Question 6

Question 6- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

During the editing and producing of our opening, I feel we have all learnt many new things, each of us specialising in a specific area. For me it was the camera work, ranging in different shots etc. and for my other team-mates it was more about the editing itself… adding effects, and including the music to the clip.

By using blogger throughout the making of our production it helped us to record our progress, thoughts and ideas.

We were also introduced to iMovie which we then used to edit and upload our productions. It was easy to use and had very little complications, we learnt how to remove any diegetic sound that wasn't wanted, and how to add non-diegetic sound to add to the tension and build up the emphasis on particular shots.  We also learnt about how transitions can be added to make the opening fit together better and make it look like it wasn't jumping from one clip to the other. By using the transitions we were able to make clips glide from one to the next with simple fading ins or fading outs.

We used YouTube to present our production to the public, we did this by uploading it, then promoting it on social networking sites.

We were given a video camera that was provided by the school to do all our filming, and we used my own camera to take shots of the titles to then include into our production. It is always better to use a tripod when filming due to keeping a steady hand. We used the tripod majority of the time, but when it came to close-ups and walking around and into the shack I held it myself. It gives a more thrilling feel to the opening as you feel like you’re almost the person that is actually playing a role in the film.