AS media- Rene Mcintosh

1. Technology What does it do? How was it
used?
Problems? Solutions? Lessons learnt?
Tripod Stabilises the
camera. By
supporting the
camera weight
and maintaining
the stability.
We used the
tripod in order
to stabilise the
camera. This
means that our
footage looks
verycrispand
consistentIt
allowedusto
filmmoving
objectsmore
easily.
The tripod is a
big piece of
equipment
therefore it was
heavy to carry
around withus
during the
outside scenes
in the park.
We all had a go
to carry the
tripodso itwas
easerto keep
travellingwithit.
Therefore we
couldshare the
responsibilityof
keepingitwith
us at all times.
 How to
assembl
e the
tripod.
 How to
mount a
camera
onto a
tripod.
Camera Films the shots/
footage needed in
videos.
We used the
camera to
capture our
raw footage
that would
make up our
piece.
The camera was
heavy to carry
around.
We all rotated
to take it in
turns to carry
equipment
when we were
filming outside.
 How to
save
videos
on a
camera.
 How to
stop and
record
videos.
External
Microphone
Enhances the
sound around
dialogue and us
e.g. ambient
sounds.
We used to
microphone in
order to make
sure the
dialogue was
heard and to
record our
voiceovers.
We had to
replace the
batteries half
way though
shooting, as
they ran out.
We had extra
batteries, which
allowed us to
continue to use
the microphone.
 How to
operate
the
microph
one to
get the
clearest
sound.
 How to
change
the
batteries
in the
microph
one.
Apple Mac We used an Apple
Mac to upload our
filmed footage so
we couldedit it
and begin making
our thriller.
We usedan
Apple Mac to
editour
footage taken
on the camera
and add effects
to them.We
usedthe macs
to access
The only
problem that
was faced was
that sometimes
the macs were
unresponsive.
I.C.T technicians
were called in
to make sure
that the Apple
Mac’s worked
for us at all
times.
 How to
use the
comman
d button
and
other
shortcut
s on an
Apple
Mac
 How to

2. programslike
final cutpro.
use
certain
software
s that
are on a
mac like
final cut
pro.
 How to
edit raw
footage.
Final cutpro We used final cut
pro to edit our
shots in order to
collectthem
together. This
software
ultimately made
our Thriller.
We used Final
cut pro to edit
our shots and
footage to
create a
seamless piece
that turned
into our
thriller
opening. It
allowed us to
put all our
shots together.
One problem
with using final
cut pro was our
lack of
experience with
the program
and how it
works.
To combatthis,
on our first
editingsession,
we all lookedat
YouTube videos
inorder to learn
the important
featuresonfinal
cut pro.
 How to
trim
clips and
put
them
together
 How to
add
transitio
ns
 How to
add
music
over the
top of
shots
SD card Saves footagein
our camera so we
can upload them
later.
We used to SD
card to save
our raw
footage.
One problemwe
facedwas ourSD
Card was full.
Luckily enough,
we brought a
spare card,
whichwe could
use.
 How to
insert an
SD card
 How to
save
footage
onto an
SD card.
Photoshop Edits photos that
could be used in
our video ident
and our video
coverphoto.
The text
“Skyscraper
Productions”
was addedto
our identatthe
start of our
thriller,asit
was our
production
company’s
name.
We had a
problem with
changing the
font to the one
we wanted.
We googled and
asked our
teacher how we
could change
the font.
 How to
edit
photos
using
filters
and
texts
YouTube Used to upload
and share videos.
We used it to
share our
finished
thriller
YouTubetook a
while to upload
our videos.
We just waited
to make sure
the video was
uploaded
 How to
upload
videos
on to

3. opening and
upload it to
our blogs
using a
YouTubelink.
properly and
closed other
applications.
YouTube
both
public
and
private.
Blogger A way to publish
and record
projects through
posts.
We used
blogger in
order to track
our progress
e.g. filming but
also as a
source of
information
about thriller
conventions.
Blogger the site
has a tendency
to freeze
sometimes,
especially on
windows
computers. Also,
sometimes
bloggerdidn’t
update our
bloggers.
While on
blogger, we
saved our work
every 5 minutes
to ensure that
no workwas
lost during the
freezing of our
computers
 How to
create
tabs for
your
blog
 How to
change
the
layout of
a blog.
 How to
upload
media
(photos
and
videos).
Adobe After
Effects
Enhances colour
and adds effectto
photos and videos.
We made sure
all our clipshad
a nice effecton
themthat was
the same.
We had not
used this
softwarebefore.
We watched
YouTube
tutorials on how
to use the
software.
 How to
edit
photos
and
videos
using
this
software
Prezi This website
allows us to
present ideas and
data online in a
creative way.
We made
prezis and put
our data and
ideas on them.
This allowed
us to have
reference on
our ideas
through our
whole
production
process.
Sometimes our
Prezis wouldn’t
save the latest
version if the
computer shut
down.
We made sure
to save our
prezis every 10
minutes.
 I learned
how to
change
the
layout to
create
unique
prezis
Microsoft
Word
This app allows us
to record and save
information.
We saved our
workfrom
Prezi on word
so we had a
second copy.
The word app
sometimes
crashed on my
apple mac at
home.
I used Microsoft
word on my
school
computer
 You
need to
Make
sure you

4. mostly, and
made sure I
saved my
documents.
save
your
docume
nts
every 10
minutes.
PowerPoint This app allowed
us again like prezi
to present ideas
and data in a
creative way.
We made
PowerPoints
to show our
answers o our
questionnaires
so they are all
collected
together.
Sometimes
PowerPoint
would crash and
we wouldlose
work.
I would email
myself the work
so I would
always have a
safe copy.
 How to add
pie charts
and data
onto a
PowerPoint.