WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE

PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS TITLE SEQUENCE

PRE PRODUCTION

• Blogger- We used the website ‘Blogger’ to document our pre production planning for our title sequence. Using Blogger, this allowed us to post our research online in the form of PowerPoints, Prezi's, images, YouTube clips and more all on the same media platform. This was as advantage to us as it organised our research in a neat and interactive way. Not only were we able to post clear content, but the website allowed us to personalise our blogs and adapt them to our title sequence theme. The website was useful I allowing group members to share research with each other and others.

• Pinterest- This website was useful in providing us with unique and interesting images that were appropriate for our theme. The images were used as inspiration for costumes, makeup, props and set design. The images were collected and helped us put together mood boards as part of our planning.

• Prezi- This software was useful in presenting our research in an engaging and clear way. With Prezi we were able to include our information in a chronological flow chart, while including images and video clips. Overall Prezi was very simple and interesting to use. However, often there is not enough space for a lot of text to be included when typing up detailed research.

PRODUCTIONCamera- We shot our title sequence using a professional film camera which we had not used before. This ensured that we had high quality footage. It also helped us acquire our desired mood of the title sequence by changing certain setting on the camera. However, we found using the hand held camera slightly difficult to use when shooting very still or precise shots. As a result, some of our footage appears to be shaky or slightly blurred.

Tripod- This hardware was extremely useful in helping get a level shot especially when we were shooting outside on uneven ground. This was done by adjusting the legs. The tripod was simple to set up and attach to the camera. However, it was sometimes inconvenient to carry the heavy hardware around when shooting outside.

POST PRODUCTION• Final Cut Pro- This software was used to while editing the footage we had shot. It allowed us to create a

polished and seamless title sequence. Various effects were used effectively to improve our title sequence such as using a red colour accent and having short,flashing images. With the software we were also able to apply a score and other sound effects. WE found that this was difficult to do as the software was complex to use. This was because of the many functions that it provided. However it was particularly useful in reducing our footage into montage editing and provided continuity.

• Apple mac- This PC was used to edit our final piece by using final cut pro. it was useful in allowing us to easily transfer files such as mp3 clips, images and texts we needed for our title sequence. It also helped us keep our work organised into separate files on a scratch disk to make it easier to work with.

• 101 Fonts- We used this website to look through many fonts until we found one suitable for our theme (child’s handwriting). The website had many fonts to choose from which were under different categories so it was easy to look through. The fonts were downloadable which made them convenient to transfer to our title sequence.