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Jack Hynes
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From producing this project, the student learned about various video and audio equipment, including a Canon camcorder, tripod, dolly, Bose microphones and boom pole. They also gained experience using editing software Final Cut Pro, though found it more complex than their usual software Sony Vegas. Overall, the project exposed the student to new technologies and they now have a better understanding of the equipment needed to produce video content.

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What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Equipment During the production process we used several different pieces of equipment to create and manufacture our final product. This includes what we used to shoot the film with, what we recorded the sound with & even post-production with editing software's.
Camera's We used a Canon Camcorder to record our product. This was a good experience for me as I have past experience with DSLR Camera's but not Camcorders, so I now have experience on a vaster field of recording equipment. Good things about the Canon Camcorder were that it was high quality and mobile, easy to hold unlike the DSLR's I am used to but bad things were that it had short battery life and you couldn't add a lens on to it. During the production process we only had one camera so we had to shoot things multiple times from different angles to get what I had imagined as our final product. I found this arduous as we would have to ensure everything was exactly the same as it was in the last shot before taking the next one. Said Canon Camcorder Model used on Shoot Day
Other Camera-Equipment We also had to use tripods with our camera. I am already accustom to the tripod and how it works so on shoot day I wasn't faced with anything challenging here. The tripod is useful because it allowed me to collect a selection of smooth and slick shots for the product unlike if I were to do it by hand where the chance of jolts or sudden movements in the camera would affect the product. We also used a Dolly. This was my first time using a Dolly and I found it difficult because you could see some of the bumps coming from the naturally bumpy floor when the dolly rode along it. I prefer a Fig Rig, which next time I hope I can get my hands on before shoot day. A Fig Rig
Microphone/Sound Equipment We used Bose Microphones & Boom Poles to record the sound on shoot day. This was yet again another experience for me as I was used to using built-in sound with DSLR camera's. I found the microphone useful because it allows for a whole new array of shots at your disposal without worrying about how you will record the sound if you're too far away. It also has higher recording quality than the built-in microphones and picks up more sound as the microphone is circular. Next time I create a media product a microphone and boom pole will definitely be something I would like to have on set.
Editing Software To edit our product we used Final Cut Pro. This is a software I am not entirely used to but I grew accustom to it throughout the edit with tutorials online to assist me as I usually edit in Sony Vegas, although as part of the course we must use Final Cut. I found Final Cut to be much more complex than Sony Vegas in that trying to use what could be seen as more complex techniques like masking & color correction are made more difficult to use by Final Cuts interface in comparison. Good points about Final Cut however are that it allows you to save the file in a format easy to post on to YouTube which Vegas Pro doesn't offer and was very useful after the edit was complete. That said, next time I create a media product I would prefer to use what I am comfortable with, Sony Vegas. The Final Cut interface
Editing Software To edit our product we used Final Cut Pro. This is a software I am not entirely used to but I grew accustom to it throughout the edit with tutorials online to assist me as I usually edit in Sony Vegas, although as part of the course we must use Final Cut. I found Final Cut to be much more complex than Sony Vegas in that trying to use what could be seen as more complex techniques like masking & color correction are made more difficult to use by Final Cuts interface in comparison. Good points about Final Cut however are that it allows you to save the file in a format easy to post on to YouTube which Vegas Pro doesn't offer and was very useful after the edit was complete. That said, next time I create a media product I would prefer to use what I am comfortable with, Sony Vegas. The Final Cut interface

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Question 6 Media CW

  • 1. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
  • 2. Equipment During the production process we used several different pieces of equipment to create and manufacture our final product. This includes what we used to shoot the film with, what we recorded the sound with & even post-production with editing software's.
  • 3. Camera's We used a Canon Camcorder to record our product. This was a good experience for me as I have past experience with DSLR Camera's but not Camcorders, so I now have experience on a vaster field of recording equipment. Good things about the Canon Camcorder were that it was high quality and mobile, easy to hold unlike the DSLR's I am used to but bad things were that it had short battery life and you couldn't add a lens on to it. During the production process we only had one camera so we had to shoot things multiple times from different angles to get what I had imagined as our final product. I found this arduous as we would have to ensure everything was exactly the same as it was in the last shot before taking the next one. Said Canon Camcorder Model used on Shoot Day
  • 4. Other Camera-Equipment We also had to use tripods with our camera. I am already accustom to the tripod and how it works so on shoot day I wasn't faced with anything challenging here. The tripod is useful because it allowed me to collect a selection of smooth and slick shots for the product unlike if I were to do it by hand where the chance of jolts or sudden movements in the camera would affect the product. We also used a Dolly. This was my first time using a Dolly and I found it difficult because you could see some of the bumps coming from the naturally bumpy floor when the dolly rode along it. I prefer a Fig Rig, which next time I hope I can get my hands on before shoot day. A Fig Rig
  • 5. Microphone/Sound Equipment We used Bose Microphones & Boom Poles to record the sound on shoot day. This was yet again another experience for me as I was used to using built-in sound with DSLR camera's. I found the microphone useful because it allows for a whole new array of shots at your disposal without worrying about how you will record the sound if you're too far away. It also has higher recording quality than the built-in microphones and picks up more sound as the microphone is circular. Next time I create a media product a microphone and boom pole will definitely be something I would like to have on set.
  • 6. Editing Software To edit our product we used Final Cut Pro. This is a software I am not entirely used to but I grew accustom to it throughout the edit with tutorials online to assist me as I usually edit in Sony Vegas, although as part of the course we must use Final Cut. I found Final Cut to be much more complex than Sony Vegas in that trying to use what could be seen as more complex techniques like masking & color correction are made more difficult to use by Final Cuts interface in comparison. Good points about Final Cut however are that it allows you to save the file in a format easy to post on to YouTube which Vegas Pro doesn't offer and was very useful after the edit was complete. That said, next time I create a media product I would prefer to use what I am comfortable with, Sony Vegas. The Final Cut interface
  • 7. Editing Software To edit our product we used Final Cut Pro. This is a software I am not entirely used to but I grew accustom to it throughout the edit with tutorials online to assist me as I usually edit in Sony Vegas, although as part of the course we must use Final Cut. I found Final Cut to be much more complex than Sony Vegas in that trying to use what could be seen as more complex techniques like masking & color correction are made more difficult to use by Final Cuts interface in comparison. Good points about Final Cut however are that it allows you to save the file in a format easy to post on to YouTube which Vegas Pro doesn't offer and was very useful after the edit was complete. That said, next time I create a media product I would prefer to use what I am comfortable with, Sony Vegas. The Final Cut interface