Question 6: What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product? 

Within our opening sequence, we used various technologies to help us create the vision we had from the start. Sofware and hardware such as:

Research and Planning
Powtoon
Prezi
SlideShare
Emaze
Survey Monkey
Mac Computer
Blogger
Adobe Photoshop

Filming
DSLR Camera
GoPro
Tripod
GoPro Headset

Editing
Adobe Premier Pro

Each of these technologies allowed us to experiment, use and learn more about them, it provided us an opportunity to use technologies we had never used before; and therefore giving us more experience in using them. Firstly, within the research and planning we used various technologies to aid us in creating our vision. A programme i used to display my research was Emaze which was an advanced slideshow programme that i used to display conventions of an opening sequence. this allowed me to learn to use it so i can present my work in the future. Using the programme prompt me to create something visually appealing so my ideas can be more creatively spread. Without this technology, i would of just used Powerpoint which is quite bland in showing creative ideas. with the introduction of Emaze it allowed me to create a more visually stunning presentation.

I also had learnt to use Survey Monkey which was a huge help in getting data from our target audience. Survey monkey was easy to navigate around as the presentation was easy to get around. i had developed my skills in creating a digital survey which allowed me to create surveys that were simple and easy rather them being scruffy, complicated and time consuming handwritten survey. During the process, we realized that we had a large range of question styles we could of used rather then going straight in and using simple answer questions. This was a problem as we wanted to add more choice to our target audience.

From the research and planning we went on to filming with the addition of brand new hardware we could use. We were able to use brand new DSLR cameras which were top of the range video cameras we could use. We first used this camera for the Preliminary Project which was one of our first uses of the camera we filmed. Using the DSLR camera allowed us to shoot in high definition and got a new filming experience. We then used these cameras to film our opening sequence. The cameras were great in using as they allowed us to get shots and add effects which we could not use on a normal camcorder. For our opening sequence, we did not just use the DSLR but we also used a GoPro to film some of the scenes.

The music we used for our opening sequence we discovered online from the website incompetet. This meant we can take the music and upload it to sound cloud where we can show to our target audience what music we used. Soundcloud was a programme I used to use before as I put my friends music on it to promote his music. 

For the titles of our opening sequence, we used a various number different types of software to produce the titles to a standard. we firstly wanted to get the font for our titles so it can have a font that resembles an action movie. We done this by going on Dafont to identify a suitable font. once we did this, we went into adobe premier where the real magic happened which made the titles as good as they are. Once we added the names of the titles that will be included in our opening sequence, we started to develop a unique way of doing the titles. We researched and researched until we came to a conclusion... We decided to add a sheen to add a mysterious yet powerful effect. this took little time to construct but took a while to add to every title. this way was very simple yet time consuming. in using adobe premier, it widend my knowledge of advanced video editing software. this allowed me to display my wokr in a very creative way which helped our opening sequence.

How Did The Tech Help Us: The tech allowed to create new meaning within our shots, such as the first person viewpoint from the GoPro. The GoPro allowed us to engage in the audience and allows them to feel the characters emotion and shows their perspective upon the situation. Also, the editing allowed us the create meaning through the use of transitions and jump cuts. The reason we used fast paced editing was to create a sense of urgency at hand, which therefore makes the audiences confused and wanting to find out more.