2.  When learning something new or producing a
product you always learn new skills along the way,
through this task we have learnt various techniques in
media. We have learn how to deal with specific
camera shots, angles and movements through using
a technical camera, new ways of presenting i.e.
blogger, prezi, scribd. When editing and putting
together out findings from research we learnt how to
use I movie when putting all of out information
together. Whilst learning how to edit our horror
opening we used Youtube to receive further tips and
information to guide us, further using IMDB (internet
movie database). Through these techniques and the
knowledge gained we were able to create a final
product to the best of out ability.

3.  Camcorders and Tripods –
 The camcorder we used was the Toshiba H30 which is
a fairly simple recorder but does the job well. To
begin with we had a little play around to get used to
the technology of it i.e. we investigated how to use
the zoom lense, how to change colour of the
recordings and to use slow motion. We wanted to
think about stability and therefore worked out how to
use the tripod. The camcorder which we used we
found very helpful and easy to control however the
battery was not very sufficient therefore we had to
keep charging them up which slowed the shooting.
Something I feel the camcorder was very helpful with
was that you can view what you have just shot
instantly therefore you can record it again if needed.

4.  Blogger- this website is a very efficient use of technology for
us to put all of our work onto so others can view it and
comment immediately. Through posting something onto your
personal blog you can use various media types i.e. pictures,
videos, essay’s, notes etc. this internet resource is a very
competent way of receiving help from tutors, assistance and
advice. It allows you to be independent but in a position
where you can get help if needed.
 You are also able to personalise your profile which makes it
your own, using it in both a professional and fun way. Through
personalising your work it makes it unique so that you re using
media in a different way to everyone else.

5.  Camera Angles – through learning how to use a camcorder we
have developed skills on how to use various angles, shots and
movements in effective ways.
The main shot we used were:
 Close up – adding tension to the opening and allowing the
audience to feel more involved
 Long shot – allowing the audience to see the setting and receiving
more information about the shot i.e. the park, tree’s, playground
 Over the shoulder – alike a close-up where the audience can see
clearly the characters expression and emotion. Also demonstrating
the relationships between the characters.
 Medium shot – mixing the close-up shot and long shot to get both a
establishing view and character view.
 Extreme close up – a more intense version of a close-up
demonstrating further tension and adding suspense.
 Establish Shot – the shot we used to set the scene at the beginning
allowing the audience to receive the bulk of the information.
 Perspective shot – this shot we used so that the characters reactions
and characteristics were enhanced at the right moments.

6.  Camera Movement as well as camera shots you need to
understand how to move the camera in an effective way to get he
bet result. Some of the various movement we used are ones which
we researched and experimented with.
 The main shots we included were:
 Panning – this is an easy way to move from place to place without
leaving out an detail. Panning allows the audience to view the
entire scene in one shot. We used various panning shots to enhance
the suspense and the building to the climax of the scene.
 Zoom – zooming allowed us to add the suspense in certain scenes
especially when we wanted to focus on one character or one
aspect of the scene.
 Handheld – this use of movement is very effective as it captures the
audience into a very real life like situation, creating a sense of
tension and horror. The handheld was used when we shot running
scenes and scenes of panic.

7.  YouTube –Youtube is a very helpful way of
receiving information on guidance with using
certain websites, technology, programs and
more. We typed into the search bar what we
needed help with and various amount of
videos came up which offered guidance and
specific information. We also used this internet
page to research into various horror’s. from
using the internet as a research method we
found that the costume used for the little girl in
The Ring was a big inspiration for our villain in
our opening. In addition the green light used
help us to think about making a murky and
eerie effect in our scenes. Youtube further
enabled us to find examples of
music/soundtracks we could use in our
opening to create the best effective. From
using Youtube it deffinatly allowed us to learn
further skills about technology.

8.  IMBD –this website can be used by anyone to gather
information about any type of genre and any film. We
specifically used the horror genre and researched about 5
various films. You can receive information about the target
audience, ratings, reviews etc. From analysing the ratings
and reviews we were able to work out what would work
best for our opening and what would help to create the
strongest outcome product.
 One film we researched and analysed was Paranormal
Activity which had a rating of 6.5 and a gross earnings of
$193,355,800 worldwide. The budget of the film was
$15,000 explaining this film was of big success financially
showing they were a well viewed film. We found out that
the outcome was very strong and was well received by
the public.

9.  This program was the main starting point for our editing, it is what
we used at the beginning of our editing process. This program
allowed us to use things like; fading between the scenes, colour
changes, sound effects, clip trimmers and various other
technical aspects. However due to the program not being
strong enough to hold our opening and allowing us to use the
editing techniques we needed we had to transfer to using a
Apple Mac Book with the editing program installed. This program
was a lot like Adobe Premiere however it allowed us to edit
each individual scene with precise detail. We started off by
making a list of the key elements we needed to edit and worked
our way from that. With this program we were able to create a
final product through high technology and a very effective use
of editing software. Certain editing technique we used were
changing the entire colour of the opening into a more dull
exterior, using fades and snap shot from one scene to another,
editing in music and sound effect changing the volume, pitch
and tone etc.

10.  I movie – this was the program on the Mac which we
had to adjust to. From this we learnt how to use
special effects, fades, cuts and many more
techniques. We learn how to change the colour of
each shot/scene, how to import sound files, fonts for
our title making it unique to our film. The purpose of
learning techniques helps us to have an overall
strong horror and frightening effect towards the
audience such as the lighting being abnormal, odd
sound effects and chilling images. By use of these are
more effects we were able to create a finished horror
opening which was completed to the best of out
ability.

11.  Prezi – this internet website is a very technical and media
efficient way of producing work on a new level, it is
recognised as a powerpoint/slide show. We then imported
the embedded code to blogger to others could view our
work.
 Scribd – this internet program was a lot like Prezi as it allowed
us to explore different media and more interesting way of
presenting our work, instead of putting onto blog a word
document one by one you place it onto a scribd document
and then put the embedded code onto blogger.