All throughout the creation of our final piece, we used newer more modern software and equipment. This included, a new High Definition Camera, iMac and iMac Software, and Voice Recorders.
Sony HD Camera:
During the creation of our AS piece, we used a standard definition camera which had a huge effect on the final quality of our work. However, this year was different, this year we had access to a HD camera capable of capturing high quality video as well as being able to take HD still images.
Apple Mac and Final Cut Pro:
Last year whilst creating our AS final piece, Taken, we used a standard personal computer with the usual editing software (Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier Pro). this year was different in that we were able to se the iMac's available to upload our footage and edit on the Final Cut program included with the Mac.
Using Final Cut Pro allowed us to experiment by using different effects/transitions not available on the standard school computers which the made the quality of the final piece much better. An example of this can be seen by the use of a flowing title screen rather than that of a still image. Doing this gave our media product a much more professional finish while remaining relatively easy to alter if necessary.
YouTube and Blogger:
Throughout both the preparation and creation of our final media product we used both these pieces of software to upload our piece once we had made either changes or improvements. Both site played a part in getting our piece seen and allowing us to receive feedback on what we could change.
iTunes:
We used iTunes to help us search for an appropriate soundtrack to complement our final piece. After a considerable amount of time was spent searching for what we felt was the perfect song to used for our trailer, we chose The Prodigy's' Firestarter. The reason we all, as a group, felt that this complemented our soap trailer and was the most suitable track to use was because it is fast paced, and could be viewed as the genre of music young people (aged 16-24) may listen to. Although we didn't
want to use the Prodigy's Firestarter all the way through our trailer, we still decided to purchase it as we felt it would attract the attention of those losing attention as it is a contrast to the theme music we have. we have also decided to mix up the music used in the trailer to try and challenge the conventions of the soap trailers in that they usually use the same tune for the entirety of the trailer to create something people may associate with the soap. although we want our audience to recognise us, we didn't want he same tune all the away through as we wanted to offer something different from the ordinary.
Sony HD Camera:
During the creation of our AS piece, we used a standard definition camera which had a huge effect on the final quality of our work. However, this year was different, this year we had access to a HD camera capable of capturing high quality video as well as being able to take HD still images.
Apple Mac and Final Cut Pro:
Last year whilst creating our AS final piece, Taken, we used a standard personal computer with the usual editing software (Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier Pro). this year was different in that we were able to se the iMac's available to upload our footage and edit on the Final Cut program included with the Mac.
Using Final Cut Pro allowed us to experiment by using different effects/transitions not available on the standard school computers which the made the quality of the final piece much better. An example of this can be seen by the use of a flowing title screen rather than that of a still image. Doing this gave our media product a much more professional finish while remaining relatively easy to alter if necessary. 
YouTube and Blogger:Throughout both the preparation and creation of our final media product we used both these pieces of software to upload our piece once we had made either changes or improvements. Both site played a part in getting our piece seen and allowing us to receive feedback on what we could change.
iTunes:We used iTunes to help us search for an appropriate soundtrack to complement our final piece. After a considerable amount of time was spent searching for what we felt was the perfect song to used for our trailer, we chose The Prodigy's' Firestarter. The reason we all, as a group, felt that this complemented our soap trailer and was the most suitable track to use was because it is fast paced, and could be viewed as the genre of music young people (aged 16-24) may listen to. Although we didn't
want to use the Prodigy's Firestarter all the way through our trailer, we still decided to purchase it as we felt it would attract the attention of those losing attention as it is a contrast to the theme music we have. we have also decided to mix up the music used in the trailer to try and challenge the conventions of the soap trailers in that they usually use the same tune for the entirety of the trailer to create something people may associate with the soap. although we want our audience to recognise us, we didn't want he same tune all the away through as we wanted to offer something different from the ordinary.
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