iPhone- Our iPhone's were a large part of the construction, research and planning of our film trailer. It was used for many different things in the process of making our trailer. One thing it helped us with was communication. This is because our iPhone's have the latest technology which allowed us to use and download applications such as Facebook Messenger. Myself, Abbie and Niall used Facebook Messenger as a way to communicate with each other outside of school to arrange filming, discuss ideas etc. Another reason why we decided to use our iPhone's is because they are of good quality. This meant that we could take pictures, which would be of high quality, which we have used as evidence of our filming. The good camera quality also allowed us to make vlogs during the construction and planning of our trailer. As well as the above, another way our phones helped us is the Notes app already installed on iPhones. This allowed us to keep track of things that we still needed to do and things that we needed to improve. With the technology on our phones being so advanced, we were able to access the internet which allowed us to use things such as YouTube, Blogger, etc which made our research and planning much easier.
Blogger- Blogger has been a very easy and efficient way of displaying my coursework. It has allowed me to display all of what I needed to display with no trouble at all. I managed to access the website through many different devices such as my laptop, home computer, school computer and mobile phone which made it very easy to add new posts in present time. Also the different 'Publish' and 'Save' buttons helped me very much when dong my research, planning and evaluations as it allowed my to save unfinished work without the post being visible on my blog until the post was completely finished and I clicked the 'Publish' button. Having said this, I am also able to change a blog post even if it has been published. This means that we can make changes to any post very easily.
Adobe Photoshop- Photoshop was a vital part in the construction of my media texts. This is because I used this software to create my film poster, magazine front cover, production company logo and the credits that appear at the end of the No More trailer. To start with, I found Photoshop quite difficult to use as I had never had experience using it before. However, I managed to get my head around it quite quickly as I had the help of my class mates, teachers and the internet. One of the tools I used on Photoshop is the 'T' tool. This allowed me to add in text wherever I wanted to. I would click on the 'T', draw a textbox and then was able to type whatever I wanted. After I had typed the text I was able to change the colour, font, size and positioning according to my vision. The font I chose was 'Franklin Gothic Heavy' as I wanted to create synergy through all of my media texts. Another tool I used on Photoshop was the gradient tool. I used this tool when I was making my magazine front cover. I used this effect on the background as I wanted it to be simple so it didn't draw attention away from the main image however, wanted it to be more interesting than just having one colour. The gradient tool was a perfect way to ensure this vision was achieved. I experimented with a range of colours for the gradient background including blue, white, black and red but my favourite by far was the black and grey, which are the colours I decided on using. Another of the many tools I used on Photoshop was the rubber. I used this to get rid of the original background around the main image to just leave the backgrounds I had created. This took me a while as I had to make sure that I rubbed out the background perfectly to leave the outline of the main image as neat as possible. I changed the rubber to a smaller size and reduced the hardness of the rubber as I got closer to the edges of the image to ensure the image outlines were tidy.
Adobe Premiere Pro- Adobe Premiere Pro is the editing software that we used to construct our trailer. Unlike Photoshop, I had already had a reasonable amount of experience using this as it is the editing software we used last year for our AS piece. Having said this, it was more complicated than last year as we wanted to expand our editing knowledge so had to spend more time experimenting. The software was very easy to use and allowed us to cut, crop, delete, duplicate and re watch our footage where we wanted without a struggle. Also, this software provided us with several video effects and video transitions. We used these to make our thriller trailer follow conventions of other thriller trailers. Some of these effects include the blur effect, black and white, rewind, dip to black, dip to white and the contrast effect. Premiere Pro also enabled us to add in audio as well as video footage. We were able to add in our music choices and the voice over where we wanted them. We added the sound according to how it fit the placement of our video footage. If we didn't like how it fit then we were able to delete it very easily and put in a different place that fit in better.
Social Media- As I was part of a group during the construction of my thriller trailer, communication between all group members was crucial. Social media allowed us to communicate with each other. One form of social media we used for communication was Facebook Messenger. It is a very simple app to use as all of the team members had lots of experience using this. Another form of social media we used was Instagram. We made an Instagram account so we could post pictures associated with our trailer and receive comments about our trailer to know what is good and what can be improved. Our Instagram page is managed by myself and Abbie, meaning we discuss what we think should be posted and then one of us will take it upon ourselves to upload the image. Social media was the perfect way to appeal to our target audience as the majority of the people who use social media are of the age we are trying to address.
YouTube- YouTube has been a very useful tool in this process. One reason why it has been useful is because it has allowed us to upload our drafts, final piece and vlogs. We then copied the link and posted the link on our blogs so that people are able to view them. Another way in which YouTube has helped me is with my research. I was able to search up other thriller film trailers which helped when I was analysing them as I was able to watch the trailers several times, pausing, playing and rewinding where I needed to. Analysing these trailers helped develop my thoughts and ideas further which also meant that I figured out the conventions I wanted to follow and the ones I wanted to challenge.
Blogger- Blogger has been a very easy and efficient way of displaying my coursework. It has allowed me to display all of what I needed to display with no trouble at all. I managed to access the website through many different devices such as my laptop, home computer, school computer and mobile phone which made it very easy to add new posts in present time. Also the different 'Publish' and 'Save' buttons helped me very much when dong my research, planning and evaluations as it allowed my to save unfinished work without the post being visible on my blog until the post was completely finished and I clicked the 'Publish' button. Having said this, I am also able to change a blog post even if it has been published. This means that we can make changes to any post very easily.
Adobe Photoshop- Photoshop was a vital part in the construction of my media texts. This is because I used this software to create my film poster, magazine front cover, production company logo and the credits that appear at the end of the No More trailer. To start with, I found Photoshop quite difficult to use as I had never had experience using it before. However, I managed to get my head around it quite quickly as I had the help of my class mates, teachers and the internet. One of the tools I used on Photoshop is the 'T' tool. This allowed me to add in text wherever I wanted to. I would click on the 'T', draw a textbox and then was able to type whatever I wanted. After I had typed the text I was able to change the colour, font, size and positioning according to my vision. The font I chose was 'Franklin Gothic Heavy' as I wanted to create synergy through all of my media texts. Another tool I used on Photoshop was the gradient tool. I used this tool when I was making my magazine front cover. I used this effect on the background as I wanted it to be simple so it didn't draw attention away from the main image however, wanted it to be more interesting than just having one colour. The gradient tool was a perfect way to ensure this vision was achieved. I experimented with a range of colours for the gradient background including blue, white, black and red but my favourite by far was the black and grey, which are the colours I decided on using. Another of the many tools I used on Photoshop was the rubber. I used this to get rid of the original background around the main image to just leave the backgrounds I had created. This took me a while as I had to make sure that I rubbed out the background perfectly to leave the outline of the main image as neat as possible. I changed the rubber to a smaller size and reduced the hardness of the rubber as I got closer to the edges of the image to ensure the image outlines were tidy. 
Adobe Premiere Pro- Adobe Premiere Pro is the editing software that we used to construct our trailer. Unlike Photoshop, I had already had a reasonable amount of experience using this as it is the editing software we used last year for our AS piece. Having said this, it was more complicated than last year as we wanted to expand our editing knowledge so had to spend more time experimenting. The software was very easy to use and allowed us to cut, crop, delete, duplicate and re watch our footage where we wanted without a struggle. Also, this software provided us with several video effects and video transitions. We used these to make our thriller trailer follow conventions of other thriller trailers. Some of these effects include the blur effect, black and white, rewind, dip to black, dip to white and the contrast effect. Premiere Pro also enabled us to add in audio as well as video footage. We were able to add in our music choices and the voice over where we wanted them. We added the sound according to how it fit the placement of our video footage. If we didn't like how it fit then we were able to delete it very easily and put in a different place that fit in better.Social Media- As I was part of a group during the construction of my thriller trailer, communication between all group members was crucial. Social media allowed us to communicate with each other. One form of social media we used for communication was Facebook Messenger. It is a very simple app to use as all of the team members had lots of experience using this. Another form of social media we used was Instagram. We made an Instagram account so we could post pictures associated with our trailer and receive comments about our trailer to know what is good and what can be improved. Our Instagram page is managed by myself and Abbie, meaning we discuss what we think should be posted and then one of us will take it upon ourselves to upload the image. Social media was the perfect way to appeal to our target audience as the majority of the people who use social media are of the age we are trying to address.
YouTube- YouTube has been a very useful tool in this process. One reason why it has been useful is because it has allowed us to upload our drafts, final piece and vlogs. We then copied the link and posted the link on our blogs so that people are able to view them. Another way in which YouTube has helped me is with my research. I was able to search up other thriller film trailers which helped when I was analysing them as I was able to watch the trailers several times, pausing, playing and rewinding where I needed to. Analysing these trailers helped develop my thoughts and ideas further which also meant that I figured out the conventions I wanted to follow and the ones I wanted to challenge.
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