What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

To complete the film we first had to film the footage. In many aspects this was one of the most important sections of the entire project. To pick the right shots would set the film and its course and if it were to go wrong the editing process would become a failure. We needed to ensure our camera crew were organized and ready to tackle any situation. Our main camera team consisted of Lucy and Kelsea, more dominantly. To quote Kelsea had stated that “We had to make sure that the camera shots would match for the final edit and that we didn’t cut off any heads or important details this time round” Lucy also stated that “I learnt that the lighting effected the camera so we had to change and adapt to different environments to make sure the film looked good in association to the lighting keeping it dark as it’s a thriller”.

To convert the footage to fit into ‘Final Cut Pro’ we had to put it through the main

converter and make sure that the format and footage was the right size to do so. As you can see from the picture it

looks fairly complicated but we managed to find an easy way round it and transport all footage to the right codec so you can use it in ‘Final Cut Pro’. We also had to convert sound effects and music into the film to give it more soul and life. This was a difficult task and needed to be done by someone who had advanced IT skills to navigate. Michael was in charge of converting, computing and importing music states that “I found it efficient yet challenging at times in the means of setting the correct measurement and the format to put the filming in”.

When we eventually got onto ‘Final Cut Pro’ where we very unsure about what to actually do. However we caught on fairly quickly and got used to the program, this is mostly thanks to the ‘Preliminary Task’. Despite this we must ensure that all parts fitted together, synced perfectly and had no lags. We needed someone creative to do so. Koceila, who was the main editor, states “The software was tricky at first I have to say, but when the shots were in and the story was set the editing process was fun, enjoyable and easier then expected”.

We also used various helpful tools such as green screen. This was a huge advancement as we never used it before. To get the hang of it we needed help and when we got used to it we film it perfectly and fine. We had to get used to cropping with the videos and effects to make the shots fade in and out of each other and sync. Also the titles had to be done separately and had to be placed in correct areas. We did this by using the screen crop of the predicted cut off parts if imported out. This means our titles were still in frame and still looked good.