Q6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Throughout the project, we used a range of different technologies including:

-Hardware: a camera with a shotgun mic and headphones, microphone, tripod and lighting kit.
-Software: Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects and Livetype

Camera: Canon HV30 with Shotgun Mic and Sennheiser HD201 Headphones

Small LCD screen 

 Blue Yeti Microphone

Lighting: Arrilite 750 plus

Adobe Premier Pro

We used this software to edit together our animatic, test edit and film opening. Since we were used to using it, it was fairly easy and quick to use when editing our film openings.

While using Adobe Premier Pro, we learnt new techniques to help us work more efficiently:

-Selecting and capturing clips

-Adjusting sound levels to emphasise on certain part.

-Colour grading using ProcAmp and Three-Way-Colour-Corrector

Advantages:

-Multiple tracks: so it was easier to see where to cut to from each clip as well as editing match-on-action shots.

-Locking track: this allowed us to not accidentally delete clips that were useful and set in place.

-Instant preview of the sequence: helped us pick out the flaws quickly

Three-Way-Colour Corrector

Disadvantages:

-Rendering: we had to continuously render the sequence which was very tedious and slowed the process of editing.

-Colour correcting: since we had no previous experience on it, and the format of it was confusing.

Adobe After Effects:

We used after effects for the Frozen Productions indent. It would have been hard to use if we didn't know what to do, but since we followed a tutorial, it was easier for us to make it.

We used social networking to converse with each other, allowing us to be able to discuss with each other when we're not together.

Whatsapp/ Facebook group:

Facebook Group

Whatsapp Group

-We were all able to use it anywhere at any time since we all had mobile data. Different media was able to be sent via Whatsapp, like audio, video and pictures.

-On Facebook, we were able to share links. For example on the left, it shows me linking a font for my group to look at and give their opinions on it.








As a film maker, I am glad that there is a sudden burst of new technology. Because of technology, small film-makers like ourselves are able to make small videos that we can share with one another on easily accessible websites like Youtube and Facebook. Learning more about the new technology that has been created, makes film making more fun and interesting.