Question 6 – what have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
Upon creating our final media project we have been introduced to many new technologies that allowed us to express our work creativity and create our final project that reflected the required criteria.
Upon creating our final media project we have been introduced to many new technologies that allowed us to express our work creativity and create our final project that reflected the required criteria.
During the research and planning progress, we had to present our ideas in a unique and creative way, I done this by using the presentation software Prezi this software allows the user to create a presentation that can include sound, video or photos I was introduced to this software as I never heard of it until it was recommended. At first I found it very hard to use as it had unique features that I’ve never been witnessed before. As the software was new to me at times I did have to do things again because I didn’t use the software correctly. Prezi is refreshing software compared to the popular Microsoft PowerPoint that is also presentation software. However Prezi allowed me to zoom into slides to show significance of text in addition to this you can embed the presentation easily onto our blog.
When presenting out ideas we also used a software similar to Prezi called Slideshare this was another presentation software that had a strong resemblance to PowerPoint it gave the user the ability to upload a ppt onto slideshare and embed it easily to a blog however there are some differences between the two such as simple features and clear layouts that shows text appropriately. I used slideshare in my first post for reviewing an opening sequence I developed skills using slideshare as when started to use different features I discovered you can add music to accompany specific slides I used this feature when speaking about the soundtrack of Memento the music was accompanying the slide.
I have never been comfortable using a Mac as im use to working on windows PC. However throughout the year I'm now accustomed to how they work. Obviously some controls are very different and it still do make some mistakes. But I have learnt macs are brilliant they have a very advanced desktop system that allows the user to work on two projects or more at a time furthermore its software such as imovie, final cut, live type and garage band have all helped me to exceed expectations of the film.
Prior to editing our film, we of course had to film, using the following equipment a camera and a tripod. We first learnt how to use these tools in our media induction ever since being shown, I now know how to set up a tripod correctly:
We of course also used a camera, we choose to use Samsung WB750.
This camera allows the user to take advanced shots, it offers Full 1080p High Definition video clips at 1920x1080 pixels. Videos can be paused mid-record and recording then re-started, so the user can therefore perform rudimentary 'editing' as they shoot, the feature of 18x optical zoom allowed me to take advantage of close ups. After recording we had to upload are footage onto to macs we done this by putting our SD card in the card reader.
It was integral after the footage was imported that you ejected the card reader safely, or you could run the risk of loosing your work or damaging your hardware.
When presenting out ideas we also used a software similar to Prezi called Slideshare this was another presentation software that had a strong resemblance to PowerPoint it gave the user the ability to upload a ppt onto slideshare and embed it easily to a blog however there are some differences between the two such as simple features and clear layouts that shows text appropriately. I used slideshare in my first post for reviewing an opening sequence I developed skills using slideshare as when started to use different features I discovered you can add music to accompany specific slides I used this feature when speaking about the soundtrack of Memento the music was accompanying the slide.
I have never been comfortable using a Mac as im use to working on windows PC. However throughout the year I'm now accustomed to how they work. Obviously some controls are very different and it still do make some mistakes. But I have learnt macs are brilliant they have a very advanced desktop system that allows the user to work on two projects or more at a time furthermore its software such as imovie, final cut, live type and garage band have all helped me to exceed expectations of the film.Prior to editing our film, we of course had to film, using the following equipment a camera and a tripod. We first learnt how to use these tools in our media induction ever since being shown, I now know how to set up a tripod correctly:
We of course also used a camera, we choose to use Samsung WB750.
It was integral after the footage was imported that you ejected the card reader safely, or you could run the risk of loosing your work or damaging your hardware.
When moving on to creating music for our opening sequence we used Gargageband a software exclusive to Mac Computers. We used this software as our music had to be copyright free, we know what we wanted our music to sound like so we created it using this software , it has many features such as virtual software instruments we used this to create high pitch violin sounds to create tension in the opening seconds of our sequence; moreover it helped us draw an emotional response from the audience not only because the instrument sounded realistic but we had the ability to adjust parameters creating a sound that we desired for our piece. We created a good score that reflected fear and panic in our opening sequence however if we had to use the technology again we should of planned and took more care and time as we didn’t realise how hard it would be to create a score from scratch also we spent a lot of time experimenting with instruments when we should of planned what sound we required. Moreover we should have made our self-aware of the limitations.
Garage band has such as there is limited choice when choosing pitches and intervals.
Interestingly after our videography was complete we moved on to title, when we had to carry out this process I was not aware we had to use the software live type. This is another software exclusive to the mac which was brand new to me, in previous experiences of creating films I have used windows movie maker when creating titles but It was recommended I use live type to create a professional like film. As I was new to the software I had to familiarize myself with the features like adding textures, fonts, objects templates and effects. I also found I could place my movie as a background in order to see where my titles will look best on the screen. Through using this software continuously I have developed a further understanding and can now experiment and produce my titles creatively for example I can control how the text follows whether that be on curved or shaped paths.
In addition to live type, I also used final cut express to edit my movie all together. This program is much more advanced than imovie as it has less limitations for creativity. imovie allows you to create quite simple videos, but in the criteria it states we must make a professional like film; final cut express allows you to to create movies that are professional and refined if you put in a large amount of time.
In addition to live type, I also used final cut express to edit my movie all together. This program is much more advanced than imovie as it has less limitations for creativity. imovie allows you to create quite simple videos, but in the criteria it states we must make a professional like film; final cut express allows you to to create movies that are professional and refined if you put in a large amount of time.
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