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- 1. Evaluation 6: Whathave you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Technology What doesitdo? How wasit used? Problems? Solutions? lessonslearnt? Camera:Nikon D3200 Filmsfootage. Usedon a tripod handheldto capture footage. Batterystarted to run out throughfilming. Extra battery was chargedup and used instead. Make sure both batteriesare chargedon the camera before filmingbegins. YouTube Sharesvideos online forthe general publicto see. It was usedto uploadthe thrilleropening for viewing. Uploadingof the videowas difficulttoput ontoYouTube and an account had to be made for usto be able to uploadit. An accountwas made to upload the videoonto YouTube and afterconsulting the technicians the difficulty withuploading the videowas sorted. Make sure that an account is createdpriorto uploadingthe videoto YouTube. SD Card Storesfootage fromthe camera and transfers videosbetween computers. It was inserted intothe camera and usedto record the footage and store it. The SD card beganto run out of space and old footage wason there makingit difficulttofind our own footage. We deleted unneeded footage and foundthe date we filmedon makingiteasier to locate our clips. Make sure the SD card has enoughspace to store all of the clipsnecessary and clearolder footage tomake it easierto locate our own. Tripod Holdsa camera and makessure the camera was steadyand smoothmoving. It was usedto provide angles and clear smoothshotin our filmclips. There wasno clipto attach the camera ontothe firsttripodwe usedmakingit difficulttouse withthe camera and making some of the clips unsteady. The heightof the tripodwas too small for some of the clips we wantedto film. We got a new tripodwitha functioningclip on top. We placedthe tripodon a stable surface makingthe heightof the tripodtaller. Make sure we have a fully functioning tripodthat has all the working componentsas well asone that reachestaller heights. Mac Acts as hardware forthe final cutpro software. It was usedfor the computer software,final cut pro. As I have no experience with Macs I didn’t understandhow it workedso it tooklongerto use than it might’ve with otherpeople asI had to Afterwatchinga few tutorialson how to use macs and usingthem a few timesI beganto understand whatto do. We askeda technicianto Make sure that I understandhow to use a mac and itssoftware before usingone and ensuring that the internet isconnected.
- 2. Evaluation 6: Whathave you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? understandhow to use them. The interneton the Mac wasn’t connectedto the internetto beginwith meaningwe couldn’tuse emailsorgoogle to findthings that we needed. come in figure out whatwas wrongwiththe connectionto the internet. PC Is a computer that can access the internetand storessoftware such as Microsoftword and excel. Usedto create wordand excel documentsas well asPrezi, emaze, PowToonand blogger. The computers would sometimesbe slow andnot loadworkas quickly. There was nothingwe coulddo about the speedof the computersand the internet connection. Use a computer that ismore up to date and try and use a computerwith betterinternet connection. Final CutPro Storesfootage and allows editingtobe done easilyand witha professional finishtoit. Usedto editthe footage and make the thriller opening. The transitions weren’twhatwe wantedforthe filmandlooked unprofessional, it wasextremely slow and crashedoften. Whenwe came to uploadthe final productto YouTube we weren’table to because the software was outdated. We managedto finda tutorial on transitionsto see if we could make them longerandlook more professionalin the film.There was nothingwe coulddo about final cutpro beingslow and crashing, however,we did manage to transferthe thrilleroverto another computerso we coulduploadit to YouTube Make sure that Final CutPro is fullyupto date so that moving the thrillerto YouTube would be easier.Also make sure that we knowhowto edittransitions properlyand make themlook natural in the product. Word Createsword documentson the computer Usedto write the screenplay, costume list, permissionslip, character development, filmoutline,risk assessment, prop list,shot listand storyboard. Movingthe documentsfrom wordto our blog was difficultand was sometimes displayed differently. We screen-shot the documents and uploaded themto the blog that way instead. We nowknow that thiswould be a problemso maybe make documentsona different software that co-operateswith bloggerbetter.
- 3. Evaluation 6: Whathave you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Blogger An online website which can be usedto create blogsfor anyone tosee. We displayedall of ourwork on bloggerinthe formof a blog includingour: Preliminary, Research, Planningand Main Task. Bloggerdidn’t allow youto copy andpaste picture directly intoit meaning as well assome documents. Sometimes whenyousave a change on Bloggeritdidn’t actuallysave so fontand picture size wouldvary throughoutthe blog. To upload picture and documents we insteadhadto save imagesand documents differentlyso that blogger coulddisplay thembetter. Watch tutorials on howto use bloggerand understandhow to importfiles and picturesinto it. Emaze An online website usedto create presentations more professionally. Usedto write essaysandfilm analysisonto vary the content we had on our blogs. It was difficultto fitwhat you wantedonto one slide meaningessays were spreadout across different slidesmakingit difficulttoread. Making the font size smallerand separatingthe essayintoa paragraph a slide made it easiertoread whenviewed. Make sure that my essayis spreadout more evenlyacross the slideswhilst writingthe essay so that I don’t have to come back and alterit all once finished Prezi An online website usedto create presentationsin a different formatto what isalreadyon our blogs. We usedthisto presentourfilm pitchthroughas well asresearch before creating the final product. The transitions betweenthe different sections of Prezi were difficultto understandand were confusing at times. EmbeddingPrezi intoour was also difficultas sometimesthe embeddingcode givenwouldn’t loadonto the blog. I researched how to use Prezi and watcheda tutorial onits different features meaningI understoodit more. Aftera few tries at embedding the code it eventually worked. Researchhowto use Prezi and watch the tutorial provided before beginning a presentation. PowToon An online website usedto create presentationsin a more funway providinga differentformat to viewessays on that varies fromwhat is We usedthisto write essaysfor our research. PowToon seemedquite childishinthe wayit presented our essay.The readymade templateswere difficulttouse whentryingto delete unnecessary Afterreading the tutorial providedonthe PowToon website I understoodhow to use the transitionsand template more. Readthe tutorial providedbefore beginningthe presentation.
- 4. Evaluation 6: Whathave you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? alreadyonour blog thingsfromthe template. IPhone- Camera Filmsfootage and storesiton the memoryof the iPhone. We usedthisto record ourfilm pitchand take photosfor the storyboard. The storage on the iPhone ran out whilstwe were taking photos. We transferred the photosand videoswe had alreadygotonto the computerso that we cleared up space on the phone. Make sure there isenough storage on the phone before takinphotos. USB Stick Storessound filesand documentsona stickthat can be transferred between computers. We usedthisto transfersound filesontothe Mac whenthe internetwasn’t working We didn’t encounterany problemswith the USB stick. As we didn’t encounterany problemswith the USB stickwe didn’thave to findany solutions USB sticksare reliable andeasy to use whenwe needtoimport filesontothe mac. Timeline Maker An online software thatis usedto create timelines We usedthisto planout the timingsof our filmandto presentthe timingof openingcredits. It was difficultto space out the boxesyouhad writteninto make it easierto read. By makingthe fontsmallerthe boxesbecame smallersoitwas easiertodisplay them. Make sure I plan out my presentation more evenly. Excel A software that enablesyouto enterdata and turn itintoa spreadsheet/pie chart. We usedexcel to turn our data researchintopie charts and graphs. We weren’tsure how to change the data intoa pie chart or a graph After researchinghow to do itI was thenable to inputour data and turn them intopie charts to put onour blogs. Asksomebody whois more experienced withexcel to helpme if I’m unsure. Yahoo Email software on the internet We usedYahoo to email each otherworkand picturesaswell as soundfiles and video footage. We didn’t encounterany problemswith Yahoo As we didn’t have any problemswith Yahoo we didn’t have to finda solution. Yahoo isa reliable wayof transferringdata and workacross to each other. Google Searchengine We usedGoogle to access YouTube for thingslike tutorialsand clipswe needed to analyse,as well asfor researchand findingouthow to do thingswe were unsure of. We alsoused Google to access websitessuchas We sometimes couldn’tfind whatwe wanted throughgoogle and we had to take time to carefullyfind whatwe needed. By entering more specific keywordswe couldfindthings we needed quicker. Be more specific whensearching for thingson Google.
- 5. Evaluation 6: Whathave you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Prezi,emaze, PowToonand Yahoo. LightingLamp A natural light. We usedthisto lightthe room we were into give itan eerier atmosphere. The lamp was sometimesin the way of the shotand created shadowsthatwe didn’twantin the film. We movedthe lamparoundto getit out of shot and create less shadows. To make sure that the lightis out of shot before filming and make sure the lightingis similar/samein everyshotif possible. Voice Memos- IPhone Storesvoice recording withouta video We usedthisto record the voice overfor the radioand some sceneswhere the speaking wasn’tloud enough. It was difficultto move the voice recordingsover to the computer throughemails. By puttingthe voice memoson the USB stickit was easyto move the voice recordingover. Make sure that the Mac is connectedto the internet before tryingto move recording overthrough email.