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

When creating our media product, as the Cinematographer Over looker I was able to learn more about using different types of technology to get the type of camera angles we needed and to make the production piece look as professional as possible.

By using the tripod I was able to make sure that the camera was still which made the whole product look a lot more professional and also when creating a panning shot I was able to use a dolly (a type of tripod) which helped make the transition much more steady and smooth. I used three different types of tripods to create each different camera shot used. With the panning shots I used a dolly, with the normal closes ups, longs shots and extreme longs shots I used a standard tripod but with the close up of the newspaper falling to the grounds I used a miniature tripod which made it easier to film the angle so close to the ground.

I also learnt how to change the settings on the camera in instances when H.D mode or wide angle shots needed to be changed.
Premier Elements was the editing software we used. The editing aspects of what we have learnt about technologies for constructing our product are, firstly, the fact that the different parts must be edited together in such a way that it has a good continuity together – flows nicely from shot to shot. We also learnt that sometimes technology can let you down as sometimes computers can be unpredictable and freeze or errors can occur which caused the editing aspect to be very time consuming.

The sound within the product is key. To get the product right we had to re record the news reporting sound as it was too quiet, so we have to make sure the actor speaks loud enough or the microphone is closer. The microphone is important as it enables to get a clear sound as the camcorder doesn’t always pick everything up especially if the shot is from a distance.