Simulated Project

Back to uni, and we have completed our Simulated project. I haven't blogged these past few weeks, but i'll run through how the project went. Our simulated project was about digital piracy, and my idea for the simulated project was to make a 40-second advert informing people of why digital piracy is wrong. It was to include 5 actors doing vox pops, showing something or share an idea they have created themselves, showing the sense of creativity and ownership.

Each of the characters were from a specific creative background. They were an App designer, a software developer, a games designer, a film director, and a music producer. I chose a diverse range of backgrounds to show how digital piracy can affect all kinds of different people working in the creative industry and how much of a mass effect it can have on the industry as a whole. A statistic is shown after each actor of how it has affected that particular industry.

So, that was my idea. I got hold of 5 actors to take part in the advert. I had a problem finding a location, as I wanted a white back-drop behind my actors. However, eventually I got hold of a photography studio and shot the film there. The filming lasted about 2 and a half hours and went well.

In editing, I came across a problem, I realised I shot in DVCAM! After hours of trying to get the footage to be played in Adobe Premiere, and Owen (the technician) who also spend an hour trying to fix the problem. However, I had to capture my footage using the Matrox, which however tied me down to only using the universities computer. I did get the edit done, however I now know for next time to check and RE-CHECK what format I am filming in and this will hopefully save me a lot of time.