Evaluation Question Six

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

Adobe Premier Pro:

This was the first piece of software we used, and it was all our first time using it. So we spent time after classes and watched tutorials on youtube to learn how to use it properly and we all gained skills and confidence to use the programme. At first it all seemed complicated as there are lots of different options, and drop down menus etc. However i soon learnt and understood what everything was and how to use it.

We used Adobe Premier Pro as the foundation for our film; we used it to edit the film together to make a flawless sequence and without it, our film opening would not have been able to be successfully finalised.This programme allowed us the freedom to explore different editing techniques and special effects. I also know that many large budget movies have also used this programme, which proves that a lot can be achieved from using it.

After Affects:

We also used the programme After Affects to produce our company logo, the programme was quite complicated but we watched some more youtube tutorials and learnt the different ways to use the programme. This software was good to use as it gave us a very professional looking production company logo. With our logos we ensure they correlated with the films theme to reinstate it and prevent confusion.

When we first started filming we used a Sony tape camcorder which was good but then later we began using camcorders that recorded onto hard disk. This was much better as it made the whole process quicker and provided us with better picture and sound quality. I found using the cameras quite easy as i have used some before outside of school.

JVC Hard Disk Camcorder:

The Marantz Audio Recorder:

We used this to record our 'Directors Commentary'. This was easy to use, however it was able to pick up the most minute of sounds so we had to ensure we were in a very quiet room so no background noise could be picked up.

We also used lots of internet based programmes such as Facebook, Youtube and Vimeo. These were used to display our film footage and getting it out into the general public's vision and receive feedback from it. The use of these websites were very important as it was the perfect way for us to showcase our project, as it is free and anyone worldwide can log on and watch our video and give us feedback.