The document discusses the technologies and equipment used to create a film opening project. It describes how using different microphones and a wind shield improved audio quality when filming. Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects were used for editing and creating titles, allowing the use of effects like fades and color/font changes. Sticking to the original storyboard helped ensure shot types were included as planned. Overall, the process helped improve skills with technologies like Adobe programs and using equipment like microphones.

1. Media AS Evaluation Task 6
What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this project?

2. Equipment…
When I first started filming for my film opening I just used a digital SLR camera which was
good for capturing the footage but when I watched it all back the sound was really unclear
and there was quite a lot of background noise. I then thought I would use a microphone
that plugs straight into the camera and screws on top, this made a big difference to the
quality of sound and made the opening sound a bit more professional. However when I
was editing some of the footage I realised there was still some strong background noise due
to the wind so I re-filmed the footage using the wind shield on the microphone. This made
it even better and the sound quality was really good. Throughout the filming process I used
a tripod so that my footage was not only steady and straight on but I was able to work at
different levels. The different levels helped me achieve a good variety of shot types like low
and high angle and also camera movements like camera pans and tracks.

3. Technologies…
When editing my opening I used quite a few different technologies. Firstly when editing all my
footage together I used a programme called adobe premier pro which was really good because
it has a lot of different tools available and is quite straight forward to use. I just imported all
my footage, chose what ones I wanted to use and then put them in to the sequence. I used
quite a few different fades such as fade to black and cross fades when putting multiple clips
together. There is a lot more effects that I could have used on the footage but I kept it quite
simple like films that I researched. When creating my titles for the opening I used another
Adobe programme called After Effects which was also a really good technology to have. I just
chose the colour of my background and typed what I wanted, changed the colour and font of
the text and it was done. There is a lot of different effects that I could have used, like how the
text enters the frame or exits. I just selected a simple fade in and out because that is what the
titles from existing films use. I think my titles were really effective and so was my editing, I
wouldn’t have been able to make it half as good without these technologies to help me.

4. Keeping On Track…
When filming my footage I kept thinking back to my storyboard to make sure I was sticking
with the shot types and framing. Although I did change my storyline a bit in the end like not
using a car, I still used quite a few of the shot types that I originally planned. I added quite a
few when filming to make the opening look more professional and not basic. I think overall
you can see when looking at my storyboard, how I ended up with the opening I did.
What Have I learnt?
I have learned quite a bit from the process of creating my film opening. Even though I used
some of the Adobe programmes when editing my GCSE work, I did learn how to make use of
more of the tools available and how to use them more effectively. I also learned how to use a
equipment like a microphone and boom which definitely helped with the overall finished
product. I think overall this process has helped me use already familiar technologies more
effectively and more confidently.