EVALUATION

Part 7 – What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

At the start of the year iMovie has been used to create a continuity sequence. I have found it rather helpful as I have had ideas and knowledge how it has to be used. However, a suggestion has appeared from a few teachers of using Final Cut Pro as it includes many more effects to create a perfect piece. For me being a beginner on Final Cut Pro was very difficult, however, as I asked for help I have gained a few main skills of how to work it. As I got better at it the decision was to use Final Cut Pro throughout the whole process of editing, this was mainly because as we were told before it has so many more effects.

To upload the footage onto a MAC we have chosen to keep using iMovie, this is only because it was the easiest way for uploading. As that has been done, the whole editing took process on Final Cut Pro.

The most successful uses of the new technology were that we could include an affect cross dissolve in between our shots which has made our whole title sequence flow with no pauses. Another helpful effect that we have included was the flashing when the photographs popped up on the screen. This is because it is a great effect to catch people’s attention due to the fact of it being very bright.

The fact of the diegetic and the non-diegetic sounds being heard at the same time was very helpful as when the dialogue begins the quiet music has given the whole scene a romantic and a mysterious mood. Also the fact of being able to change the volume of the music has also been very successful as le louder the music gets from a quiet track, the more tension has been built up.

The only problems we had with our first video were that as we have made some of the shots lighter, the quality of the footage has went down and it was not very clear.

I have learnt everything that has been included in the title sequence as due to this project, Final Cut Pro was introduced to me for the first time.