Q6. evaluation

Q6. evaluation

• 1.
  Q6. What haveyou learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
• 2.
  When creating ourthriller piece, several technologies had to be used in the process. My blog, which was essential for all of my ideas, was created using Wordpress. This was a helpful site and the ease of use made it simple to add all of my progress whilst researching, planning and filming my production piece. I have learnt that various types of technology can be used and inputted on this website to make my information appealing and noticeable. This site was crucial to the start of my data collection and I was able to build my work around it. When constructing the thriller opening, I had to use this blog to update each step I had completed regularly to show my progress. It allows you to insert small or large sections of information with options such as adding your own media, such as pictures, which was especially helpful when adding my research and planning.
• 3.
  A second mediatechnology that was key to portray my work was Slideshare. With this, I could upload a PowerPoint presentation and then post it onto my blog. This made my data much more interesting, rather than typing it all out. I have learnt that the various ways in which information is presented will determine how creative it will appear. This site helped me produce work, such as my analysis, which was helpful to put across each of my points clearly and in a way where the information wasn’t overloading.
• 4.
  Prezi is aninteractive presentation where all of my information can be displayed in a more exciting way. As this was the first time I have created a prezi, I found it easy to use and learnt that adding a prezi to my website would improve the appearance and add variety. It allowed me to add information I had already gathered whilst entering new information as well. The background and appearance are very easy to manipulate and customize with a wide range of options. I was also able to add my own images to connect with my text.
• 5.
  When filming, weused a HD video camera. Although I have used this device previous to filming our thriller piece, I wasn’t able to shoot a professional looking film which was my aim for this piece. To achieve this, I had to first practice shooting footage with the camera and then expanding what I already knew. As it was HD, the video created a professional and clearer appearance. I was then able to use the camera to get angles and movements we wanted to include in our thriller. I had to be careful whilst using it as I didn’t want any errors, such as shaky camera shots to happen, as this is what previously happened during our continuity task. Approaching the end of filming, I was very confident with using the camera and had learnt a large amount of how to use it appropriately.
• 6.
  After the filmingwas completed, we had to upload the footage onto imovies. When uploaded, it was easy to choose which footage we definitely wanted to use and which parts weren’t needed. As I have never used this programme before, it took a while for me to understand how to use it properly. When I was comfortable with using it, editing the piece was very simple as there were several options which allowed you to add transitions to create a smoother and more together piece, while cutting and steadying specific shots you want.
• 7.
  Music was neededto go with our piece and so we started creating it using Garageband. I had never used this before and so had a little trouble getting used to it. However, after practising, I found it easy to create music. As we were in charge of creating it, trying to fit the music with the genre and tone of our thriller was quite simple to achieve. I learnt, by using this programme, that time has to be put in to creating a fitting piece of music, otherwise the music might take away from our thriller. Also there was a vast amount of sounds we could have used, so although we found sounds that fitted into our film, it was also quite time consuming.