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

I had bought my own video camera before doing this shoot, but what I did not realize before I bought it was that the format of this camera was not compatible with the IMacs, which meant that the technician had to download lots of computer programs which allowed us to convert my original video into an MPEG4 format, which would then allow me to download all of my footage on to the IMac to even start editing – this took several days to work out what the initial problem was (why the videos where not compatible with the IMacs), download the programs for the conversion and to finally process the clips into MPEG4 files.



This experience helped me understand better how and why different files work, how to identify the problem using the IMac, what programs to download if in the future I experience this problem, how to convert the files into the most efficient format and the amount of pixels to use for the best quality of resolution on the screen .


Apart from the problems above, I also learnt that using very short clean cuts didn’t allow the Mac to play the film efficiently, as I experienced when this one kept pausing and “jumping” when I attempted to make the transition between “mini - Claire” and “older – Claire” in short, clean cuts lasting 0.4 seconds long.

Also, the logo (which I made lastly), had to be produced on Photoshop to create the desired effects and also use “brushes” which can be downloaded on the internet.


This resulted to be very different to the simple technology used on the iMac to add effects on pictures added into iMovie. I have learnt that to construct a detailed picture I have to use many different layers of brushes and mount them up on the one space to create a very detailed and professional looking picture, or in my case Productions logo.