eval q2

Creating our horror trailer we used different programs to construct, research, plan and evaluate. The majority of our construction and research was done on a Mac Computer.  This media technology was actually very useful, because it had a variety of programs that we could use to construct our media trailer on. The only disadvantage is due to the software, which we have only used in the past year, there were some difficulties we found. Mac Computers though did allow us to be more creative by using Photoshop and other programs featured in Adobe. For example when creating typography to be used in the trailer, the program Adobe – After Effects challenged me in a way where I had taught myself the how to use different layers to create text across the screen, and add effects onto the text by using compositions. Using Mac Computers were also useful so we could keep updated with our blogs and start a new entry each time, which helped with our planning and research.  

Another program we used was Celtx. This program on the Macs helped us create our screenplay for the trailer in a formal structure. It was useful in the way it helped us organise the characters lines better and stage actions that were to be filmed. Celtx also came with ‘Master Catalog’ that allowed us to write detailed descriptions of each character. This was helpful in the construction part of our trailer. Also to our advantage it was straight forward to use.

In order to actually construct our trailer we used digital cameras. This was interesting for me because I’ve never used a professional camera before so it was something new. The different camera focus’ and lenses were interesting to use in our trailer because we could change the lense according to the shot being shown. However, because these features were new to us we found certain buttons confusing to use.