EVALUATION: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

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

From making our product I have realised that the quality of the camera ended up being a big issue when filming. So was the lighting.
Because we were filming outside at night we weren’t able to get the best quality of picture. It became pixelated and blurry, and it wasn’t very clear. Having a more professional camera instead of a hand-held one would prove to be a better method of filming but seeing as we didn’t have on we worked with what we had. Hopefully when it is rendered it will look best at its highest quality.
  The other problem we encountered with the filming was the lighting. As we couldn’t afford or place spotlights to light up the streets a bit more then we couldn’t brighten the scene. This made the shot even darker and even harder to see.
           Another problem we had with the camera was a loss of footage when trying to upload it. We managed to get the recorded clips onto the computer but they became distorted and unusable.
On the plus side, one of our group members had his own editing software on his laptop. Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 is what we used to edit our film rather than the software provided because it meant we could do more with it and we already knew how to use it. We learnt about all the different affects you can put on a clip to make it look more professional and run more smoothly. Thanks to this software and the editing skills of Liam, we were able to add some really good affects to out film like; the opening titles and the opening credits. Also, the fades between some shots were executed really well and worked well when trying to add tension during the clip.
    From this we have learnt to prepare a bit more beforehand and really think about what we might need to make a good scene. If we can, try to get our hands on a better camera/equipment and try not to film in the dark unless we do. I’ve also learnt a bit more about using Sony Vegas Pro. Before I didn’t really know what to do but now I’ve learnt how to put effects into a video and how to create affects that make any video look more professional.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

    There are many things we have taken from our preliminary and taken into consideration when filming our main task. The camera shots for example. Some of the shots we used in are preliminary were perfect for our film because they created the right affect and worked well in the film.
    Another thing we learnt from doing out preliminary was how important a script and a story board is. Because we didn’t have time to really plan our preliminary we didn’t have time to create a script or a story board. This would have made a huge improvement to the way our preliminary task looked because we didn’t really know what we were doing and had to take quite a few takes. Most of the dialogue was improvisation and it was hard not to laugh because we weren’t expecting what was being said. We learnt how effective a story board is from our preliminary because we didn’t have one then either. With a story board you know exactly what shot you are going to include and what and, also what is in the scene. This made our preliminary that little bit harder. We learnt from this though and made sure we had a good one for our main task so that we can look at it and use it so that we know exactly what we’re filming.