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Monday, March 28, 2011

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

Here is the equipment i used in my project:
Panasonic HDC-SD60, this is the camera i used to do all my filming. It is HD and very simple to use.

My Apple Mac, i used this to edit my film using programs that i will discuss bellow.

Sony Tri-pod, i used this to keep my camera steady while filming. Using a tripod removes shakiness that occurs while a camera man holds the camera.
This camera grip is called "The Scorpion", i use this grip while i was shooting my driving scene. Using this equipment i was able to hang the camera outside of the car window and shoot as the car was moving, this also helped to remove shakiness.
Programs that i have learnt to use through my project:
After Effects CS5 - I used this editing software when i was doing my special effects, such as the window smashing effect. I have learnt the basics in this software, such as masking, keylight, key frames. But i have also learned some more complex special effects that i can do such as in my project i have created a very nice looking window smash.
Final Cut Pro - I used this editing software to put my final product together, it was relatively easy to use and effective. I have learned how to edit shots together in this program and also how t manipulate audio sounds.
Imovie - This program was used to convert the films from my camera to a format that was compatible with Apple. I learned how to import film from a camera to a Apple compatible format.
Motion - I used this program to create my production company logo. Although i have only learned the basics of this program it was enough to create the stylish and professional looking logo that i used in my movie.
Garage Band - This was the program i used to create my backing track for my film, as i could not find any suitable backing music on the program called soundtrack. I learnt how to create a piece on Garage Band and use the musical instruments on it to create a piece of music that would fit with my film.
Compressor - I learnt how to compress files to a small enough size to be easily uploaded to YouTube.

Websites that i have learned to use:
Video Copilot (http://www.videocopilot.net/)  - I used this website because it has tutorials on how to use After Effects to create some very complex special effects and titles.
You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/) - I used this website to upload my film and embed them on my blog. This taught me how You Tube works and also how to embed videos.
 Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) - This website is the website that i made my blog in. I have learnt exactly how to create and manage a blog.
Google (http://www.google.com) - I used google to search up websites that i could download SFX from, all my car sounds are ones that i have found on site searched from google.

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