What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? question 6

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

 through this media course I have learnt many techniques and skills in constructing various amount of media products . from recreating a scene or opening credits 

when we were creating / remaking the Juno opening credits we had to consider what camera angles we should use that were similar to the original how we would hold the camera what locations we would had to film in . When we had finished filming the footage we had to edit the footage we produced to try and replicate the scenes in the opening however we used a camera and not a video camera so when we filmed longways it appeared side ways in final cut that explains the bad head room given to kamini because of the adjustment process  we additionally had to render the clips each time we made adjustments which was a time consuming process . 
when experimenting with the  effects it was hard to come across the cartoon effect so i experimented with a range during this process i learnt how to add effects and remove them  and experiment with them  .  what I learnt from the filming  process is  that in future sessions we should use the camcorder  instead of a camera  to avoid the complications that we suffered whilst editing the footage .

whilst doing this task we had to  come to create a scene centred around  the title The Accident we had to use our creative skills to come up with a scenario that would fit the title  we had to come up with a shot list and provide a story board  and we tried our best to produce the footage and the shots from the shot - list and story board . when I edited the footage there was a lack of continuity and poor  use of cross cutting  and the narrative was not clear. i learnt that placing the footage on different tracks  in final cut can effect the editing and the final  product 

the more i used final cut and began editing the more progressed in the preliminary task we had to learn how to  use cross cutting effectively we had to  use match on match action , over the shoulder shot , and so on we learnt about continuity and how it is vital when editing to make sure  in this process  is current and reflected through out the  footage in addition i learnt how to embed a sound track into the footage that would  create tension or  fit the mood that was created 


These previous tasks that we had to complete helped me prepare for the editing and planning of my film opening One Step Ahead   we had to make sure that  there was continuity  through out we had to make sure that the cross cutting technique was embedded inside the film and did not seem out of place  we additionally had to make sure the soundtrack suited the film and helped created tension where necessary 

This is the technique that i  used in order to create the flashback sequence in the film opening i learnt how to use the pen tool to 
create  fading or flashing effect when using final cut express  we learnt how to trim footage down so that we could layer different shots/ overlap sequences ; to create a more range of shots and interesting camera angles within our film . i also learnt how to create jump cuts to help emphasize the protagonists urgency and  so that the footage matched the soundtrack .

This is the technology that was used to create the soundtrack garage band when using this technology to create the soundtrack  learnt how to layer different sounds beats and melody's to create the perfect tension building soundtrack 
i additionally learnt how to increase and decrease the volumes of certain tracks to help create the tension at the right moments 

the equipment used to film our film opening 

to film our film opening we used a Sony cam corder though we had previous experiences with using this camera the experiences had were not thorough enough as we had never had any experience with this level of filming. because of our previous task we were able to know about correct framing which came in handy when using the Sony cam corder as we were able to frame our character correctly in the shot . we could only use the camcorder by itself without the tripod for some shots as the camera would become shaky and it would tarnish the quality of the shot 

when we were filming the opening the lighting was essential as we desired for the setting to be dark so when we used the lights we had to make sure that there were no fluctuations we had to keep the lighting consistent throughout so it would add to the continuity. but if he lighting was too dark it would reflect in the quality of the footage .  we attached one of the light s to the camera and used one through the diffuser to give  the correct lighting needed but we had to keep the lighting consistent or it would be obvious to the viewers  . to give the allusion to the audience  that our protagonist was incognito 

the tripod helped steady the camera it additionally  helped shoot shots that we may not necessarily be able to do steadily and as well without it like a panning shot we learnt that using the tripod was more successful than using our hands to do this camera technique 

Using the dolly was useful because it helped us track the character successfully as tracking is more a more successful technique to use than using the zoom button on the camera . however they were some problems that we encountered whilst using the dolly one of those problems were that in a small confined space that we were in we found it a struggle to move the dolly around successfully without it affecting the footage  in addition when we had to remove the tripod for a different shot and attach it again we struggled to make the levels symmetrical and the width of the base as it spanned out to widely . 

This technology helped us to build  upon our knowledge of a practical task given in media ; we learnt a significant amount throughout the process about creating and editing film. We were able to see the effect of storyboards and shot lists and how when on location it is difficult to create some shots  the way that we intended to do , which resulted in some  improvisation of the shots . However we learned after that we are also able to manipulate our filmed  footage to suit us further with effects and trimming . For example when we realised that there would be trouble with a lack of continuity with one our shots we decided to reverse the action so that it flowed onto the next scene correctly and fluently