Blog Thirty Five - overall evaluation

When I first started doing this project I didn't really know how it was going to go. I was very open I minded and open to trying new ideas. I didn't really know what I wanted to do until I had a good long think. I found learning the tools and techniques needed was quite easy and seemed to pick them up quite fast. 

Once I had decided the topic I wanted to do I found it quite easy to do. 

I think that I could have possibly chosen a topic a bit earlier than I did as it would have then given me more time to then create all of the needed things. 

Once I had come up with an idea I found it quite easy to choose the key people that I wanted to include in it. As there have been a large number of outstanding footballers at Arsenal a few stood out to me straight away!! 

Choosing things to put on the case was where the issues came as most if not all DVD cases come with different images on the front and back cover where as I decided to use the same image to keep the theme fitting, as if I had changed the back, I think I would struggle to get the colour match that I would've wanted as I had the pitch and the green as the image.

I decided that I wanted to use the emblem and also include one of my faveourite players on the emblem. I did have fun playing around with different effects to get a really unique and different effect on his face. This for me went really well as I was looking for something different, that would stand out and I believe that I achieved this!! 

If I was to do this again I think I would make a few changes even though I am very happy with the outcome of my project. I think I would choose a different genre as I found that this was a very open genre where it was quite easy to get hold of images & clips. Other people did different genres for example sci-fi. I believe doing something like this would stretch me as I don't really know much about this kinds of films.

I feel that all of the areas of the project worked well together and I had no issues ensuring that they all fitted the theme correctly and were consistent throughout. 

I feel that through-out the project it all went quite well and I didn't have any major issues. Only minor which are in previous blogs. I was able to do everything that I wanted to do and no issues. I feel that I have very much expanded my knowledge base and that I would be confident doing this again!! 

After feedback from other people I feel that this module is a very fun and exciting module and would gladly do it again. However making some changes for example the Genre to stretch myself a bit more on show that I really do know what I'm talking about when it comes to making films on DVD cases.

Blog Thirty four - extra effects

When I was watching my trailer back I had decided that I liked everything in it including the effects, transitions and text. I have decided that I was going to possibly add one more effect, this effect was at zoom & pan effect. This effect was going to be placed on one of the still images that I had added into my video this was the Arsenal image taken by myself at the Emirates Stadium.

Doing this affect wouldn't of taken me a very long as I feel I'm quite confident using premiere pro and all its features, however I wasn't able to do this because I didn't have enough time and I had software issues.

To do this in fact it's quite simple you needed to go into the effects Control Panel and add a timer on to the selected image at the start of it, once you are done this you could play around with the zoom and the pan to make it how you wanted it. Once you have done this you should then put another timer at the end of the image or where you would like the zoom & pan to end. This effect is used quite widely in films as it gives a really nice effect.

Blog Thirty three - case size

When it came to doing the case size for the blog we were given a rough outline of what size it should be, so I set my page up to be the outline we were given we also googled a few different images to see an average size of the DVD casing.

I designed my DVD casing on the templated blog that we were given as I thought the dimension sounded just about right. Before I finalise my design I wanted to make sure that it would fit in the case once the bleeding edge et cetera had been chopped off. So when I had a rough idea of what I wanted on that just the spine and the front cover to start off with I printed it to make sure that it fitted and none of the stuff I was putting on there would have to be taken off or cut off. When I had printed the first copy I printed it on an a four sheet of paper in black-and-white just to ensure that I wasn't going out any think in areas where it needed to be chopped.

By doing this I was then able to change the DVD case alright to ensure that it was the correct size as I had done it too big and it was then able to carry on with my design ensuring that everything stayed within the specified size. Below you will see an image of this with my calculations on it.

As you can see I needed to chop quite a lot of Lexus paper off therefore I needed to drastically reduce the size of my DVD casing.I had made sure that I haven't gone very far into my design before I needed to change this as if I got a bit further in I would've been quite annoyed as you can see I had laid out where I wanted everything to go. I have since then made a few changes to my DVD casing ensuring that every think I have added fit inside the specific size range.

Blog thirty two - Green Screen effects

When using a green screen you're able to add a large number of effects. For example you can change the background to put you in any setting, you can change the person you can change the colour of their clothing and you can change what they look like can make them larger or smaller and you can also make things possible that aren't usually possible.

A lot of people and places use green screens. For example; weather reporters will use them for the maps that they are showing on the television. The weather reporter will not be able to see the map behind them they will need to learn were things are to be able to correctly show the viewers where things are. 

I large number effects that are in some of your favourite films are done on the green screen. A lot more is Donna green screen that you actually believe would be done. 

A lot of outdoor effects are done using a green screen even if it's only to make the scene look brighter. Or rain when it's sunny. 

When using a green screen it's important to remember that if you are wearing green clothing that part of you will not be seen due to the backdrop of the screen. If it is your legs that are in green then it will appear that you are floating as the green screen will match and blend in with your clothing. This is one reason as too why television presenters will not wear green clothing. 

Blog thirty one - File Types Continued. (Casing & Disc.)

In a previous blog I have written and told you what file types I have saved my Casing and Disc in. In this blog I just explain a little bit more about this.


When saving my DVD casing and DVD label I knew that I couldn't save them in the original file formats as they wouldn't be able to be opened anywhere you would need the specific software to be able to open them and view them. It also matters when it comes to things like blowing the image up or making them smaller as you could loose the focus from the image then making it become distorted.


When I was looking at file types and how to save the files I kept in mind that I need to be up to open them and view them in any software.
I Changed the file type that I saved it in by exporting to web which would mean that is suitable for viewing on the Internet as well as other software for example picture viewer in Microsoft. This would then be viewable wherever you wanted it to be.
If I had kept the file types the same as they were I would have had issues down the line for example when my work is being marked. If the marker does not have the required software then they would not be able to fully view my work and therefore will not be able to see all of the effort and time I have put into it.
When I have done work I like to show it to other people that don't always know what I'm doing as it helps me to get feedback and input from out-side people. But to do this I need to make sure that I have them saved in a relevant file type. For example a GIF or a Jpg.

Blog Thirty - Changes made to casing

I'd originally made my DVD casing with not a lot of information on the back, however I then decided that I wanted to add more information for example the language the film is in. I decided to add this in a box that you could find on a real DVD case.
I did this as I think it makes it look a bit more professional and it also gives you a little bit more information about the film. For Example if you were buying it from another country or spoke different language you know that you wouldn't be able to watch it and fully understand it as it wouldn't be in your language.


By making this change I thought I just added a little bit more to the box filled in a bit of blank space and also made it look more attractive. By doing this I had to move other items around to ensure that everything could fit how I wanted it to. I've made these changes and then printed off ready to put in my DVD casing.


Once I had printed it I'd realised that everything was too close to the edge so therefore when I chopped the bleeding edge off I chopped some of the text off that I do really hard on the case. I quickly rectified this by moving things around and moving them down and more central to DVD the spine to ensure that if I do need to chop anything else off it will still all fit perfectly and look just how I want it to.
I have since reprinted my DVD casing and it all seems to fit perfectly and look just how I want it too.

Blog Twenty Nine - Further changes made to trailer

After I had received the feedback I then went and acted upon it as I thought that the changes that were given to me were relevant and would make a difference to the final product of my trailer.
I don't usually take criticism very well however I took all of this criticism on board and also made some more changes.


I also felt that the type of text I had used wasn't appropriate for their subject I have chosen as it looked a bit like a text font you'd find in Disney film. Making the changes that I made were quite easy.


I made changes to the end of the film to ensure that all of the text was spoken. I also made sure that the music fitted properly and ended well. I did this because the music I had chosen played on a continual loop and I needed to make sure that it sounded right in dentist and halfway through that continual loop.

I changed the text font that had used and also the colour of the text to make it fit in and blend in more as I didn't really want it to stand out that much as I already have the logo standing out quite a lot. When it comes to choosing things like the text that will accompany your film/trailer I think that it is important to get it right as if you choose the wrong text in your trailer it may give off a wrong impression about your trailer/film to the viewer.
For example I used quite a childish font in my trailer which I believe gave the sort of impression that the film would be suitable for children as it was a very young looking and inviting text font. Now that I have changed it I believe that it fits the theme and also looks a lot better than it did before.