q6

1. what have you learnt about technologies form the process of constructing this
product?
question 6

2. SOFTWARE
In our production we used a software called final cut pro, which helped us
pull together our whole production by letting us add in sound effects, put
our clips together and etc. To make our production better we got to see if
some things fit into our narrative and to see if some things did not, for
example making sure we did everything right like the 180 degree angle that
took a while editing in. However we did find out that one clip of the
antagonist in the bath did not fit in well with our score, so we took this clip
out of our production with help from the software of final cut pro, it was very
hard trying to get the exact moment of the score that fit in with the shots of
our scenes for example the score fitting in with the disequilibrium of the
antagonists appearing in the bath tub of the bathroom scene. We had short
takes in the bathroom as it connoted the time that has passed without his
partner being there and the idea of running out of time because his partner
comping to haunt him, the short takes also connote the intense emotion
confusion that the protagonist is feeling because he doesn't know what is
going on and is trying to find out what is wrong.Furthermore this software
enabled us to edit clips to correct length of the clip that we wanted it to be.
To either make them longer or shorter connoting the feelings of the
character in the particular scene. In addition to this we used colour grading
with all our scenes in the production to make the locations appear more
depressing and dull to the eye which again sets the tone of the production
and The fade in and out will help create the mood that we want to represent
in our opening scene. Furthermore the colour grading feature of final cut
would be important in our scene because it can make the scene either
happy with warmer contrasts of colour or by making the scene more tense
and dramatic by making the scene have a darker tone which can connote
sadness and grief which our characters both feel in the narrative which is
scenes throughout our production In our production final cut pro helped our
group add in a orchestral sound to it made from a friend that composed it to
fit to each shot of our production. With fitting in out score within our
production final cut pro helped us to make it the best that it possibly could
be. Final cut pro also helped us add in credits to notify the audience the
producer, directors etc. Also from using all our equipment i do think that we
used the correct equipment as from all of our technical research that we
found out. However i do believe that we could've done more research into
the camera i think we could've used a more clear camera for example i
think a go pro would’ve been better as it would have made our filming more
defined and clear, it would've made the audience as if they were there in
the narrative.
we used colour grading to make the locations appear to be
dull and gloomier than it is (sympathetic background)
connoting that even tho they are both happy something bad
will happen having in the narrative leaving the audience off
edge and wanting to know what is going to happen
from finding the text that we thought best fit our narrative was one that we
found on Final cut pro, however we did research lots of fonts on websites
and books such as “da font” but we felt that the best font was on Final cut
pro, as the font is bold and we felt it compared and connoted to the
antagonist as everything that she did like writing on the mirror, slamming
doors and turning on taps was very bold and wanted to get her point
across,. This also represents Gauntlets empowered female, as she is
over powering the man, making him look weak, we edited it to be on the
top of the mirror because it draws the attention to the title but not too
much to distract the audience. In our narrative we also used red
handwriting that was written on the mirror saying ‘i will never forgive you’
we situated it eye level to the man, because this shows that it is
challenging the stereo type of woman being below men. It also shows
that the female antagonist thinks as if she is equal to the man and in a
sense more important than him.

3. PRESENTATIONS
Some examples of software representations that we used were: slideshare, powtoon,
prezi, youtube and amaze. We used these ways to present our work because it made
our tasks and ideas aesthetically pleasing to the viewers looking at our work. It also
made our research overall look organised but allowed us as a group to show our
different styles and individuality that came together making our overall piece.

4. HARDWARE-CAMERA SETTINGS
The camera that we used to film our production of
unperceived was the Panasonic HDC-TM900 Full HD
Camcorder. This type of camera had settings that
controlled manually the white balance that had to be used
when filming as it appeared to be too yellow and didn’t
show the true colours of the scene that we were filming
which would've set the tone as another feeling for example
the yellow tone may of connoted happiness and peace and
that was not the aim for our production we wanted dull
colours. Furthermore for our production we used the auto
focus on this camera which made the image more clearer
and made the quality better. Moreover for our shots to be
still we also used a tripod that was very useful in all of the
different locations that were used in our production to keep
stability throughout filming, as to start off we tried filming
without a tripod and it mad the filming look blurry and
bumpy for example in the first scene of filming protagonist
and antagonist we were going to track forwards and
backwards but this was changed later on because when
filming on the gravel with the dolly it was too shaky and the
wood we brought to to decrease the shakiness. From this i
have learnt more skills in using a camera and filming with a
camcorder. Also In our narrative we didn't use any key
framing, but if we were going to use key framing it could've
looked good when everyone was a still image at the funeral
scene, and the camera panned around them making them
look like they are moving or something was circling them,
as this would've connoted that the antagonist is watching
them.

5. LIGHTING
The lighting we could have used, could have been high lighting and low lighting. We
had problems with getting the correct lighting as it looks dull and gloomy in some
scenes. We had difficulties with lighting in our locations. For example the bathroom
scene was only accessible to high lighting or no lighting. This meant we had to use
little lights around the bathroom that gave some light, instead of using the big bright
lamp on the ceiling which would’ve given the wrong impression to that scene. We
also had problems with the first scene being outside because we only had natural
light. Which was bright but we wanted a more brighter light to connote happiness.
We could have used lighting equipment at school like LED lights and the separate
frame that come with different colours e.g red, yellow and white which would've
decreased the colour in post production.

6. In our production we used a H4N recorder to record the foley sounds for the
bathroom scene for example the taps coming on, shower turning on and door
slamming. From using this piece of hardware it enabled us to have clearer
sound and had a higher quality for our production. Furthermore the recorded
sound of the door slamming didn't record as well as we expected because it
was not at a high standard like all the others foley sounds recorded, and the
sound of the slamming in our production echoes and gives the shot an
unrealistic tone that we could not be fixed. Overall with using a H4N recorder it
made our sounds sound more realistic and exaggerated the sounds (excluding
the door slamming) making it more scary and making the audience feel more
uneasy whilst watching. We used a H4N because the camera that we used,
didn't have the best sound when recorded, the camera did not have directional
mics but came separate with the camera but however we did not use,
because for some reason you couldn't hear the sound without coming close to
the character and this was shown on the camera screen which we did not
want. However we had to re-record the slamming of the door as originally we
used the camera but when we went back to listen to it, it sounded unrealistic
and had low verisimilitude from the grainy recorded sound. From this we
recored the sound with the H4N I think we could've recorded more sounds with
a H4N recorder for example to the walking of footsteps for example when the
male character is seen to be walking over to the shower to turn it off. I believe
it would of made the scene more intense and help increase the suspense and
give the viewer emotional pleasure through feeling anxious for the protagonist.
However we did not record our own score, we had a group member make an
original sound not only because it would attract a more sophisticated audience
by having an original score, but because i haven’t had experience of editing
our own non-diegetic score on other software like Garageband.
H4N RECORDER

7. IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE
improvements for the future i think would be to
increase my skills on final cut pro as I'm not as
confident as i think i could be, i found adding in
sound difficult but i think towards the end of
completing our production i got better. I think
for our production we could've made the sound
more realistic for the foley sound of the door
slamming, because i think overall it may of
given a more realistic sound to the particular
sound as its very important for the sound to be
accurate in that intense scene, But we did re-
record the sound of the door slamming
because the sound did not match the action of
the clip creating a more realistic sound to the
audience.Furthermore i think also improving my
skills on the camera settings because i found it
also difficult setting the camera on different
settings like the colour. But again by this i think
i wont have a problem with this next time as in
my opinion i think that i have learnt from these
problems.