HOW DID YOU USE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE

CONSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?

Research and Planning

BLOGGER

My blogger allowed me to have an always accessible way of inputting any data, for example videos, text, images

My Blogger also allowed my lecturer to keep a detailed view of my progress of work

I found blogger the most useful when I created an online survey, instead of printing sheets, I just embedded a questionnaire and asked my peers to answer it from there.

Slideshare

Slideshare allowed me to upload presentations I created on Microsoft PowerPoint direct from my computer, from there I could then acquire the embed code then place it to my Blogger

Scribd

Just like slideshare, Scribd allowed me to upload my word documents direct from my computer, which then could be presented to my blogger by acquiring the embed code

SurveyMonkey

Through the help of SurveyMonkey I was able to create a free online survey, which could be analysed. This was extremely helpful because I did not have to print out numerous copies of questionnaires.

Microsoft Office

By using Microsoft Office I was able to continue working on my Blogger, when I don’t have an internet connection

Specific programs such as Excel allowed me to create a schedule for filming and with Powerpoint I can create slideshow such as this on.

Social Media

The two social media I used are Facebook and Twitter, along with being able to share my work to those Im connected with to gain feedback, it was also an excellent means of communicating with my peers that are in my film and contacting my lecturer for advice.

Youtube

Youtube has helped me, be able to present my work by uploading it and I was then able to review my work from the views and ratings of my trailer.

I was also able to get videos from youtube, to embed on my blogger to show specifically what I want, for example my music choices for my trailer.

I also watched videos from youtube to research the different types of editing used in trailers for example I watched the Step Brothers Trailer

CONSTRUCTING

IMAC and Windows PC

The IMAC and My PC are the systems I used when I'm in lesson and at home, I used them for nearly every phase of, from creating my aux task to editing my film

I found that the IMAC can be rather problematic as my peers found their macs losing several work or not being able to find the videos. I personally like working with a Windows PC better because it is an OS I have plenty of experience in and did not give me any problems.

Canon E0S 60D

The Canon E06 60D was the work horse of my trailer, it allowed me to capture photographs for my photo shoot and record videos for for trailer

Adobe Photoshop CS5

I used Adobe Photoshop for mostly my magazine and poster, using this program I was able to edit the photos I took from the photo shoot I did and turn them to professional worthy magazine and poster

I also used Photoshop to create my company logo and the credits for my trailer as I found that the built text manipulator for Premier Pro wasn’t good enough.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5

No other programs has taken more time from than Premiere Pro, but it was the most valuable as it allowed me to construct and record my trailer

EVALUATION

Internet

The internet played a huge role overall in my work, it allowed me to research different conventions of comedy and types of shots used in comedy film, allowed to post questionnaires online that everyone could access. It allowed me to view other trailer through YouTube.