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1. EVALUATION QUESTION 6
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT
ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS
PRODUCT.

2. Apple iMac
Advantages Disadvantages
• The Apple iMac is a unique
computer which provides various
types of software apps such as Final
cut express and Garagband
• This was one of our main type of
technologies used to construct and
put together our film
• Provides a lot of simplicity for first
time users
• High quality display screen with
retina display which offers excellent
colour rendering, brightness and
contrast for film making
• Although it is simple it may take
time for getting use to at the very
first and familiarisation

3. Apple iPhone
Advantages Disadvantages
• The Apple iPhone is a very
useful product, we were able
to use this device to find
ongoing research and
information for our film
• We also used the device to
take pictures of our research
and planning for our blog
• Also using voice over for
evaluation tasks that needed
to be posted on our blog
• The Apple iPhone device is
not useable for everything
meaning it was limited to
certain tasks
• Battery life is not long lasting
as it needs to be recharged

4. Camera (Cannon D600)
Advantages Disadvantages
• Main technology used for our
film because me recorded
our video footage as well as
pictures to show characters
and locations
• The camera was also used for
feedback from other groups
for our film for improvements
• Camera memory is small
meaning we had to delete
previously videoed footage in
order to record more footage
and pictures
• Charging the battery life was
time consuming

5. Final Cut Express
Advantages Disadvantages
• Final Cut Express enables us
to add special effects to our
opening sequence such as,
filters, sounds and titles
• Allowed us to cut unneeded
footage and errors
• Very easy and simple to get
use to and familiarise yourself
with
• Easy ability to construct our
film together
• Very time consuming when
learning the ins and outs of
the app
• Sometimes it was hard to find
things meaning we had to do
research in order to find the
feature we wanted to use

6. GarageBand (App)
Advantages Disadvantages
• Ability to create sounds or
edit existing sound pieces to
add to our opening
sequence
• Simplicity of the app allowed
us to get familiar with the app
quicker and more
comfortable
• Availability of various features
gave us the opportunity to
explore different effects
within the app
• Also allowed us to compose
our own pieces of music using
our own instruments
• Uploading music from a
recorder to the GarageBand
app didn't’t have good
sound quality
• Time consuming for getting
comfortable with the app

7. YouTube
Advantages Disadvantages
• YouTube allowed us to
research any of the features
we were unfamiliar with or
couldn't’t find within the app
when using for the first time
• Also used YouTube for
research and information on
our opening sequence
• Allowed us to explore
different samples of sounds
and music we could use
within our film
• Helped us research different
special effects we could
include in our opening
sequence
• Not enough information on
certain research we needed
• Couldn’t find some videos
such as tutorials on some
apps we used such as Final
Cut Express

8. Blogger
Advantages Disadvantages
• Allows us to present
information such as research,
analysis, planning and many
more as evidence for our film
• Ability to upload information
in different formats such as
slide shares, YouTube videos
and Prezi’s
• Allows people to access your
work
• Opportunity to share blog on
social media for more views
and subscribers
• Time consuming to get use to
using blogger
• When uploading information
PowerPoint presentations it
has to changed to a slide
share format

9. PowerPoint Presentations
Advantages Disadvantages
Good way of presenting
information to audience
PowerPoint is very easy to
use as well as its features
Ability to add unless slides
and effects for
presentational purposes