Question 6

Question 6- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your product?

By constructing the product, I have learnt a lot about the editing software on Final Cut Pro X which we used to edit the product as well as how to download sound clips and create them too add it onto the editing software and clips.

I now know that to get sound clips onto Final cut pro X which have been recorded by you, you must first download the sound clip onto the computer you are editing on and then import it onto Final Cut Pro X where you can then insert it below the video clip. This is what we did for the radio broadcast. I then learnt that by using the blade tool you can cup clips and sound clips into two separate ones if they are one continuous clip. I did this for the radio broadcast too as I had to cut the clip into sections to reduce the sound depending on where the camera is placed around the car. To create a diegetic effect to the sound of the broadcast.

I have also learnt how to insert text into the clip which allows for us to do the credits. This was not for my pat of the sequence however but I have learnt this through watching Bayley edit his section and Matt’s section where the film title “The Hunt” flashes up. Also through Bayley’s section and Alex’s, I have learnt how to use the Ken Burns tool to zoom into a character on who is in the shot.

I also developed my knowledge of how to embed videos from YouTube onto a blog so that people can view the video on the blog instead of having to go on the link and watch the clip on YouTube itself. I also wrote most of the questions for the Survey Monkey which we got people to then answer the quiz questions on which would help us with our target audience research. The other technology I used which helped to develop my understanding was Blogger as I have never before done a blog and so didn’t know how to do it but now I have a good experience on it. Now I can embed a video or slideshow onto a bog so that people can view it as a video in the blog rather than clicking on a link.

From the actual shoot I have also learnt how to set up the tripod and how to adjust the height so that it is set for a particular shot and certain height. I also now know how to attach the iPhone to the tripod as that is what all we used as technology to film the product.  

I did however encounter some difficulties as I first was unware of how to embed a video onto/into a blog so I had to ask Bayley to help me and after he told me once I knew what to do. We all at first struggled to get the tripod set up as we had to attach all the parts and then put the iPhone on the attachment for the tripod but found a way to do it in the end and from then on could use the tripod well. I also first struggled to get the sound right for the broadcast as I wanted it to change based on where the camera was set up e.g. if it was further away from the radio/ car I wanted it to be quieter and louder if it was close/ inside the car however in the end it worked and sounder exactly how I wanted it to and it is one of the best parts from my section of the sequence.