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

In the construction of my film opening I acquired many new skills especially in the field of editing. I learned how to edit and manipulate both sound and video to ensure my film is the most polished product that I could possibly produce.

The editing software available to us was “iMovie” which allowed me to edit my film very precisely -resulting in a tighter and more professional film. This meant that the final cut of the film only included meaningful footage therefore creating an effective pace which subsequently maintains the interest of the audience.

“iMovie” also allowed me to alter the characteristics of sound ( as seen below in the screen shot).

My Use of sound perspective allowed me to emphasise particular elements of my film in order to provoke the desired response from my audience. For example when the female protagonist’s room is introduced a loud and aggressive rock instrumental is used to establish contrast between the protagonists. This same instrumental played at a lower volume would not have the same effect. Another use of sound perspective is apparent when there is a volume increase in the alarm ringing in conjunction with a close up of the alarm clock (see screen shot below) signifying the alarm’s annoying persistence which ultimately forces the female protagonist to wake up.

The option of having multiple audio tracks was useful as it allowed me to incorporate sound effects such as a record scratch which is evident when the male protagonist’s feet touch the floor (as seen below). This device is both comedic and allows a successful transition between the two scores of the protagonists.

I also learned how to apply titles to my product using “iMovie” which further gave my film a professional look (as seen below).

During the filming of my product I became very familiar and confident in using the camera. This meant that I could give my full attention to the capturing of meaningful shots. However, I feel the Sony handycam that we were instructed to use was outdated where the image quality was poor as well as the camera microphone inducing static. On the other hand the fire wire cable compatible with this camera was very quick at uploading the footage onto the Apple Mac computer thus saving time.

My knowledge of Blogging vastly increased as I learned how to upload videos.