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

This is a picture of me with all of the equipment I used to film and edit the film opening I produced.

The small tripod I used for the low angles, which was useful to be able to get a stable shot from a low angle where I needed to move away from the camera. For example when the main character came down the stairs, she needed to step over the camera in order to make the shot successful. Therefore the small tripod was useful for supporting the camera when I wasn't able to hold it.

I used the normal size tripod to film the shots that were in the house so that I could get stable shots. Also I used the tripod when panning on some footage I didn't use so that it wasn't shaky. For some of the outside shots I didn't use the tripod because of the lack of space in the area I was filming in. It was difficult to use the tripod when I was filming shots where I didn't have space for the tripod. For example when I was filming the first shot of the alarm clock, I couldn't use the tripod because the bed was in the way. Therefore I have learnt that I should always clear space, so that the tripod can stand.

On the screen of the laptop, you can see that I am using my video editing program Photoshop Premiere elements 11. I learnt that choosing the right part of the shot was important, because if the footage wasn't cut in the right place then it could make the film look bad. For example at the beginning of the footage the camera might have jolted slightly, therefore it's important to cut this out of the film. Also I learnt how to make the text disappear behind the character, it was a long process of adding text and making sure that it was in the same place as the rest of the text and then deleting part of it each time so that it would look like the text is disappearing behind the character.  

I also used this piece of equipment which is used for carrying things. I transformed this into a dolly of some sort by connecting the tripod to it and making sure that it was secure. From using this piece of equipment I have learnt that you can use anything to create a dolly if you want to. Also I learnt that you have to be careful when using the dolly because you might not reverse in a straight line when concentrating on what your filming. Also if I were to film this again I would maybe attach some string to it so that I could keep the dolly at a steady level, instead of letting it rock up and down.