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

The Apple Mac

We used this mac to research our chosen genre and was used it to store and edit our opening sequence once we had recorded it. 

The Camera and Tripod

We used the camera to record our opening sequence. The tripod was used to keep the camera steady and to reduce jolt.

Live Type

I used this to create our title sequences within our opening sequence. We experimented with a range of different fonts and styles for our title sequence. Eventually we found one that we liked so we simply transported in from one mac to the other with a memory stick, and uploaded it to the opening sequence.  

Youtube

Youtube was used as part of our research so we could look at other thriller openings to get a general idea for the thriller genre. It was also used to upload our final project when it was finished. 

Blogger

Blogger was used to record our progress during the whole project. I uploaded various texts and videos from youtube to show my progress. I also recorded all the information from the questionaire in order to work out our target audience.

Youtube MP3

Youtube MP3 was used to download the music we needed. We was not sure whether to use 'mad world' or 'life on mars'. In the end, we decided to download 'life on mars' by david bowie as we felt it was the most suitable for our opening sequence.

PhotoBooth

I used photobooth to take pictures as evidence of my progress.  I also used it to upload my hand drawn interpretation of my typical target audience member.

Final Cut

Final Cut is the main software that we used to create and edit our opening sequence. We had no previous experience with final cut as we used Imovie for our preliminary task. We imported the clip that we filmed from the camera, and began trying to organise it into the sequence that we wanted. Once we had our rough cut, we began cutting it to fit our 2 minute limit and try and make it look as professional as possible. Some shots we had to remove due to continuity error and in one shot we had left the tripod in. After we had our sequence we added our title sequences and music and it was complete. 

Google

We used Google as our main search engine to research our genre. I also used my google mail account to sign up for blogger to archive my work and also youtube so i could do my directors commentary and post my footage online and onto my blog.

I have learnt that there is a wide range of technological products to help make a piece of footage look more professional. It is important to use a wide range of technologies as it keeps our opening sequence from looking amateur. With these technologies i was able to carry out successful research into my target audience and chosen genre and was able to produce a professional looking opening sequence.