Sarah learned several new technologies through creating her product. She learned how to use editing software like Serif Movie Plus to apply effects, trim audio, add text, and smoothly transition between clips. She also gained experience using a blog and uploading various media types. When creating the logo, she used animation features in Serif Draw Plus with copyright-free music. In filming, she worked with two cameras and encountered some difficulties but was able to apply effects. Overall, she learned how to structure work, present it, and will apply editing skills to future products.

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Evaluation, Question 6: What haveyou
learnt about technologies form the process
of creating this product?
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2. Iwasnewtothiseditingsoftware.HoweverthroughwatchingYouTubeclips,talking
toclassmateandtrailanderror.Alsodoingmypreliminarytask,I playedaroundwith
differenteffectsonthisprogrammesuchas:
• Specialeffects
• Trimmingandeditingsound
• Howtoputtextonscreenon,changethefontas wellasstyleandeditingit(e.g.
forourcreditsweusedblur,toexitandenteronthescreen)
• Slowdownmusic
• Putfootageonandeditit.
OverallSerifMoviePlus,taughtmehoweffectivelytoapplycontinuityeditingtomy
productsothatthetransitionswouldbesmooth.Similarlytobeabletotrim as wellas
edit,dialogue,copyrightfreemusic,non-diegetic/diegeticsound,as wellas remove
ambientsound,whenIneededtoandapplythisknowledgetocertainscenestomake
thesoundhavethecorrect impactonthevieweras wellas make itclearforthe
viewertounderstandtheencodedreadings.
Inaddition,thisprogrammetaughtme howtoeditimages effectivelyandapplytext
onscreentotheseimagesas wellas make a smooth,cleartransition.Forinstance: the
maintitle‘HighHopes’,whichinbold,brightredthetextonscreenis frontofthe
blurredimageofgrave stones,theimage andwritingfollowshorrorconventions

3. Using my blog
This was the first time I ever used a blog, I found it
extremely difficult, but the more frequency I used the blog
the more I understood how it I worked. Also I asked
classmates to help me upload documents to my blog.
Although, I found uploading images as well as video very
easy; as I already had a Youtube account, which you had
to export the videos to then put them on your blog.

4.  When creating our ‘AWS productions’ logo, we all had experience with
working with Serif Draw Plus software last year in GCSE, where we
learnt how to create as well as had special effects to the text
 However, we wanted our logo to have smooth animation along with
sound. Considering this, we went to our teacher and he helped us apply
animation to our logo, as it’s a clapper board- so we made it open and
close. Likewise we download copy right free music, of eerie foot steps
which we used along with the movement of the clapper board.
Serif Draw Plus X6

5. Technology
During the filming we used two different cameras, one was mine:
‘Sony Digital Camera WX300’ and we used Weronkia’s camera: ‘Sony
Alpha 850 DSLR’. Although, we had a few difficulties while filming,
such as: sometimes Weronkia’s camera might die . However, the
graphics on her camera are in more detail than mine therefore we
can make it clear to the audience the encoded or dominant readings
by the shots.
Whereas with my camera, I have unlimited memory, I can add
different effects such as: sepia, black and white. Overall, we had a
successful filming and our embedded/ dominant readings was clear
for the audience as they identified them.

6. Copy Right Free Music
I thought that copy right free
music, would be hard to access
as I had never used it before.
However I was proven wrong
as there was various of
different websites; when using
music from copy right free
music, it was very easy to find
the music you needed e.g. we
needed non- diegetic sound:
increased heartbeat, eerie
footsteps as well as heavy
breathing. Which was very
simple, to download and
apply it to your product.

7. Overall
I have learnt so much about technologies from the
process of making my product. Especially, I have
learnt how to make a blog, structure my work and
present my work successfully.
Secondly I have leant how to edit work effectively
from Serif Movie Maker X6, which I can apply to
future
Lastly, I have leant how easy it is to download copy
right free music and apply it to future products.