Digital technologies - Austin, Gerogia

Garageband -

• The backing track for our thriller work - We used Garageband to create an opening sequence backing track for a thriller video. We had to try and create the right noises in order to create the right effect.
  Pros - It was helpful in the way that there is a range of sounds that you can merge together to create the effect that you are looking for. Cons - Although I do feel that Garageband did not have the right sound effects to create the right atmosphere for a thriller opening sequence.

•  The backing track for our children's film.

Final Cut Express -

• Children's film preliminary task.
• Children's film task.
• Thriller preliminary task.
• Thriller opening sequence task.
• Music video preliminary - we made use of the reverse tool to allow us to fit clips to the music, in particular the scratching. Pros - It was simple and i think effective. Cons - It was a bit difficult with certain clips to make them the right length to fit the music.
• Lip syncing task.
• Music video task - we used Final Cut Pro and a plug in called mojo for the filters, to make the weather look bright and more like the videos we used for inspiration. Pros - it allowed us to create an authentic atmosphere through adding saturation and a tint. Cons - rendering the files was very time consuming and I had to do it all in my own time at home.

Photoshop -

• Introduction to Photoshop (World in the eye task).
• ident for thriller task - we created an ident that we felt represented the thriller genre. To achieve this we needed to use the lasso tool to cut a hole in the A. Pros - it worked fairly well after we added the bullet sound on final cut. Cons - If you don't have basic knowledge of photoshop then it can be difficult to use effectively.

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