EVALUATION QUESTION 6 :

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

Camera Equipment• Canon DSLR 650 EOS • Camera lens• Tripod (both large and small)• Lights • Microphone

Equipment Strengths Of The Camera: • Change the focus manually- meant we could make the

mirror and opening shots blurred in comparison to the others.

• Opposite was shown in the shots of the protagonist crying.

• Easy to work and control.• Small and easy to manoeuvre – easy to get more complex

shots e.g. mirror.

EquipmentWeaknesses of The Camera:

• Camera Battery – (It died on us twice whilst filming due to the fact it only has a battery life of 2/3 hours)

• Led to problems whilst we were filming outside , we had low battery when filming the forest shots and it made it more stressful.

• Furthermore the disruption of stopping and starting made it difficult to get back into filming when the battery is charged.

EquipmentStrengths of the Lens:

• Allowed the shots we took to appear very detailed and clear – especially the one that appears on our poster.

• Meant our sequence looked more professional due to the zoom and focus setting.

• Easy to put onto the camera which made the whole process of filming quicker and more pleasant.

EquipmentWeaknesses of Lens:

• Lens often came out of focus , and became difficult to put it back into focus. Made filming certain scenes longer and meant we lost time for filming other bits.

• Also made it difficult to keep consistent when trying to achieve continuity editing and most importantly during our match on match action.

EquipmentStrengths of the Tripod:

• Was crucial when filming our panning shots, which was some of our most successful shots during our whole opening sequence.

• Reduced the amount of shakiness – meant that most of our shots were really steady and if they weren't it was intentional e.g. point of view shot running through woods.

• Meant we could achieve a range of shots in multiple locations.

• Easy to pack up.

EquipmentWeaknesses of the Tripod:

• Although easy to pack up , it requires extra time and it prolongs the process when trying to quickly move to other locations.

• Hard to get the leg level even and made some shots appear unprofessional.

• The handle used for panning would not fit into the bag properly.

EquipmentStrengths of Lighting:

• Ensured shots were visible and clear for the future audience- also made editing a lot easier.

• Extenuated our thriller conventions- light highlighted sinister look on the protagonists face in the establishing shot of her.

EquipmentWeakness of Lighting:

• Very bright – had to add dull filters to ensure that it looked more sinister.

• It shots such as the running through the forest the side lighting slightly takes away from the whole shot.

EquipmentStrengths the microphone:

• Ensured you could hear important parts of scenes – e.g. the protagonist crying.

• Meant you heard conventional sounds such as door shutting and footsteps and contributed to continuity editing and made the piece more realistic.

• Easy to place onto the camera.• It was not big so did not get in your way whilst filming.

EquipmentWeakness of the microphone:

• Because it was good it picked up background noise aswell which we had to edit out.

• Where there was no background noise ; you can hear a slight muffling sound behind the protagonist crying.

Overcoming Problems:• Ensured that our battery was fully charged and we were

quick and efficient when filming each shot to make sure we did not waste time.

• We made sure we took multiple shots of certain scenes in order to make sure we had the footage we wanted.

• We had to film some scenes again due to fact that we didn’t have the mic turned on for it.

• As well as this we became better at fixing the camera onto the tripod as we struggled with this to begin with and during our preliminary.

Technology we used:• iMac• Final cut pro• Microsoft Powerpoint

TechnologyiMac:Strengths:• Auto save- means we didn’t loose any work. • Gave us means to software and applications in which we

could edit and polish our thriller opening. • Meant we could get audience feedback by showing and

recorded it on all on one mac. Weakness’s:• Lack of storage. • Difficult to get used to use to the mac due to the fact that

all three of us don’t own a mac.

TechnologyFinal cut pro:Strengths:• Allowed us to edit and make it look as professional as

possible. Even though all of us had very little practice with editing.

• Made us appear professional. • We could cut and add filters. Weakness’s:• Initially , we struggled with getting used to it as it was a

programme we had only initially used for our preliminary.

Technology• Powerpoint:• Distribution logo, easy but limited.• Slide share:• Upload PowerPoint, had to make a new account.

• Prezi:• Create funky presentations, difficult to get used to at first but once

you get used to it’s easy to use and it’s quick.

How we overcame Editing problems:• At first we had lost all our audio and thought we would

have to record Foley for all of our scenes. However, we managed to enable the audio back on which would have saved us a lot of time than doing Foley.

• Furthermore, we had to add happier music in at the very last minute in order to show the contrast between the Sinicism of the dad’s death and the happiness from the day before.

• As well as this ; we struggled to find the right filter in order to make the protagonist appear sinister and to make the opening eerie.

What we learnt about editing:• Cut and trimming.• Transitions.• Adding music.• Adding filters.• Fading music In and out• Adding sound effects. E.g the kissing of the lips.• Adding credits • Fading the credits in and out. • Steading of shaky scenes.

Documentary Tools:• YouTube – document’s our process and enabled us to

upload all our progress which includes interviews and audience research.

• Blogger – Documented all the work we had done including pre production, production and post production.

• Prezi – Enabled us to create presentations about our work, difficult to use at first but once you are used to it is really easy.

• Slide share- This app allowed us to upload each powerpoint we created.