The camcorders felt a lot friendlier this time around. I think I must have learnt from my mistakes from the AS project on the horror film opening sequence. This time I let the camcorder focus on the target before recording and also kept it steady so the target remains in focus. I made sure the cameras were fully charged and as a precaution kept the charger with me at all times; the footage tends to become corrupted and distorted when filmed with low battery (a lesson I learnt the hard way during my AS project when I lost a day’s worth of filming due to this problem). The zoom in feature was useful when I wanted to focus on a single object or person. The zoom out was equally useful when trying to show my audience the wider picture after having grabbed their attention with a zoomed in and framed shot. The biggest drawback to the camcorder was the low quality. Shots that involved low key lighting such as the footage at the Croft where the band were performing live had to be disregarded as the subjects cannot be seen. The distance you can zoom in was also limited due to the low quality.
MiniDVs
This time instead of buying all the tapes from
the shop I bought some spare unused tapes off my friends to save some money. The tapes are a format of recording and playing back digital video and are compatible with the camcorders we had available. I would recommend getting your own tapes so you can be sure they haven’t been tampered with or previously used.
Tripod
The tripod was used to get steady still shots and also a steady panning shot in the ice rink. Rest of the video I shot handheld to get a raw and edgy feel as the music is quite fast paced.
I initially used Adobe Premiere Elements for video editing and Adobe After Effects for post production. However due to some technological malfunctioning I had to use my back up work which was edited using IMovie. I imported the video footage onto a mac using a firewire. Although IMovie has a smaller number of editing tools it was easier to use as I had used it in my year 12 coursework. I used IMovie to cut the clips, get screen grabs, add effects and add transitions between the clips.
Photoshop Elements
I used Photoshop Elements to create a CD cover, magazine ad and CD inserts. Although not familiar with this software in particular I managed to get the hang of it quite quickly. I was quite lucky to have a qualified teacher explain to me about how the programme works and how to bring my ideas to life on screen. I kept the products as original as I can and did not use too many graphics and designs as I believe it won't suit my music genre’s conventions. I used layers to add different designs, fonts and colours.
Blogger
I used a media blog to regularly note down how my project is going. I used it to add images, videos and links. I also used it join other people’s blogs and see how they are getting along.
I used google images to find images to add onto my blog. This image of the google logo is a good example.
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