Evaluation question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? 

The technologies that I used were: Blogger, Adobe premier pro, Adobe after effects, The production kit, YouTube and The internet. 

Blogger

The first thing I had to do was learn how to use Blogger. Blogger is easy to get to grips with but it can be frustrating at times, fortunately I like everyone else got used to it and learned how to embed things and upload images and videos from you tube. Blogger became an essential tool as this is where all our coursework is put up.

Adobe Premier Pro

Adobe premier pro is the main editing software that I used. It was easy to learn as i had past experience with  final cut pro. choosing the right footage and cutting the length was a long process and as time went on i grew more efficient at it and improved the quality of the cut. i also had to learn how to colour correct and add the title sequence transitions. the sound was also difficult to time with the clip but experimenting eventually paid off and now the soundtrack fits in with the footage.

Adobe After Effects

This software was hard to learn and use, I had to get a tutorial from the teacher as I had never used it before, he helped out through the process and I got my ideas down and incorporated them into the production logo.

I would like to improve my skills with this piece of software because it will be useful for me in the future. I have had a look at some tutorials and would really like to learn some of the effects that after effects is capable of. I am happy with the way the logo came out, it fits I well with the overall product.

The production kit

We used a Sony HD Handycam for the preliminary task, audience research and the final opening sequence.

I actually filmed the audience research and got experience with setting up the tripod and using the camera. The camera was easy to operate and it was easy to film. I have also had previous experience filming using a sony hdv camera so this was no problem for me. The benefits of this camera are that it was light, portable and easy to use. It uses sd cards so the data is easily transferable to a pc and you can then edit straight away, this is an advantage over tapes because setting up a tape deck takes a long time.

YouTube

YouTube was an incredibly helpful resource as this is where the final video was uploaded and many other clips that are found on this blog. It is easy to upload clips from youtube onto the blog and so this feature became invaluable. It was also a good place to do research and watch videos to help us with our film.

The internet.

The internet is the most incredible and valuable resource on the planet. All manners of knowledge can be attained with a simple web search using Google and I have learnt that you can always solve problems by using Google. It is a great way to network and communicate with people and i used this function to stay in touch with my group and keep updated. Wikipedia and IMDb are also incredibly useful websites. Google images was also very helpful providing most of the images in this blog.