Week 6

WEEK  6 - (PRODUCTION: WRITING AND SHOOTING; UPDATE PRESENTATION)

How are you using media technologies in the construction of your product?

During week six, we were using two different cameras at different points of the trailer. This was the main camera that we used:

The camera recorder that we were using wasn't the greatest, as we did have trouble trying to upload the tape onto Adobe Premier which took a lot of time, stress and effort. However, this camera is what the professionals used and we wanted to be taken seriously so we tried to use this piece of digital technology. Working the camera took a bit of time but once we got the hang of it, we put in as many skills and techniques we knew into the tape and tried our best to make our trailer appear realistic. Along with the camera recorder came the tripod, charger and tape. The first time we had recieved the camera corder we couldn't get filming straight away, due to the fact that the tape was not put in the overall package. However, we overcame this problem by desperately searching for the same kind of tape that was being sold in the market. We found it, paid for it and began eagerly filming.



Here is a picture of myself using the camera in action:

 

In what ways will your media production use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Now it was important that we got tips from other media production organisations on lighting, sound, camera shots/ framing and mise-en-scene, in order to incorporate the most important elements into our trailer to increase the professional look of our trailer. So after studying these by watching youtube tutorials, I taught myself the importance of each element and how they can be better developed.

Lighting:

This video taught me the importance of position of light and how much of an impact an overhead light can make for example. This would help me during the filming of the characters when they were indoors. E.g. the parent scene during the beginning of the trailer.


Shots:

This video taught me the different shots I can use in my trailer. I didn't use all of them but I only used those that I thought were suitable for a comedy trailer. I thought that shots were the most important element in my trailer, not only shots but the characters position as it can reveal alot about the character and his / her status to the audience. After watching this video I had a fair idea of which shots I would like to use during shooting.