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

Through the process of producing our thriller opening I have learnt about a variety of different technologies, such as;

• Blogger- We used blogger to record research and planning that we did for thriller genres and our thriller opening. You are able to post images, videos and text. From using blogger it meant we could keep any work we did together and we were also able to look back at notes.

• Camera’s – We learnt how to keep a camera steady when filming as well as using equipment such as the tripods. Not only did we learn how to use the cameras but also how to create certain camera shots and angles such as long shots and close ups.  

• iMovie- When putting our piece together we learnt how to add different transitions, we also learnt how to change our footage contrast/colour saturation/ exposure to be able to add effect to the clip. By using iMovie it also meant we could change the speed, we sped up our sunrise so the clouds would move. Finally, we simply learnt how to put our piece together using the footage we shot and music.

• iDVD- We used this to finish off our piece after converting it. This software meant we could add other features such as a title screen.

• Search Engines- I used google and you tube to research thrillers. Google helped me to understand the meaning of the thriller genre, whilst you tube meant I could watch thrillers to help influence me for my own thriller piece.

• Youtube/Facebook- I didn’t only use you tube to watch thriller films, but to publish my thriller to be able to put it onto my blog. I also published my thriller onto to facebook so that I could collect feedback from viewers.

During the day of filming I learnt how to use the equipment effectively, by getting the best use out of them. We set up the tripod at various heights and angles as well as using the zoom on the camera. When we filmed a shot we made sure we filmed it at least 3 times so if there were any errors in the first we had 2 or more back-ups.

 We also used a wider variety of camera shots, we filmed many close ups to show emotion and to give tension, but mostly they were medium or long shots to show location, to help set the scene.

I was a lot more involved with the editing in this project than I was with the preliminary. I learnt and developed a lot more skills on iMovie and was able to produce a successful piece. I made sure I cut the clips at the correct parts and added transitions at the appropriate time so the piece flowed smoothly through out. I also altered some of the lighting so some clips were darker to help show the time of day. We also changed the contrast on the clip to help represent the flashbacks. Most of our transitions were blurs so the piece flowed easily from clip to clip without it being too jumpy.