Evaluation

2. INTERNET…
Throughout the production process, Zara and I had access to a wide range
of technologies therefore we decided to use the majority to our benefit.
Since the very start of this production we have used technologies, the
first one being the internet to help us research into different aspects of
the filming world and expanding our knowledge on conventions of short
films, depth of field as well as camera technologies. As well as this, we
were also able to research the different narrative theories of film and
discovering which theories would best suit our end production. The
results I found were that, Roland Barthe’s theory of semantic codes and
Tzvetan Todorov’s theory of equilibrium best fit our storyline.

3. YOUTUBE…
Within the internet, I was also able to access YouTube, the world’s most
common video sharing website. This was extremely useful as it allowed
me to research and get inspiration from other short films and find out
the popular genres for short films, for example Romantic, Comedy,
Drama or Thrillers. After gathering this information, we decided that a
Comedy Drama would be the best route for us to go down when
planning our own film. As well as research, YouTube also allowed us to
view several tutorials showing many steps throughout the process,
ranging from how to film short films, to using Edius to edit films and
finally adding the finishing touches to our production by using
VisTitles. By watching these tutorials, it gave us a head start when
learning how to use the different technologies resulting in our skills
being heightened.

4. MICROSOFT WORD…
In preparation for our film, creating storyboard templates on Microsoft
Word meant that I was able to make them look professional and
understandable as well as knowing what was going on in our film step
by step.

5. EQUIPMENT…
When it came to shooting our film, technology radically improved our film
due to the high qualities cameras used, these being a Sony HXRMX3OE
with an attachable microphone, as well as tripods, lighting, the track
and dolly and finally the jib which all hugely contributed to the making
of a successful film. With the access to various amounts and types of
equipment, it made the filming process a lot easier as we were able to
split tasks up and film several shots at one time meaning that our time
management was efficient. In addition to the time management being
improved, it also meant that the continuity of our film was easier to do
as we were able to film a whole scene on one day.

6. EDIUS 7…
After shooting the whole of our film, we were then able to use another
technology called Edius to help us edit. This software is highly
advanced allowing us to edit our film to a professional standard and
meaning that our storyline was put together without any disruption of
confusion. This technology also gave us the option for us to colour
balance the whole film or just certain scenes, therefore we took this to
our full advantage due to some shots being different colour because of
the weather or lighting in a particular room. Therefore, colour balancing
and correction allows you to alter these differences by making sure that
the lighting was continuous throughout the film.

7. VISTITLES…
Another technology we used throughout the process of construction,
research, planning and evaluating was a software called VisTitles. This
software provided us with the technology to create the finishing
touches to our film, including the title, credits and any other titles
throughout our film. Overall creating a professional look and finish to
our film.

8. PHOTOSHOP…
The final technology I used was Photoshop; we used this to create our
ancillary tasks, both the poster and article for out post production work.
This was a very useful technology as it helped create out ancillary tasks
to a high quality finish also adding a professional look to the whole of
our production.
To conclude, each technology that I have used throughout the production
process has been a huge advantage to us and overall we are very
pleased with how or production has turned out with the help of these
different technologies.