Creative Critical Reflection Question 4

✧ Creative Critical Reflection Question 4 ✧

Question 4 -How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?-

The role of technology in the creation of my film opening is a major aspect of reflection. As I answer the question- How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?, the utilization of various tools can be addressed in connection to the ways in which they shaped the entirety of the final product of my film opening. 

Here are my notes that I used to create my outline: 

Breaking Down my Approach

• Planning/Pre Production-  

-Canva for the creation of major props- the love letter, wanted poster, and use within the credit sequences-- allowing me to ensure an authentic vintage, 1950s atmosphere

- Research elements such as websites that allowed for me to view archives-such as the love letter- to elevate my understanding of the era in order to refine my filmmaking process

- Blogging and peer feedback sessions that aided in the process of my approach to the project during the planning portion

• Production Process-  Hardware and Filming

- No use of hardware within filming, but it was done on an iPhone 16 camera -- image quality elevated compared to older models 

- Natural lighting techniques-- such as the shooting into the light to create a lens flare in one shot to create an emphasized dreamy look to enhance the juxtaposition 

• Post Production Process-  Editing/Sound

- Use of Premiere Pro-- refining pacing and adding audio elements to create an enhanced version of the visual storytelling

- Integration of 1950s- inspired fonts within the production to enhance realism present

- Layering of music and voice-over and adjustments that were made to the volume, strategically creating a balance-- in order to maintain suspense without excluding the content of the voice over

Technology served as a significant portion of my process of creating my film opening. Discussing the ways in which I utilized the different tools and platforms and how they contributed to the final product will provide a large reflection on the ways that my project came together as a whole. This question aids in tying together my entire experience while working on the Portfolio Project as it shows the way that technological aspects are crucial to the filmmaking process, giving insight to how real world productions are made and the strategic steps that are followed to ensure a successful film. 

Here is my script for the question 3 & 4 of the Creative Critical Reflection, it will be in an interview form.