Georgia learned several new technologies through creating her film project. She learned how to edit film by changing colors, dissolving shots, and arranging shots. She gained experience filming with a camera and uploading videos to computers. Over time, she improved at filming and using a tripod to get more interesting shots. She also learned how to use software like Final Cut Express, GarageBand, YouTube, and blogging sites to create, edit, and share her film.

1. What have you learnt about
technologies from the process
of constructing the product?
By Georgia Thompson

2. • I feel that I have learnt about new technologies whilst making
my film, best of friends that link to my thriller. I have learnt
how to edit a film in detail by changing the colours to set the
different moods and dissolving the shots and putting them
together. Also the different ways in which you can shot for
example long shots and close up mid shot. Without the new
experience and knowledge of thriller films, we would not have
been able to efficiently create this effect.

3. • I used the camera to do all of our filming over the
coursework, including I preliminary task. I have over time
developed my filming quality, and have learned how to upload my
videos and filming onto the computers. I used a digital still camera
in order to take picture of the couple in the frame. I was taught in
lesson how to use a tripod, to improve the quality of my filming. It
meant that I was able to film panning shots. I was then able to
develop our ability of using the tripod to get more original and
interesting shots as time went on. Also using the layout of the Mac
was one thing on top of everything else that I had to learn about
how to open up the different files and folders and programs. It isn't
too dissimilar from a normal computer; the worst thing was the
mouse! But like everything else, over time, our skills developed and
it became easier.

4. • Using the blogging site, Blogger is the site on which each
member of our group made our online blog to demonstrate
our understanding of film language, specifically in reference
to thrillers, and to keep a constant 'online diary' about the
creation of our thriller opening. Meaning that if anyone
missed anything they would always be updated by the blog.
• YouTube uploading all members of my group have used
YouTube before on a number of occasions, so using it was
no problem. We used it to find demonstrations of topics we
were discussing on our blog, as well as to gain inspiration.
We also uploaded our own videos on to our own
channel, such as the preliminary task and bloopers onto
YouTube for other people to watch.

5. • Finally, Final Cut Express and Garageband I used this to put our final
film together, including sound effects and music. It was quite easy to
use, however we were always finding more and more tools to improve
our film, and the teachers constantly advised us on how to use the
program to the best of my ability.
• In my opinion, I have gained a number of skills through the creation of
my coursework. This includes the use of Apple Mac Computers and
programs such as final cut express and Garageband. I have also
discovered several alternative ways of displaying information such as
slideshows and mind maps pictures story boards. I have developed my
teamwork and communication skills through the project, and have learnt
how ideas cooperate with other people to make a better product.