Film Opening Coursework. EVALUATION - TASK SIX

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

This is a tripod. Before starting my product I wasn't too sure how to properly set one up or why they were used but now I know that they're used to make sure that camera shots aren't shaky and making sure the framing is all correct to ensure that shots are perfect and clear. You set them up by adjusting the height from the bottom by simply unclipping the hooks and pulling the legs to the correct height you want. Some tripods come with spirit levels so that you can make sure your shots will definitely come out perfect and not wonky. You then attach your camera to the tripod and voila, you can begin filming without having to hold the camera and risk having shaky film.

This is a laptop.. I think most people would be able to realise that. I used my laptop to blog on and do all my editing on which includes iMovie. My iMovie skills have improved massively because now I know how to include music, adjust the diegetic sound in the film and how to include title credits and black outs which I didn't know how to do beforehand. I learnt how to import sounds from GarageBand (for us, the sound of the birds) into our movie which I didn't know how to do before and I also learnt how to change filters on YouTube to find audio which artists are willing to let you use for free with their permission which is where we got our Boombox Cartel track from. 

This is my Panasonic Lumix DSLR which we used to do all of our filming on. It's my camera so I knew how it worked already and was able to teach Dan how to use it effectively. Even though it technically a camera specialised for photography, it films in HD which was good because it meant the quality of our footage was better compared to if we had used a video camera from school with less megapixels. 

Here are some pictures I found on Google Images of UV light. Unfortunately we borrowed two UV lights off some friends which we have now returned so I cannot take a picture of the exact one we used but the pictures above represent the type of light we used. What I learned about UV light is that when you wear light and bright coloured clothing underneath it, it brings out the colours fantastically so we made all of our actors wear light and bright colours because it made the party montage look more exciting and more like a rave. At first, using two UV lights didn't appear to look like it would make everyone's clothing "light up" but turns out it did. 

These are strobe lights. This strobe light I believe belonged to Dan but he can't find it so I've had to fin pictures of strobe lights off of Google Images again. The strobe light we used made the party seem, again more like a rave. It made the party seem less like a house party as well which is good. Strobe lights are very atmospheric and they help create the sense of mayhem and chaos as it makes the scenes very distorted as it's constantly flashing.