Evaluation

Premier pro enabled me to edit the trailer and effects to it that make it seem more of a horror instead of just the basic footage. Premier pro is the software that I used to edit the trailer, add cuts in the trailer to help make the trailer have a purpose and have a meaning. Without premier pro I would not be able to make the trailer as effective as it has turned out, and it would not be associated with the horror genre. The music and effects added to the footage have been added in by the use of premier pro and without this, it would not be how it is.

                    Photoshop helped me to make my magazine and my poster which was related to my film. Photoshop was there when I need to cut image sizes, add text, and to basically make my poster and magazine. Within Photoshop there are plenty of tools that are used to do certain things and add certain effects. One thing that really helped me was the use of having rulers, these helped me to make sure my work was in line with each other making it look that extra bit professional.

YouTube was used to give me and my group inspiration on what sort of horror we would make and what sort of ideas we would add in. This enabled us to look at existing films and gave us ideas of what sort of conventions are associated with each kind of genre, this helped us pick what horror film we would make and enabled us to have a good idea of what to include in the film to make it scary.

Google enabled me to use it as a search engine, meaning I was able to use this to help me find existing products and help me find how they look and what sorts of conventions go with a poster and magazine cover when associated with horror.

The camera was used to of course film the actual trailer. Without the use of camera, we wouldn’t have been able to film the trailer. The quality of the camera was very good which meant that we got a very good crisp image for the recording of the film.

 Survey monkey enabled me to create a questionnaire that led to me finding out information about what my target audience want to see in a horror and what they think of horrors as a whole. The use of survey monkey was key within helping me, find the demands of the target audience, it helped to make my product as effective due to the questionnaire I created from using this.

Flipsnack was where I would upload all of my work and turn it into a flip book to then upload to my blog. Flipsnack would help me make my look professional by adding a front cover and adding text to make it clear what piece of work it is.

Blogger was used for me to upload all of my work to, so that my teacher would be able to see the amount of work I have done and what standard it is at. This would help me on where I could improve my work so he could give me feedback from looking on my blog.

All of these tools and technologies enabled me to make the production of my media film and enable me to keep my work organised and in a safe place. By using all these tools, it meant that I didn't have to spend any money when making my film as the software's and tools were provided for us, and we just had to use them effectively and creatively to make our work as good as we could. As I done media at GCSE level, I was already familiar with some of the software and tools that were used but I learnt new things and my overall knowledge of the software's massively improved enabling my work to be more effective. This was my second year of studying media and the product I made in the first year benefited me in the second year. This product was making the poster, I made a horror poster this year to go with my horror trailer. The poster work came rather easy to me as of the time and practice I had in my first year when making the music poster.