Evaluation Task 6

The process of fully creating Evasion was not easy. Many tasks had to be completed such as coming up with the original idea, writing a script, identifying a target audience, assigning roles, shooting the sequence, chopping the clips, overlapping the soundtrack, adding the titles, and finally fully piecing together and brushing up the video.

To come up with the target audience, idea, script and roles, all we needed was a pen and paper, however the next step; shooting the sequence, required rather more equipment and preparation. No longer were we a team sitting down throwing ideas at each other.

We were now an organised team with a game plan, which had to be executed in timed conditions. This is because one piece of equipment used was the Canon HD camera, which did not have a great deal of battery life left when we took it out to the shoot. In this shoot we also used a tripod, and a microphone which attached to the camera. Small props required included the gun and the phones.

This is the tripod we used. The legs could extend for a higher stand. A dolly can also be attached to the bottom so that the tripod can be wheeled along.

This is the Canon HD camera we used. The red button on the right of the picture is the main button; record. The shots recorded can be watched back on the screen on the left.

Editing required more patience, than our quickfire filming. First we shot and edited the rough cut, before producing our final cut of Evasion. To edit the movie we used Final Cut Express, a great program on the Apple Mac which allowed us to edit the length of clips, easily piece them together, use great transitions, add titles, overlap audio, and do many more things. The soundtrack was originally produced on FL Studio 8, by Ashgo, however we added effects and an intro to the soundtrack using Garageband on the Mac.

This is the Mac computer system which was used. All the editing and sound programs used, were found on here. The mouse and keyboard were used to navigate.

This is Garageband. This program was used to edit and brush up the soundtrack which we imported. The tabs on the left with names of different instruments are the tracks. Each track is a new sound e.g drums, bells. The record button is at the bottom along with the play button.

This is Final Cut Express. This program was used for the chopping, editing and piecing together of the visual and sound. The image to the right is a shot of the sequence. When a sequence is being edited, each individual clipped is displayed along the timeline underneath the video boxes.