Question Six: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of making this product?

I have learnt a number of things during the process of creating my media product, these include;

1. I have learnt how to effictivley use a camera in order to create a film - I have learnt a variety of techniques in which can be used to not only create a coherent film, but to create meaning. In the process i have learnt to use shots such as the match-on-action and the over the shoulder shot, both of which are used to make the film more understandable and less one dimesional. I have also learnt how to use the 360 degree rule, another technique used to make the film more coherent for the audience, as going against the rule can cause the audience to feel confused. I have also learnt that the angle of the camera can convey meaning, such as the high-angle shot and the low-angle shot, i used a lot of these within my film, as the represnt the adult dominance over the child. I have also learnt the importance of close-ups in film.
   
2. I have also learnt about the importance editing - The process of editing is when the film comes together. I have learnt that editing can be just as lengthy process as the filming itself. We used Corel Video Studio Pro x3 to edit my film and have learnt how to encorporating music and sound effects into my film aswell as color correction techniques, transitions, adding titles as well as learning to manipulate the audio used in my film.
   
   
3. I have also learnt that enviromental factors have an affect on your film - Throughout my film i encountered weather problems such as wind and rain, thus had the an effect of on the audio quality and look/feel of the the film, which meant i had to consider the weather before filming, meaning that i had to cancel filming on many occasions. Also filming at night had a profound effect on the visual quality of the film, as unnatural lighting can have an unnatural yellow contrast which lowers the quality of the film, this teaching me that technology can be affected by outside factors.