Above is a short clip I have taken of myself editing our footage in Final Cut Pro, to do this I used a program called 'ishowu' which enables you to record anything on the screen that you are doing so that you can easily show someone how you can do things on screen. I have never used this program before but I thought that I should give it a try to see what the outcome was like and I think that it was very effective because you are able to see how I went about editing, it is easier to watch something than try to explain it.
During the process of creating my film opening I have used a number of different technologies to help me every step of the way through pre-production, production, and post-production. Firstly, in order to help to research film openings and to gather immediate information about genre and audiences ect, I used search engines such as Google and Yahoo which are connected to the world wide web so I can access loads of information world wide in seconds.
In terms of production, the main technology that we used were the JVC cameras that the college lent out to us. We had to be extremely careful with these camera as they cost a lot of money, roughly around one and a half thousand to two thousand pounds each. If we were to break the camera then we must pay for it so it is very important not to be careless, we must be very vigilant when using them. Other safety aspects that we had to consider when out filming with these cameras is that it might rain. England is renowned for its unpredictable rainy weather, therefore we had to be prepared in case there was a shower so we carried an umbrella with us at all times; plus our location was at Jayne's house so we could have just gone inside if it starts to rain. We also had to use batteries in order to power the camera so these were important as well so we always had to remember to carry a spare one with us in case the current battery ran out. Another piece of equipment used when filming were the tripods, these were important as they can be used if the camera becomes too heavy to hold and when doing moving shots, using the tripod could be a good idea. It is risky doing moving camera work hand held as you might trip over something and this could result in someone getting seriously hurt, therefore where possible it is good to use a tripod. At the beginning of the year the only type of camera I had ever used was a basic hand held one, so this project enabled me to learn how to use the professional JVC ones. Below are some images of the main camera man Gustavo using the camera.
Next we had to use more technologies in order to edit the footage together. The main program that we used was Final Cut Pro which is an advanced editing program used by professionals. The clip above from 'ishowu' demonstrates how to use Final Cut Pro. I have learnt skills on this program like how to cut certain parts off of the footage that I don't want to be there. I have also learnt the importance of rendering the footage so that it can be saved in the correct format ready to be uploaded as a video. Another technology I have learnt how to use is Soundtrack Pro which is a program used to edit and compose music on. I first tried out using this in the prelim and I discovered that they're many sounds that you can choose from in the sound bank which are excellent and you can create almost any sounds and music that you want. We also created some Foley sounds of our own in 'Lucid' by recording them using a normal flip camera and then uploading onto to Final Cut Pro and editing them into the footage which worked very well.
In terms of post-production, we had to distribute our film. We used many online websites like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Vimeo to do this as these are commonly used websites by our target audience which are teenagers so this will target them perfectly. We also had our film opening realised in a cinema screening in 2D so this technology was important to get our film out there for the audience to consume. As we can see all of the different technologies flow together in order to help make the final product. Here is a list of the most important technologies in 'Lucid':
- Google
- JVC camera
- Final Cut Pro
- Soundtrack Pro
- Vimeo
All of these technologies in turn have played their part in the creation of 'Lucid' and they are all as important as each other as they all do different jobs but they combine together to make an excellent product.
Overall I have learnt many things about technology like how to use them efficiently in order to get good results. But by far I see that this is the most important part of any production as without the developed technologies that we have in this day and age we wouldn't be able to make such great films that are out there. The USP of 'Lucid' is also based around technology as the main character is being controlled by technology as he receives coded messages to his phone that tell him what to do. Therefore I feel that technologies are very important in general for film production but also directly for 'Lucid' as it is a very key part of the plot.
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