Technology

Pre-production

In the pre-production of my opening title sequence we used the internet to research what we had to include in the opening title sequence in order to gain the best marks and achieve well. By doing this, I was able to identify what I needed to include in order receiving high marks. The internet further aided the pre-production of my opening title sequence because of websites like YouTube and Weebly, which enabled me to view previous opening title sequences to see where they did well and to see where I could include these in my own opening title sequence. In contrast, I was also able to see what made a opening title sequence loose marks, and was able to avoid putting these in my own opening title sequence.

 

Production

I used multiple examples of technology in the production of my opening title sequence with the use of a 700D camera, which we used to film the sequence. The camera is a very sophisticated piece of equipment which allowed me to film the sequence to a high standard. As a result it made the sequence look visually attractive to view, as there were no parts of the sequence which were blurred or out of focus when you expect them to be in focus.  I also recorded sound which was implemented into the opening title sequence as foley, we did this by using the technology in a music studio to record and adjust the sound in order to fit to be suitable for my opening title sequence. As a result of using the music studio I was able to gain more marks, proving that the use of the technology in the production of the foley was significant.

 

Post production

During the post production process the use of technology was significant as it allowed me to edit the opening title sequence using advanced editing software (Adobe After Effects). This piece of software allowed me to implement a range of editing effects into the title sequence such as fades, jump cuts and text effects at the end. As a result of this, I was able to gain marks through use of a range of editing techniques thanks to technology used in editing the in the opening title sequence. I also used technology in the evaluation of my opening title sequence. This was because it was requested by the examine board in order to gain more marks. I used Pintrest, Prezi, Slideshare, Lino It, Kizoa and I recorded my own directors commentary using my own camera and editing software at home. As a result of using a vast range of technology in my evaluation, I made it look visually appealing and professional, as well as developing my knowledge of all the different technologies online.

I also used social websites such as facebook and twitter in order to gain feedback from people on what they thought of my opening title sequence. Therefore, I could use this information to adjust my opening title sequence in a way that was necessary to make it appeal to my target audience.