The document discusses the use of various technologies in creating a blog and video project. It describes using Prezi to present ideas, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro for editing, After Effects for special effects like glitches and titles, Photoshop for title backgrounds, and websites like SoundCloud and MP3 Monkey for copyright-free music and sound effects. While After Effects was challenging to learn, the author was able to master it through tutorials. Multiple technologies were needed to combine different elements into a final product.

1. Question 6

4. Before we start editing, we have to understand many ways to
use technology through the Blog. This is vital because
planning on the blog shows an understanding of which
technology we should use. Although the blog has our ideas
being gathered through the use of technology such as the
pitch, Sound, location and many more.
Here are some examples of technology being used in the
blog.

5. Pitch
We used prezi to present our ideas
using different varieties of production
to make it come to reality

8. Programs used
to edit
Premiere Pro
cs6

9. Editing was used to create continuity throughout the
clip. This would make it unrecognisable because it’s all
happening all the same time with different shots. Editing
includes adding effects, sound and titles all together to
produce a video or a movie.
Example of continuity

10. Effects
This glitch effect was being used after
creating the titles.
This emphasizes the title ‘after effects’ to give
a tense atmosphere to the movie opening.
We also use dissolves and dip to white effect
to show a range of effects so that it’s not
repetitive.

11. Premiere pro cs6
Final cut pro
vs
In my experiences for using final cut pro for 2 years, I prefer to use premiere pro
cs6. This is because the wording is different and simpler to clarify whereas final cut
pro it takes time to understand the controls. Premiere pro has the advantage to
connect with ‘after effects cs6’ and other adobe programs to edit. Therefore it is
easier not to lose the video footage and editing rather than final cut pro. Although
they are similar with the controls for example the razor tool and the system, I find
that premiere pro has more control over settings whereas its quicker to render.

13. For the title ‘after effects’ we
used a program called after
effects cs6 in order to create
the scatter effect along with the
timing right. I find this program
challenging because it is very
difficult to figure the timing and
the software.
We also used motion 4 on the mac
and found it easy to create the
ident ‘ prodigy’. This is because it
was set out as a template so we
only just need to rename it. ‘frame
work’ was very difficult to create
because we wanted to challenge
ourselves to create our own ident
from scratch. It turned out to be
successful.

14. We changed the name from
‘mc’intosh’ to ‘prodigy’

16. We went to research soundtrack and sound
effects through soundcloud, creative commons
and mp3 monkey. These three websites that I
research are copy right free therefore we
would not have any conflict with the artist and
company.

18. Dslr camera (canon 550d) and
camcorder pocket. This was used to
take picture and film behind the
scene.
JVC camera was used to film
our main 2 minute opening and
a mic was used to record our
actors voice.

20. We used photoshop cs6
for the title
background. Whereas we
use mp4 converter to
convert video’s for it
to be compatible
We needed the
mac and my
laptop to edit
On different
programs.

22. The importance of technology displays an understanding of how
we use different technologies to show effect. It was challenging
to adapt to a new program in a short amount of time for example
‘after effects cs6’ . I find ‘after effects cs6’ very complicated to
use because this is more animation based therefore everything
was difficult to learn the controls. I overcome this issue through
using YouTube tutorials and understanding the basic’s for me to
get used to it. Technology was effective to combine all elements
of sound, camerawork, editing, titles, and other uses to create a
final product. In the future I would want to carry on using after
effects cs6, Premiere pro cs6, motion 4, soundcloud and monkey
mp4. This is because the final outcome of the video turned out to
be successful and I find that it would be easier to experience how
to fully use it for future references. Next time I would prefer to
use my own camera because the quality of the JVC didn’t come out
to what my expectation was for example it came out pixelated.
Whereas we could always improve on the lighting to make it
clearer for our viewer. However I gradually grew more confident
in exploring more technologies and adapting to them quickly
because I did GCSE media and we only used Final cut pro and a
camcorder.