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

What technologies have you used?

In the making of this product I have used technologies such as Blogger, the Macs, Slide Rocket, Prezi, Bubbl, Go Animate, Screen Grabbing, YouTube Annotations, Still Image cameras, a Tripod, a Go Pro camera, a HD camera, Livetype, iMovie, Final Cut, Da Font and YouTube itself. These different technologies have all had a positive impact on my final product and have helped boost my grade. They have also helped improve my creativity throughout the project.

What technologies are brand new to you?

What technologies have you developed your skills in?

I have developed my skills in camera work. I have learnt how to frame a shot properly adhering to the rule of thirds and using different techniques effectively and I have also learnt how to film using a HD camera where I have used a pan shot and a POV shot. Here are some examples of some shots I personally filmed:

 

What technologies have allowed you to produce something creative?

 

Using the Go Pro camera to film the underwater shots was creative because it created an obscured effect which emphasised the fact that it was a flashback (during the Opening Sequence) rather than in present time. Reversing a shot in iMovie was also creative because it completely changed the meaning and the mood of what the shot was supposed to mean, which was simple yet effective at the same time and fitted in with our editing better.

 

What technologies have allowed you to display your work in a creative way?



What technologies need careful use or planning?

Livetype needs careful planning because you must know the font, placing/positioning of the title, the timing of the titles etc because going ahead to do what you are doing. Final Cut is also fiddly and needs some kind of knowledge before you use it. We used Final Cut to create our Production Logo ‘Invisible Ink’ and layered the filming we took of image on top of the landscape and then added font afterwards.

Were there any times you had to do something again because you hadn’t used the technology correctly?

The Go Pro shot needing redoing because we didn’t frame it correctly and therefore could have been confusing to the audience. I also re done a Prezi before because I didn’t realise you were able to add images and illustrations and just needed time to get used to the fact that it was a new technology. Here are some screen grabs of shots that we took using the Go Pro camera:

 

What have new technologies allowed you to do that old ones wouldn't?

Technologies such as the Macs and iMovie have allowed us to push our creativity to the next level because for example, even if your shot has gone completely wrong or you feel like something is too dark or too bright, iMovie allows you to immediately change this. Another thing people tend to forget about are the thousands of websites such as Da Font and Garage Band which adhere with the Macs and also allow us to take risks and oppurtunities that we couldn't of done before.