How I cropped the images

So once my videos were compressed and flipped so they could be presented well .I wanted to show How I did this so this required screen shots however , I felt uploading the whole screen image was not necessary  when discussing the flipping of the video .

So I used http://www.picresize.com/ this allows you to resize , crop and Edit your pictures for free , I found the cropping very useful as it was user friendly and It was a free online service which does not save you pictures so this is always useful finically and securcity wise

How Rotate Video

Once I had compressed my videos , I had a little  predicament  , they were  portrait  when they needed to be landscape so appeared in the wrong way  around  when , I tried to upload it on the Blog .

So I used http://rotatemyvideo.net/. Due to 

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• Online video rotation: Why downloading some software when an online service is already here to do the job?
• Your choice: Rotate on the left? The right? Flip it? Then make it a 16:9 video? You choose.
• Easy to use: Rotating the video is very easy. We present you the visual result, no need to think "90° clockwise".

This service allowed me to roatate the video easily without having to re film and compress the videos again , so this was a vital tool . 

Compressing Vlogs

When Compressing my Vlogs at home I used a online tool called Clip Champ . Clip Champ's free online video converter lets you convert and compress videos to MP4, WMV or GIF. It works directly in your browser but your files never leave your computer. This was useful to me as I had to upload Video Blogs on my  experiences  of filming and editing , although Handbrake was not  user friendly enough for me to understand .Clip Champ has a very simple set up and is user friendly so everyone can use it .This is also a free service so it lets you do this online , signing up is only optional . This tool was very fast too and the fact you don't upload the  original  video is quite  interesting  . Overall I  would not of been able to complete my Blog in the right way if it was not  for this device. 

Sound list

We have decided to use the  Foley  sounds  available  to us on garage and as they can be easily be exported to final cut pro and they have many to chose from .

We chose  Refrigerator Door 1 as this is one of the less violent door slams and this was to show the door being closed in the shot of Loic leaving the  Bedroom  .


We used DoorSlam 8 as this was a bit more  louder  and violent , this gives us the effect that he is annoyed and is never  coming  back and also this is a front door so it will obviously be a bit louder than a bedroom door . This was used at the end of match cut when Loic was left the House .

Location success By Lloyd

Now we have filmed all our footage , we can discuss the Location success .

The House - 

This house allowed us to gain the whole idea that he is running away from the house . The fact nothing really fancy was in the room , gives us the sense he does not own much .So this was  successful  . 

The Bridge and Surrounding Area - 

The bridge allowed us to start showing the  transition  from Urban to Rural , the  bridge  gave a sense that he had been walking quite a while. The Bridge allowed us to gain some very good Birds Eye View Shots Of Loic walking and the area surrounding it was somewhat rural so this helped the  transition  . So this was  successful  . 

Hackney Estate - 

This allowed us to gain a more urban sense , this was a very small section of the filming as we just needed one shot , however this allowed us to gain a sense of the journey. So this was  Successful . 

Trafalgar  Square - 

Trafalgar   Square  helped us show a more urban  environmental  . We came across some complications such as a man trying to touch Loic and a homeless man who was offended. These were small issues which we  solved through conversation. This however gave us some  valuable  shots of Loic Walking. This also where we filmed the time lapse , this helped us show people rushing past Loic . not enough people walked by but this was  Successful . 

Piccadilly  Circus - 

Being very well lit due to the advertisements , this allowed us to gain some  emotional  close ups of Loic in some sort of deep thought , no disturbances happened . So this was  Successful .

Piccadilly  Market - 

The Market was very poorly lit , so this was a huge issue . This made our willing very unclear , This was less  successful  but the shots taken were well  executed .So this was  Successful .  

The last day of filming complete!

On the last Wednesday before half term we as a group went to Beth's house to redo the home scene that we had to do and that the turned out very successful and we also filmed the outside scenes in Hackney marshes so in the editing we can clearly go from the house to countryside and finally end in the city. So in conclusion all the filming is finally complete, so all that needs to be done is the post productions which we started a little bit but it needs a lot more work.

The Costume Success By Lloyd

Now we have filmed all our footage , we can discuss the costume success .

The Jogging Bottoms -
Jogging Bottoms are viewed as comfortable, so using these to run away in makes sense as he obviously thinking of being  comfortable and warm . The fact these were ripped it gives us a sense he was poor or abused perhaps , as you would want to be warm if you were running away.These help convey realism and Sympathy to the audience .

The Hoodie and Jacket -
A plain black Hoodie shows us that he is not the most well of as he is not wearing anything too fancy . The hoodie also viewed as  comfortable  and warm , so this also shows the realism .

The Backpack -

The backpack helps us to understand that he is not coming back and the fact he put so many vital items to him in it shows us that he is practical , so realism is conveyed . Also Sympathy is conveyed as the Backpack was Quite small and this shows us that he obviously does not own much .


Shoes -
These shoes look rather  comfortable  this shows us that he thought  about  what he was going to wear .

Overall this shows us that the  character   has thought about his outfit and wanted to e  comfortable  and warm . The fact he doesn't have much also conveys sympathy .