1. EVALUATION TASK 2
HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND
EVALUATION STAGES? WHAT PARTICULAR
CAMERAWORK TECHNIQUES & EDITING TOOLS WERE
USED AND TO WHAT EFFECT? YOU NEED TO DISCUSS
SPECIFIC TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAMERAS & PINNACLE STUDIO HD
V.15 ENABLED YOU TO USE.

2. SOFTWARE
Pinnacle
A majority of our production was edited in
Pinnacle Studio HD 15
Windows Live Movie Maker
This is with the exception of windows Live
Movie Maker, which was used to edit the
YouTube clip used for our animated
subsidiary logo
Videocam Illusion
We originally planned to use the Android app
Videocam Illusion to add narrative exposition in
the showing of the couple before the
‘kidnapping’. However, we decided against
this and instead opted to use a series of
flashbacks to establish a dual temporal
perspective; Three may have proven too
confusing for the audience.

3. HARDWARE
Video camera
The use of a video camera with flash card storage
allowed an easier transfer-and review-of footage.
Camera phone
A camera phone allowed the use of in-camera
effects to create a ‘home movie’ feel without the
need for Pinnacle effects. This had the added
advantage that we didn’t have to wait quite as long
for the effects to render.
Tripod
When it came to re-filming a couple of shots, we didn’t have
access to school’s tripod. To rectify this, we used my own.
However, this also had a fairly limited height, which was
required for our new establishing shot.
Bedding box
The only solution to the problem was to use a bedding box to add
just short of an extra metre to the height of the tripod.

4. JUMP CUTS
The lengths of certain shots were cut to a
fraction of a second in order to represent
flashbacks. A black and white filter was
also used to reinforce this.
Several of these were placed
together a series of jump cuts,
creating a sense of distress
and disruption.

5. FILTERS
We also used a filter within ‘Magic Bullet’ in Pinnacle to give
the trailer a depressed feel, reflecting the content of the film.
We then adjusted it with the ‘saturation’ tool.

6. CONSTRUCTION OF PRODUCTION
COMPANY LOGO
We used a variety of software in order to create our subsidiary logo
As we didn’t have access to a blank-firing gun that was required in
order to convey a sense of action, we had to find a suitable clip on
YouTube.
Once found, it was downloaded
with the use of Realplayer.

7. It was then exported in high definition in order to
match the shots we had already filmed and
uploaded to Dropbox to then be edited in Pinnacle
Once uploaded, it was spliced every 12
frames and some were deleted at random
in order to produce jump cuts. A filter was
then added in Magic Bullet and
adjustments were made in Chroma Keyer.
Finally, the Movie Trailer Complete motion
title was added.

8. Sound effects were added from
Soundbible.com, as the sound from the
actual clip wasn't what we required.

9. Due to some videos being blocked due to use of an educational filter, this
research was done at home and the clip was reduced to a couple of
seconds in Windows Live Movie Maker.

10. It was then exported in high definition
in order to match the shots we had
already filmed and uploaded to
Dropbox to then be edited n Pinnacle

11. For the research of thriller conventions to flaunt
and follow, we used IMDB. In particular, we used a
list of the top 100 thrillers on the website.

12. We also viewed a number of student productions on Vimeo

13. PRODUCTION OF SOUNDTRACK
Due to the lyrics in our choice of song proving a distraction in our
production, an instrumental was instead recorded, with the use of:
Cubase
Yamaha THR-10
amplifier/audio interface
Aria TA-
Classic guitar
Fender Jazz bass

14. TWITTER
We posted a Vimeo link on Twitter, but unfortunately nobody gave us
any constructive feedback; we just had a couple of retweets.