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6. What have you
learnt about
technologies from
the process of
constructing this
product?
2. CANON DSLR CAMERA
650D EOS
Advantages
• Easy to adjust the zoom and
focus
• Lightweight thus easy to use for
handheld shots
• Good quality footage was
produced during filming
Disadvantages
• Sound quality without
microphone was fuzzy
• Auto focus made a frequent
clicking sound and it was
difficult to use as it lost focus at
the slightest wobble
3. CAMERA LENS
Advantages
• Easy to adjust the zoom and
focus
• Good quality footage was
produced during filming
• Easy to attach/ detach
• Very sensitive focus which made
our filming at the best quality
focus
Disadvantages
• Auto focus made a frequent
clicking sound and it was
difficult to use as it lost focus at
the slightest wobble
• Made the camera fairly heavy
when attached which at times
made handheld shots difficult at
times particularly the shot when
James walks up the stairs
4. RODE MICROPHONE
Advantages
• Produced good sound quality for
the scene where the glass was
being swept up
• Easy to use
• Allowed us to record Foley
sound of a high quality, most
notably for the part where James
pretends to blow out the match;
this made the sound appear more
realistic
Disadvantages
• Did not cover the sound of the
auto focus click
• Made the camera fairly heavy
when attached
• Did not block out all background
sound for example the wind
when outside
5. LIGHTING
Advantages
• Allowed us to create a tense
atmosphere through the use of
shadows and spotlights
• The light was compact and easy
to attach/detach
• We were able to adjust the
intensity of the light which
allowed us to make the lights dim
in times of suspense
Disadvantages
• There are times when you could
see the reflection of the light in
Megan's windows and it did not
look authentic
6. FINAL CUT PRO X
Advantages
• Effective in creating a
professional look for our thriller
opening
• We were able to detach audio and
edit over our Foley sound effects
• We used filters in order to darken
the opacity of our shots thus
creating an eerie atmosphere
• Easy to add credits
Disadvantages
• Difficult to attach transitions
between the clips
• The software would freeze at
times particularly after adding
our credits
7. YOUTUBE
Advantages
• As digital natives, YouTube is a
huge part of our lives therefore it
would be easily discoverable by
people of our age demographic
• Easy to use
• Easy to find copyright free music
and sound effects
Disadvantages
• Videos did take a considerable
time to upload
