Research for CCR Question 4

CCR Question 4

The Fourth and Final Creative Critical Reflection: How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project? Throughout this project, I used a variety of technologies, including Cameras (iPhone Cameras), Editing Software (Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photoshop), and online resources (Pixabay, Adobe Fonts, Flaticon). Each of these tools helped to enhance the storytelling of the project.

Hardware

• Camera - Using the Camera on the iPhone helped me get normal shots + cinematic shots. This helped make each clip get the suspenseful atmosphere that I needed from the Poker Game for the Film Opening. I also played around a lot with the focal lengths, which helped with the Close-Up shots and the Long Shots.

• Lighting Equipment - Since I didn't have any actual lighting equipment, I had to get creative and use the Lighting that I already had in the environment where I was filming. For different shots throughout the Film Opening, some included using the Lamps at all times while others also included having the Ceiling Lights.

Software

• Adobe Premier Pro - I used Premier Pro for the video editing and the pacing of the film. This software allowed me to edit the clips and overall make the film have the right amount of suspense and tension that I wanted to include.

• Adobe Photoshop - I used Photoshop to create the Title Cards (Character Cards) and the Graphics (Title, Credits). This helped make it easier for me to play around with the overall design of each of them.

Online Resources

• Adobe Fonts - I used Adobe Fonts to find the right font for each Character Introduction. this helped make it easier to match the texts to their personality and role that they had in the film.

• Royalty-Free Music - Pixabay helped me get the music that I needed for the background of the film and the some of the sound effects that I used that helped create the atmosphere and the tension throughout the film.

• Film Blogs - I used other Blogposts as inspiration as to what I could also create. I learned new methods and some Camera Techniques that helped improve the quality of the film.

By combining the Hardware, Software, and the Online Resources that I used, I was able to create High Stakes at a better level than I would have with only the previous experience that I had. I was able to enhance the technical and creative aspects of the Overall Film that allowed for this vision to become true and hopefully engage the audience more.