Throughout this process we had to use a vast range of
different technologies in order to complete both the main task and the two
ancillary tasks. The technology I used during this project was Blogspot, an HD
video camera, Final Cut Express and Youtube. I had used most of these before
which made the task easier.
Blospot
I used Blogspot in order to keep a record of my progress as well as a platform to display our film and my two follow up products. I enjoyed using Blogspot as it was easy to manage and great for keeping track of what I had done as well as what I had left to do. Its simplicity made it a joy to use and I would definitely think about using it again in the future. However I did have one very major problem with the site. I was unable to access my blog for a long period of time due to a problem with the site that I was unable to resolve. This meant that my work ended up being posted late and I was therefore unable to achieve my full potential.
Blospot
I used Blogspot in order to keep a record of my progress as well as a platform to display our film and my two follow up products. I enjoyed using Blogspot as it was easy to manage and great for keeping track of what I had done as well as what I had left to do. Its simplicity made it a joy to use and I would definitely think about using it again in the future. However I did have one very major problem with the site. I was unable to access my blog for a long period of time due to a problem with the site that I was unable to resolve. This meant that my work ended up being posted late and I was therefore unable to achieve my full potential.
Final Cut
Express
We used Final Cut for editing our and finalising our film. We had very little experience with this programme so I found it quite hard to get to grips with at first due to its complex controls and vast features. The main problem we had with this programme was that it didn’t allow us to upload our footage at first, although this turned out to be a problem with the particular Mac we chose to use at first. Over the course of this task I feel my skills with Final Cut have definitely improved and I feel I have become quite adept at using the software.
We used Final Cut for editing our and finalising our film. We had very little experience with this programme so I found it quite hard to get to grips with at first due to its complex controls and vast features. The main problem we had with this programme was that it didn’t allow us to upload our footage at first, although this turned out to be a problem with the particular Mac we chose to use at first. Over the course of this task I feel my skills with Final Cut have definitely improved and I feel I have become quite adept at using the software.
HD Video camera
To shoot our film we used a Panasonic HDC- 1040 video camera in order to get great video quality. I had used this type of camera before outside of school to film various short films so I already had experience with its controls and its features. I found it to be a very easy camera to use, especially when it came to taking the footage off the camera’s memory card and putting it onto a Mac for editing. One way we could have improved our usage of the camera would be to have used a tripod in order to keep the camera steady during panning shots.
To shoot our film we used a Panasonic HDC- 1040 video camera in order to get great video quality. I had used this type of camera before outside of school to film various short films so I already had experience with its controls and its features. I found it to be a very easy camera to use, especially when it came to taking the footage off the camera’s memory card and putting it onto a Mac for editing. One way we could have improved our usage of the camera would be to have used a tripod in order to keep the camera steady during panning shots.
Youtube
We uploaded our finished films to Youtube in order for people to be able to watch them if they chose to. We decided to use Youtube as it is the most common video sharing website on the internet and our film would therefore be able to reach a wider audience. I have uploaded many of my own videos to Youtube in the past which meant I had plenty of experience using that and therefore had no trouble when it came to uploading our film.
We uploaded our finished films to Youtube in order for people to be able to watch them if they chose to. We decided to use Youtube as it is the most common video sharing website on the internet and our film would therefore be able to reach a wider audience. I have uploaded many of my own videos to Youtube in the past which meant I had plenty of experience using that and therefore had no trouble when it came to uploading our film.
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