Question 6

(What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?)

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The making of Street Style was an exciting experience for me. In terms of equipment, it different to all my other productions, as I usually use a DSLR for filming.

For Street Style, however, we borrowed a Canon XF100 from the media department, along with the appropriate tripod and a steadicam. This was my first time working with a camera of such a high calibre and I had done a lot of reasearch in preparation before we filmed.

Another equipment I used for the first time was a stradicam. It stablised the camera during dance shots and helped me in tricky situations while filming. This inspired me to buy one mysel, since I found out the importance of them and how much they can improve the quality of my product.

Another thing I was new to in terms of technology was the editing softwares we used. Since I'm a Mac user, I had been used to editing on Final Cut Pro. However, the programs used in school were Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. In order to learn them, I had to download the programs on my Mac and practice, using YouTube tutorials and learning from watching others edit. As hard as it was, it gave me the experience of a new editing program and it helped me expand on my editing skills.

Another tech device I got to use while editing was a graphics tablet. The Street Style logo seen at the end of the opening sequence was originally an image I drew that was meant to appear at th end. It was drawn out, then traced with photoshop and exported as a PNG file that we would have put into After effects. However, we found a similar, less messy font that suited our product better and we used it instead.