AH: Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of making your film opening?

• This is the first time I have ever used a blog to submit work. I have previously always used text books and a folder to keep track of my work, using the blog is a modern and unique way to portray my learning in a scheduled process. As a group we were set individual tasks in which we all had to carry out and we were also set group tasks to carry out as a group.
• Dividing the work between us was never a problem as we utilised our individual skills to tackle tasks before us. For example; Dan was keener on doing the analysis tasks, as he was very good at this. Molly preferred doing the frequent uploads of explaining what we were doing each lesson and our plan for weeks to come. Finally I found the technical work and multimedia work more interesting; I also carried out the general up keep of the blog. For example making sure the same font is maintained throughout the blog and there were no blocks of boring text. 
• I believe the blog allowed us, as a group, to work more closely and collaboratively towards one objective, a high mark. 

• It was also a tool for communication between us; this was present on each of our individual tasks where we were urged to comment on the posts giving constructive criticism. From this we updated our work with higher levels of detail and more media terms.
• Before we had begun filming we came to the conclusion our main aim was to achieve a high level of screen quality throughout our final opening. So when filming started we ensured we had all the appropriate equipment to achieve a good visual quality.  For example we made absolutely sure the tripod was at the exact height and angle to capture the shot we wanted. We also used equipment such as the dolly, which enabled us to create moving shots that weren’t shaky, without the use of any tracks.
• After filming our production we began to edit it on the editing software provided by the school, Premiere. Before I started media I had never used premiere but I quickly got to grips with it due to it being such a straightforward programme to use. However the effects and transitions you could do were great in helping us to portray the exact storyline we had proposed. The editing stage of our sequence was the most vital and by far the most time consuming.
•  Once we had completed the editing of the film opening we exported it and uploaded it up to YouTube. From there we embedded it onto our blog, thus allowing anyone following our blog or YouTube channel to view our piece.