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

Although I had used the equipment and technologies before, I had limited experience in editing on Adobe Premiere Pro. I learnt how to use the technology in more complicated ways, for example, producing the split screen and adding transition effects to make the sequence flow more and appear more professional. Our production had to be of a much higher standard than the preliminary task.


HARDWARE -

1. Camera Legria HFD30 (microphone attached) and Tripod

Two examples of how the auto-focus did not work as the camera had to adjust to fast movement in the corridor:

2. GoPro Camera

We also used a GoPro camera for the fridge shot, and we tested to see if it was effective or not during the test shoot. It was the first time we had used this piece of equipment but the camera was relatively easy to use, compact, and portable. It allowed us to produce shots in water and inside the fridge, giving an effect similar to that in "127 Hours".

Fish-eye effect used in "127 Hours:

3. Dolly

The effect of the dolly on camera movement to give the effect of tracking Arthur's movements:

This was effective as it showed Arthur's perspective, making him appear isolated, and the corridor appear busier and more confined.

SOFTWARE - 

1. Adobe Premiere Pro SC5 and Adobe Audition

We had used this software for our animatic, so we had already learnt how to cut shots to the appropriate length and add soundtrack, however, we had to figure out how to grade and add transitions. This digital technology was fairly easy to use and made our project more creative.

Colour corrector:

Timeline and effects folders:

I learnt how to edit sound and voiceovers using Adobe Audition, which I had not used before:

2. Communication (during the production and pre-production processes)

In order to communicate for the shoots and edit schedules, we used Facebook, Whatsapp and text messaging. It was useful as we could easily contact each other if there was a problem and update each other on the progress of the project. We also posted our survey on the Facebook page so that other students in the school could give their opinions or suggest improvements.

Our music and sound effects were downloaded from freeplaymusic.com, which provided uncopyrighted music of different genres. It was difficult to chose our soundtracks as there were several possibilities but we eventually narrowed it down to "Twisted" and "Muscle Men".

Our posts were created and edited on Blogger which has a simple format. I posted several of our test shoots on YouTube as well, although it was fairly time-consuming to upload them. To access the media department during the shooting/editing processes, we used our emails as it was the easiest way to contact our teachers after school or on weekends. 

Conclusion - From producing the opening, I have learnt significantly more about editing and the software that we used, although I would have liked to produce more realistic-sounding voiceovers.