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

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

iMac: To complete our media product, we had to use an apple iMac and a range of software found on the iMac. This wasn’t my first time using an Apple computer but it was my first time using a lot of the software we used. Professional media institutions also use a similar setup in professional film making. I have explained all the technologies we used to create our final media product below. 

CameraSony HVR-V1U pro HDV 1080p: For us to shoot our footage for our media product, we used a (insert camera name): this was my first time using a camera, so at first I found it complicated. Once I got the hang of it, it was simple to use. To record our footage, we used a (insert tape name); we used a physical tape compared to some who use digital technology. The invention of digital recording technologies have improved the production of media products, making them easier to make and cheaper.

Final Cut Pro: To edit the footage we filmed, we used Final Cut Pro on the iMac. Final Cut Pro offered a wide range of effects, transitions and titles for us to use in our final product. My first experience of using Final Cut Pro was during our preliminary task. During our preliminary task, I received help editing from a fellow student, so I didn’t have as much first hand experience. While editing our final product, I found the technology of Final Cut Pro confusing. I mainly used trial and error to help me learn how to us the program effectively. I also used Final Cut Pro to add the titles to our final product. If we hadn’t used Final Cut Pro, our media product may have been poor quality due to the lack of knowledge about other editing programs.

 

YouTube: We had to use YouTube to publish our film. We were able to publish our film to the public free of charge; we could also embed evidence of our upload. I had previously used you tube to upload videos as I have a YouTube account. We also had to use YouTube to upload our preliminary task.

Blogger: I used Blogger as a way of keeping track of my media journey. Blogger was the best alternative to use for tracking our media journey; this is because of its features. Blogger allows you to edit old post, embed videos, images and sounds. Before I studied media, I had never used Blogger or any type of internet blogging device.

Twitter: I used Twitter to advice my final media product. We had to collect audience feedback on our final product; I used Twitter as a means of advertising my final product. Bigger production companies use TV and other media sources to advertise their products, but as we were on a budget we used a Social Networking Site to promote our product for free.

A successful combination of all the different types of hardware, software and technologies above, have allowed me to create my final media product. Prior to the advancement of technology, the outcome would have been virtually impossible.