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6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

CANON DSLR CAMERA

650D EOS

Advantages• Easy to adjust the zoom and

focus• Lightweight thus easy to use

for handheld shots• Good quality footage was

produced during filming

Disadvantages• Sound quality without

microphone was fuzzy • Auto focus made a frequent

clicking sound and it was difficult to use as it lost focus at the slightest wobble

CAMERA LENS

Advantages• Easy to adjust the zoom and

focus• Good quality footage was

produced during filming• Easy to attach/ detach• Very sensitive focus which

made our filming at the best quality focus

Disadvantages• Auto focus made a frequent

clicking sound and it was difficult to use as it lost focus at the slightest wobble

• Made the camera fairly heavy when attached which at times made handheld shots difficult at times particularly the shot when James walks up the stairs

RODE MICROPHONE

Advantages• Produced good sound quality

for the scene where the glass was being swept up

• Easy to use• Allowed us to record Foley

sound of a high quality, most notably for the part where James pretends to blow out the match; this made the sound appear more realistic

Disadvantages• Did not cover the sound of

the auto focus click• Made the camera fairly

heavy when attached• Did not block out all

background sound for example the wind when outside

LIGHTING

Advantages• Allowed us to create a tense

atmosphere through the use of shadows and spotlights

• The light was compact and easy to attach/detach

• We were able to adjust the intensity of the light which allowed us to make the lights dim in times of suspense

Disadvantages• There are times when you

could see the reflection of the light in Megan's windows and it did not look authentic

FINAL CUT PRO X

Advantages• Effective in creating a

professional look for our thriller opening

• We were able to detach audio and edit over our Foley sound effects

• We used filters in order to darken the opacity of our shots thus creating an eerie atmosphere

• Easy to add credits

Disadvantages• Difficult to attach transitions

between the clips• The software would freeze at

times particularly after adding our credits

YOUTUBE

Advantages• As digital natives, YouTube is

a huge part of our lives therefore it would be easily discoverable by people of our age demographic

• Easy to use• Easy to find copyright free

music and sound effects

Disadvantages• Videos did take a

considerable time to upload