2. Adobe Photoshop CS6
• Photoshop was the key piece of software used when I created my logo as it allowed me to
make a logo which is both professional looking and good.
• When using it I created 2 logos using the gradient tool, the font tool, and the paint bucket
tool, these tools put together gave me a professional looking logo which I then used in my
film
• How to convert the logos I had made into JPEGS and other formats, this was a necessary
thing because I could them put them into Final Cut Express and use them in my film
• I also learned how to make the images compatible with Final Cut Express so I could upload
the into Final Cut and use them in my film
3. Final Cut Express
• Final Cut Pro was my essential software when making my film, it allowed me to view, edit, alter, cut and
change all of my footage
• It showed me how to edit videos in both my film and my raw footage before I edited them together this
consisted of many different editing factors.
• I found out how to cut my clips to make them smaller, but also how I can get part of the clip back if I cut it
too far.
• I learnt how to extract the footage from a tape and extract them onto Final Cut Express using the capture
video tool and plugging the video camera in.
• I then shortly after learnt how to divide the raw footage so I can convert them into individual shots, this
helped when editing as I then had each individual shot instead of having to continuously cut the tape
down.
• I learnt how to change the lighting on the footage and make shots brighter and darker, as my film was set
on a night I needed to change the lighting so it was bright enough to see but dark enough to keep the
mood and tense feeling.
• Using effects such as fades, wipes and slow-motion editing to make the film look as professional as
possible
• Sound editing was also a good feature on this software as it allowed me to change the volume and make
the quieter shots more tense by having absolute silence
• I was then able to make intertitles on Livetype where I then imported them into my Final Cut Express and I
learnt how to place them ontop of a shot so they were both visible.
4. Garageband
• Garageband was a great piece of software to use as it allowed me to make
a soundtrack which I could use in my film, and because of the genre of my
film being horror I needed a good soundtrack in order to keep the feeling
of being tense and scared.
• It allowed me to create a professional sounding soundtrack using the loop
program within Garageband and I then was able to convert it to put into
my Final Cut Express and therefore my film
• I was also able to convert it and export it properly to an mp4 so I could
then properly put it into my film in the right format
5. Livetype
• Using Livetype allowed me to make the intertitles in my film which are an
important thing to put in the opening scene of a film, they also looked
professional which were good.
• I learnt how to make a good looking font using them from Dafonts.com
and I then was able to change the colour and place of the intertitles so I
could then put them into my film
• Ontop of that I also found out how to animate my intertitles to make them
shake or move on the screen by using a specific effect.
6. Blogspot
• Blogspot was a great website to use as I was able to store all of my
coursework on there instead of having a number of files on my computer,
it also made it easier for my work to be marked and me to get feedback on
it
• When using Blogspot I found out that I could re-arrange the files and
therefore make a good list of work which could then flow into each other. I
also then found you could change the time of them which allowed me to
keep the work flowing and looking more professional.
• I then found that you could import powerpoints, slideshare’s, prezi’s and
videos from both YouTube and other streaming sites but also straight from
Final Cut Express or your files on the MAC
7. • Youtube was a good site to use as I could upload my videos on
there, but I could also then get feedback from the public
before making my final draft of the film, therfore making it as
best as I can make it. However, I had used YouTube in the past
to upload a number of videos, so there was a lot I already
knew about YouTube.
• I however learnt from doing this how to properly upload a
video and which formats can and cannot be uploaded to
YouTube.
8. • Prezi was an important website to use when doing my blog as
it gave me an easy and professional looking way to keep my
blog organised with work.
• I found you could import images and videos from YouTube
into prezi which I used in my Textual Analysis and other
evaluation questions, which made the prezi’s look more
presentable and I could point out certain points I was talking
about
• After doing my textual analysis I learnt you could upload them
into Blogspot which meant I could use it more and it looked
better than writing a series of paragraphs into BlogSpot
9. • Dafonts.com allowed me to download fonts to use for both
my intertitles and my logo and played a big part in my opening
scene for my film.
• From using this website I learnt how to download a font and
install it onto my MAC
• After that I found out how to install the mac onto livetype and
photoshop to use for my intertiles and logos
10. Video Camera & Tripod
• This was the most important pieces of hardware I could use in making my
film and I wouldn’t of been able to do it without using these. I had
however used a video camera a number of times but not the tripod so I
knew some things about the camera already.
• I learnt from this all though how to change the tape on the video camera
and also how to change the battery if it got flat and how to correctly
charge them
• I also learnt how to properly work a tripod and how to manoeuvre it in
both its place and its height to get the right shot
• Finally I learnt how to change the lighting on the video camera which gave
me less to do on Final Cut Express which became I really big time saver
11. • Slideshare was used by me to upload some
powerpoints and was good as it made it easier
to upload powerpoints onto blogspot.
• I learnt how to upload what I needed onto
both onto Slideshare and then onto blogger,
therefore making it easier to upload and view
for other people, this served as a similar
function to YouTube
12. • I used Pixton as a new way of showing one of
my evaluation questions, it was good as it
allowed me to show how people think of
different things and showed a variety of
different ways to work
• I learnt how to make a small comic book strip
and how to manoeuvre the people onscreen
to look more professional and therefore better
13. MAC
• The mac was the other important piece of hardware I used, without my
MAC I wouldn’t of been able to do this due to the important software it
has on here which made the final film look very professional and good
• While using the MAC I learnt about the different keys and how some are
different to a normal computer. Learning these allowed me to be more
efficient on the MAC and it saved a lot of time for me.
• The compatibility with all of the software meant there was a lot of
software I could use on the MAC therefore making my film look a lot more
professional and allowed me to make a good final film.
