Evaluation Q.6 What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 Through the filming of our media product we used multiple technologies This includes different hardwares (Such as a camera, microphone or tripod), softwares (Such as Premiere Pro or Photoshop) or websites (Such as Youtube or Blogger) in the four stages of the media product: Research, Planning, Construction and Evaluation.

Software

 Blogger
 We used Blogger throughout the development of the media production, but mainly in the Research group. Practically all of the research that we did we documented on Blogger. We also used Blogger for the majority of the other groups, and even the posts that used other softwares were still put onto Blogger, making every single piece of work is on the Blogger site, making it the most used website in this production.





Google
 Google was used primarily to research in the 'Research' group. Mainly the function of Google was to look up images to help liven up a blog. We did also use it in 'Planning' in the Location Sheet, where Google Maps was used to find the outside of the house we used to shoot the film.





YouTube
 We used YouTube in our preparation, construction and evaluation mainly to upload footage to, or to look back at the footage. It was also useful for the screening, as the people watching could easily rewatch certain scenes that they enjoyed or were partially confused about. It also made the film easy to access, meaning that we could watch it multiple times at multiple different locations.

Adobe Premiere Pro Cs6
Adobe Premiere Pro Cs6 is the editing software that our group used to edit any film work that we did, including the Preliminary task, the Animatic and the finished Thriller Opening. The editing software was used in the Research, Construction, Planning and the Evaluation stages of the production of the opening.



Google Images
Google Images was used in the Construction stage to find the images used in our Ident, an ocean at night with the moon above.




FreeSFX

FreeSFX is a site that we used to add different sound effects and music to the scenes, all copyright free. The use of the website definitely improved the media product on the Preliminary task, as it created a more realistic and natural setting, as well as adding a layer of eeriness to the scene through merging creaking noises to the door opening.



Hardware
Tripod
The tripod is a piece of equipment that stabilises the camera while recording, minimising the amount of camera sway created mainly by human error. This makes the shots seem more professional, and adds to the level of immersion. We used a tripod for filming our finished Media product, making the overall quality of the film better.




Camera
The camera we used was for capturing the video used for the film, and while we could have used it for capturing the sound, we instead used an actual boom mic for a better sound quality. The camera in general is a decent quality for recording, and made the filming fairly easy to use and control.

Boom mic
 The boom mic was used in order to improve the audio quality in the film, with a 'Dead Cat' over it to negate most strong wind sound. We used it in the final Media Product during the scenes showing Destiny talking in order to get the best possible quality in his speech.

Headphones

 The headphones were used during the filming of the opening in order for the person in charge of sound to monitor the audio in better quality, and could easily tell us if there is any interference in the audio such as wind blocking dialogue or is a person is speaking in the background being picked up by the sensitive microphone.





 Overall, we have gained a great understanding of the technologies that were used in the Thriller Opening, especially compared to the preliminary task. We managed to create a more professional looking film opening through gaining experience in most of the hardwares, and we managed to maximise the efficiency that the film took to create using different softwares and websites.