Evaluation 6 - What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 

Social Media

Facebook

Our group used facebook in order to do the majority of communication. We decided to use facebook as we were all competent with the platform and felt it would best suit what we needed it for, this being sharing the likes of photos and videos. The way in which we decided to communicate within facebook is with the ability to create a group chat which included all of our group in one place. This chat helped out when we were creating things such as the logo, drafts and ideas were put into to chat in order to gain feedback on what the group wanted.

YouTube

As a group, we felt it would be best to display our product in a way in which most mainstream computers will be able to handle and access, with the growth of the online video sharing site we thought it would be best suited on youtube. Youtube allows us to upload our video and share out the link to allow people to watch it while also keep track of views and the countries in which it has been watched.

SMS

A scene within our product needed us to show messages from two separate people on the same phone at the same time, the way in which we decided to do this was via text message (SMS). We chose to do it this was due to the versatility when creating a contact and naming it as you wish.

Software

Adobe Premiere Pro

In order to create the best possible final outcome that we would use Adobes Premiere Pro. This program offers professional quality editing and it can also handle the quality video in which was being shot on the Nikon D5200. It also allowed us to layer the video and sound as we pleased and was a customizable workspace for how it best suited us. I have had prior training and experience with this program making it easier for us to crack on with the editing.

Adobe Photoshop

For our production company Giant Productions we felt it would be best to create a completely unique logo that reflects and also ties in with our target audience. The way in which we executed the creation of the logo was by using Adobes Photoshop. This was useful as one our group members are very fluent with photoshop and worked with the team through our facebook chat as he created the perfect company logo.

Equipment

Nikon D5200

Throughout the entirety of the film we used a Nikon D5200, this is my personal camera. As a team, we felt it would help deliver the best quality product we could possibly deliver. For our product we also needed full control on the focus of our shots, shooting on a DSLR allowed us to do exactly that. 

Nikon 35mm F1.4

Attached to the body of the Nikon D5200 was a Nikon 35mm F1.4 lens, This was perfect for what we needed as it gave us the right depth of field on some shots and also allowed us to easily get the correct shot and adjust the focus as needed. The fixed zoom length allowed helped us not rely on zooming in using the lens and potentially suffering the quality in the process. This was easy to get access to as I owned this prior to the project.

Joby Gorilla Pod

To support and hold our camera rig, we used a Joby gorilla pod. This offered huge versatility when it came to positioning the camera with the bendable legs it meant we had the option to get angles we could not get with a conventional tripod. The legs are made to allow you to bend them around something such as a tree branch which helps keep the camera steady while getting an interesting shot. Again, this was easy to gain access to as I owned this prior to the project.