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

The hardware we used:

 

 

My main role in the group when creating our teen angst  opening sequence was the editor. I sat behind the computer and done all of the editing. I has various other roles in my group for example, I create the story boards and was involved in planning of the film.

 

 

The computer was the main media technology we used. This contained the software we need for editing and helped with our research. To edit our sequence we used premiere pro, this was my second time of using it. During the editing process I learnt a lot, for example I learnt how to add titles. The program is easy to use and gave me the opportunity to play around with the footage and the audio until it was ready to be exported. Using premiere pro enabled me to add titles and still frames in the opening sequence. I was also able to speed up or slow down the footage. I was also able to detach the audio and add a voiceover. I learnt how to turn the music up and down so that the voiceover was easy to here. I also, learnt more about transitions, for example 'Ben Angliss' appears as the car wheel rolled away. Additionally, we added the number plate with 'Lois Hutchinson' on this was effective, as the transition we used, made the transition smooth. I changed the colour of the titles to make the person, for example every title in the opening sequence related to me is in pink.

I also created our production company logo. I created it on Photoshop. This was easy to create and has a simplistic look however it put across the meaning we wanted. For example; the clear image of the cinema indicts straight away that it is related to the film industry. I learnt how to curve the text so it curved with the cinema screen. The image is also is a point of view shot, therefore connects with the audience as they would be in the same position.

The main online tool we used throughout this process was blogger. It allowed us to upload our research and  planning. It also allowed us to display our ideas in various ways, for example including images. By presenting our work on a digital program, it meant that saving was easy, as blogger automatically saves and this meant that we wouldn't lose any work. I learnt that Blogger was a good resource to use as it allowed me to upload posts easily and amend them easily. 

We used YouTube to upload our footage. We also used YouTube to get the free music and sound effect in which we used in our opening sequence. This was useful as the music we originally planned too used was copyright, and the music we used from YouTube was non-copyright. I have learnt that YouTube was a good resource to use as it was easy to upload videos, additionally, it enables anybody to watch it.