H.264 also known as MPEG-4 is an industry standard video compression which is one of the most frequently used video formats. I chose to use this format because it provides a high quality video compression while maintaining a low bit rate. This means its ideal for streaming videos over the internet which is the place I will share my video.
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The pictures labelled 1 and 2 are the text I added via the text tool, 'Are footballers heading for trouble' is is the name of my documentary and is a crucial part as it gives insight into what its about. I also added the 'Documentary Created by Louie Stirk' just to act almost like a credit so the audience know I made it. Furthermore the picture labelled 3 is the text properties, I used this to customize the style and size of the text, I changed the font to one called 'Impact' which is large and bold meaning its suitable for the genre and clear for an audience to see, I also added a shadow and underlined it which I felt gave it more depth on the screen whilst also creating more of a 3D look. Number 4 shows the editing I did to a certain clip in the documentary where there is cuts between different clips to create the effect of a casual but informal scene whilst I narrated. The image labelled number 5 shows all my edited audio, the blue audio at the top is the original audio of the videos I used however about 80 percent of it I either enhanced the volume drastically or just completed removed it all together because of reasons such as poor quality or it just wasn't necessary, The green audio seen at the bottom was effects and music I added during editing which are things such as questions for interviews, football noises, narration etc. Number 6 shows the exponential fade audio transition and number 7 shows the constant gain audio transition, both which I used a number of times throughout to either fade music in or out depending on multiple things like scene changes or audio changes. These effects help the documentary to flow better without having sudden jumps between parts and makes it feel more interlinked as a whole. Finally number 8 is the cross dissolve video transition I used which worked in a way similar to number 6 and 7 transitions, meaning I used it to switch between video clips more gradually to create the flow effect. Overall I kept the editing on the more minimalistic side because I wanted my documentary to feel more raw and real, if I had edited it too much I would have lost the originality and atmosphere that you get from a more low budget home made documentary.
Special effects or SFX are techniques used in the majority of films that enhance the audiences watching experience dramatically by allowing more realistic on screen illusions that are not possible to capture during the real filming. There are a wide range of special effects techniques ranging from the simplest ones like video transitions all the way to sophisticated CGI and more. SFX is important in the film production world as it usually helps to create the more interesting scenes in movies which ultimately attract and engage an audience. The more simple special effects like audio and visual transitions are crucial as they help to piece together a film, prior to editing the footage taken whilst filming looks unfinished and choppy therefore things such as transitions, filters, time lapse etc fill in gaps and ensure the footage flows. More complicated special effects not only consist of digital techniques but thing such as makeup are considered just as important in order to achieve the most realistic result they can. Special effects have been responsible for some of the most widely recognised film scenes such as the T rex from 'Jurassic Park' which was created using animatronics and CGI to achieve the frightening result we all recognize, furthermore the bullet dodging scene in The Matrix created the "bullet time" visual effects which creates the illusion of freezing time whilst the camera continues to move around the subject, forever changing how action sequences were filmed. Special effects are crucial in enhancing audio visual content and the evidence is clear in products. for example practical effects such as miniatures and models which are used to create eye catching things like landscapes, cities and spaceships, 'The Blade Runner' used extremely detailed miniature sets in order to depict a dystopian future Los Angeles. Puppetry and animatronics involve the controlled use of puppets or robotic devices in order to bring creatures and characters to life, therefore enhancing the experience for an audience as the result is indistinguishable from real life. Makeup and prosthetics consist of professionally trained makeup artists doing things such as making people appear significantly more aged or even at the extreme end turning someone into an extra-terrestrial being etc. Finally digital effects are just as important amongst the filming world, examples of techniques are things such as motion capture which captures the movement of actors and translates them into digital characters, Andy Serkis used this technique in the film "The Lord Of The Rings" whilst creating the character Gollum. Green screen and chroma key allow you to replace the backdrop of a scene with digital imagery, Star Wars is a key example of green screen and chroma key use as they managed to create many galactic scenes, Avatar is also a good example as they used is a lot to create jungle and ocean backdrops. Without the use of many of the stated techniques filmmakers would struggle severely to achieve the results which have gained them there success within the industry, although for many viewers the use of special effects never crosses their mind despite it ultimately being the backbone to producing a good film and enhancing all the other aspects of the movies story and appearance.
H.264 also known as MPEG-4 is an industry standard video compression which is one of the most frequently used video formats. I chose to us...
