Here is a list of the programmes and equipment I used in this project:

Creative Commons websites: We found the main soundtrack for our trailer on one of these sites and we were able to use it because the sites offer free downloads on royalty free music. We had it playing throughout our whole trailer but only very quietly at the start so that the music we made on Garageband can be heard the best. It gave what we made a good background beat and as the action on screen quickened we changed its volume so that it became louder and out own music stopped. This added to the trailer's build up of suspense.

Photoshop: I created my horror movie poster and magazine cover using Photoshop. By using this I was able to edit my images to give the effect I wanted on my products and I was able to easily add text and any other graphics that I wanted. I also created my horror moodboard on Photoshop because the features on it enabled me to layer images and create an interesting montage that included various images and different ideas.
Blogger: This is a web 2.0 site because the content on it is generated by its users. I have used Blogger to document and record the different stages in this project. Once completed it will show the progression of my work from the early researching period to the planning and creating of the finished horror teaser trailer and ancillary texts. An advantage of using blogger to document my work is that in the research stages I could analyse film trailers and post the link of the video onto the blog so that people could see it for themselves and see where I had taken my points from. Similarly, it was also easier to analyse still images using flickr. In the production and final stages I was also able to upload my own work and write about that and also put our finished trailer on the blog. A possible disadvantage of blogger is that when writing about my work or analysing trailers I could possibly be inclined to go into less depth as I know the reader of my blog can see the trailers etc for themselves and so can see what I am talking about. However, if I were to write an essay I would be required to be much more detailed in order for the reader to be able to visualise what I am talking about. Overall, I enjoyed using blogger and preferred it to using traditional methods as I think it is well suited to this stlye of work. It was also easy and simple and I felt that it made my work much clearer and easier to understand along with making it interesting to look at as well as being informative.
Flickr: Again this is a web 2.0 site. I have used it to upload and analyse still image clips from film trailers. By using Flickr I am able to creative interactive analysis. It makes my work clearer as when the image is viewed the viewer places their mouse over it and a note will pop up explaining what can be seen. This ensures that the viwer knows exactly what part of the image is being referred to.
Still Camera: I used a still camera to take pictures for the poster and magazine cover.
Video camera and tripod: These were used to film the footage for the teaser trailer. Even though the finished trailer is just over a minute long we made sure we filmed more footage thgan we needed so that we had more variation and choice when it came to editing. When filming we shot the same scenes more than once but changed the camera angle, lighting etc each time so that we could pick what we thought looked the best. This meant that once we had filmed everything we didn't have to go back and re-shoot. The tripod meant that our shots were steady and we could create movement in our scenes by using tilts and pans.
Youtube: I used this site a lot when researching horror trailers and teaser trailers. I was able to upload the videos onto my blog so that I could analyse them and recognise conventions of the horror genre that had been used. I also took printscreens from some of the trailers if there was a specific shot that I found useful and interesting and then analysed those on Flickr.
LiveType: We used this programme to create the title in our trailer. This made it look better because we had a large choice of fonts, effects and motion paths and so we could pick ones that suited our trailer the best.
Excellent work here. You need to explain the advantages/disadvantages of using Web 2.0 apps for evaluation compared to more traditional methods. Which do you ultimately prefer, and why?
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