Evaluation: Question 6

What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

For the process of making, building and constructing this product we used final cut pro to edit our opening, sound track pro to add sound to our opening, a JVC GY/ H100 Camera with a tripod to film our opening and an alternative camera which had light activated and a stand. We used this camera for our house scenes to gain some light. 

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We were provided with these technologies and it was our responsibility to use it effectively. Effectively in a way that it will make our film opening feel and look like something you would see in a high budget film. Going back to the health and safety task, we learned the process of how to use the camera and tripod properly so it was our duty to learn from these skills and do well with our camera angles. 

A good example is our introduction to where the little girl starts walking. She is walking away from the camera and this is a good intro as it builds up suspense and tension. We have also started with a long shot which is better than the common shot of a close up shot to start with.

We also used final cut pro to edit our film together, cutting out the bits that were not necessary, putting ins and outs to our film to make it flow and mainly to lengthen the film correctly. We did not want it to be too long likewise we did not want it to be too short. 

Sound track pro was used to add music to the film. Music plays an important part in the beginning of film openings. It gets the audience's attention and we wanted to do that with our choice of music.

To make certain scenes in our film lighter we used minimum lightning to not focus on the surrounding, just to focus on our character as that is what psychological thrillers are all about. We also wanted those specific scenes to spook the audience. A few examples are below.

To make title sequences we needed to use final cut pro. We managed to include mostly all the title sequences in films, however we did miss a few. An example is below.