Evaluation Question 6

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

Throughout this process I have used a variety
of technologies that I had and had not used
before. I have used software, hardware and
websites that have all helped me to complete
my film as well as updating my blog
successfully. I have used most of these
technologies with ease and developed my
skills while using them more.
Technologies

The three main pieces of software that i used for the first time were Final
Cut Express, LiveType and Photoshop.
Final Cut Express - This was the editing software that we used on the
Macs that allowed us to import our shots following which we could cut,
paste, import sound, add filters, add special effects, add transitions etc.
This did not take me long to get the hang of to use as it was pretty straight
forward as to how to do basic things e.g import video and sound, cut video.
However, as a group we struggled to do other complex things like adding
filters and adding effects such as slow motion. We would therefore look at
tutorials on YouTube that would instruct us on how to do these actions
correctly.
Software

LiveType - This software allowed me to create titles for our film to then
import into Final Cut Express. This was also an easy piece of software to
use and again if I had any trouble with it, would look for tutorials on how to
carry out specific actions. LiveType consisted of creating titles with or
without effects in different fonts, sizes, colours, textures, shadowing etc.
The flaw that I found with LiveType was that it was only a title creating
software which didn’t allow you to preview the titles once you had created
them onto the video that you wanted. This therefore made the task of
creating effective titles longer than it should have been as sometimes the
aligning of the text was not right once we had imported it into the shot on
Final Cut Express and then we had to go back to LiveType and realign it
until it was right.
Software

Photoshop - This software allowed me to create a
collage of frames from my film that I then used in my first
evaluation post. I found photoshop the most difficult to
use as it was a lot more complicated than the other
software that I had used for example, with importing
images I had to make them all the same size as well as
making the canvas the right size to fit the images on. I
did understand it more as I used it more and the end
result was great but I did not enjoy using it as much as
the other softwares.
Software

Throughout this process I have used a variety of hardware that has enabled
me to produce my product. I have used iMacs, Macbooks and an SD card.
iMac and Macbook - I had never used an iMac or Macbook before and so
this was a new experience for me. I found them easy to use although very
different to a Windows operated computer. These devices allowed me to
use Final Cut Express, Photoshop and LiveType which was the main
software that was needed to produce our product. Because of this, it was
vital that the iMacs were available to use as they were the only means of
which to access this software. My group therefore had to manage our time
carefully and efficiently with regards to editing our film.
Hardware

Hardware
SD Card - I used this to store my videos safely before then transferring
these videos onto the iMac. We also made sure that we saved the videos
onto a memory stick also (Wilhelmina’s) to ensure that we would not lose
any files.
Memory Stick - I have used this many times before and so knew how to use
them. This was used to save our edited files onto and then upload these
files onto our blog at home as YouTube would not work properly on the
iMacs at school. One problem we faced with memory sticks was that due to
the edited film file being so big, we could not save the file onto our memory
sticks as they did not have enough space. However, my memory stick had
8GB and so we put our edited file onto this to have as a back up and to
upload onto our blogs if we needed to.

Websites such as YouTube, Blogger, Slideshare, SoundCloud and Prezi
were an important part of the presentation of our product and the stages
that I took to complete it.
YouTube - YouTube is a very popular site that allows you to directly watch
and upload videos. I have used this site many times before and so I knew
how to navigate around. However, I had never had my own YouTube
channel which allows you to upload videos and so this was a new skill I
developed. I could annotate videos that I uploaded and this was very
straightforward to do.
Slideshare - This allowed me to upload my powerpoint presentations onto a
public site where it could be viewed and shared. This was the first time
using this and so i had to create an account. This is an effective site that i
will definately use in the future to resent my work to other people.
Websites

Blogger - Being a blogger, i was very familiar with the way in which Blogger
worked. Although i use a different blogging site (Wordpress) they are both
similar and easy to use. I had to create a Blogger account (a google account as
Blogger is linked with Google) and straightaway was able to begin creating
posts. Within my posts I could insert/embed images, video, audio and links.
With regards to embedding media, I had not done this before and so i had to
use the guide that was given on the VLE for me to follow each step. This was
very easy and allowed me to embed my presentations from Slideshare and
sound from SoundCloud.
SoundCloud - This site was very similar to Slideshare but was an area to upload
and share sound as opposed to powerpoint presentations. This was a site that i
had not used previously so i had to again create an account. This site was vital
in embedding sound onto my blog for example, the incidental music that we
used in our film.
Websites

Incompetech - This was a website that my group used to
search for royalty free music for our film opening. This
was a very clear website that was easy to use as we
could simply search for sounds and look up sounds
under titles/tags such as ‘eerie’, ‘mystery’.
Prezi - I have not used this site before but having used it
I will definately use it more as it is a very good site that
allows me to create presentations in a different, more
engaging way. This was also very easy to use and I
could embed the presentation into my blog.
Websites

The equipment that we used in constructing our film was especially vital in
producing our film. The two main pieces of equipment were the tripod and
the Panasonic HD Camera.
Tripod - I had never used a tripod before and so filming was different to
how i had previously filmed. The tripod enabled us to produce stable
footage as opposed to shaky handheld footage. I could use the tripod well
but found it difficult sometimes to lock the camera onto the tripod as well as
tilting the camera. In the production of our film, we decided to use Katy’s
tripod as hers was bigger and easier to use with regards to tilting and
panning.
Equipment

Panasonic HD Camera - My group decided to use the
Panasonic HD Camera as this was the camera that
produced high quality video which is what our group
wanted for our film opening. I don’t use camera’s often
at all but I found this camera easy to use and my group
helped me to use it at times when i didn’t know what to
do exactly. In the production of our film opening, I was
able to develop skills that i hadn’t before. I learnt how to
zoom in, pan and tilt the camera to create the shots that
we wanted in our opening.
Equipment

To conclude, all of these technologies that I
have used in the process of constructing my
product have been very useful and effective
in helping to increase the success of my final
product and the presentation of my progress
throughout.
Conclusion

Evaluation Question 6

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