Evaluation Questions

6) What have you learnt about Media Technologies from the process of constructing your product?
HARD WARE: Shoot Day
I found the shooting day really enjoyable, professional and it taught me how to successfully operate a camera (Sony DV2000). (Refer to blogs posting Monday, February 9, 2009-Shooting Day).
Whilst shooting I also learnt about 3-point lighting and the use of Redheads and Blue Gel to remove the orange tungsten bulbs in order to make the shot look realistic and how lighting subtly changes mood and reflection.
The technical skills I felt I learnt from the shooting day were; how spider tracking contributed to shot construction, how lighting affected both interior and exterior shots and how definition contributed to the mise-en-scene production.
SOFT WARE: Editing
I felt I learnt a lot about the digitalization of film and learned how to construction meanings through the process of editing. (Refer to blogs posting Monday, March 2, 2009-Editing Production)
The process of editing has taught me how to create time lines by cutting and logging shots, create effects including dissolves, insert credits and create an audio file. Therefore I now feel confident in an editing suite and am now fully aware of the functions of final cut.