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

2. Sony HD Video Camera
At the start of my recording I hired a video camera from the
college. It was a HD one in order for me to get the best footage I
could get.
I used the camera for all of my scenes but although it was a very
good piece of kit it had a lot of downfalls.
Downfalls: Throughout filming I noticed that if I move the
camera too fast the camera went out of focus and would disrupt
my filming.
Another bad point is the battery life. The video camera ran out of
battery a lot of times. This stopped us from filming a few times
and delayed my film by a few hours whilst it charged.

3. Sony HD Video Camera Part 2
Advantages: From the High Definition features the
camera allowed me to film close to life footage.
The camera allowed me to playback footage I had
just recorded. This helped as I just recorded
straight again. Instead of going onto my laptop and
realizing the shot was bad.

4. Video Camera Tripod
When I hired the video camera I also hired a tripod in order
to keep the camera steady.
Advantages:
It allowed me to have steady shots instead of a shaky
handheld shot.
It allowed me to get high shots of which I could not reach, or
low ones without me lying down.
Disadvantages:
It was awkward to move the camera around when it was on
the tripod as the tripod is big and bulky. The tripod carries
quite a lot of weight also.
When I was filming sometimes when I moved the arm it
would knock the tripod legs and would knock the footage.

5. Laptop: HP-G61-SE
Once I had recorded my footage I had to put my
footage onto my laptop. This was so that I could
save space on the camera and film more footage.
Advantages:
The laptop allowed me to store videos and
pictures. I could also put selected ones into folders
and keep them organized
After putting the videos onto my laptop I could
then put them onto editing software.
The laptop was mobile so I could bring it into
college and get work done anywhere.

6. Laptop: HP-G61-SE
Disadvantages:
After putting the videos onto my laptop I had to be
careful as if I named the videos wrong I could have lost
them within the system.
Also my laptop heats up a lot which can lead to my
laptop restarting. Sometimes making me lose videos
and sometimes losing progress on my video in editing
software.
When I didn't’t keep my laptop on charge it would
sometimes run out of battery. Which sometimes led to
me having to wait whilst it charged up.

7. Sony Vegas Pro 11
In order to create my video I used Sony Vegas Pro 11,
which is a software that allows you to create
professional standard work.
Advantages:
Has a lot of features which can improve video quality
and sound, it can also add special effects to the
video.
Reasonably easy to use, you can learn to use it
quickly.
Allows you to render the video in 1080p HD quality.

8. Sony Vegas Pro 11 Part 2
Disadvantages:
Render times can be long, my video took almost
an hour to fully render.
Can be frustrating, as editing can be time
consuming.
Took a while to revise some of the features. For
example, when trying to make some slow-motion
scenes I didn't’t have the know how.
Is an advanced software.

9. Blogger
I have used Blogger throughout the year uploading my
work, to eventually be marked. The software is a
blogging page where the user can share the work they
have created.
Advantages:
Easy to use, even the most IT illiterate person could use
it as it has easy commands and it helpfully tells you
what to do.
Everything you need is in one place, for example you
can upload text, pictures and video from one blog.
Easy to save work, one click button.

10. Blogger Part 2
Disadvantages:
Sometime when you try to save it does not allow you to
if too many people are on the server at the same time.
The features of the site can also be too simple as I
sometimes needed more advanced stuff to make a
better blog. For example, you cant crop photos and you
have to edit them in Photoshop.
When I tried to upload a video it would not let me so I
had to upload onto YouTube then to Blogger

11. YouTube
I used YouTube in order to upload my videos
onto my blog as the Blogger software would
not allow QuickTime videos.
Advantages:
The website is easy to use and you can upload
relatively quickly depending on the video size.
Can upload into HD quality so the video is a
good quality video.

12. YouTube Part 2
Disadvantages:
Uploading can be slow if the video was too long, for
example mine took nearly half an hour as the file was
nearly half a gigabyte.
I had to create a YouTube channel in order to upload or
else I could not finish my work.

13. Audacity
Audacity is a software I used in order edit and create the
audio for my video. It is a software for Windows and Mac
but is the Windows equivalent for Garage Band.
Advantages:
Very easy to use and has a variety of features for
example, you can change the pitch, tempo and volume of
the audio you choose.
Very quick render time, as files are converted into a very
small file size.

14. Audacity Part 2
Disadvantages:
The software used is quite a big file and can slow down
your laptop/computer.
You have to select yourself what format you want your
audio to be, this could be difficult for some users.

15. Photoshop
I used Photoshop in order to make my opening logos for
the film.
Advantages:
Has a lot of features which help create professional
standard work.
Can do anything you want to a photo.
Fast to load on most Pc’s or Macs

16. Photoshop Part 2
Disadvantages:
Very hard to learn to use, the software requires a
lot of concentration in order to learn and use the
program. In order for me to use it to its potential I
used YouTube to learn tips and tricks.
Is time consuming when making an important
photo.
Can be hard to render photo if you don’t know
how to, for example you need to know the
dimensions your photo needs to be, you need to
know what jpeg is.