Saving film in correct format

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I completed my fully edited film, I then had to save my film. I had to make sure that i saved my film in the correct format so that I could then convert my films in Adobe Media Encoder. To save my film in the correct format I had to click on file, then save as a WMV. file. This is because if I saved my film in a different format Adobe Media Encoder would not be able to convert my film files. I then had to chose which folder i wanted to save my film in, I created a special folder in the Student Shared drive so that I could save all of my film files in the same location.
How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because it says that I have to produce my film in Adobe Flash, by saving my files in this correct format it allows me to convert my film in Adobe Media Encoder so that I could then import the files into Adobe Flash.
Skill Number:

10

Special Effects

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I added special effects to my film using Windows Movie Maker. To do this I had to click on the left side of the page, and then i had to click on the add special effects option. This then brought down a drop down box, I then clicked on the 'Add Transitions' option, this then brought up a different screen, this screen gave me the option to select what transition that i wanted to use between each scene. Once i had chosen what transition I wanted I then clicked complete. After i clicked complete the screen closed and the it took me back to where I edited my film. In the centre of the screen was the transition that I chose previously. I then had to click on the story board at the bottom of the page, this showed the film clips and then separating these clips was a small box. I then clicked on this small box and then i dragged the transition into the box, this then added the transition between two scenes that I wanted to separate.
How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because in the client brief i stated that I was going to produce a fully edited film and addind transitions into a film is part of the editing process.
Skill Number:

9

Adding Open/Close Credits

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I had to add Opening and Closing credits to my film. I did this because i thought it would make the film flow more than if I just started the film straight away and then ended it sharply. To add the Opening/Closing credits I had to click on the left side of Windows Movie Maker on the option that said 'Edit' after clicking this 5 drop downs appeared, one of these drop downs was the option to add Open/Close credits to the film. I then clicked on this option, this then brought up a screen asking me to input the text that I wanted to be displayed on the Opening/Closing credits, I then had the option to change the font style, the font colour and the font size. I then had to click the 'Complete' button at the bottom of the page, this then added the Opening credits to the beginning of the film and the closing credits to the end of the film.

How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because the brief states that I must include a opening and closing credits section to my film, this step has ensured that i have met a part of the client brief criteria.

Skill Number:
7

Adding Subtitles

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

During this lesson I had to add subtitles to my film. I decided that to make my film more professional and to meet the client brief I would produce subtitles for my short film. I have done this because I feel that it will make my short film more accessible to people who may have hearing difficulties, this is because it will allow them to enjoy the film as a person you had good hearing would. My short film has quite a lot of speech in it, this meant that i had to add lots of subtitles to my film.
To add subtitles to my film I had to create I had to save a second copy of my completed film as Movie with Subtitles, this is because it would allow the user to view the film with or without subtitles. To add the subtitles to the film, I had to click on the scene that I wanted to add subtitles to, and then click on 'Make Titles or Credits', this then gave me the option to add a title at the beginning of the movie, at the end of the movie and on a selected clip etc. I chose to add a title on the selected clip. I then had to type in what i wanted to be displayed at the bottom of each seen, so in this instance it would be the characters speech. I then had to change the title animation, this is because currently the text was not being displayed. I changed the title animation to 'Subtitle' which allows the text to overlay the background so that the text can be viewed. This skill that I have learnt fits in with the client brief as I have made a subtitled or a directer commentary version of the film. I therefore will have to make an area on the front end of my film where the user can select to play the film with subtitles and this is a key feature to the film.

How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because the client brief says that i must include either Subtitles or Directors Commentary to my film. This is because by adding subtitles to my film it will make the film more accessible to people who may have a hearing impediment.

Skill Number:

8

Splitting Scenes

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I had to split the scenes that I had imported into Windows Movie Maker. I did this so that I could make my film flow well and have a logical order I had to split and edit each of the scenes to produce a final film. After I had imported my movie clips I had to decide where I wanted the film to start and end because there was some parts on the clips that I did not want and need.
To edit the scenes I had to first import all of the movie clips into Movie Maker, I then had to go to the show timeline option, this then showed me the film in a different way which enabled me section where I wanted the clip to start and finish, or any parts in the middle of the clips that I did not need anymore. After I had cropped the scenes I could then add things such as transitions where the scenes would fade in and out, this made my film look much more professional and added more of a story line to the film.
This allowed me to make my film much more flowing and allowed me to start bringing my film together as a whole. This activity fits in with the client brief as it allowed to cut out unnecessary sections of the clips that i have filmed. This process also made me stick to the 3 minute maximum time limit on the film.

How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because it states that I must ensure that my film does not run over 3 minutes and that the film must have 4 or more scenes to it. By using Windows Movie Maker i can split scenes in half so that i can create extra scenes and make sure that the film has more than 4 scenes.

Skill Number:

6

Importing film into Windows Movie Maker

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I had to import my video files into Windows Movie Maker so that I could start to edit my film. To do this I had to open windows movie maker, I then had to click on file, then import files. I then had to find the folder than I wanted to import the files from. I then had to select the files that I wanted to import into Windows Movie Maker. After i had selected what files i wanted to import into Movie maker, they then appeared at the top of Movie Maker in a type of library, i then had to drag the files into the timeline at the bottom of the page.

How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because it states that i must use either Adobe Premier Pro or Windows Movie Maker to edit my film. Also, it also says that my film must be at least 1 minute 30 and a maximum of 3 minutes, by importing the files into Movie Maker i can edit the film to make sure that it is no more than 3 minutes long.

Skill Number:

5

Converting WMV files to FLV/F4V

To make my film files the correct format so that I could put my files into Flash I had to convert the files from WMV to FLV/F4V using Adobe Media Encoder CS4. This was a very good piece of software to use to convert the files as it is very easy to use and navigate.
To start the process of converting I had to open up Adobe Converter, I then had to locate the files that I wanted to convert. I then had to import the files from the folder inot the converter. I then had to select which new format I wanted the files to be converted to, which was FLV/F4V. I then had to select 'Start Queue' which started the process of converting, i then had to wait several minutes for it to convert and then the process was over.

Converting FIles from .MOD to .AVI

The Development work I have covered during the lesson:

This lesson I had to convert the files that I had uploaded from the camera to the pc. I had to convert these files because the format of the files was MOD, this is the standard format the files from the camera are produced in. Whilst the file format was .MOD I could not import the files into movie maker as the program did not run .MOD files and only runs .AVI files. This meant that I had to use CS4 Adobe Media Encoder, this program allowed me to convert my files from the .MOD format to .AVI. I found the process of converting the files extremely easy, this is because the program is extremely easy to use as all of the options are easy to find and use.

How this met the Client Brief:

This met the client brief because now that I have converted my files to the correct format I can make a start on producing the actual film using Windows Movie Maker.

Skill Number:

4