Question 6

Annotated version of Opening Sequence

Summary

Question 6:

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

In this task I have learnt that having experience with the technology really does put you at an advantage, as learning new software means a lot of trial and error and can be very time consuming when trying to understand it. If I was to do the task again I would probably ask more for help and as advice to others taking on a similar task I would say to go and try software in your free time so when it comes to making your film you can get on with it and not be behind. Whilst shooting with the camera, I was quite hard to find a convenient spot to do the filming, especially as it was mostly inside the cabin, the space was very limited and the tripod could only be adjusted to a certain extent. For example, when filming the scene next to the fire it was very difficult to get a good frame. We had attempted to follow ‘Izzy’ inside the cabin as she got up to ‘get her phone from the car’, however the space was tight, so we resorted in filming from outside, looking directly through the window. This worked out for the better as it created a more dimensional edit. As we had to re-shoot due to timing issues, we noticed that the change of lighting from being light to dark was quite noticeable we attempted to use a light outside the cabin filming Izzy's exit, however it looked over staged so we scrapped the idea. Instead of altering the equipment whilst re-filming, we used our editing time to re-adjust the lighting by using the editing software, although finding a balance was difficult- it improved the shots vastly. The only health and safety issues we had was the fire. It took a long time to set up as it relied on flamed wood and newspaper, when working it would sometimes spit which was off putting and dangerous for the actors. I learnt when helping to edit the film, how to add and adjust sound on Adobe Premiere, use techniques such as fade to make it smoother. Using Livetype, although firstly complex, with help from a teacher Titles became easier to create and apply.