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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

For my video installation I used lights and coloured gel sheets, which changes the colour of the light the audience can see. This helps with the illusion I was hoping to create with the installation, I hope to mesmerise people and almost hypnotise them with the images and footage I create.

For my video installation shoot I used a cannon DSLR HD camera, a tripod for the camera, portable lights and multi coloured gel sheets. By using all the necessary equipment I was able to achieve the perfect feature in my opinion it was exactly what I was expected and wanted.

I wanted to create the illusion of a sun in darkness, I wanted it to mesmerise and entertain people. I believe it did because I received good feedback and the feature impressed me too. I wanted people to feel that even in their darkest place there is hope, which is portrayed by the light.

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

DVD menu design and authorising

DVD menus

Introduction

The conventions of DVDs are included in the features, the moving images, documents pictures and the copyright protection warnings. The functions of the DVD are included in the DVD menu, animations and through the moving images.

The conventions of a DVD

The features menu on a DVD contain the unused footage, scene selections and behind the scenes this is for the people who are interested in seeing what happens behind the scenes or the scene selection option is for the people who may have watched the feature up to a certain part but then had to come back to that scene in the future.

The moving images, which are displayed on the front screen menu usually, contain parts of the film similar to a trailer but instead the length is shorter and there is no audio just background music, these images continue to loop for along as you are on the menu.

The documents pictures are the images which are used and displayed on the front and back of the DVD case, the images taken from screen shots of the film will be located on the back of the case and on the front will be a picture taken specifically for the film.

The copyright protection warnings are some times located on the DVDS case on either the bottom of the front and the back of the DVD case and also located on the actual DVD as a feature just before the film or feature starts.

The function of DVDs

The functions of a DVD contain Menu buttons, animations and moving images. The menu are highly significant to the use of the DVD because the menu buttons allow you as the view to decide and select what you want to watch on that DVD and also when you want to watch it e.g. with subtitles.

The animations and moving images in a DVD can be included in the pictures on the front of the DVD case, on the actual DVD CD and also in the title menu of the DVD, these can be visually seen through pictures and the menu images, which move and have audio before you select you specific feature.

I believe DVDs do not have a great future however I do believe the aspect of how a DVD is formatted does for example I believe have a menu with menu buttons such as play movie, special effects, scene selection and deleted scenes. I believe this format has a long and successful future because it is very significant and easy to use.

The threats to DVDs are at the moment is the discovery of the Blue Ray high definition feature length movies etc. so as of the moment I believe this is the biggest threat I also believe a big up and coming threat which could rival blue ray is online streaming such as love film and Netflix because they are very significant and easy to use but the down side is it cost monthly payments. I do not believe that the DVD is unique and I think the major weakness to a DVD is it can brake easily, the DVD players are not in very high demand at the moment so if they stop being sold DVDs will be almost useless and also I think the quality is not as good as you can get on live stream and blue ray.