skills and development.

Digital Technology.

• With a digital video camera you are able to record an everyday situation or use it to produce various types of film genres,music videos etc. When using sound in footage i am able to cut to the right position i am happy with and extend the sound when needed. I can also fade the digetic and non digetic sound when needed and i am able to record over the sound/music. when using final cut express i was able to put my imagination to the test, as there was various amounts of different technologies i was able to explore and use. My favourite editing technique i used was being able to take the colour out of my moving images. We only used a digital camera for a planning as we took photographs of our actors/actress.
• I have developed many skills over my time creating and producing the task i was given. The main skill i have learned is how to become more creative with using the editing software and becoming more adventurous when filming For example; using a variety of different camera angles and shooting in different location.
• The one good thing about using this software is there is a lot more techniques i am able to experiment with however the one bad thing is the capturing of the footage , sometimes i didn't capture any of the moving image. Personally i think our As media project was at low standard as the only creative part was the make-up chosen this was because we hit a lot of problems on the way and had no backup plan , due to this this year we have been more careful about who we use and the location chosen. However i did think i narrative was very creative as it was different from the other groups.
• For our primary task we watched a various amount of thriller/horrors to get an idea of the techniques used and the different mise en scene used. For secondary research i analysed different companies that produced thrillers/horrors to get an understanding of what they like in movies For example; Lions gate. if i was able to improve i would choose my actors/actresses more wisely and take time when producing my planning as i felt rather unorganised.
• I used the Internet for research on other industries and there work and to also view and to also watch trailers on youtube for other thrillers/horrors however personally i could have been more organized when researching my work. We made sure we where editing during lessons and during 2 of our free lessons, however because i only took 3 As classes i was able to do a little bit more as my other team members had 4 As levels. The techniques we used where fairly basic, by this i mean simply just using the editing software to take colour out and and different transitions in for example; Fade ,Dissolve, cut, colour fade.
• For my evaluation i made a video about what i thought about my video if i could improve it i would add more clips in to back up my argument and give more evidence.
• I personally think it is not possible as to make it understandable for the audience you will need to show a stereotypical horror/thriller, by this i mean using gore or high pitched screams and music that is very tense and awkward. When filming our trailer we used as many conventions as possible for example; blood , a death scene, dramatic music etc.