EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWAREBy Alana Abrahams

VIDEO CAMERA

To film our music video I used a video camera. In our previous AS

media portfolio project we used the same camera so we were all very familiar with how it worked. This camera is very handy in terms of

size, although sometimes the image quality is lower than we would want it

to be.

TRIPOD

I used a tripod for when we wanted the camera to be completely still and steady

for certain shots. You can adjust the angle and height of the camera

according to what shot you want. An example of one of the shots we used

the tripod for was the low-angle shot to demonstrate the authority and power

the singer had. A camera is not the only object that a tripod can hold; it can hold a flash units and reflectors to provide

the right lighting.

APPLE MAC

I used an Apple Mac computer to create and design our website. It enabled me to add my research,

planning, construction, production and evaluation pieces of work that I had

made for our coursework. Once all of the filming was finished I then used the Apple Mac to edit and add the

finishing touches to finalise our music video.

CAMERA

I used a digital camera to take photos for the digipak front cover

and the digipak advert. This type of camera produces high quality and

professional-looking pictures. I also used the camera to take photos of the different locations that we were

filming in for the location list.

LIGHTS

The studio that we filmed our performance parts of the music video in had stage

lighting. We used this to create a more professional and finished look on the video

clips. It enabled us to generate different effects such as single spotlights and

coloured lighting. The lighting also helped to create the effects we wanted when we were taking the pictures for the digipak cover and

advert.

IMOVIE HD

For the editing process, I used iMovie HD which is a popular Apple editing software. This

editing software enabled me to add effects, upload clips, split clips, and

add transitions and titles to my music video. It was simple to use and I enjoyed editing the video on

this software.

WIX.COM

Wix.com was the website I used in which to create our website. I uploaded my

research, planning, construction, production and evaluation of our music video onto the website. It allowed me to be creative and design a website style

that I wanted for our portfolio. The website was simple to operate and had all the features/effects I wanted to add.

YOUTUBE

I used YouTube for the research, planning and production of the music video. When researching music videos to analyse and

compare, I looked on YouTube and used the videos from the site for my website. This

helped when analysing the music videos as it made them more accessible and easier to

write about. They can now be viewed as examples on my website. When all the music video construction and editing is

finished the music video will be uploaded onto YouTube so it can be viewed and put

onto the website.