What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

From start to finish of this whole project I have learnt so much.  From initially learning how to use and camera and tripod correctly when making the preliminary, to then going out with the equipment and filming the first two minutes of a film.

First of all using a blog was a totally new experience for me. I was a different way of recording information and data then I was normally used to. After a few weeks of using the blog I started to the positives of using it. Getting feedback off friends and my teacher was really easy and the fact you could reach your work from any computer with a internet connection.

When it came to filming. Being behind the camera really made me thing about shot positions and camera locations. As if an unwanted object was in shot it would ruin the feel of the clip. Choosing the correct place for them camera also really changed the footage you got as lighting could be a real problem. I learnt that using a camera tripod for all non-moving shots is a must. As even if you seem to stand perfectly straight there will always be camera wobble.

After finished the filming process looking back made me release that things don’t always go to plan and that your team should always have a back up. For example our group thought it would only take a day for film all the footage needed.  This was not the case as we ha problems with the weather and some group members.

 Preliminary task I had no idea how to even import video let alone cut and edit correctly. I now feel totally confident going on to an editing machine and editing a clip. I have explored the cool features of the editing programs to find effects.

From my preliminary to my final product I think its clear to see we have improved a lot. There has been much more detailed taken in to consideration at each small step instead of just filming and seeing what it looks like.