The document discusses what was learned about various technologies from constructing a film project. It covers learning how to use blogging platforms like Blogger, Mac computers for editing software like iMovie and accessing the internet, cameras like the Flip camera and DV camera for recording footage and the Canon DSLR for high quality shots. Other lessons included using lighting equipment, editing tools in iMovie, recording audio on GarageBand, sharing on YouTube, and uploading presentations to SlideShare. The overall goal was to utilize different tools to create a high quality thriller opening through experimenting with technologies.

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

2. St Mark’s Media Blog
http://www.stmarksmediaasg22012.blogspot.co.uk/
Blogger acted as a storage and was
the place where all of our posts
were uploaded. This was very good
as we were able to post work and
then re-edit or refer to the posts
again later if needed
I learnt that blogging work can be very
effective as there is a space under each
persons' work to comment. After I done
my work, some people c0ommented
with possible improvements which I took
on board and it enhanced my work
I learnt how to move around images,
use different fonts, change font size
and add in images and videos to
make the posted work look more
appealing.
I learnt how to check other people
blogs so that I could compare my
work to the best examples and see
how my work weighed up against
exemplar posts. This meant I was
able to make sure that all the posts
I put up were to a good quality

3. I Mac
I learnt that the Macs were going to be
increasingly important during the process
of the film production as the main editing
programmes were on this e.g. I Movie
I learnt how to access the internet
via safari for the vital research and
planning stage
I learnt how to use various different
tools such as grab to take
screenshots, as well as how to save
files from the internet to a place where
they are easily accessible.
I learnt that the Macs are a lot
quicker and easier to use than
standard computers, thus it would
be very useful over the course of
my film production

4. Flip Camera
I learnt how easy it was to
upload clips from the Flip
Camera to the I Macs. As it
was built with a USB inside
you can simply just place
the USB onto the Mac and
transfer the footage directly
onto the Macs. This was
useful when it came to
uploading audience
feedback as you were able
to upload it straight onto I
Movie which is the
programme we used to edit
our film.
I also learnt that this
would perhaps only
be good for audience
feedback as the shot
quality wasn’t the best
and if it were to be
used in the production
phase of our thriller
then the film would
not look professional
and would look as
inexperienced as our
preliminary task.

5. DV CameraI learnt how to
record with a
handheld camera
through the use of
this. This was very
effective down in
the production
phase of my film as
we used a
handheld shot to
immerse the
audience into the
action.
I learnt how to transfer files from
the DV camera to the computers,
but this was a very slow process
which prompted me to think of
using a different camera
I learnt that the
quality of shots was
very good with this
camera and I was
able to play around
with various
different camera
angles. I decided to
sue this to
experiment with
how they might look
then use another
camera to actually
carry it out.

6. Cannon EOS 650 DLRS
From using this
camera I learnt how
to make footage clear
or blurry using the
autofocus tool
I also learnt how to
have a unsettling
noise in the
background or just
have ambient
sounds by playing
around with the
autofocus.
I learnt how to use
various different
shots o good effect
such as close ups,
long shots, extreme
close ups, mid
shots, high/low
angle shots and
panning.
I learnt that this was by
mar the best camera that
we have used in
comparison to the DV and
Flip camera. As the image
and sound quality on this
was HD and looked very
professional

7. LIGHTING/ LIGHTS
I learnt that this could be
very effective in our
thriller in order to create
suspense an mystery
whilst doing the three
point lighting trial. We
were able to use this in
our thriller by using this
technique to slowly
reveal the face of our
character, which was
effective as it was able
to bring in traditional
conventions of thrillers in
our piece such as
suspense, mystery an
tension
I also learnt that this
could be attached
and detached from
the camera very
easily, which was
helpful as it was not
getting in my
eyesight whilst I was
filming meaning I
was able to get the
very best shots.

8. I MOVIEThrough I Movie I was
able to learn how to
upload videos onto
YouTube, move images
around and add in
images and sound as
well as footage.
I also learnt how to
use transitions and
sound effects in order
to give my thriller a
professional edge.
I learnt that the key to a
successful product is being
able to utilise the tools of I
Movie correctly, so if we
were able to master this
programme then we would
have a successful thriller
opening.
I learnt how to use the
picture on picture tool as
well as the green screen
and black and white
effect. I also learnt how
to edit the sound so that
the score dropped at the
right points to go with the
action sequence.

9. GARAGE BAND
I learnt how to record sounds
for our final thriller as well as
voice noted for audience
feedback
I learnt that in order to get the
best sound you need total
silence when recording
otherwise you get outside
disturbances which can
negatively effect the outcome of
the final thriller.

10. YOUTUBE
I learned how to embed
videos from Youtube onto
my blog page and
programmes such as
Slideshare and Prezi
I learnt that Youtube
is a good place to
store videos as it is
accessible to a
global audience
meaning various
people can comment
on the videos with
advice on how to
improve.

11. SLIDESHARE
I learnt how to upload
powerpoints to
slideshare so that I
would be able to
embed presentations
and make it available
online and not just
post as a link
I also learnt that these powerpoints
are available on the slideshare
website so it can get viewed by
many other people who decided to
comment and I took their advice on
board in order to improve my work.