- The document discusses the author's learning and development with various technologies over the course of a media project. Several technologies were new to the author, including using Macs, tripods, and iMovie. - Through the project, the author developed skills in camerawork and using iMovie. iMovie allowed for creative effects like adding a black border around a close-up shot. - Some technologies like Live Type required planning and careful use to position titles correctly in sequences. The author had to redo work with Live Type and font selection due to initial mistakes. - iMovie offered new capabilities compared to old software, such as adding effects, music, and editing clip duration and speed.

1. WHAT HAVE I LEARNT
ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES?

2. What technologies were brand new to me?
• I had only every used Macs in the Apple shop but never to
create clips or shots so most of the things we had to do on the
Macs was brand new information to me.
• I had never used a tripod before but I realised how much
more effective and neater shots looked with the tripod.
• I had never used iMovie before but once using it a couple of
times I began to get the hang of it and thought it was a very
interesting software.

3. What technologies have I developed
my skills in?
• I have developed my skills in camerawork. I have
used both a digital and video camera a number of
times, however since media I have improved my skills
and have learnt how to frame a shot appropriately
and more effectively.
• Also, throughout the course I have developed my
skills in iMovie. During induction iMovie was brand
new to me so I was just learning how to use, whereas
during creating our opening sequence I have been
able to use it and teach myself different things to do
on it.

4. What technologies have allowed me to
produce something really creative?
• I think that iMovie has allowed me to create
the most creative outcomes. During our
opening sequence we used a close up shot of
Rae’s eye and using iMovie we have added a
subtle black effect around the shot to create a
more dark and creep atmosphere.

5. What technologies need careful use or
planning?
• I believe that Live type needs planning and
careful use due to the fact that when we were
using it to add titles to our opening sequence
we had to repeatedly open our ‘background
movie’ to check where the titles should be
positioned this wasted time and so we
realised we needed to firstly watch the
sequence and then discuss where the titles
should go before opening live type.

6. Were there any times we had to do something
again as we hadn’t used it correctly?
• We had to use Live type a number of times as
we kept misplacing titles or leaving the titles
on for too long or too short of time.
• Also, we had to use ‘Da Font’ again as we kept
choosing a font that didn’t fit well with our
plot and sequence so then had to choose
another.

7. What have new technologies allowed
me to do that old one wouldn’t?
• iMovie has allowed me to add effect and
music to a video clip. It also allows me to cut
clips and to decrease or increase them in
speed. I have never been able to do these
things with other software.