My response to evaluation questions 6 & 7.

1. Evaluation Questions 6 & 7
Georgia Gane

2. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies
from the process of constructing this product?
When we went to film for the first time in London, we hired a
DSLR camera from school. However when we got there it ran out
of charge shortly, so we had to improvise and we used Nick’s
iPhone 6 camera. Luckily it was really good quality and when we
compared the shots taken by the DSLR and the iPhone, the
iPhone footage was actually a lot better.
The only risk was that the footage shot on the iPhone would be
quite shakey, as it was literally just Nick holding the camera, and
when we were using the DSLR camera we used a tripod to make
sure that it was still. But thankfully Nick has a steady hand and
you can’t tell that the camera is hand held!

3. In terms of software, I think I have learnt a lot. We were using
Adobe Premiere and we also used After Effects for the text at the
beginning.
Considering that we only used iMovie for our preliminary task
we have definitely learnt a lot more and we are able to
confidently navigate and use these two new softwares. I’ve
definitely learnt more about editing as a whole and how you can
literally manipulate the footage you have to create a story.

4. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the progression from
it to your full product?
Without a doubt we have come so far from our preliminary task.
This is mainly because our research and planning was so much
more in depth. As a result, we had a more complex product. For
example the storyline was more complex – our preliminary task
was very basic and evidently we thought of it very quickly. Also,
the filming of our full product ranges from New York to
Heathrow Airport and London, whereas our preliminary task was
filmed in a classroom at school. We knew what shots we needed
to capture to establish the genre and ultimately an interesting
product. All of the shots are so much smoother, with a higher
quality image and sound.