AS Media Evaluation 2013

Questions 6 & 7

Brian Modi

Question 6 During the process of making the final

product, I learnt about various technologies needed to film, edit and track progress.

Filming To film the video, I had to use a Panasonic SD

900. I used it’s capture and zoom features. I also use a tripod and tripod plate to make

the camera stable. I attached the camera to the tripod plate and mounted it on the tripod.

Sound I used a microphone to film sounds and

headphones to hear the playback. I also used a rifle microphone and a wind

shield when filming outside to reduce the noise created by the wind.

Editing Video To edit the video I used Final Cut I used many different features like transitions,

special effects and rendering. I also learnt how to upload files to Final Cut

from a hard drive by clicking File > Log and Transfer then selecting the hard drive.

Editing Sound I used Garageband to create and edit sounds I created sounds by using virtual instruments I also took advantage of the thousands

copyright-free clips by adding them to my piece

Question 7 From the process, I learnt more about

representation and how I could represent different social groups through camera shots, editing, mise-en-scene and sound.

I also learnt more about software like Final Cut and Garageband.

This process has also taught me how important time management is because, as a team, we did not meet deadlines in time. We suffered by having to do much more at a later, shorter amount of time.