1. Q5:
What have you learnt about technologies
from the process of constructing this
product?
2. During the construction of my end product, the technologies I
have learnt to use are:
Photoshop
Serif Movie Plus x6
Camera skills
The internet
3. I have learnt a lot throughout the construction of my end
product when considering Photoshop. For example, to create
my production company logo I used software called Adobe
Photo-shop 64. To use this software I had to learn to crop
images to the right size and also use the quick selection tool
and magic wand tool in order to delete specific parts of my
image, such as the backgrounds to create a logo which fit the
idea I had in my head. This was used to create a more
professional looking product.
4. Also, I learnt how to use specific camera equipment in order to
ensure my filming looks more effective. Whilst filming, I
sometimes used a tripod so my shots looked more
professional due to the shaking limited. Whereas, shots which
follow the characters would have been harder to film with a
tripod as they’re meant to be placed on the floor and I would
have had to carry it, therefore creating a shakier clip. This was
for a more professional looking product.
5. The editing software I used to edit my product is called Serif Movie Plus
x6, which I had never used before. Throughout the production of my
opening and title sequence, I have had to learn how the software worlds
and be able to edit my video to a standard which gets a good grade. I
also learned how to add sound to the video clips. Whilst editing me used
fading for my titles as it looked more effective if they faded out instead of
disappearing. These skills benefitted me as they made my video look more
professional due a wide range of skills, such as:
• Cropping
• Pan and zoom
• Text
• Adding effects
• Fading in and fading out
• Adding a voice over
• Muting certain videos
6. Throughout the planning and production of my opening and
title sequence, the internet has made a big impact. For
example whilst creating my survey, on poll-maker.com, for my
target audience, I used a website so it was online. This
generated the results into tables graph etc. which was
extremely helpful as it did not take as much time as
conducting a hand held quiz would have taken. Therefore the
time I saved using this website could be used for other
important coursework.
7. Whilst creating my titles I used a website called 1001 fonts and
Adobe Photoshop. The website allowed me to use a font which
fit perfectly with the narrative of my opening and title
sequence, as not only does it look handwritten, it still looks
slightly scary. The use of photo-shop whilst creating my titles
allowed me to use a range of skills in order to ensure my title
was exactly how I wanted it to be. For example, I wanted there
to be a black background, so I had to learn how to change the
colour of the backgrounds on adobe. I used text, cropping and
quick selection.
8. Throughout the construction of my opening title sequence I
had no idea what to call my end product. The name ‘Family
Remains’ links with my narrative as it suggests that although
someone has either left or died in their family, they still remain
a family and are able to proceed through their lives. Also, the
word remains suggests the narrative involves death due to
remains being associated with dead bodies.
