How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and

evaluation stages?

Overall

• Without media technologies I would not have been able to do a lot of the things which have enabled me to create my products and the majority of my planning. They have been very beneficial, some of the technologies have taught me new skills which I am able to incorporate in to other aspects of my work.

iMacs

• I have been able to have access to iMacs throughout my coursework. This has enabled me to use software which isn’t available outside of college. Software includes Final Cut and Photoshop. The use of iMacs has allowed me to use the best editing software which is available, but has also allowed me to progress with the use of macs and understand how they work.

Google

• Google has aided me greatly, especially during research and planning. I have been able to use Google in order to find out about my genre and what I should include. I have also found examples from other horror films that I used ideas from, I looked at the marketing they used the internet. I was also able to use images to model my own products on. Google and the internet has definitely benefited me. I was able to find new ideas every day.

Blogger

• Using blogger has made my coursework easy to organise. It has kept all my work in date order. This is my second year using Blogger, my skills and understand of what it can do has greatly improved. Linking different media technologies with it, such as hyperlinks. I was also able to share work which id done as a document on to my blog without having to copy and paste into a post. The use of blogger has made me able to link different media technologies together.

Dafont.com

• I used a website called Dafont.com in order to get text fonts, which I used in all my products. I used the site to also research and try what they would look like before downloading them. From this I was able to use text fonts which look profession and fit with the codes and conventions of the horror genre.

Video Cameras

• A video camera was a necessity for my production. I was able to take an number of shots and the choose which ones I was going to use for my actual finished product.

• I was able to mimic different shot types from professional trailers

Tripod

• The use of a tripod has allowed me to make sure that the shots I made where steady, varied and looked professional. It made the filming of my trailer a lot easier than it would have been if I had not used one.

Photoshop

• Photoshop was an other big part of all aspects of my coursework. I have been able to use it to create a high quality magazine cover, poster and inter-titles. It provided me with many different tools such as fillers, highlighters and tools for adjustment. This was my second year using the software and like other media technologies my knowledge has been improved and I am now more aware of its many different functions in editing photos.

Final cut

• This editing software has allowed me to edit my film trailer using industry standard software. Although I did find that I has trouble with the software and out off all the media technologies I have used, this was the hardest. I learnt most of what I did from just trying lots of different techniques such as video transitions and effects.

Facebook

• I used Facebook to send my target audience a message asking them to do my survey.

• I also found that other films of the horror genre had the used the social media network to keep audiences interested in their product, posting status about the film and getting audiences to get involved.

Photobooth

• i used this application which is on my macbook at home to evaluate my research and planning. It helped me develop what I needed to do,

• I also used it to convey my ideas at the start of my coursework.

• The software has allowed me to video my self using different variations of media technologies and was more fun than just writing down ideas

PowerPoint

• I have used PowerPoint mainly for my evaluations and some of my planning. It has allowed me to do questions using a slide for each question I was answering. By using it, I have used different software. This shows I can use a range to display my work.

slideshare

• Slideshare is a website that allowed me to share my documents into my blog, but also was a different method of presenting. I was able to embed my documents into other media technologies like Blogger. It was very effective and has made my blog look professional.

YouTube

• I manly only used YouTube to upload my final trailer. However I have used it in my research into other horrors. It is a useful and effective took in researching trailers like mine, to making sure I was keeping to the codes and conventions. I was finding new videos being posted frequently which have helped me develop. I also used it to watch tutorials on certain software which I was not sure how to use. It has been a very useful learning took throughout my coursework

Prezi

• Prezi has allowed me to present my work in yet another different way. It works like a mind map which helped me in my research and planning the most, as well as in evaluation. It is a professional way to present work and allows you to go into detail. You can also add images and links to it. It incorporates other media technologies into it.