media studies 2009-2011

ipad

1a) video , internet , music , books , it is identical to the ipod touch but with 4 times the display of it.

1b) big touch screen makes pushing buttons much easier for the elderly and obesely fingered

playstation 3

a) the sony playstation 3 plays blue ray , lets you experience the internet and stores music.

b) the relationship is that you can stream iplayer through the playstation 3

c) sony films and sony music can be bought to be used on the playstation 3

The football factory

The opening credits start with the name of the production comapanies , ‘Rockstar games’ and ‘Vertigo’ , these names last on the screen for around 4 seconds giving the viewer just enough time to see it and then move on quickly without boring the viewer immediately into the film. There is then a montage image before the films directors name Nick Love , comes on the screen and that is followed by a further montage of pictures befored the main actor in the film Danny Dyers name is shown , the titles sequence then continues for a furter 1 minute approxiamtely showing minor actors names and also producers names and other peoples names from behind the scenes. The title sequence is fairly basic and conforms to getting the information across and showing a montage of images of football hooliganism which gives the viewer an insight into what the film is going to involve. The music is instrumental and is almost a continuous tone throughout , the main colours used in the title sequence are , red , black and yellow all used for the majority of the time.

Green Street

In the opening to this film it is very much different to the football factory and immediately shows the story of the main character Elijah Wood , he is the first name to come up and he is the first person the viewer see’s , the whole opening titles are following him in an airport whilst in the bottom left coner of the screen the information about all the people involved in the making of the film comes up in a basic white font. The problem sometimes with having the story going on in the background of the opening titles is that the information shown is not really paid attention to as the story is the main attraction. The music in the piece also differs from that used in the football factories opening sequence as it is a song , ‘only when i laugh’ by Ken Jones. in my opinion this form of opening titles does not work as it distracts the viewers eye from the text information to the story instead.

RockNRolla

The opening titles of this film are very advanced with a lot of CGI , it starts with a very fast pan across what looks like a deserted warehouse before revealing the warner brothers company logo , before showing a cartoon like montage of the production company , the directors name ‘Guy Ritchie’ and then it moves into real life and a man is stood stationary for around 25 seconds while there is a voiceover from a cotney man explaining what a rock and roller is , then after the 25 second voiceover period , music is then played , ‘im a man’ which is instrumental and also lyrical, and once again the cartoon montage of the characters image aswell as their names begin popping up one after another and then to end the sequence the final cartoon of one of the characters morphs into the real life version of the character resulting in the opening of the film. this opening title sequence was very advanced and showed the film had a hugh budget however it is a very good opening titles sequence and ultimately works to portray the information and also the theme for a gangster film.

The preliminary exercise is a piece of work we were required to produce , and had to follow a specific brief of the exercise. As a group we followed the basic criteria of the film and in turn just produced a basic film consisting of the hand over of a briefcase. The major good point of the piece is the close up on the hand pulling the chair back , this shows a fairly decent level of camera work and helps the piece flow from one mini sequence to another. The major bad point of the video is the editing in which the characters jump occasionally when walking which shows a poor editing skill level from the group as a whole however countered with that there is a very good fade to end the piece which i believe is executed well and smoothly rounds the film off.

This is a continuity task linked in with filming and editing . The film has to consist of 3 stages :-

1. character opens a door
2. character crosses the room and sits down in a chair opposite another character
3. they exchange a small amount of lines in dialogue and then an object i.e briefcase

This task is meant to demonstrate a match on action , a shot reverse shot and also has to implement the 180° rule.

This contains tools for editing clips in the timeline. When you select a tool the mouse pointer will usually change to the tools icon to represent it , a tools behaviour can be changed by holding down the shift key.

selection tool - used to select clips in the timeline

track select tool - select all clips on a track from a given point

ripple edit tool - adjust an edit point and move other clips around

rolling edit tap - adjust an edit point between 2 clips

rate stretch tool - change the duration of a clip whilst changing the speed

razor tool - cut a clip into 2

slip tool - move a clips in and out points by the same amount simultaneously so the timeline is not  affected

slide tool - move a clip back and forth in the timeline while adjusting adjacent clips

pen tool - create control anchor points

hand tool - drag the timeline view left and right

zoom tool - click in the timeline to magnify the view or drag and select a rectangluar area to zoom into

This tutorial provides an insight into the features of adobe premiere workspace.

the workspace is divided into 5 panels:-

1. the project panel - where you the store all the elements which make the edited video

2. the monitor panel - where you view video clips and results of your edits

3. the info panel - shows info about the selected panel

4. the timeline panel - where you arrange the elements of your videos in an order

5. the tools panel - where you can use various editing tools to use in the timeline

This is a programme which can be used by amateurs and proffesionals due to the fact it can be bought alone or as a part with other applications such as photoshop.

How does it work?

it works by importing videos from a tape onto the hard drive then enabling you to edit it and then export it back onto the tape

How good is premiere?

Iis a very popular package as it enables you to edit , broadcast quality production and make high definition video however other packages are more popular with high quality producers. It has a nice clean interface meaning it is accessible to all skilled users.

what can it do?

It can do numerous things such as , 1. import video , audio and graphics in a wide variety of formats , 2. edit , manipulate and arrange these elements in a visual timeline , 3. add effects , filters and titles and 4. export your video in a variety of formats , including video tape recordings.

What cant it do?

Apart from its obvious advantages , there are also some bad points , 1. the title maker is not as advanced as it could be , 2. serious sound editing needs a specialist sound application  and 3. the range of transitions and special effects are average in proffesional standards.

cost?

It is a mid range product with a fairly reasonable asking price , there are cheaper versions for people who are money concerned however there are also very expensive systems which are much better than adobe premiere. on amazon you can buy the system for $550.00

In summary it is a very adequate system for all users and therefore is suitable for the job it does.

Editing is the process of manipulating and rearranging video shots to make a new work. It is part of the post production stage alongside titling etc. In non proffesional instances the word editing is used to describe all post production wheras editing can mean anything from :-

-rearranging , adding or removing sections of video and audio cilps

- adding colour correction  , filters and other enhancements

- creating transitions between clips

The main goals of editing are :-

removing unwanted footage -  getting rid of bits which are wrong

choose the best footage -  choosing the best takes for the final piece

create a flow -  to make sure the piece flows in a simultaneous fashion

add effects , music or graphics etc - improvment by adding extra elements

alter the style, pace or mood - the use of visual effects and music does this

give the piece a specific angle - tailor the piece to support a particular view point or send a message

linear sequence - where the editing is in time order .

non linear  sequence - a sequence where it is not in order , and in some cases is where the parts of the sequence go away from the action and then return after.

montage -  a collage of images using sound andphotomontage.