Evaluation part 6 powerpoint
- 1. Evaluation Part 6 what have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 2. Introduction Through the course of AS Media Studies and through the process of constructing this piece as well as my preliminary task I have learnt a great deal about technology, the use of it, how it’s developed and how to use equipment I had never laid eyes on before the course.
- 3. Learning and Understanding I had already learnt briefly about the use of a camera within the media, how it is used in specific ways to create certain meanings and atmospheres from still shots from cameras used in adverts from the movements of the camera used within the filming industry which is what I have been focusing a lot more on through the course of this year so far. My understanding of technical terminology created through technology has grown significantly over the past few months through this course and this has been assisted by the experience I have had actually getting to grips and using equipment in ways I couldn’t before the year had started.
- 4. Experimenting By filming little scenes with my group and constructing my preliminary task, this has helped me immensely when creating my final piece. Through the lecturing of our teachers and the ability to use the camera equipment we were able to have a much more active learning experience by putting in what we’d learnt into practice using a Sony camcorder. I feel much more aware of the importance and creation of specific shots, zoom and movements in the Media industry and is what has helped me to develop my skills to interpret them into the final piece of filming which was the film opening clip.
- 5. Experimenting I found out by experiencing and practicing with the camcorder that there were strengths with using the tripod when filming as it made the piece look significantly more professional as it was steadier than handheld. This helped me and my group when filming the final task as we will most probably get a higher mark for using the tripod creating steady movement rather than shaky which looked amateurish. During our first experiences with the camcorder, we found the sound was extremely faint and lacked volume compared to when we used a microphone. This was a lesson well learnt as it has improved the quality of our final piece and I would never have used a microphone before the start of the year.
- 6. Problems With Technology We also learnt that some of the shots drawn in our storyboard were harder to produce than once anticipated as the high angle shot in the bathroom of the Goth character putting on bracelets was hard to execute due to a wall which ended up with one of my fellow team members sitting upon a window seal determined to get the shot.
- 7. Analysing Nearer the start of the course when learning about camera shots, angles and movements I completed various tasks to challenge myself such as analysing various clips of programmes and films such as The Hustle and Dr. Who in order to progress my learning further to make sure I fully understood the meanings and importance of these terms in order for myself to be able to recreate them easily with more understanding. These examples of analysis are all available on my blog.
- 8. Learning All of the technology we have faced and used during this course has helped to build our knowledge from the simplest of learning about camera shots, movements and continuity to the practical work testing what worked best for our film opening as without trying there is no knowing. Altogether, the tripod, camcorder and microphone have all helped to improve the quality of our film opening; I believe that knowing about how to use them was even more important.
- 9. Editing Technology To edit all of our captured footage we used free software called Premiere Pro which we learnt how to use at the start of the year. We learnt the entire basics from shortening, removing parts as well as great affects and transitions available to make the piece much more exhilarating for the audience, to keep them interested. After playing around with Premiere Pro a few times, I eventually got to grips with it and found editing my final piece with my group a whole lot easier as we developed new and existing skills on the program.
- 10. Overall… Overall I feel as if I have fully engaged with the course in learning about the various types of technology and techniques used within the media industry letting me to use technology on a much higher level that I haven’t done before allowing me to progress and use it in an effective and successful manner in order to gain the best possible grade I am able to when I constructed my final product. I believe I have a much better understanding in the media world and the importance of technology and how you use it in the correct way to create a certain meaning or atmosphere and I believe that I have been able to develop my skills immensely helping me in the long-run when I created the final piece.