In order to make our teaser trailers we used the programmes and sites of the logos shown above. These are all fairly cheap or free, which was useful as we had to produce our trailer with virtually no budget. Due to the easy accessibilty of these products it is now very simple to create new media products with very little expense spared.
We used Youtube, which allows audiences to watch free uploaded videos, in order to research existing trailers, which would help us in the development of our own. We could see which trailers were effective and use some of the ideas of what worked and what didn't in our own work. We also accessed this website from home or college computers and macs, which was cost effecient and easy, as the products were already there for us to use. We recorded all of our findings on Blogger, where we kept a clear record of everything we did in terms of research and preparation. This was helpful as we couldn't lose this information, which we would probably do with sheets of paper, and it was quickly accessible and in an order, therefore we could quickly find the information again. Although there were a few occasions where my blogger site wasn't working properly, for example, trying to put gaps in texts and moving pictures, in general, it was very helpful for recording everything we needed to for the project.
We began filming using a video camera and tripod which we borrowed from college, this was also cost-free and easy to get, and we bought an inexpensive tape to record on. We borrowed the camera a number of times until we had done all the filming we needed to, which in total was 4 times. It was easy to use as the buttons on the camera say what they are and information also comes up on the screen. Once we had finished filming we needed to capture our footage and the best way of doing this was on Final Cut Pro, a video editing program we could access from college. I found this program confusing compared to programmes I have used before, such as Windows Movie Maker although I learned how to cut sections of the footage and edit the filters, controls and motions of the clip. I would say that some members of our group picked up how to use this program better than others. We then made the soundtrack to our trailer on Garageband, another program i found difficult to use, especially as I do not know much about music generally.
To make my magazine cover and film poster I used Adobe Photoshop, which I think was the best progam to use as there are many techniques to use to change and edit work as you are designing it. There are also a lot of functions on the program therefore there are a lot of options in the making of our products. I found Photoshop fairly easy to use as I have used in previous work, such as media coursework last year, although I still learned new things on there and developed my skills further.
The programmes as a group and indivually I have used have been important in the development of our trailer, and without programmes such as Final Cut Pro and Photoshop we wouldn't have been able to produce work at the standard we have. I have learnt a lot about programmes which I didn't know existed before and have developed skills on these programmes which I can now use in other subjects and for other things I do. The programmes have also made me become a little more creative as I have seen the things that can be done on them and have produced work which I am very happy with.
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