One of the largest changes between now and then was the editing equipment we had available to us. Our preliminary task was primarily a school-based project, and in turn, so was the software available. This meant we had editing software, but it was very limited in its capabilities compared to that of what could be provided with more upgraded pieces of software.
The software used for the preliminary task was movie maker, which is good for very simple scene composure and running order, but wasn’t very efficient. and allowed us to edit our film with filters which made the camera work look decent and clear. After this our preliminary task was finished. Looking back at this now, there are a lot of things which could be changed with the editing, but that is going to be discussed in the next question. With our final production, we were able to access a lot more programs to be able to create a much better outcome, with the use of effects, filters, and camera.
The editing software I used for this was Adobe premiere Pro for a Windows 10 operating system. I found this much easier than the editing system we used for the Macs, it felt more fluid to use and navigate around, and the layout of it made it better and easier than the software Movie Maker.
The main change I noticed was the amount of things that were available to me when using this editing software. I knew next to nothing about editing, and using a new software was daunting, but the program is made to be accessible to new users, so this made it easy to use, for example, to make the film Noir, I had to make it black and white, and it was just as easy as clicking and dragging a filter in to a specific track, which is much easier than applying filters in movie maker. After our first rough cut was assessed, we needed to change a few things about our opening which would allow us to get a higher grade, one of the main things being making the blood actually look like blood. For this, all I needed to do was apply a specific effect to a specific place on the screen. There were many more changes that came with each assessment, and every single thing suggested to us was easy to fix / change / add because of this new software that became available to me. So all in all, this was definitely an improvement from editing software’s I had previously used as it had no faults, and therefore no weaknesses for me, with the program.
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| This is the menu for Adobe Premier. The different tracks at the bottom allowed for different functions. With this I was able to overlay tracks with audio and video, as well as add effects to specific scenes. |
The Filming process in our group was great as we faced no problems with communication and dates for when to film.
Because of this, we were able to create a filming date with ease which also meant we had all of the equipment we needed, ready for the day as well.
Our camera allowed us to create high quality imaging just by pressing he record button. I assorted the scenes, but I didn’t do much camerawork because I didn’t understand how to make it look “good” so to say, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t assist on the day. In comparison to the camera we used for our original preliminary task, we had a much clearer image.
In terms of lighting, we wanted our set to look very dark, so we used a lamp as our main source of light, but for the shot of the television at the beginning of the opening, we used an iPhone light to fix the focusing problem we had with the camera, as well as the lamp which was visible as some of the decoration on the desk. We did have some lighting equipment that worked with the camera, but the bulbs gave off a really harsh light
1) Using just the lamp in some of our shots allowed us to put emphasis through lighting on to some of the items on the desk, such as the overlord paper, which will appear to be important in a few scenes to come when our character stabs a knife in to it.
2) Having the light here also made some areas really bright. it was only in post production that we realised that this was a pro, rather than a con, as it allowed us to put our credits in the brightest places on the screen without having to divert from the original black text.
3) The contrasts in lighting shows in this example. This shot here probably has some of the darkest, as well as lightest spots within the whole of our opening. having this light from the lamp in the specific place allowed us to draw long shadows, like the ones shown within the generic conventions of noir films, dependent on where the lamp was placed. We felt like here was the most appropriate place to put the lamp as it drew shades from the largest objects on the table, giving the scene a nice contrast when put on screen
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| The red square indicates the source of the light. The first green square starting from the left begins the explanation |
We used blogger to document all of our blog work and individual work. This meant that with specific permissions, our group only could edit our work. It also meant that we could have access
to this information from anywhere we decided to work from, provided that we have internet access. Another pro of using blogger was that we could all work on different things at the same time on the same blog, which increased our effectiveness and efficiency when getting our work completed to a specific standard.
Other technologies such as YouTube were essential for our work, as it allowed us to analyse noir film openings and see what conventions would usually be shown in there. It also allowed us to analyse opening credits that had been made in the past. This helped us come to a conclusive running order of titles for our film. Using Youube also allowed us to store and upload our preliminary task, as well as the remake, all of the rough cuts, and the final cuts, and link them to this blogger.
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