I have learnt about numerous technologies from the laughable preliminary task, through to the animatic and finally my final product. First of all I learnt how to use my 'JVC HD Camcorder', then I learnt about the match on action effect and the importance of fluent continuous shots. I came to know iMovie for the preliminary task and its affective effects and different versions with some not being compatible with my camera which I had to work my way round, making a few trips to the Apple store.
iPhoto proved unexpectedly useful for my animatic, although simplistic and limited in the titles, it works well with photos, having a useful editing program which I coloured and edited my sketches with. It was quick and easy to use unlike iMovie which can be a lengthy fiddly process. Although now looking from, I could say, an experienced point of view on iMovie, it is a great program with so many useful tools and tricks and relatively easy to use compared to other programs.
GarageBand was also another Apple program that was hard to use at first but the more you use it, the more you get to know it and eventually is proved extremely useful as I made both my media and film studies music with it within a few hours. I also learnt how to use iDVD making dvd menus for my films and burning them onto discs.
'In-Mind Louis' represents middle to upper/middle class house-holds depicted from the mise en scene. It would be in a rural to rural/urban setting. So if it was set in America it would be a typical smart, short green grass neighbourhood like in 'Zathura: A Space Adventure' (2005) or if I'm thinking the UK, I take inspiration from Spielberg's 1992 'Hook" where the beginning is set in upper class London. I started off with a younger audience in mind 8-15 year olds, but realising after my finished product that my targeted audience would be 10 to 20 years olds from the visual nature of In-Mind Louis. Also looking at social groups with age in mind. 'In-Mind Louis' appeared from the age of 'Louis' which is ten, to be based at primary school children who enjoy creative fiction stories, drawing etc... 'In-Mind Louis' is not particularly social grouped based though, as I am trying to promote the film with a classification of PG to a mainstream audience, where parents can bring the children to see the film & also enjoy it.
- I have learnt that with a layout and plan of your product, it is much easier to develop the actual final product.
- Making an animatic and sketches can help you have more of a visual idea of the product and where the camera is going to go in the final film, it gives yo something to build from, a platform of ideas to start from.
- Creating a plan helps the narrative develop.
- After your preliminary task, you get a stronger idea of what audience your going to aim for, as you have to make something thats going to appeal to them.
GarageBand was also another Apple program that was hard to use at first but the more you use it, the more you get to know it and eventually is proved extremely useful as I made both my media and film studies music with it within a few hours. I also learnt how to use iDVD making dvd menus for my films and burning them onto discs.
