WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?Jack Baird

Media Studies

FINAL CUT PRO 7

Final Cut Pro v7 – we first used this type of editing software when we first started our film product we found it hard to cut/split any of the video or audio clips. So we had to search for instructions on YouTube which showed us what buttons we had to press to split the clip. When we tried to edit our film Final Cut Pro crashed and weren’t allowing us to carry on doing our product.

EDITING

Editing – as we got used to Final Cut we started to experiment with it more using transitions, fades, cuts and effects. We didn't’t use much transitions or fades in our film product as we felt like it weren’t suitable to go in an action scene, it slows the pace down of the video which we did’t want. We wanted a high intensity paced film trailer.

CAMERA AND TRIPOD

Camera and Tripod – we used a Nikon D5100 to film our film product. When we first started to use the camera we only knew how to take pictures, we couldn’t find out how to record. So solved this issue by asking a friend who had experience on using cameras. After that it was very easy to use while filming and it was also very quick to turn on. The only fault that we had about the camera was that the battery life weren’t very good it ran out quite quickly. The tripod was easy to set up and use but the only problem with it was that there weren't any wheels to move it about with the actors. If it was to have wheels it would of made the shots better and more exciting.

APPLE MAC COMPUTER

Apple Mac Computer – we had to use the Apple Mac for editing and for also writing in our blogs. Individually I found it difficult to use the Apple Mac’s at first as I didn’t have any experience at all using them. Some of the keys on the keyboard are different and also how to copy, cut and paste things are also different to a normal windows computer that I use in and out of school. A few times that we tried to edit our film Final Cut Pro crashed and weren’t allowing us to complete the whole product. The good bits about using an Apple Mac is that they are that it loads files and documents fast so we could get straight on with the work.

BLOGGER

Blogger – with blogger I found it quite difficult to view my blog and also I didn’t know where to start writing my blogs so I needed help from the teacher from that. I also had trouble putting pictures and videos onto some of my blogs as I didn’t know how to do it. The best part about Blogger is that its accessibility is easy and also its free.

SKILLS GAINED

Skills Gained – I feel like that I have gained skills from each of these technologies. With Final Cut Pro I think that I have gained on how to import clips, cut clips and also add text into the product. With the Camera and Tripod I felt like I have gained on how to position the camera in the correct place in specific scenes and also how to focus and record. With the Apple Mac Computer I've gained on how to use the basic tools and also how to copy and paste text, documents or files. With Blogger, I think that I have improved a lot on the website as I know how to do most things on there like write a blog, upload pictures, change my template of the blog and also how to view other peoples blogs.