evaluation question 6

1. Technology What does it
do?
How was it
used?
Problems? Solutions? Lessons
learnt?
Camera Films the
footage.
Used to
capture
footage.
There
weren’t any
problems
with the
camera
other than
filming
hand held
footage as
it was a
heavy piece
of
equipment
We all used
the camera
in turns so it
therefore
wasn’t as
heavy for
one person
Use the
tripod to film
footage
which is not
handheld as
it is easier to
manage.
Tripod To mount
the camera
to keep the
film steady.
Used to
provide
angles and for
smooth shots.
Hard to
carry
around as it
is heavy.
All of us
shared who
carried the
tripod so it
wasn’t heavy
for one
person.
We used the
tripod to
stable onto
the ground
for smooth
footage.
External
Microphone
Recorded
voices.
Used for voice
overs that
were needed
for our
opening; this
made the
quality of the
recordings
better.
No
problems
were faced
other than
putting the
footage
onto the
computers.
We all
worked
together to
figure out
how to put
the voice
recordings
on.
How to put
voice
recordings
onto the
Macs.
Apple mac Used to edit. Used to
access the
footage to be
able to edit.
Sometimes
it was tricky
to use .
Learn as a
team how to
use the
software
needed.
We now
know how to
use the Apple
Macs.

2. PC Used to
access
blogger and
other
computer
based
software.
The PC’S
allowed us to
access
software such
as blogger to
add
information
and keep up
to date with
tasks.
There were
no
problems
when using
the
computers.
There were
no
problems.
We can use
the PC’s to
access certain
websites such
as blogger,
Word,
Google, prezi
and Emaze.
Final Cut
Pro
Allows us to
edit the
footage and
use edits to
make our
film more
effective.
Used to edit
and cut down
our footage,
add sounds
and music,
add titles and
effects.
No
problems
other than
learning
how to use
the
software.
Researched
how to use
the software
on YouTube.
How to edit
clips.
Lighting
Lamp
Used to
enhance the
flashback
scene by
adding a
different
atmosphere.
We used the
lamp to light
up the scene
and add an
eerie
atmosphere.
No
problems
were faced
with the
lamp
There were
no problems
with using
the lamp.
Adding light
adds to the
scene and
provides a
different look
to the scene.
SD Card Has all the
footage on it
Used to
import our
footage from
onto the macs
No
problems
other than
having to
search
through
items we
didn’t need
Deleted old
unwanted
footage.
How to put
footage from
the SD card
onto the
macs.

3. to find out
footage.
Emails Send and
access
information
Emails were
used to send
information to
group
members.
We did not
face any
problems.
There were
no problems
using emails
Emails are an
easy way to
communicate
between
group
members.
YouTube Upload
videos.
Used to
upload our
first and final
drafts of our
opening.
We had to
make
YouTube
Channels
and it took
a long time
to upload.
Make a
YouTube
channel
prior to the
lesson of
uploading.
How to
upload a
video.
Blogger Has all our
media on
the website.
Used to
upload
information
throughout
the course.
No
problems
with
blogger.
There were
no particular
problems.
How to sue
blogger
quickly and
efficiently
.
Prezi
Prezi is a
website that
presents
your work.
Prezi was used
to present a
presentation
on film
classification.
It was
difficult to
change the
background
initially.
A template
was
downloaded.
Prezi is an
alternative
way to
present work.

4. Emaze This is
another way
of
presenting
your work
similar to
PowerPoint.
This was used
to present our
essay on ‘Kill
Bill’ for the
research
section of our
media
production.
It was
difficult to
present the
work as the
website was
difficult to
use.
Learn how
to use the
website
correctly.
Emaze is a
useful
internet
version of
PowerPoint.
This was an
effective way
of presenting
work as it was
easy to use.
Powtoon This is a type
of media
similar to
power point.
Powtoon was
used to
present an
essay on the
codes and
conventions
of thrillers.
There were
no
problems
with
powtoon.
I faced no
problems
using
powtoon.
Camera:
iPhone
This is a
feature on
an iPhone
that records
or takes
pictures
We used this
to take
pictures for
our
storyboard.
There were
no
problems
other than
the phone
had a very
low storage
so there
sometimes
wasn’t
enough
space to
store
everything.
To ensure
that the
phone didn’t
run out of
space, we
deleted
some
images.
Make sure
you have
enough
storage
before
recording.

5. Timeline
maker
This is a
website on
the internet
that creates
a timeline.
This was used
to create a
timeline for
our planning
section.
There were
no
problems
with
timeline
maker
I faced no
problems
using
timeline
maker.
Using a
timeline
maker
programme,
timelines can
be presented
better.
Microsoft
word
This is a
programme
that creates
word
documents.
Used to
produce
documents for
the Research
and Planning
sections of
our media
production.
There were
no
problems
with this
programme.
There were
no problems
with using
the
programme.
Always make
sure you
make copies
of your work
to ensure
none of it is
lost
Excel This
programme
makes
graphs and
tables.
We made pie
charts for our
questionnaires
in our
research tab.
It was
initially
difficult to
create the
graphs and
charts.
We learnt
how to make
the graphs.
Simple
graphs can
be made
easily on
excel.