Q6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

6. Before I started this course I had an idea of a blog but had no idea how to use it. The course required us to use one to document our progress through the year and with the help of the teacher at the beginning really kick-started my understanding of it. I have learned that blogging is very different to having lots of paper in a folder, because it can be searched up and found quickly instead of having to rummage through hundreds of sheets of paper. Having a blog is much easier because it is stored on the World Wide Web and have learned that filing the work is much easier.

I have also learned that planning the film is much easier on the blog because you can add in images or embed videos which help make the plan come to life more than if you were to have it on paper in a folder.

I have also learned that how useful a camera can actually be and how versatile it is. I have learnt how quick and easy moving footage from the SD card to the computer is and how modern camera can be taken anywhere and only need batteries to stay alive instead of mains electricity. My knowledge of camera angles has improved significantly because I have been taught these and then gone and put them into action. I can use these camera angles effectively for example using a low angle shot to show ones dominance or a close up to show the expression on ones face. I also learned how to use a tripod effectively with the use of tilt shows and raised shots over some lower shots and by using a tripod it gave me the stability in the shots so it didn’t look rubbish and shaky. I tried shooting in the dark but soon learned that even modern day cameras can’t focus in the dark unless there is lighting.

When editing the film I used Adobe Premiere Pro, to which  had no prior knowledge of using because the only time I had used it as doing my preliminary task but I hadn’t delved into the deeps of the software so when it came to the main task the editing was rather fun but challenging because I used an overlay which took some time to figure out and get in the correct speed and looking right and also had lots of chopping with dip to whites at the end which was time consuming but I feel I used it to great effect. The library of effects was useful in creating my final cut because without it I wouldn’t have been able to relate what I had done. Also using cross-fades helped make the whole cut flow and I felt this made the film feel better instead of just a bunch of shots thrown together.

I learned how to use different web outlets to find the right soundtrack, I found that having a stringed composition made my thriller feel better and to me the music felt like it completed the thriller. I also learnt how to create titles and how to make them move if I needed them too.