Question 4.
How did you use technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
During construction, filming was completed with the use of the Sony HD camera. This piece of technology, for a start enabled me to film the video in HD to which is a slightly better resolution to the previous older generation of Sony Camera used last year. This better clarity made the video look more professional. The functions of the camera itself, such as the brightness and depth of field were easily manageable.
In year 12, the group and I were introduced to final cut pro. an editing software that enabled a further depth of control than the previous iMovie. This year I decided to stick with final cut pro over iMovie for the very same reasons only this year, the skill behind using final cut pro has developed so the editing station was easy to use and therefore editing was done fairly quickly. With the development of these skills, it enabled me to plan and also film more creatively as I knew that I could do more than the previous year, for example Green Screen, key framing and split screen which I have in my arsenal to use.
Blogger was a forum that made it very easy to present all the technologies that I used and lay them out in an order which was easy to find. The Labelling was a feature of Blogger that made it perfect for finding the work quickly.
Youtube and other social media platforms such as Facebook were also key in my construction. Youtube enabled me to post my video to the internet and formed this platform from which I could then share to my blog, Facebook or other digital platforms. Web 2.0 was also present in my construction via Facebook as the interactive nature of the site enabled the audience to comment on what they liked, disliked and what they'd improve to which helped me out massively. I could then take this advice and criticism and adjust my work accordingly, for instance a recommendation to change the timing of the scene so that it matched the song's beat. The scene of the upside down feet walking is an example of me taking this advice into affect.
The construction of the logo was a difficult matter as my skills in Photoshop were not advanced, so to overcome this I used a programme called OneMotion. This program acts as an online version of Sketch, to which it is possible to hand draw, colour and literally create from nothing instead of manipulating photography. However when I compared the photoshopped piece and my OneMotion piece and brought this to peers, asking which one was better? The majority stated that they preferred the photoshopped edition.
Planning was monitored and made possible by essentially one thing. That thing being my mobile phone. This piece of technology (an iPhone 4s) has notes, calendars, reminders and most importantly access to messaging whether that be text or Facebook messenger. The phone was incredibly convenient as it was an almost permanent feature on me, making it easy for it to remind me of upcoming filming dates and other activities. Moreover, the social aspect of the phone enabled me to make plans with other actors present in the film. The female role was easy to think of from the beginning so planning with her was made easy. However, I struggled to find a guitarist who was available. The first couldn't attend any dates as he was busy with his exams. The second was busy working. I finally was able to message someone who was available and we filmed within two days of messaging.
The technologies chosen for the evaluation consisted of 3 technologies: Blogger, Prezi, and slideshare/ powerpoint. All these programmes made it possible to write down work and also show videos and images used to support points and presented them in a way that remained easy to understand but entertaining none the less.
During construction, filming was completed with the use of the Sony HD camera. This piece of technology, for a start enabled me to film the video in HD to which is a slightly better resolution to the previous older generation of Sony Camera used last year. This better clarity made the video look more professional. The functions of the camera itself, such as the brightness and depth of field were easily manageable.
In year 12, the group and I were introduced to final cut pro. an editing software that enabled a further depth of control than the previous iMovie. This year I decided to stick with final cut pro over iMovie for the very same reasons only this year, the skill behind using final cut pro has developed so the editing station was easy to use and therefore editing was done fairly quickly. With the development of these skills, it enabled me to plan and also film more creatively as I knew that I could do more than the previous year, for example Green Screen, key framing and split screen which I have in my arsenal to use.
Blogger was a forum that made it very easy to present all the technologies that I used and lay them out in an order which was easy to find. The Labelling was a feature of Blogger that made it perfect for finding the work quickly.
Youtube and other social media platforms such as Facebook were also key in my construction. Youtube enabled me to post my video to the internet and formed this platform from which I could then share to my blog, Facebook or other digital platforms. Web 2.0 was also present in my construction via Facebook as the interactive nature of the site enabled the audience to comment on what they liked, disliked and what they'd improve to which helped me out massively. I could then take this advice and criticism and adjust my work accordingly, for instance a recommendation to change the timing of the scene so that it matched the song's beat. The scene of the upside down feet walking is an example of me taking this advice into affect.
The construction of the logo was a difficult matter as my skills in Photoshop were not advanced, so to overcome this I used a programme called OneMotion. This program acts as an online version of Sketch, to which it is possible to hand draw, colour and literally create from nothing instead of manipulating photography. However when I compared the photoshopped piece and my OneMotion piece and brought this to peers, asking which one was better? The majority stated that they preferred the photoshopped edition.
Planning was monitored and made possible by essentially one thing. That thing being my mobile phone. This piece of technology (an iPhone 4s) has notes, calendars, reminders and most importantly access to messaging whether that be text or Facebook messenger. The phone was incredibly convenient as it was an almost permanent feature on me, making it easy for it to remind me of upcoming filming dates and other activities. Moreover, the social aspect of the phone enabled me to make plans with other actors present in the film. The female role was easy to think of from the beginning so planning with her was made easy. However, I struggled to find a guitarist who was available. The first couldn't attend any dates as he was busy with his exams. The second was busy working. I finally was able to message someone who was available and we filmed within two days of messaging.
The technologies chosen for the evaluation consisted of 3 technologies: Blogger, Prezi, and slideshare/ powerpoint. All these programmes made it possible to write down work and also show videos and images used to support points and presented them in a way that remained easy to understand but entertaining none the less.
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