1. THE TRAILER HOW DID YOU USE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, RESEARCH & PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?
2. CONSTRUCTION Phones Camera Laptop Song Vegas YouTube (and
file downloader) Google Drive PowerPoint Paint BLACK = Editing PINK
= Filming
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. RESEARCH & PLANNING YouTube IMDB Wikipedia Google
Instagram Slideshare
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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.