I used iMac to create my trailer. The programs which i used to create my trailer were mostly from an iMac, i used iMovie, iWeb,photoshop and Garageband.
During the research period youtube was really helpful for watching soap opera trailers and picking up ideas on how to construct the trailer. I looked at the duration of each trailer and this determined the length of time the trailer would be. It was also useful when examining the trailer the conventions they used. Overall Youtube was very useful since i can watch past trailers which do not appear on television anymore. It really did speed up the whole process of research and collecting information.
The video camera i used was already something i was familiar with it was very simple in terms of zooming and pausing. Very basic. However it could have been better if the microphone was better, it would have made the main character's voice stronger and convey a better representation of the character. A digital camera was also used to take pictures for posters and ideas for posters - it is conventional to use the location of the soap for the poster like Eastenders. However i used Paint to achieve a different approach to this, a more experimental approach (taking into account the target audience) i tried to create a caricature style poster.
I used Windows Moviemaker for my previous production and so iMovie was very new to me. I learned through trial and error and experimenting with some movie clips, i realised that the effects and settings were much easier to use and more convenient. Examining the effects and how the program worked allowed us as a group to be inspired for better ideas in camera shots and helped us to be more inventive. For example when adding in the music to the trailer it was much easier to manage sound levels and volume in each shot - we put the volume of the music down when the main character was speaking.
Creating the website was quite tricky the first time but i did create a house style for each page. It was very conveniant as i could edit the images' colour and size in the program without having to use photoshop for each picture. I did this technique for the banner on each page simply copying and pasting it onto each page without having to repeatedly editing it. I didnt use photoshop for the website or poster but i did learn the basics of the program. It was helpful because it allowed me to move pictures from a website to place it in to iWeb.
I was going to use Garageband program to put together 3 tracks for the background music of the trailer but then decided that one track would work better.
