Evaluation Q.6

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

Technology is constantly changing and improving, and is an important aspects of cinematography. Before taking Media Studies for A Level, I had some little knowledge of editing and the use of camera angles within cinematography, but it was very limited. When joining the course I had miniature understanding of what the connotations of different angles were. For example I knew about the high angle, but didn't know it was used to show vulnerability, similarly, I knew about the low angle, but didn't know it was used to show dominance and to connote power in the character it was portrayed on. Once I had a better understanding of camera angles from research of the thriller genre, I was able to include various camera angles such as tilt shots connoting alienation, and panning and tracking shots. 

Before the years i had very slight understanding of how to use blogs. Now after getting my understanding of blogs it has improved, and I am now capable of inserting a wide range of analysis in different digital ways. The ability to use blogs as our foundation for our coursework, has been a very good experience. 

Types of technologies used to produce the final product

• Using a Mac for storing our final created piece and for the post production which is to edit our final product on the final cut pro.
• We used a digital camera (Nikon camera) for recording our footage to create our final piece.
• We used  our phones throughout the project to keep in contact between the group members, this was crucial as it allowed to pass information about the project that we were not certain with , e.g. filming times and locations. So that the information is to be passed on quickly.
• We used the school's YouTube on the Mac to upload our final product online.
• Google was our primary search device for carrying out our research. We used Google to research for a 'hand writing' suitable font, as the Mac on the final cut pro did not have the specific font that we wanted. After finding the suitable font we then downloaded it into the Mac to be able to use it. Furthermore, I used my Google mail account to sign up for blogger to archive my work.