Taylor Loring- 6.What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 Whilst making our preliminary task and final product we used a Canon hand held camera. I have learnt to use the camera to film a variety of shots, something I was not familiar with at the beginning of the process. We used a tri-pod to make sure we kept the camera steady and filmed the conversation shot at a level angle. I was able to use the leaver on the tri-pod to enhance the angle at which we shot the cast as a group, as I learnt to track steadily across the girls’ faces as they stood against the wall. The hand held aspect of the camera was useful too, as it enabled us to move freely with the camera. Zainab was able to stand on a platform in the toilet cubicle in order to film Elizabeth from a high angle. In doing this, we were able to represent Elizabeth as powerless against the bullies. This was successful as it created the representation of the stereotypical weak "teenage outcasts", mentioned earlier.  Having the handheld camera also enabled us to take shots from different perspectives to create variety for the audience. For example, Pia's bullying memory was filmed using an over the shoulder shot to almost put the audience in "the bully's shoes"

We also used the tracks when filming. This was a very useful piece of technology as it enabled us to "follow the action" at a realistic pace whilst keeping the camera steady. We were able to track both Elizabeth and Pia walking down the corridor, matching their pace. This meant the audience would feel at ease with what they were "following" on screen as the shot matched the action realistically. The tracks combined with the aid of a tri-pod to hold the camera completely still, helped us to film a successful conversation shot towards the end of our opening that hinted at the up and coming plot. As our  preliminary task itself was to master this shot, we found it easy to replicate the shot reverse shot through previous experience as well as our knowledge of the 180 degree rule within film.

When it came to the process of editing I had to get to grips with using Imovie software. Despite finding this very challenging due to my lack of experience with Imovie making technology, I was able to learn how to split and cut clips. I also learnt how to loop a track so that it plays continuously throughout the sequence of shots. Furthermore, I learnt how to create a "memory" through inserting transitions such as "Ripples"" before the bullying scenes to imply, "looking back in time".  Furthermore I learnt to overlap shots to give away aspects of the narrative. This is shown through the shot of the girls, overlapped by the Columbine newspaper article  Overlapping the newspaper article with the shot of the girls was successful as it allowed the audience to make a judgement about the following storyline, the Columbine paper hinting at the event that they girls become involved in.