Question 4 for CCR post

     The last question from the CCR's is arguably one of the most straight forward and easy to understand out of the 4. The question is, "How did you integrate technologies?". With this question, I am being tasked to explain to the viewer what technologies I used to make the project possible and what where their purpose in the media text.

    For filming I used a smartphone, specifically an iPhone to record the entire piece. I was originally torn on whether or not I should use an actual camera or the phone to film the project. I ultimately decided on the phone because the sacrifice I made with a little bit of visual quality, I gained in the convenience and simplicity that comes with using a modern smartphone. I filmed some clips with the default camera app, but I filmed the majority using an app called "Final Cut Camera", since it essentially doubles the resolution of the videos in exchange for using up a bit more storage.

    Furthermore, I used wireless microphones to increase the audio quality of my production and used a simplistic light that was designed to be attached onto the phone to improve the challenging lighting that was required to make the scene the way I wanted. For editing, I used iMovie as I have been very confortable with its interface for a couple of years and it provides very helpful tools that are easy to use, cutting down my editing time compared to if I used a different editing software.

    Clearly, technology played a vital role in making my project possible. (bellow are images of some
the equipment I used.

Script:

I used a smartphone to film my project, specifically an iPhone. Although I was originally considering using a professional DSLR camera (Nikon D3100), I decided on using the phone since it was the best compromise between the quality of the footage and the convenience of the experience, I used a mix of the default camera app and one called "Final Cut Camera", which is a higher quality video recording app, to record my piece. I also used wireless microphones to improve the audio quality and lighting some basic equipment to enhance the visual appearance of my scenes, despite them having the dark visual experience that I wanted throughout the piece.

For editing, I used iMovie as I have been confortable with it for years and was able to save a lot of time using software that I am already familiar with rather than having to relearn a new one.

I also used search engines such as Google to look around the web to find helpful resources to learn more about my genre and how to do it well. Modern technologies played an vital role in making not just my project come out better, but also helped make my project possible in the first place.