Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Throughout the process of making our film opening, my group used a range of technologies for different purposes.
Before we actually started making the film, we put forward a presentation using 'Prezi'. We decided to use prezi as it is an exciting way of presenting, and keeps our audience interested. It also allowed us to present videos and graphics as well as text, to get every aspect of our presentaion across clearly and accurately. This helped with the opening of our film overall as it gave us a clear plan in terms of storyline, charcter, location, props, and mise en scene.
Below are some screenshots of our prezi used for the inital presentation.

Another form of technology we used for the opening was 'Motion'. We used this to make our production and distribution idents, and was reasonably easy to use. We decided to use this type of technology as it allowed us to make our own production and distribution titles for our company, as opposed to usig somebody elses, which made our film generally appear more original. We included these idents at the very start of the film opening, as that is the order most big films tend to go in. The reason behind the name of 'Ocean Productions' is that we wanted a name that would represent the type of motion we had chosen for the ident. The type of motion we chose was a blue wave, that would move the way in which the ocean would, therefore making the name "Ocean Productions' appropriate and fitting.

 When it came to editing, we used 'Final Cut Pro'. The reason we used this is because it provided the easiest way to edit the film as we simply needed to cut shots and drag them in, as well as allowing us to use effects such as darkening shots and fades. It also made it easy for us to export the finished product for use elsewhere. Overall, it was the best option for making our movie the best it could possibly be in terms of editing.

In order to make our film, we of course needed equipment to film it. To do this, we used a range of equipment, including a JVC camera, a tripod, a fig rif, a still camera, and a flip cam. Shooting the film on the JVC camera allowed us to get high quality shots easily, as the camera was fairly simple to use. The tripod and fig rig came in handy too as placing the camera on them allowed us to get more steady shots, at a range of different heights and angles. The flipcam could be used for us to record feedback from others on the progress of our film, making it easy for us to remember what we need to do in order to improve for future reference. Finally, we used the still camera to take pictures of ourselves throughout the filming process in order to show proof of fiming and in some way later promote our film.

We also used social networking sites to get the message of our film across and to promote it. We mainly used Instagram to do this, which helped as it allowed us to show our audience what was involved in the process of filming and editing, as well as giving us the oppertunity to appeal to a wider audiencer of people online. This helped with contructing our film as it allowed us to gain more feedback and get a better idea of who our audience would really be and what they'd be interested in seeing most.

 

 Overall, the technologies we used helped us in a number of ways. Not only did they add to the creativity of the film and generally improve/make it possible, but they also allowed us to realise how we could make the film better in other ways that may not have been completely technology based too.