What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
When I started creating my film opening I had very little knowledge using editing software like IMovie and Final Cut Pro as they were very complex compared to the software I'd used in the past. However overtime I learnt different techniques when using them for example in Final Cut Pro I learnt how to separate parts of the audio to balance the audio better which was one of the targets when I made my Prelim task.
Also, one of the most important techniques I learnt was when I was using audacity were I found out how to give voices a static effect making them sound like they were talking over a radio. This allowed me to make the voice of The Observer sound more professional as he never appears in the film but is always talking to The Infiltrator through an earpiece. Also, another important editing technique that I used was the colour correction tool as it allowed me to make scenes darker, brighter and add colour filters to make scenes more effective. This can be seen throughout the film I have made the shots darker and added a blue filter to make the main character look more isolated from everyone else. This was done to reflect his situation as he a hostile location where he will have no backup.
When we were filming the type of camera that we used was a HXR-NX5R which is similar to cameras that are used by large film studios when filming. Whats good about using this camera is that it has a built in microphone so that it can clearly pick up any voices and background noises so that they sound very clear. However this does also mean that almost any background sounds will be picked up and some of them may not be wanted. Another benefit about using the camera is that it has a built in touch screen to navigate around the camera so that we could quickly and efficiently view the shots that we had just taking and easily delete them if we had to re shoot
The camera also allowed filming to be done in HD quality meaning the footage looked clear even when filming from afar this was good as it meant even the smallest of details in each shot looked as detailed as if they being zoomed in on. And speaking of zoom the camera had a zoom function that could be toggled to make the zoom faster and slower this was useful when we were filming as I could track callum from a distance by zooming on him instead of getting up to follow him which may of made the footage look shaky.
When me and Callum were in the same shot together we used a tripod to place the camera on so that we could set up the recording in advance and film with both of us in the scene at the same time. What was also good about the tripod was that it allowed us to pan the camera to so that it could follow the characters when they were going around a corridor or walking around a room without moving the camera with our hand which could also cause shaky footage. Also, the legs on the tripod could have their heights adjusted which was useful when filming so that the camera would be on equal level to the characters in the shot.
When I started creating my film opening I had very little knowledge using editing software like IMovie and Final Cut Pro as they were very complex compared to the software I'd used in the past. However overtime I learnt different techniques when using them for example in Final Cut Pro I learnt how to separate parts of the audio to balance the audio better which was one of the targets when I made my Prelim task.
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When we were filming the type of camera that we used was a HXR-NX5R which is similar to cameras that are used by large film studios when filming. Whats good about using this camera is that it has a built in microphone so that it can clearly pick up any voices and background noises so that they sound very clear. However this does also mean that almost any background sounds will be picked up and some of them may not be wanted. Another benefit about using the camera is that it has a built in touch screen to navigate around the camera so that we could quickly and efficiently view the shots that we had just taking and easily delete them if we had to re shootThe camera also allowed filming to be done in HD quality meaning the footage looked clear even when filming from afar this was good as it meant even the smallest of details in each shot looked as detailed as if they being zoomed in on. And speaking of zoom the camera had a zoom function that could be toggled to make the zoom faster and slower this was useful when we were filming as I could track callum from a distance by zooming on him instead of getting up to follow him which may of made the footage look shaky.
When me and Callum were in the same shot together we used a tripod to place the camera on so that we could set up the recording in advance and film with both of us in the scene at the same time. What was also good about the tripod was that it allowed us to pan the camera to so that it could follow the characters when they were going around a corridor or walking around a room without moving the camera with our hand which could also cause shaky footage. Also, the legs on the tripod could have their heights adjusted which was useful when filming so that the camera would be on equal level to the characters in the shot.
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