Deniz Osman AS Media

Q6)What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Throughout the process of making our two productions we had to use the camera and the equipment which we were given with it like the microphone and the tripod. It seemed easy to use it and set it up but we realised that the wires had to be placed correctly as one little mistake can ruin the whole recording. We learnt how to keep the camera still and how to move It around on the tripod to get different angles to get good and useful shots which would later give us a wider range of shots to chose from.
We had a few problems with our preliminary task because our sound wasn’t detected properly which led to some anomalies in our product, which we then had to fix and record over. That was an important thing we looked out for in the second time we were recording because we didn’t want to face the same problems again so we set up our equipment and checked if it was working alright before we recorded all of the short clip making sure all wires were plugged and that the camera was fully charged as it could of caused many problems if we ran out of charge. We made sure that it worked correctly as we wasted a lot of time when we tried to fix the sounds, as it effected the characters dialogue.
Using the camera was the easy part when compared with the editing as the Mac's were new equipments to us with the Adobe Premier. The Adobe Premier was a new programme for us so we found it difficult to use it at first, but the more we used it the better we got. I have learnt many things from the programme and I feel more confident to edit when looked at the first few sessions. Now I can cut the sections I want from the clip and insert it in the area I want. I also know how to edit them together and add transitions to it to make it flow smoothly and the way which will suit a real thriller film. I can also add effect, for example in the first one I made it black and white to fit the era and now I made the setting slightly darker to put across to the audience that it was getting late and darkness is a symbol of danger and alarm.
The software Adobe Premier allowed us to play around with the sound, the paste and the colours of the clips. This was really important as we had to make our Torment production black and white in a quick paste. It was also important for our second production as it was longer with mostly music playing at the back creating tension. The software allowed me to make the sounds louder or quitter so that the production ran smoothly. The colour adjustments were significant as changing the setting making it darker in the park for Rumour made a difference showing that it was late making the audience know that something bad can happen at night to two girls in a empty park. I think the best part of the software was that you could change the mistakes you make and that it can be corrected easily and quickly.


The Blog I updated regularly helped me as it showed all my steps which made it easier for me to see how I was doing. It was also important as I looked back at it so I can see what I can do next and how I can improve my work. I also had a chance to look back at other blogs, witch gave me an clear idea on what is expected from me. It helped me develop more ideas and it helped me plan my work in a better and clearer way so I looked back frequently to update with new information.

Apart from the camera and Adobe Premier, we had to learn how to set up a Blog page so that we can update it regularly. During the process we had to know how to use a Blog page and how to change the settings; colours and fonts so that it matched well with our Thriller topic.

Even thought using Microsoft PowerPoint wasn’t knew to me , I had to know how to hyperlink each page so that it ran smoothly. I had to know how to set it out correctly so that there was no problem when I tried opening my work.

The Animatic also helped me in both of my productions because we followed the Animatic and the storyboards so that we didn’t miss out anything as we had to follow a particular storyline in our first production Torment with the 180 degree rule and walking into a room and sitting down. The Animatic was done on movie maker which allowed us to put the photos together with transitions and music which we found really helpful as it gave us an idea of how it would look like.
Technology is an important factor in films. This is significant because it makes everything easier and quicker and that you cannot find a good film or a media product without technology used. When producing films there is technical equipment used to make the films more interesting, for example there is special effects which is done on the computer with particular software's and programmes which makes the films much better for example films like Avatar are made with lots of editing which proved that the audience wants to see films like this. I believe that it is really hard to make or find films without the use of technology and that it is found in nearly every media product made. Technology makes producing films easier and much quicker which makes more independent media which then leads to convergence of other media.