The students learned several skills from completing their preliminary filmmaking task. They learned how to effectively research material online using search engines like Google as well as YouTube and Art of the Title. In pre-production, they learned how to use scriptwriting software and format scripts like professional filmmakers. During production, they learned important camera techniques like tracking and angle shots that enhanced their opening title sequence. In post-production, they learned effects like film grain and how to create titles and transitions, such as dissolves.