How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware and online - in this project?

 

During my post-production process, I got to work with new editing softwares, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro (for easier tools).

Pre-production, we had to set up our bloggers. At first, I was used to my Wix blog site, since the layout and features are fairly easier to use. Coming to blogger, I had to learn how to use new templates and how to embed a picture instead of just import it in. The same thing goes with Youtube and Google Drive links. I had a long time getting used to embedding links, however, I can now do embedding very quickly and fluently. This is the same fo link listing, as it was complicated to find the right way to organize everything at first, but after a while I found a way to do it quick and easy and get used to it.

Additionally, as mentioned in the previous question, I also got exposed to a digital camera for the very first time. I got to practice with camera setting for the best angles, and how to set and pull the focus to the object on a touch screen.

Next up is working with color correcting. This is my very first time working with such professional tool, so there were many key index that I wasn’t familiar with yet, so it took a bit of time to work with these new formats, such as where to look for day-to-night feature. I also worked more fluently with adjusting contrast, highlights, shadow, to make my shots look like they were filmed at night. But the result didn’t come out that good since the sky was cought in few of the clips, and because of the lights coming from the sun that made the scenes way too bright to even get darkened by filers.

For the music of my opening scene sequence, I used music on youtube or from thematic. I switched from Adobe Premiere Pro to Inshot on my phone, which helps me edit sounds easier and faster. I got to practice with extracting sound, from my raw footage, and then I can move or edit it separately without messing up with the footage itself. I also learnt where and when to higher or lower the volume of music to raise tension or when to calm the situation down.

After all, at the end of my production, I think that most significant thing I’ve learnt is using Adobe Premiere Pro, which could benefit me with my professional editing in the future. However, looking back, I still haven’t really got fluent with it, since the format and layout is still pretty tricky and “high-tech” for me, so my goal for the A level’s course is to be better with color grading, sound editing (using Adobe and not a simpler tool), and also better effects and transitions.