Board Meeting (13): Question six for Evaluation

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

- Strengths and weaknesses of the camera equipment

Strengths:

>> small so it was easy to film more difficult shots from small spots

>> screen moves / rotates so that you can still see what is being filmed even if it's flush against the ground

>> produces good quality footage

Weaknesses:

>> ran out of memory quickly

>> ran out of battery quickly

>> poor recording quality with sound - had to be recorded on an iPhone

- Talk about the filming process, any problems you faced and did you resolve them?

> forgot to film Emma screaming so we recorded it at a later date so it turned out better

>timetable so we knew what was what

> filmed over the course of a week including re-filming and extra footage

> it did have to be arranged for a time that the actors could film so sometimes a few shots would be rather last minute

> filmed it in a different order to save time

- Did you get to use new equipment?

> yes > we used a tripod for a few shots to test the steadier shooting but inevitably didn't use them

- Editing software used. What have you learnt about editing, were there particular effects that you found useful for creating a sense of mise-en-scene?

> Sony Vegas Pro 13

> cutting rate is more important than effects

> change of lighting for certain shots

>blur effect and merge effect

> Sony Vegas Pro 13 also used to create the soundtrack for our opening