Process Evaluation of Ultra short film

Software applications

Software application is to do with the type of editing programmes that editor use to make their one big videos. Sometime the editors would have to use more than one software since some application offer specific editing material. These could be to do with graphic as some people would like to enhance their graphic as some editing software do not offer many variety of graphic. These software can be only found digital devices such as a laptop or computer

I only use one editing software which was Final Cut Pro, I did use the graphic and enhance by making it look darker to reflect the theme of my ultra short film. this was show at the time of 35 seconds within my film. I was able to make everything within this software.

This had a lot of good impact within my work as I got used to using the software and I know how to use it. This therefore illustrate that this software was very reliable to me as it made thing easier to edit my work and there was a lot of variety of graphics to use.

Hardware

It is just to do with how the editor made their film either through linear or non-linear. Linear mean that the editor edited their work through the use of scissor and glue including the analogue tape to make their film. Whereas non-linear means that the editor edited their work through editing that is shown in devices such as laptop or computer.

In my work I had used a software application through the I mac that I used. This is illustrated form the picture below where it show me use an editing software from a I mac.

I am glad that I had not used chose the editing method linear to make my film because firstly I have not got any experience of doing it in that method. I am happy that I had chose the other editing method which was non-linear as I was able to correct any mistakes that I made throughout my work whereas in linear you would have to get it right doing the first time.

High definition/ standard definition

It is just the way the editor export the video whether it is in high definition or in standard definition. High definition means that the quality of the video or clip is better than standard, it is less likely to look distorted. Whereas standard definition is normal quality of a video but it is quite likely to get distorted whilst it is being exported from a computer to a website. Standard definition is has got lower quality than high definition.

In my work I had chose to make the video in hd This is illustrated form the picture below where it show me use an editing software from a I mac.

This had a lot of impact within my work because it made the quality of the video look better. In the video you can also tell that it is not distorted which is good for me.

Tapes

This is where the editor stores his clips in a memory card. The only way that you can store it in a memory card is by inputting it onto a camera and recorded. Once you have film a shot it would have already been transferred to the memory card. With the memory card you can in transfer the clips into
USB's, CD's, video tapes and SD cards even though you don't have to do that. You can just log and transfer it onto the I Mac and start editing altogether.

I used a memory card to store my clips. The reason why I did this is because it would allow me to easily track all of the footage an easily transfer it to the computers to edit them altogether.

The impact that this had on my work is that I did not have to use more than one memory card. This memory card was very reliable to me as it was able to store more than a 100 clips. This therefore made it easier for me to edit my ultra short film

Hard disc

This is one of the step that the editor must before editing. This is where the editor start importing clips to a specific software or files in order to easily access it. It is also to do with where the editor put the clips and how he or she will access the hard drive again

I used an editing programme called Final Cut Pro to easily transfer the footage in the imac. The reason why I did this is so that I could start editing or otherwise I will not be able to. This software would often allow you to see the video again and again since I knew where it was saved.

The impact that this had on the work is that i was able to see upfront that all the clip this therefore allow me tot edit my work easier as i could worried less and I did not have to keep checking on files where i put the clips it is just on the same files.

Data transfer rates

Data transfer rates is how fast all of the data transfers to the I Mac, computer or laptop. This to do with how quick you are able to import and how quick the data transfer rate is per second in term of MB. This be more than 80 MB pr second or less. Obviously the higher the transfer rate the more the sufficient the software is.

I used an editing programme called Final Cut Pro i used this programme since it was the editing software available on the I Mac. The data transfer rate is 80 MB which is good.

Since I had to upload 104 clips I was quite please by it and it only took less than 6 minutes to upload which is quite. Therefore I was able to start editing quite quickly.

Exporting productions

It is where the editor is exporting a finished film and is export to a specific file. This is the final stage of the editing process where you should have  completed the improvement of your work.

An example of this is where I used the editing programme called final cut pro to export my final video to YouTube. The reason why I did this because I wanted to make this video unlisted on YouTube.

This is effective within as it was easy to export the file and I did not have to save the rendered version of the video it was transfer to YouTube straight away.

File types

This is where the editor gets a choose what kind file type they want to save there video and this is where they show it before the video fully export. These files are such as Mov, Avi and Fly and mp4. This there fore means that you can save your video in many format.

An example of this is where I had used the programme called Final Cut Pro. I used this programme to export my video because this is the software that i used to edit my video.

This had not much import within the work i mean i was able to do is upload my film and it to YouTube link and now people are able to see the video as long as they have my link and which is because i made it unlisted on you tube.

Compression

This is where the files are compressed when vidoe are uploading to youtube or when exporting to another software. It just make the the file smaller. An example of this shown in my work when the video s exported to youtube and you that the looks of the video are different they do not look legit from the actual video from final cut pro. This had made a lot of bad impact within my work as it has made the video look aesthetically less pleasing.