Exercise 1: Software and Hardware used in Multimedia Production - by Arvin Javier

DIRECTIONS: 

• Choose at least three art related skill/field. 
• Define each of the selected field by listing down at least three software, and hardware.

SOFTWARES

Adobe Premiere Pro

Used by professional filmmakers, and video editors. This software is capable of performing heavy editing task with its complex yet efficient editing properties. The software is used to cut, key, color grade, sound edit, add texts, and to export high quality videos. 

Celtx

Used by scriptwriters to efficiently write film scripts. This is a software that is capable of formatting each script segments and allows easy collection of data; namely, mood boarding, character profiling and location detailing, and more. 

Adobe After Effects

Used by VFX artists, and film makers. The difference in Premiere is that, Premiere is for basic editing, while After Effects is for complex editing. It is a software that is mainly for keying, adding special effects, and creating more complex transitions that the Premiere can't do. 

HARDWARES

RED Camera/Video Recording Camera

Microphone Boom Rod

Computer

SOFTWARES

Dropbox

A cloud saving software. It is used by photographers to transfer pictures or files to other people without the files losing its quality. This can be used for free, but for unlimited space, you need to pay for it.

Adobe Lightroom

Used by all types of photographers, it enables you to edit multiple pictures at the same time. This is mainly used for time efficient editing and color grading. Most Photographers use this software because of its convenient properties. 

Adobe Photoshop

This software is used by photographers that mainly focuses on fashion photography, since this is a software that can retouch faces, and remove blemishes, it can also edit a picture in a whole new level, adding effects, adjusting the point of view, etc..

HARDWARES

Camera Lens

Camera

Tripod

SOFTWARES

Adobe Illustrator

This is mainly used by graphic designers since they are working with vectors and not pixels. Vector artworks can be scaled to the size of a billboard and pinched down to the size of an ant without losing the quality of it. The software is mainly used for Logo making, and typography making.

Adobe InDesign

This is used for publications, because it enables you to properly format newspapers, magazines, website designs, mock ups, etc.. Used by graphic designers in presenting their works without losing any quality.

Procreate

This is used for illustrations and drawings, mainly used by graphic designers to sketch and/or edit their works. This program is pixel based, but the amount of color profiles and flexible illustrating makes it good for producing graphic design artworks.

HARDWARES

Drawing Tablet

iPad

Printer