Evaluation: Part 3

How did we use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Blogger -  I have used Blogger.com a lot throughout this year. Blogger has allowed me to record all of my information which I have obtained. Blogger allows you to embed content onto the posts which you create and through this I have put multi-media platforms onto them such as "Slideshare" and "Prezi" and "youtube". It also allowed me to post images onto my posts and I used this to show potential actors,locations and props.

Photoshop - I have used photoshop to mainly create my digipak and my poster. I found this software useful due to the separation of the layers so we could edit it a lot easier. You could also open more than one project so you can see everything you have done easily. I found this really helped when creating the digipak because I could hide layers to see if there is anything I could change on the layer before it.

Video Editing - We used Final Cut Pro when it came to editing the music video together. We made use of the editing filters and transitions when it came to constructing the video. We used a range of fast-paced editing, and different filters to help fill conventions during our music video.

Camera - The video cameras we used were Pentax K-50 and also Nikon D7000 which allowed us to get high-quality footage and be portable at the same time. These cameras allowed us to attach lighting to them in order for us to get more successful shots. We used the cameras to get many shot types, including close-ups, long shots, and tracking shots. 

The Internet - The internet was used mainly due to it being where we did every task. The internet allowed us to gather resources when it came to planning our projects and it helped us gather information of other artists and media theorists. I mainly used google as my web browser when it came to gathering information.Google maps was a great help when it came to looking at locations of where I could have possibly filmed.

Apps and Social Media - Social media sites were for things such as communication during our project. When myself or my partner gained successful footage or had any rough cuts, we would send them to each other to see what they thought and we did this so we could get feedback from each other.

MacBook Pro - Having to use technological resources such as Photoshop to create my ancillary texts and Final Cut Pro to make the video, I used my own personal MacBook Pro and the use of school facilities to do some research. Both I and my partner had access to Final Cut Pro, so we both could continue editing either alone or together.