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

2. Digital cameras
In my preliminary task, we made the mistake to record over some of the
footage on our tape, so I made sure not to repeat this very stupid but
easily made mistake.
Although I already knew the basics of how to use a digital camera (record,
zoom, replay, photo shot, etc), I had the opportunity to use and develop
these skills while constructing this product.

3. Camera angles
To achieve a particular effect through a high angle/low angle/tilt//worm's
eye/birds eye view shot, I had to stretch or lie on the floor and get into
various awkward positions because we did not have the means to use
more professional equipment.
I have learnt the impact camera angles have on the atmosphere, especially
when the shots are put together at the end in the final product.

4. Movement and Footage
Looking back on our footage, I have learnt that it is very important to hold the
camera still so as to not get a too wobbly shot when not using a tripod.
For our 2 minute thriller opening, we shot about 1 hour of footage. This
happened through our idea evolving into new ideas and us changing the plot
slightly while adapting to our possibilities, seeing as this is a extremely low-
budget, independent amateur film.For example, we had originally planned to
have a flashback, which happens in the night in a backstreet of Norwich. We
shot this footage, but then realised it was too dark to see the action in it and
so we had to cut the entire scene out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TQsHj78RqPw

5. Editing
I edited my thriller on my own laptop using iMovie 2011.
The most important lesson I learnt during the construction of this production is
that it took more time to edit than I had planned in, so in future I will always
give myself more time to edit a production.
I have learnt how to change the
exposure/brightness/contrast and
saturation of a shot, to make it fit in
more with the atmosphere i'd like to
reach.

6. I have gathered various skills around how to adjust the sound, make it
fade in or fade out and add in non-diegetic sound. I have gained
knowledge around how to cut/trim a clip, play it back and change its
speed (slow motion/ fast forward).

7. I now know how to add in titles to a shot and put effects onto the
clip.
Though not used in the end cut, I learnt how to make a shot faded
into the background of another shot.

8. Though I had already been taught about some elements of this in my Creative and Media
course at City College Norwich last year, I had to use my understanding of how to
finalise a project on iMovie to then put it up as a video on youtube.
Again, the most important thing I learn from this part of the editing is the time it takes to
load it up. I was expecting the programme to finalise and upload the project to the
internet within minutes, whereas in reality it took an hour.

9. Using a media blog
Due to owning a tumblr blog, I already knew many of the aspects of running a blog. It was
easy enough for me to figure out how to post images, films and text onto my blog, as it
wasn't too different from writing and posting in a word document.
One of the major things I learnt very recently on this blog, which I think will turn out quite
useful to know, is how to embed a youtube clip and a powerpoint presentation (via
slideshare) into a post on my blog using the HTML link.