Evaluation question 6

What have you learnt about technology from the process of producing this product?

Through the process of producing this product i have learnt many things about technology. Firstly i learnt how to operate a camera. During the preliminary task we filmed using a handheld camera, which was fairly simply to film with, however when filming the opening scene we used a much more technologically superior camera. The technology was hard to use at first however with practise it became easier. The end product shows that using this camera was a good idea, due to the better picture and sound quality.

I also learnt how to use computer software to create and edit the opening scene. First i learnt how to transfer the footage from the camera to the computer, which is done by connecting the two with a USB cable and letting the software record the already recorded footage from the camera. We used the editing softwae called Sony Las vegas movie studios 9.0 to edit the opening sequence. Whilst doing this i learnt many aspects of the process including how to cut and move around different parts of the footage. I also learnt how to use different colour and lighting filters in the software, that i used to make the film appear through a grey filter. The grey filter made the film apppear to be more moody and atmospheric.

After editing the footage i learnt how to use different technology to edit the sound in our product. I used the software called Audacity that was free to download from the internet to edit the sound. I learnt how to import music into it and as a result mix it to how i wanted it to sound. In the editing software i also learnt how to mute sound that was recorded by the camera, while leaving in noises that i wanted to be heard, e.g the sound of Dan jumping the gate. I then imported the sound into the software and played it over the footage.

Through the process of producing this product if i had not learnt new skills with technology i simply would not have been able to complete it. Technology will always keep changing and improving, i have learnt that i must keep learning new skills through first hand experiance using these technologies.