What have you learnt about technologies from the

process of constructing this product?

Megan Richards 12.8

Production Advantages of digital technology

• Cameras: The camera’s used now in the digital industry are

much more easier to use, a lot more accessible and very

simple making it so nearly anyone can buy one and make a

film and grasp how to use it.

• Editing Softwares: there are many different

editing softwares out there that nearly

everyone can use e.g final cut pro. They are

incredibly easy to learn and simple to use,

without them it would be incredibly hard to cut

shots together, add sound, add

filters/transitions/effects to the film.

• The Internet: the internet, the big daddy of them all. without the internet none of this

would be nearly half as easy as it. The internet can offer things such as websites that

provide royalty free music and sound effects and without that you’d have to make your

own music for your film which is a lot of work and even more expensive.

• CGI: without CGI a lot of the blockbuster films out nowadays wouldn't be possible, such

as Gravity. CGI lets creativity levels go through the roof as with CGI, nearly everything

is possible.

Production Disadvantages of digital technology

• If you are are unaware of how to use

the technology it may be hard to grasp.

• Since everyone can do it, the art of film

isn't as culturally valued as before.

• So easy to do more people are doing it

making the film industry a lot more

competetive than it used to be.

DistributionAdvantages of digital technology

• Social Media: Social media can help the marketing of a film

hugely and helps spread the word more quickly as over half the

population is on some type of social media.

• Online Databases: It is a lot more easier to transfer the film to the

cinema and is a lot more cost effective and arguably may have

higher security.

• a lot more creativity: there are tonnes of different ways to

advertise now making advertising more and more creative and

unique

DistributionDisadvantages of digital technology

• Online Databases: although online

databases do have a lot of advantages,

they can also lead to problems such as

being hacked which may lessen the

security.

• Film piracy is a lot more common now that

everything is digital and so easy to get

hold of.

Exhibition Advantages of digital technology

• Netflix/Lovefilm/Amazon: easier access to films

at home for cheaper and for everyone.

• Blu-ray: HD quality films available at home for

everyone.

• Multiple screenings at cinemas: different

screens and lots of different times making it

easier for people to go to the cinema.

• Different formats (online, phone etc): doesn't

restrict people to cinema showings so they can

watch it whenever.

DistributionDisadvantages of digital technology

• Online: can encourage illegal downloading

and piracy of films

• Streaming: more viewers will stream the films

making less chance of there being a profit.

• it can be less sociable/more isolated since

everyone is at home on their own watching

the films instead of going to the cinema

together and watching it.

• More expensive for viewers to pay for the

cinema so end up not watching it or illegally

downloading it.

What skills have I developed in using technology

and how have I used it to be creative?

when using it. I found it very easy to grasp hold of and learnt how to use it very quickly, I had some problems when it came to uploading footage and other things but I managed to look it up on the internet and figure some things out. Wordpress helped m

Although I have used Final Cut Pro before in GCSE Media, I didn't

use it as in-depth as I have for my thriller piece. I already knew how

to cut shots and move different shots together but there was a lot of

things that I didn't know how to do before, I had no idea that I could

add any filters or transitions which was really fun to play around

with and see what ones fit best. I also learnt how to add sound, and

to how to extend a sound from one clip over to another which was

something that I found quite difficult to learn at first but then I finally

got to grips with it. It helped me be a lot more creative when it came

to my thriller because we were able to add creepy sounds and

music to the background and also add transitions and filters which

gave our thriller an even more eerie quality.

The CameraThe camera was one of the most key things when it came to

the thriller (obviously otherwise we couldn't of filmed it). The

camera made it easier for us to get certain shots, we got

handheld, POV, tracking, panning and more because of the

camera and tripod. It’s also a digital camera, so we didn't

have to worry about running out of film or the lighting or

anything because it was automatic and the settings

automatically changed to react to the lighting around us. The

only problem we had with the camera sometimes was when

it ran out of charge but that was our own fault really for

forgetting to charge it. The Camera extended my skills in

many ways as at first I had no clue how to use the camera

but it was so easy to use, and so light to carry we didn't have

a problem with it at all.

This was the website I used to get royalty free music, I’ve never

used this website before and just found it by googling ‘royalty

free music’ it was really simple to use as you just chose what

genre or what type of music you wanted and it gave you a

selection of clips that you could listen to and sample and easily

download. I downloaded several music tracks as I thought I

could use them with the thriller and see what one matched the

best. without this website and the use of royalty free music we

would of had to record our own music which would of been

difficult to do and even more time consuming and could of cost

us.