1. WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNED ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES FROM
THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS
PRODUCT?
By Luke Dixon

2. Sony Handycam AVC HD Camera
 This is the camera I used to film the opening sequence. The
actual model of this Digital Camcorder is HDR-XR260VE.
This camera is a great piece of technology as it records clear,
sharp footage, it can record hours of footage and the battery
life it very good.
 I had never use this particular camcorder before, however it
is extremely easy to use and this is a definite positive of using
it.
 It is great for film makers as they can record a lot of their
footage onto it without worrying about overwriting clips, the
can be assured the footage filmed by the camera will be of a
high visibility and quality.
 For general use it is equally as useful, because of the same
reasons.

3. Sony Handycam AVC HD Camera

4. Final Cut Express
 Until this piece of coursework, I had never previously used
Final Cut Express as I do not have the technology required to
use it and I have never needed to use it. This meant that I
was a complete beginner in using it, however it was pretty
easy to use. As I used it more and more I began to get more
accustomed to it, I just experimented with the different effects
and tools on it and this worked as I soon was quite confident
with using it.
 Final Cut Express a heavenly piece of software for film
makers as it is quick, relatively easy to use once you know
how to, and the range of tools and effects you can use on it
that can help make your film look so much better is so vast. I
would recommend this software to anyone who needs an
editing software.

6. Blogger
 I had never before created a blogger until the start of this
coursework. I did not really know how to work it, however
once you work out how to do the basics everything falls into
place for you and it becomes quite easy to use. This is what I
posted all my planning, production and evaluation tasks onto.
I found this a very good piece of technology and software to
use as it meant that all my work was on this one blog that I
created so that all of it was clearly viewable in the same
place. I enjoyed learning how to use blogger and then
actually using it throughout the whole of the coursework. I will
definitely use it again in the future.
 On this you can create blog posts on this, within these posts
you can embed image4s, video clips, links to other websites,
scribd documents, slideshares and more. It is very useful.

7. YouTube
 YouTube is something I have used thousands of times before
so there was not much I needed to learn about this. The only
real thing I hadn’t done properly was to upload a video onto it.
This was easy though as it shows you how to do it.
 YouTube is perfect for film makers to show their film on a
mass scale to people all over the world. It is also very good
for general people as they can view this film or other videos
online for free, as this site this free.
 This has been very useful for me as I uploaded my opening
sequence onto it and this meant that people could view it
from wherever they were. This is the main way I showed
people my film.

8. Quick Time Player 7
 Quick Time Player 7 is the software in which exported my
opening sequence to. This was because it is the best one to
use as it is easy and quickest to then upload to the web. I
have used this software before, but never exported a video to
it from Final Cut Express and I have also never exported a
video from it to the web. This was extremely easy to do once I
was shown by someone who knew how to do it. All I had to
do was go onto File, Export to web.
 Quick Time Player 7 is a magnificent piece of video playing
software, especially for film makers as they can export their
films to this and it will play it perfectly for them.

9. Scribd
 Scribd is a document-sharing site that I really like to use, this
is because once you have uploaded your document online to
the site, you can then embed it onto a blog or another site of
yours. I used this a few times for certain tasks for this piece of
coursework.
 This is good for general use as it means you can share your
work and ideas with others from around the country, and can
also access others ideas too. Something that is great about
this website is that only the author can edit the text meaning
no-one can alter your work.

10. Slideshare
 Slideshare is another document-sharing website I have used.
This is slightly different though as it is for PowerPoint's and
presentations to be shared online. I have used this site to
upload this presentation. It is very simple to use and I would
recommend it to others.
 This, like Scribd, is good for general use. It would be good for
film makers too as they could create a presentation on
research they have done, or even a presentation about their
film and the ideas behind it and then share it with thousands
of people on this site. It would help to mass promote and
spread their work.

11. Prezi
 Before the start of this course I did not know much at all
about Prezi. I had only used it a couple of times before and
they were nothing major. I have learnt how to use this
program more and more as I have used it a few more times.
This is a great program as it look great once you have
finished creating it, yet it is so simple to use once you get
more accustomed to it, which only comes through practice.
 Prezi is a great program for people to use if they wish to
create a presentation or show their ideas. It is great for film
makers as they can use it to present their ideas and what
their film will be about to people and then gain feedback
about their idea.

13. Facebook and Twitter
 I already knew a lot about Facebook and Twitter as I am an
avid user of both. This meant that I knew what to use. I used
these as a way of showing people my opening sequence and
asking for their feedback. Below shows some responses.
 These social networking sites are great for film makers and
people in general as you can upload your films onto them and
people can give you feedback through them. Then along with
this, it is a great way to socially interact and discuss opinions
and ideas, thus fulfilling part of Blumier and Katz’s ‘Uses and
Gratifications' audience theory as they believe people use
media for social interaction.

14. Feedback on Facebook and Twitter