What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your Media product?

1. EVALUATION TASK 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing your media product?

2. OUR EQUIPMET
Our tripod was one of the most
important pieces of equipment
we used. It was used to prop up
our camera to the specific
height we needed. We also
used it for panning shots as it
gave us a steady, stabilised
hand. From using the tripod I
learnt how to achieve steady,
non-shaky shots as well how to
change the height of the
equipment to any suited shot. I
also learnt that the tripod had
an equaliser which we used to
make sure that all the tripod
legs were at the same length,
or on uneven grounds, that the
camera was still straight.
We used the iPad to record the
voiceover we used in our opening
sequence. It was important for
this to be of a high quality as it
made clear for the audience of
what the story line was. We found
that it was much easier to record
this voiceover on the video
application of the iPad as it was
much easier to upload to the
MAC rather than an actual voice
memo. When it came to
uploading it to the MAC all we
had to do was delete the image
that came with the video so that
we were just left with a voice
over.
Without the camera we used, we would not have an
opening sequence. We used it to film all our shot. I
learnt that there was many features of a camera
which came very helpful in the filming of our opening
sequence. These features ranged from the zoom
feature and the focus feature. Touching on the
screen before filming a shot helped us achieve
better and higher quality shots. Every few shot we
would film, the camera let us look through them and
delete the ones we weren’t so happy. This helped
when it came to editing because we had around
about all the shots that were good.
We used the MAC throughout the planning and making of our
opening sequence. It was one of the most useful pieces of
equipment we used as it not only helped us research and plan
our opening sequence, but it also enabled us to edit our
sequence to a high standard. Final Cut PRO was a very useful
application when it came to the whole process of making our
sequence as it allowed us to edit, crop and change our shots to
how we wanted. Other applications on the MAC such as photo
booth was also useful during the process of researching and
planning our opening sequence because it allowed me to take
pictures of evidence and upload it to my research and planning
journal on Mahara.

3. FINAL CUT PRO
The timeline allowed us to change the
order or our sequence as well as edit our
sequence. I learnt how to use tools such
as the blade tool to adjust our clips to the
exact moment we wanted. The timeline
also gave us an image of what
effects/transitions were on each shots as
well as giving us accuracy with timing the
music to the desired clip we wanted to
match with it.
Here was our most frequently
used tool on final cut pro- the
effects and transitions tool. This
enabled us to put cool effects on
our clips as well as transitions
between our clips. We put a
dark/purple hue on our montage
clips to establish the past from
the present. The transitions also
came in handy for establishing
the past from the present as we
used the ‘blur’ and ‘flash’
transition most often to create a
dream like effect.
Another tool which we frequently used on final cut pro was the
stabilization tool. This allowed us to stabilize any shaky shots so that
they looked professional and smooth. I think this toll really helped in
making our opening sequence look professional.

4. I used google throughout my research, planning
and making of my opening sequence. It allowed
me to find out information about opening
sequences that I did not know before, such as the
typical order of the title credits.
YouTube was another very
useful website throughout this
whole process. It allowed me to
upload my draft videos and
receive feedback as well as
help me research other opening
sequences to gain ideas.
I used pearl and dean to
research target audiences. I
searched up films with similar
themes and genres to mine to
find out what the most
common audience is. This
was a very useful website as
after finding out common
audiences I was able to suit
my opening sequence around
my target audience.
I used Bensound to find free, copyright
music to use in my opening sequence.
Although this was a long process of flicking
through different sounds, the outcome was
definitely worth it.
Storyboard that was another very useful
website i used during the research and
planning of my opening sequence. It is a
website which allowed me to make my
storyboard using online figures and
different backgrounds and props. This
made the storyboarding process quick
and easy as we had already made our
draft version so it was just a matter of
getting it neat and clear for us to follow.
Prezi was one of
the presentation
websites I used
in order to make
my research
clear and easy to
understand. It
had fun
animations as
well as being an
interesting way to
present
information.