The equipment, websites and programmes that I have used

BLOGGER

I have used the website 'Blogger' to keep track of my progress throughout GCE Media Studies and to host my coursework and it's related tasks.

PC RUNNING WINDOWS XP

I used a PC that runs windows XP. Many of Adobe's programmes are installed on the computer including Premiere Elements and Photoshop.

CAMERA

We used a Canon DV camcorder to film all of our footage for the teaser trailer. It’s simple interface gave a no-nonsense approach to filming. Although the camera had it’s own effects and adjusters, all adjustments were done later on while editing the scenes in Adobe Premiere Elements.

TRIPOD

The tripod was used in most scenes where the camera shots were either still or panning. This meant that we could film scenes without any unwanted shaking that we would have had we filmed scenes hand held.

MICROPHONE

Although there is not much diagetic sound in our teaser trailer, the audio from every scene was recorded using a hand held boom microphone. This gave us the highest possible sound quality without having to use a recording studio to recreate the diagetic sounds.

STILL CAMERA

We used an Olympus camera to capture images that we used for our ancillary tasks.

PREMIERE ELEMENTS

All of the editing was done in Adobe’s Premiere Elements programme. As well as cutting raw footage together, we also manipulated sound, brightness and contrast and text in each scene.

PHOTOSHOP

We used Adobe’s Photoshop to design our ancillary tasks. The most useful tools in Photoshop allowed us to cut out backgrounds from pictures and replace them with other backgrounds that we wanted to use.

WHEELCHAIR

We used a wheelchair to help us film any moving shots with minimal shaking caused by movement. This is well demonstrated in the scene in the church where the camera moves backwards with the protagonist walking towards the camera.

LOGIC 8

We used Apple’s Logic 8 professional recording programme to create the music to the teaser trailer, using digital instruments to recreate a cinematic orchestra consisting of a choir, a large string ensemble, a solo cello, a brass section and a percussion section.

SIBELIUS 6

We used Avid’s Sibelius 6 digital scoring programme to write and score the music for the teaser trailer.