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

As a group, none of us had had any previous experience of filming or of using a professional video camera. There was a lot to learn with shooting such as positioning shots to achieve the maximum impact on the audience. Originally, our first filming session turned out to be a disaster because we shot key scenes right into a the light coming in through a window. When we came to edit, we soon realised that these shots had been completely ruined which showed our inexperience. Also, we had to re-shoot some shots because although we wanted to use handheld, we underestimated the difficulties with keeping the shot steady. Gradually, we became more comfortable with filming and produced more creative and effective shots.

Considering our general lack of experience with filming, we were very pleased with the way some of our shots worked. For example, the scene at Deansgate railway station was quite difficult because we had to shoot moving objects and because members of the public became involved in the shots.

One member of our group was very good at editing due to his prior work experience at the BBC where he had already used Final Cut Pro. He was therefore familiar with effects such as Light Rays (which we then used for our flashback). We all learned alot about the principle of dropping images and sound onto the time line and synchronising them.