Before the start of my project i had minimal experience with programs such as imovie as i had never fully been in charge of editing a piece of footage before. I'd also never been able to add other sounds alongside video before but after finishing my project i had gained these skills and felt confident in using them.
Throughout the course of my project i have used a series of devices and programs to film, edit and construct my film opening. To film the physical footage of my film i used a Samsung video recorder - this was essential to the production of my film as it was my sole recording device. I used various features of the camera such as the zoom function to add a variety of shots to my film opening. When all psychical footage had been shot i then uploaded each individual scene into imovie - a program i had never used before. However as i became used to process of cutting down clips and placing them into a timeline i was fairly confident at editing any pieces of footage i uploaded. Using imovie i was also able to import separate clips of music such as "What you want" by Kevin Macleod and a clip i used to build tension. after importing them to the program i then learnt how to overlay them onto my video. Whilst using imovie i also learnt how to insert title credits pictures into my film, this helped develop my coursework as without this my film opening would not contain any elements of back story and wouldn't contain any credits.
To produce the edited news headlines i used Adobe Photoshop CS3. Although i had knowledge of how to use this before applying it to my coursework, i helped develop these skills further and i continuously practiced whilst producing the edits. I developed my skills on how to use clone stamp to sample an area and overlay it on another piece of the picture. I also improved my skills with the colour sampler as i used it to cover up the actual headlines of the news reports.
The internet has also played a large role in the production of my film opening as i have used to research things like genre and target audience, as well as obtain music for my film opening. Sites like slide-share and YouTube have been crucial as through them i have been able to upload videos and power-point presentations. I have also used the internet to maintain my blog and organised the pieces of work i have completed.
Due to the skills learnt and developed whilst producing my film opening, if i were to create another i would be able to use all the software with confidence and perhaps used more advanced software to edit my final piece.
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