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

During the time of editing, I learned how to use a range of editing software. I learned how to use and effective tool called ‘Colour Correction’. This tool is used to brighten up the sequence. It taught me how to change contrast, brightness and saturation. These were very important in musicals as everything has to be bright and the protagonist has to stand out from the rest.

I was also taught how to use ‘Garageband’, we were shown how to create a track using a range of instruments as well as a piano or plain vocals. We used my creation for the production card. I now know how to use the program more effectively and can use my skills in later work.

As the camera man, it was also my role to film all shots and make sure that mise-en-scene was perfect before I shoot any scene. Agata and I would often discuss positions of the camera to shoot to make the shot more effective and we would look at lighting and practice shots to make sure that the final shot was as perfect as it could be. During this, I improved my knowledge on how to use the camera.