Through constructing their thriller product, the student learned about various technologies and their applications. They used a Nikon D5300 camera with an SD card to film, mounting the camera on a tripod for steady shots. Issues like low battery were addressed by borrowing a charger. They took photos on an iPhone but ran out of storage. Online tools like Blogger, YouTube, Prezi and PowToon were used for documentation, sharing videos, and creating presentations, but some like Blogger had instability issues. Files were transferred between Macs using memory sticks as internet connections were unreliable. Editing software like Final Cut Pro occasionally crashed requiring redoing work. The student learned to use various technologies, work around issues, and utilize different media

1. Evaluation 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this
product?
Technology What does it do?
How was it used?
Problems? Solutions? lessonslearnt?
Camera- Nikon
D5300
Usedfor filmingthe openingof our
thriller.
InsertedSDCard and pressed
record.We stabilisedthe cameraon
a tripodfor whenwe wantedshots
to be steady,andusedthe camera
handheldforwhenwe wantedto
create an eerie atmosphere.
The batterydied
because we
didn’thave a
charger onhand
whenfilming.
We borrowed
someone else’s
charger to
ensure thatwe
couldcontinue
filminginthe
same definition,
insteadof risking
usinganother
camera andthe
qualitynotbeing
as good.
Make sure that
youare
equippedforthe
day andthat you
have a battery
charger or at
leasta spare
batterythat is
fullychargedon
hand.
Tripod Usedfor stabilisingthe camera
whenneeded.
We mountedthe cameraon the
tripodand adjustedthe heightand
angle accordingto the type of shot
we required.The spiritlevel built
intothe tripodensuredthatthe
shotwasn’tuneven.
Gettingthe right
positionof the
tripodas at
certainangles,
shadowsofthe
tripodcouldbe
seenasthere
was a lack of
room incertain
placeswe were
filming.
Beingpatientin
orderto get the
desired shotand
be positive that
it wasup to
standard.
We learnthow
to use the tripod
to itsfull
potential
allowingusto
getcertain,
steadyshots
despite having
to utilise the
tripodina small
space.
SD Card Storesthe footage of the filmsoit
can be transferredontoacomputer
for editing.
SD Card was insertedintothe
camera to store footage of our
thrillerfilm.
We didn’thave
any problems
withthe SD
Card.
N/A I believethe
reasonwe didn’t
have any issues
withthe SD Card
isbecause it
initiallystarted
out as blank,
whichallowed
us to filmabout
8GB of footage.
IPhone Usedto take photos.
We tookstillsandadda blackand
white effecttocreate a guidelinefor
the storyboardduringthe planning
of ourthrilleropening.
Ran out of
storage.
Useda different
phone withthe
same quality
camera.
Make sure you
have enough
storage available
on yourphone
before taking
photographsto
preventhassle.
Blogger Online blog.
Usedto documentthe researchand
planningstagesof creatingour
thrilleropening.
Bloggerwould
sometimesclose
down
unexpectedly
and delete work
whichwould
have to be
redone asit
doesn’thave an
auto-save
function.
Re-dothe work
and save as you
go alongto
preventlosing
workagain.
Alwayssave the
workand be
sure that you
have a strong
internet
connectionto
prevent
disconnection
and losingany
possible work.

2. Evaluation 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this
product?
Youtube Online videosharingwebsite.
We usedthiswhenresearching
alternative thrilleropenings,tofind
noncopyrightmusicto playin our
thrillerandusedaplatform inwhich
we uploadedourfirstdraftand final
productof our thrilleropening.
There were no
problems.
N/A We learnthow
to uploada
videoonto
YouTube.
GIF Maker Usedto make GIF’s.
We usedthistool online tocreate
GIF’sto showcertainshotsusedin
the thrilleropeningswe analysed.
No problems. N/A I learnthowto
create a GIF,
downloadand
embedit.
Prezi An online power-pointcreating
website.
I usedthisfacilitytocreate 2 power-
pointinwhichwe presentedtotwo
differentaudiencesinorder to
receive feedback.
How to work
Prezi,asit
involved
creating‘paths’
whichwasa
feature Iwasn’t
familiarwith.
I watchedvideos
on YouTube to
learnhow to use
Prezi tomake
sure that my
presentation
looked
professional.
I learnthowto
use Prezi.
MicrosoftOffice
Word
Microsoftoffice wordisusedto
create documents.Iuseditto
create and displayatable muchlike
thiswhenmakingourstoryboard.
No problems. N/A N/A
PowToon Anotheronline presentationcreator
online muchlike Prezi.We usedthis
to presentanevaluationinthe
researchof the thrillergenre.
PowToonwas
difficulttouse as
it involved
havingto
manipulate
premade slides
whichwere
hard to tamper
with.
We googledhow
to make use of
the featuresin
PowToon.
I learnthowto
use PowToon.
Slideshare An online tool whichallowedme to
share documentsinan easierway
on m y bloginsteadof havingto
screenshotthemandimportthem
as a picture.
Issueswith
logginginwith
LinkedInwhich
preventedme
fromaccessing
my slideshare
account.
I createda
different
account where
my slideshares
are available to
see.
I showedthatI
was able touse
differentforms
of mediato
presentmy
work.
Google International searchengine.Used
for researchandas the mainsearch
engine usedtoaccess websitessuch
a Blogger,YouTube,Prezi etc.
No problems N/A N/A
Gmail Google’semail service.Thiswas
usedto contact our mediateacher
whenshe wasassigningcertain
tasks.I t was alsousedwhen
communicatingwithourlocation
host.
No problems. N/A N/A
Mac Apple productcomputerswhich
were usedasthe hardware inwhich
we usedFinal CutPro, the editing
software we usedtoeditourthriller
openingwith.
Sometimesthe
mac would
disconnectfrom
the internet,
disallowingusto
We useda
memorystickto
transferfilesas
some of the
Mac’s wouldn’t
Learnt to use a
Mac and its
facilities.

3. Evaluation 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this
product?
communicate
between
different
computerswhen
transferringfiles.
connectto the
internetatall.
Final cut pro The software we usedtoeditour
thrilleropeningand ourident.
Final CutPro
would
sometimesshut
down
unexpectedly
whichcould
cause work to
become lost
despite itsauto-
save feature.
There wasno
solutiontothis.
If we lostany
workwe had to
redoit as there
was noway to
retrieve it.
Learnt howto
have patience
withthe
software whenit
didn’t
cooperate.
MicrosoftOffice
Powerpoint
Microsoftoffice powerpointwas
usedto presentpartof our research
ina differentformtoa word
documenttoshowthat I am
capable of usingdifferentformsof
media.
N/A N/A N/A
E-Maze Anotheronline powerpointservice
whichwasusedto showthat I could
use differentformsof mediato
presentmyresearchin.
E-maze lacked
ease of access as
we had to
change and alter
pre-made
templates.
I usedgoogle to
findouthow to
use E-Maze.
I learnthowto
use E-Maze as a
differentformof
media.
SnippingTool Snippingtool wasusedinsteadof
printscreento insertWord
documentsbefore Iknewhow to
use slideshare.
N/A N/A I learntthat the
snippingtool
was betterthan
usingthe ‘Print
Screen’function
on the keyboard
as it allowsyou
to pre-cropwhat
youwant.