What have you learnt about technologies from the rocess of constructing this product?

In terms of technology, I have learnt a significant amount of new techniques. I have learned how to insert still pictures into the timeline, applying a filter to a frame, adding variety of video transitions such as cross dissolve and fade in and out, changing and altering music levels and dip dissolve. We also sped up some of the point of view footage of the main character as she walks through the house, to make it seem ‘oozy’ and disorientated. This would create the effect of the hangover and make the audience feel dizzy. Other appliances such as digital camera was used for taking pictures, YouTube was used for research and uploading our video

In order to adjust the volume of the music at the beginning, I cut the desired length of the music, separating the part which would sound diegetic. I then double clicked on the audio sequence and lowered the Level and the Pan until the desirable quietness of the music was desired. Then the change between the beginning and the rest of the sequence makes it sound like a switch from diegetic to non-diegetic sound. The music throughout the opening is quiet enough for the camera flash sound to be heard, just before the still pictures appear on the screen.

We also discovered how to insert the titles, save them as  picture and then located in a correct place on the screen. Changing the font and choosing this particular one helped us to make the film ‘light’ and fun to watch, representing the theme of youth by the ‘funky’ and immature looking font.

 

  

We also found out how to create the camera flash effect by experimenting with colours. In order to achieve the desired effect I clicked on the start of the picture sequence, inserted a dissolve, clicked on it n went to Dip to colour dissolve, then chose white. We also had to experiment with the length of the flash to see how effective the different lengths of flashes loooked on the screen.