Equipment we will be using.

Hardware/Software that will be used to create and document our media project.


Hardware: The Apple iMac is a necessary tool when doing this project, we will be using it to import the footage, store it, edit it and also use it to upload our project. It is easy to use, fast and has a lot of storage space so it is vital for our group.

The MD235 will be the video camera we use to shoot the music video, it was supplied through the college for our group. It is hand held and compact yet it is a very good video camera,  it has a 45x Zoom, this will help the cameras shots seem smooth and also helps the camera from shaking/becoming blurred. When in inadequate lighting conditions the LCD video light will be useful if shooting close up shots, in addition to this the video camera also has a high resolution meaning it will look crisp and clear on a large screen if it was to be played on DVD. Having the option to shoot using wide colour EVF means that battery life can be easily conserved, this a good back up if there was not a spare battery on hand.

For the ancillary tasks, we will be using a digital camera to take pictures of the location(s) we will be using, the digital camera will be supplied by college. It is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, some of its features include a 'MEGA O.I.S (Optical Image Stabiliser) ' , Manual exposure and focus options and is 10 mega pixel camera. It's ability to zoom in does not affect the image's quality and i feel it will be very useful in our ancillary tasks. 

Software: To edit our film we will be using Final Cut, which is one of the most popular and successful pieces of software that was created for Apple Macs, it allows the user to create professional looking films and sequences and is even used in TV studios for actual shows. It is compatible with most formats used in video cameras, such as HV, DV and AVCHD. It has the editing features that you would expect and that are essential to any video editing software yet it is more advanced and allows the user graphics, titles, mix your audio tracks and adjust audio and video filters. To give it a more professional feeling Apple added more filters, transitions and effects to it, Final Cut is being constantly improved and being released with more updates, it truly is essential for our project.

Peter Field