Main Task - Software

Software

To upload and to edit the shots that I had recorded, I used the software iMovie. This is because iMovie is a very efficient software to use especially to make a film look high of high quality and done professionally. This was my first time using the iMovie on my own as I wasn’t able to be there when the editing part was done in the preliminary task so I wasn’t used to it and didn’t really know how to use it properly. However after uploading the shots that I had recorded on the camera on to iMovie, I found that though difficult at first, I was able to play around with the features on it which made me get used to it. Even though after I while I got used to using the software, as I was editing the movie I found that from time to time there were certain problems that would occur which then we resolved after playing around on it. I found that at every stage of the editing, I found something new which was very useful and sometimes helped me in making my final piece better.

I did have some difficulties with the iMovie such as that I wanted to change some parts of the film into a black and white colour which we didn’t know how to do but then though it did take some time, we found how to change this however it didn’t really turn out the way we wanted it to. We also had problems such as the fonts that we were using for the opening credits. This is because there wasn’t much of a variety that we could use and that would go best with our film and at times it wouldn’t let us change the font which was quite annoying but in the end we found another way to solve the matter.

I think that using iMovie to create the movie was very useful and beneficial for me as it increased both the quality and standard of my film. There are many features and options on how to edit the film which is effective and handy for us. I have also found that over time, I have gotten used to on how to use the software and have learnt a lot from film making because of it which could be beneficial for me in the future if needed.