1) The document discusses what the author has learned about technologies from constructing a media studies opening sequence project. 2) It describes using the video editing software Sony Vegas to arrange clips in a logical order and remove unnecessary pieces. 3) It also discusses how the author's film lacked a variety of camera shots and lighting was not used to effectively set the mood, as it was more of an action film depicting a normal day gone wrong.

1. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS
PRODUCT?
Media Studies Opening Sequence Evaluation

2. SONY VEGAS
When it came to the construction of my opening sequence we had upload our clips to the
computer on to a movie editing software called Sony Vegas, this enabled me to put all the clips
in the correct order, take out pieces I don’t need, this allows me to put different clips together in
a logical order and so that it makes sense. One thing my film lacked was a wide variety of
camera shots which when I was filming, I didn’t really think about what effect that I wanted and
whether the camera shot I used portrayed that.

3. CAMERA AND LIGHTING
One thing my film lacked was a wide variety of camera shots which when I was filming, I didn’t
really think about what effect that I wanted and whether the camera shot I used portrayed that.
If I were to film again I would try and think more thoroughly on the types of camera shots before
hand rather than making it look very last minute and rough.
In most films lighting plays a very important part, as it determines the mood and sets the scene.
For example in a horror film the lighting is usually very low key, this is done to create an enigma
and sense of unknown. In a romantic film, the lighting is normally quite high key and pure,
although some use warm colours, like the ones you see with a sunset scene. However with my
film this doesn’t apply, this is down to action films being considered a normal day where
something has gone drastically wrong with someone or something.
To start of with I found Sony Vegas quite difficult to work with as I couldn’t remember where all
the different tools were, so it took me a little time to get used to. Throughout the editing of my
opening sequence I didn’t experience any kind of problems, apart from when I came to render
the opening sequence, where a problem occurred with the computer I was working on.