WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
BY VIDHEE SUNKUR

During the whole project, we have learnt a lot about a variety of different Hardware, Software and
Internet website. During the making of the preliminary task we had an opportunity play and
experiment with tools. We then used all this experience to film and edit ‘The Nightmare’.

‘Samsung NX300’
When filming for ‘The Nightmare’, we used a lot of
Hardware, for example ‘Samsung NX300’ camera,
which is a much more professional camera we have
use compare to in our preliminary task where we used
an IPad to film. With the ‘Samsung NX300’ we were
able to get a good video quality, with excellent sound.
We also took advantage of the fact that the camera is
able to zoom in and out smoothly. The camera also
had good lighting setting in the camera, which enabled
us to change how dark or bright we want the setting.
We used the ‘Manual focus’ when filming to avoid any
blurriness, also the fact that it is easy to use. Because
the camera has a large storage we were able to keep
all he scenes that we filmed, in case we needed these
extra scenes.

‘Manfrotto Pixi Mini’
To hold the camera steadily, we used ‘Manfrotto pixi mini’
tripod. This is an easier way to steady the camera in order
to have a smooth and clear scene. However, we did
experience some problems with the steadiness of the
camera, as the tripod is small we had to have steady
hands when filming a medium shot, but it didn't’t not affect
the scene as the medium scene is actually a chasing
scene from Ethan’s point of view, which means that the
may be some shakiness, we made sure that the shakiness
was not going over board. The opening scene of ‘The
Nightmare’ , where Ethan is walking up the stairs is
unstable because the camera was moving along with him.
We didn't’t use a tripod because it will be more unstable.
As seen in the ‘rough cut’, presented in my blog, we had to
pan the camera before the flashback but because the
tripod is too small, the scene came out vey clear and not
stable, therefore we decided to delete this particular scene
and also because the feedback that we received stated
that it was unclear , since we didn't’t have enough time to
re film the best option was to delete the scene and replace
it with another scene.

‘IMovie’
We used two different editing programs to edit ‘The
Nightmare’. This is because we used ‘IMovie’ to edit our
preliminary task, we explored with the different tools,
therefore we have basic knowledge about the software,
which is why we think that it would be easier to use
‘IMovie’ to edit. We also like some of the effects that are
in ‘IMovie’ , which is not in any other editing programs
that are accessible to us. We used ‘IMovie’ to edit only
the first half of ‘The Nightmare’

‘Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014’
We also used ‘Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014’ to edit
‘The Nightmare’. We decided to use this app
because we want to find other apps that can the
movie a more professional quality and elements that
make ‘The Nightmare’ look eye catching in terms of
appearance. We also wanted to gain experience
using a professional editing program.

‘Photoshop’
We used Photoshop to create our logo for our
production, which is named ‘Big Dreams Production’.
We decide to make our own production logo
because we thought that it would look professional if
we have a production of our own. We used
Photoshop to create the logo because Photoshop
allows us to manipulate an image easily but also
because I have enough experience using Photoshop

‘Blogger’
We all used ‘Blogger’ to present our research on
‘Thriller Movies’ all the elements of making a movie.
Even though this was my first time using ‘Blogger’, I
found it very simple to use. We also have decide that
we could use out blogs to promote ‘The Nightmare’
as it contains all the stages of the making of the
movie and the research that we have conducted
before even making the movie.

‘Garage Band’
Garage band was used to create the background
music for ’The Nightmare’. We decided to use
‘Garage Band’ because it is professional and easy to
use, as I have experience using ‘Garage Band’ to
produce apiece of music. Another reason to why we
chose to create the background music in ‘Garage
Band’ is because it has a lot of elements that we can
use when producing.

‘Microsoft word’
‘YouTube’
I used ‘Microsoft word’ to write my evaluation
and during the process of making ‘The
Nightmare’ we used Microsoft word’ to write our
script. We have used Microsoft word’ a lot as it
simply is easy to use.
I have used ‘YouTube’ to present my
video in. videos such as preliminary
task and focus group, theses are
present in my blog. I used ‘YouTube’
because it is a very common
internet website used by many.

‘PowerPoint’
‘Prezi’
I used ‘PowerPoint’ to write my evaluation. I
decided to use ‘PowerPoint’ because it has a
very neat structure and it is accessible.
I used ‘Prezi’ to present part of my research that
I have conducted, these are presented in my
blog. I have used ‘Prezi’ multiple time because it
it is unique, in terms of the layout and its tools.

‘Pinterest’
‘Safari’
I used ‘Pinterest’ to present my evaluation. As it
was my first time it was difficult to used however
I have learnt a lot. I used ‘Pinterest’ because its
more creatively and I like the fact that it is a
virtual pin board.
All of my researches have been done by ‘Safari’.
It allowed me o find out more about thriller
movies and its conventions. ‘safari’ also enabled
me to present my research on my blog and use
internet websites such as ‘YouTube’ and
‘Pinterest’.