Evaluation 6

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


Here is a photo of me with my computer (right) and Chris’ computer (left). We decided to use our own computers for the video editing as opposed to the computers supplied in our college as the college computers would have wasted a large portion of our time when rendering effects or manipulating video clips, as these computers are more powerful and toiled to our needs. Using software such as Evernote, Google Docs and Team Viewer meant we could collaborate with each other on our work and control each others’ computers remotely when necessary.










Here is the video camera we used, a Panasonic TM300. We decided to use this video camera as it is small (so easily movable) and fast to use; this helped as we were limited on time for the garage scene and had to quickly shoot the car scenes whilst no other cars were present. The tripod was light and easily movable, making it a very useful and accessible tool. Never having used this camera before I learnt a lot about its ergonomics and operating system. Whilst it is extremely intuitive and easy to use, the camera’s functionality is somewhat limited and certain features that come with DSLRs or broadcast cameras (such as changing ISO, aperture, etc.) are not available.




This print-screen shows me adding a faded sound-bridge in our video. The software used here in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. This software package is extremely versatile and offers a large array of different effects; this helps me learn new techniques every time I use it and explore new ideas.




Here is Google Docs being used so Chris and I can collaborate on work. Being an online service, it is accessible on our phones, at college or home so I can work on my project wherever I was.










Hardware and Software Used:
-Video Camera
-iPhone Camera (for location photos)
-Ball-joint tripod
-Props (ornaments, furniture, car, clothes, etc.)
-iPhone & software: Evernote and Google Docs for collaborating on work and uploading photos/text to the same place
-Google’s blogger: To upload work and present media film
-Facebook: Creating accounts, editing details to suit victim’s bespoke requirements
-Photo editing: Nikon Capture NX2 and Adobe Paintshop
-Video editing: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 (preliminary: iMovie)
-Video effects: Adobe After Effects
-Mind-map: Wordl.net
-Team viewer: Software for work collaboration and accessing home computers remotely
-Skype: VOIP (Talking over the internet)
-Open source music websites: http://echoprint.me and http://www.opensourcemusic.com
-Inspiration: Multiple mediums such as DVD films, YouTube clips and online films (using services such as Netflix on computer, 4oD on computer and LoveFilm on Xbox 360)