What have you leant about technologies from the process of constructing this project?

Creating this project had taken a lot of patience, as we were introduced to technologies that we had never used before. GCSE media studies consisted of using normal hard ware computers, however AS media was a big step as we were introduced to the macs. I was extremely eager to use these as they looked thrilling to use.  However, once I had begun to use them I felt irritated not knowing how to do particular things. It took time to work out the resources and all of the programmes provided on the macs , however during this time I had massively improved my skills. The macs have required advanced using, as otherwise you would instantly be confused. I feel that Fern adapted a lot quicker than myself and as a result was able to work instantly, however it took me huge practice but eventually I was able to use the programmes and adapt to different situations that were raised.  Constructing this product was extremely difficult as It involved several different programmes on the macs such as; imovie, garage band, final cut express. Each programme required different skills, I was firstly unaware of what the features offered, however once I began to use them more and more I was capable. I was able to challenge by self by taking on more difficult tasks as I progressed throughout the making of our film opening. I felt though during process the hardest part was to ensure that the edits flowed, therefore when using imovie I had to input huge effort in taking time to ensure that every piece of footage and edits etc was accurate and precise. I feel that I had addressed garage band rather patiently as I had endless amounts of ideas of what I thought would be appropriate to include, when creating the voice over I felt that it was significant that the voice had a male tone to it, therefore I had searched through all of the features on garage band to make sure I had selected the most appropriate one. I have learnt that when using the macs the process of constructing the project takes an extremely long time, therefore you have to be willing to come across failures and complications to eventually produce a winning project. Another technology that I had used was the camera to video the footage, I felt that even though I had never used these specific cameras before I was able to adapt straight away, the cameras are extremely easy to use therefore I didn’t have to have structured instructions  to work out the buttons etc. During the time of using both the macs and camera I felt that my independence has improved. We wasn’t taught how to use the macs, therefore had to work it out for ourselves. Although at times I felt as though I wanted to give up if something was going wrong, I had continued to be patient and eventually was able to overcome my problems. Fern and I had chosen to mainly use imovie instead of final cut express as we felt even though it was harder to use it provided us with more editing options, from the beginning of the process to the ending it is evident that both Fern and I skills have exclusively improved.