The student learned about new technologies like digital cameras and iMovie software during the process of constructing their thriller product. At first, the student struggled with using the new digital camera but became more comfortable with it over time. The student also found the editing process challenging due to being unfamiliar with the iMovie software on the iMac computers. Overall, the student felt it was a good learning experience to work with new technologies, but encountered some issues with equipment like unstable tripods and lack of lighting that impacted the filming.

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

2. Technology over the years…
• Technology has enhanced over the years
with the likes of internet, mobile
phones, ipods and computers. These new
types of technology have become popular
and interactive, increasing the levels of
distribution and marketing. When we
were researching thrillers we had to use
the internet to access Blogger, Youtube
and Goggle which we used to find
information about our target audience
and show our take them through the
production process. I found these in easy
to use because I’ve been using the
internet for along time now so I’m used
to certain sites.
The only one I would say I encountered
problems with was Blogger because at first I
was confused as to how it works but once I
done my first blog I got the hang of it and now
I can work my way around it. During production
stages you’ll either use a Digital cameras or HD
cameras. When we were constructing our
product we had to use many of these
technologies and a digital camera which had
their ups and downs…

3. The beginning…
• From the beginning of the construction
process of our thriller opening , I was
introduced to a new range of
technology that I was not familiar with
such as the Canon digital compact
camera & imac/imovies. At first when
we got the camera, I didn’t know how
to use it so I had to keep asking my
team members for help, but as the
days went by I started to play with the
I only wanted to know the how to use the
camera to get to know it a little better. basics such as recording, taking pictures etc
and how to delete video and picture files I
didn’t want, but I found it hard so I just
waited until the editing process. Although
there were a few issues, I enjoyed filming
with it because it allowed me to experience
new technology which is apart of our society
and what we use in everyday life. So it was a
good learning process and towards the end I
started to feel much more confident when
using the digital camera compared to the
blackberry camera we used to film our
preliminary task.

4. During the shoot!

5. During the shoot: Evaluation
• During the filming process when we
were shooting the first scene of our
thriller, we encountered a few
Good  problems with the tripod which was
affecting the type of shot we
wanted. We wanted to do a high
angle shot of the detective holding
the pictures of dead people but we
couldn’t quite get it right with the
tripod so we reverted to handheld. I
think because we had to use
Great! handheld shots for most of our
:D scenes, I think it would have been
better if we got the actual
camcorders which have a strap
specifically for handheld
shots, therefore we wouldn’t have to
worry about the safety of the
camera when holding it because the
strap it had was too big.

6. • Also the zoom on the camera wasn’t that great because when
you press the zoom button it goes really quick and also gets
blurry the more you zoom in. Therefore we had to adjust
ourselves in ways that we wouldn’t have to zoom that much into
shots, but we managed to overcome these issues and not let
the camera get in the way.
Furthermore when we
were filming the main
segment, it started to
get dark and we had
trouble with lighting. I
think another drawback
was that it didn’t have
a torch on it or if it did
we couldn’t find it. This
would have been really
helpful because if you
watch our film you’ll
notice that in two or
three scenes its really
dark so you cant see
the girl lying on the
floor. Therefore we
had to brighten the
scene when we edited
it.

7. During the editing process…
• After we finished
filming, we then had to
begin the editing process
which was the hardest
part for me I think.
When we had to use the
iMACs for editing I
found it hard because I’m
used to the software on
my computer at home
which is the same as the
ones in school in the ict
rooms. Although the imac
has similar
programmes, it’s a whole
new software which I’m
not familiar with and I
think I speak for my
whole group too because
we found it hard
transferring our footage This is when we finally got it
to imovies. uploaded with the help of Paul
an A2 student, and began to
edit our first scene

8. Because we didn’t think we
were going to find a good
sound track to feature in
certain scenes, Richard
went onto garage band on
the imac to try make his
own beat. But in the end we
never used it and used
tracks from the imac and
some of our own.
This is me editing the
preliminary task. I
thought it weren't going
to take long because it
was a short clip but it
took way longer than I
thought because of
trimming clips etc. Plus I
was finding it hard to
upload it to the imac and
also save it to my usb.