Evaluation Question 6:

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

Using programmes such as Final Cut Pro widened and developed my knowledge of creative technology. Learning how to make something my own through editing, effects and sound was really fun and helpful for future projects.

Presenting my work in different formats such as Prezi, youtube video and voice recordings was interesting to get to know about the ways in which they work and advantages and limitations of them. For example; youtube is a very good way at distributing information because it is free, easy to use, open to everybody, a very popular website and so can guarantee people will see it (given the right audience or advertising of the media) can be used widely across formats, and gives credit to the producers. It is common for first time film makers to publish work on there to see what kind of audience it attract and attempt to show their work to the world of the internet: it also welcomes feedback for future work.As far as limitations are concerned, you might be waiting who knows how long for it to upload (granted, this part however is where you curse your broadband server.)

Before my amateur attempts at camera work for the projects, I was still at the 'grandma trying to text for the first time' kind of level. After guidance and a lot of practice, I grasped the basics soon enough.
The actual filming required camera skills: I feel more advanced in my photography skills due to the way I learnt through trial and error by finding problems I encountered throughout such as lighting and camera effects. Learning how to overcome this through technology like software editing and advanced camera techniques has been a really useful skill to have. I found it quite interesting how technology can erase over what seemed like major errors in work: I was surprised at how well it rejuvenated our poor lighting skills.

Technology is a really good way to help ordinary people achieve impressive and advances potential through easy to use and cheap programmes of software. There are endless websites informing people how to do advanced things just on their own computers; simple guides to advanced technology helps promote people in every day life like businesses, making low budget or just personal films.
The outcome of these can often be shared quickly and simply online or other formats that will enable them to be seen by many. It is easy to access and so efficient when it comes to things like blogging and film production.

A case study of an independent film I recently researched, 'A field in England', was on a low budget and so could not afford professional editors with high quality editing software. The director, Ben Wheatley, edited the whole film on his mac using an easy, cheap, but effective software Final Cut Pro. The technology allowed him to succeed on a low budget: it is giving everyone potential opportunities to achieve impressive and professional-looking products. The opportunity to use this technology does promote potenital success to anyone with access to it, like myself.