was only after Becky shared the video did we get feedback, this could be because as it is a post more people would see the comment and if someone was more conscious of posting a comment they were less likely too. With Twitter the comment disappears quicker and people are more likely to scroll past it, meaning more reluctant people may post.
14. 14. SLIDESHARE AND YOUTUBE Slideshare and YouTube are becoming more useful when uploading our evaluation. YouTube was useful for our second question as Jemma created a video with clips from YouTube and to camera pieces, this meant she could upload and share it easily onto our blog for a sleek, embedded video. Slideshare will be used to upload this PowerPoint. These online services are really useful when we want our evaluation to be multimedia and interesting to read.
15. 15. CONCLUSION To conclude we used a variety of different programs to create our work. YouTube was particularly useful throughout as we could get comments for feedback, upload and share edits and also view other videos for information and inspiration. Sony Vegas was a brilliant editing package as it gave lots of versatility and great opportunities for sound layering to create an atmospheric and effective soundtrack. Social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook were most useful for gaining feedback as they allowed instantaneous replies to our work from a large audience. This was aided by the sharing option on Facebook so we could share everyones work to a larger audience and by people replying responses on Twitter meant others would see these tweets on their timeline, increasing our prospective audience further yet again.