At the start of media, I wasn’t too familiar with blogger and how it work, so I spent some time planning while using it for when I will use it for media purposes- I just had to get used to the design of blogger, and how to edit and post, which took less than 10 minutes, but was very worth the time, so I didn’t have to waste any time getting used to it when I would be using it for more important times. Throughout my times using blogger for AS and A2 I discovered that blogger wasn’t completely reliable, as at times, it wouldn’t allow me to post or edit- but it was good for keeping an eye on what work I had done so far, as it allowed me to post after every other post, so I could then view each post without the difficulty of struggling to find where it is, as all my posts would be in order from the first time I posted, to the last time I posted.
I found Prezzi much harder to handle, it looked all so difficult to use, that I had to use my own initiative by looking at what other people were doing. But the time spent on how to use it paid off- it made boring presentations look quite fancy as it looked like an animated story, progressing onto the next step. But when I used it, it showed that I was capable of using other difficult technologies.
My mobile phone actually did come into use at some stages- when there wasn’t a computer around, I used my mobile phone to research things such as types of shots, and to jot down little notes that I may have forgotten.
Digital cameras were easy enough to get to, but like all cameras, it’s always different, so I took about 5 minutes what button/switch did what and how that could make my shot better/worse. But with the use of these cameras, it let me take great shots with great quality that was important for the editing side of things. But the cameras we used did have its downside, as it ran out of power quite quickly and would state when the cameras’ memory was too full to keep more photos/shots without warning.
Final cut express was the hardest one to figure out of the lot! I spent a good hour on it, preparing myself what to expect to be doing. While using it in my time of work, I already knew the basics such as inputting clips, cutting, colour corrector and fade. But of course, I would need to breach my basic knowledge of final cut express to a more challenging level, so I did what I did best, I observed other people using the piece of equipment, to view what effects they were putting in, how they were putting effects in, and how to actually make a good level music video.
Ashley and I used an audio recorder for our director’s commentary, we had only used it once before, but knew its purpose and how to work it. But when we were recording ourselves, we found out that the recorder wasn’t even recording, because unfortunately there were no outstanding features on the piece of equipment to say when it would be recording.
The internet was priority in the matter of researching for our music videos benefits, and it was like second nature to us, so practice wasn’t needed. We managed to find plenty of information on the internet that would fit our music videos’ needs. But some of the information we thought was legit, was in fact just an opinion, which gave us the wrong view on how to create our music video and to edit in final cut express.
Sites such as YouTube was vital in the role of researching, as we would be researching for professional music videos, to analyse what effects were taking place, what kind of shots, and what the storyline was about. But at times, the internet wouldn’t be working, which was really unfortunately, as it was just time wasting.
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