Evaluation Question 6

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

During the construction of our film we learnt how to use many different types of technology. When making our preliminary film we learnt how to write a script properly, which was easy to follow for our actors, although we didn’t use a script during the making of our 2 minute film opening this is a skill we will take with us and possibly use next year. We also learnt how to set up and use cameras and tri-pods correctly. At first we found this hard, especially when trying to get good cuts in preparation for editing however through practice in our preliminary task when it came to filming for our opening we found this alot easier and have ended up with really good cuts and editing that ran smoothly. 

In order to be able to edit correctly getting the right visual image we had to become familiar with apple macs and the software that does this. iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Camtasia, Motion have both played a role in the making of our preliminary and opening two minute film. Using these programmes was complicated at first, however we are now able to use them to their best quality, we feel this is shown throughout our film and our skill level increase is shown clearly in the difference between both of our films. Being able to cut, add and link clips together is also a skill we have picked up along the way of the editing process, though Phoebe was already familiar with how to do this she feels that her skill level has increased and now feels more confident with using the software. Both Rahi and Ben and i are also now fully aware of how to use the software confidently and this has shown in our film.Creating our film has made us more familiar with the software and enabled us to add sounds. Another programme we are now able to use is Prezi. From watching the online video on how to create something a little more exciting than a slide show we have created a Prezi to show our evaluation, we all found this easy to get along with as it was well explained to us, other groups have also used this site and therefore were on hand to help us with any questions.