Tom Verco Question 6

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

I fell that i have learnt a lot from the process of constructing this product for example i have learnt that there is more to cameras than i thought. Also that there is a lot more to editing than i thought there was, image editing and sound editing.

We had two people in our group that already knew a lot about cameras so we were half way there with knowing how they work but even they still had a lot to discover:

The main thing i fell that i have learnt about cameras is the framing and white balance if these are not right when you film then your final product will not be as good as it could of been, and if you get these wrong you can't really solve it with editing. The thing i learnt with framing is that for example if it is a 2 shot you have to make sure that both of the characters are in shot (obviously) but also that if one person is more in shot that the other that it can make that scene look a bit rubbish. The White balance on the camera is one of the most important as if the white balance is off then you whole scene will look odd. If your white balance is perfect them the shot should look the same to what it looks like when you are filming and this will make you footage look crisp and sharp and more professional I also learnt about zooming and how that can help you get all the different shots you want for example a close up or extreme close up.



When it came to editing the Product i learnt that there is a lot more to editing than i thought there was, you have sound editing and image editing.

The pace within our product does change is starts of slow then speeds us as tension build then when the dialogue kicks in its slow paced again and this would of been a challenge to do as we had to get it right and not have it to slow but not have it to fast or it would kill the tension and suspense.

Image editing is something that was new to me as continuity editing is something that you have to be aware off when editing. The continuity editing that you have are: 180 degree rule, Shot reverse shot, Eyeline match, Match on action, Cutaway, Cross cutting, Parallel cutting, Graphic match Post production and Overlapping editing. if you don't use any of these techniques then you final product won't look as good as it could have been. For example if you don't get the 180 degree rule right then it will just be confusing for the audience.

Showing the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. 

When it came to Sound editing it wasn't all that hard as all we really needed was some sound effect and some background music. When we were searching for some background music we used a few non copyright websites but the one we used the most was Soundcloud and this is a good website of you looking for original music. We also had to try and get the levels right so that when there was any dialogue the music wouldn't cut up any dialogue.  

We didn't really have to edit the dialogue as we connected a microphone to the camera so the picture and the sound were one that made our life a little easier.