How did you use media technologies in the construction

and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Planning OISSUUDuring the planning process of my short film I used the online software ‘issuu’. This website helped me display my films script so that it mimicked the action on flipping through the pages. By using this it not only makes my planning look visually more interesting and professional but also made it easier to send my actor a copy of the script over the internet aswell as in person.

Planning OInfogr.amI have used the software ‘infogr.am’ to create and present the statistics that I gathered from my questionnaire for my audience research. This website was very useful and easy to use to create a colourful and unique way to show, potentially confusing, statistics in an simple way.

Planning OVimeo & Youtube I have used both ‘vimeo’ and ‘YouTube’ to view existing media products while I was brainstorming different ideas and finding the different conventions used in short films. I have used ‘YouTube’ many times before and so I am very comfortable and familiar with the website, however I had never used ‘vimeo’ before. Luckily the website was very easy to navigate and I was able to find the video I was looking for quickly and easily. I also used both of these websites in when creating my evaluations. I used them to share 2 of my evaluation questions by uploading them and embedding the code onto my blog.

ConstructionODSLR camera & tripodI have used DSLR camera’s and tripod’s many times before and so I am very familiar with how to use them efficiently and effectively. These technologies worked extremely well to help ensure that my products looked professional. I also used both of these when creating an evaluation question. I used the camera and tripod to record myself answering an evaluation question so that the quality would good.

ConstructionO InDesign and PhotoshopPhotoshop and InDesign are software’s that over the past 2 years I have become very familiar with and so I felt confident when approaching the task of creating a film poster and film review. I feel as though I have used these softwares to my full advantage by experimenting with many different layouts, colour schemes and effects to create something that I am proud of. Specifically I used Photoshop to edit all of the images that appear on my poster and review and also to actually create my film poster.

ConstructionOFinal Cut Pro and iMoviePreviously I have used Final Cut Pro to edit videos however I had no experience in working with iMovie. It took me a while to get used to the controls and navigate my way around iMovie however when I finally got to grasp with the software I found that I could use it almost as efficiently as Final Cut Pro. I not only used these software’s to edit my short film but I also used them to edit 2 of my evaluation questions. In the end I feel that the editing of my film and evaluation questions are effective and look professional.

EvaluationOSlideshareI have used Slideshare to present my evaluation questions that have been created using the programme PowerPoint. I found from creating my AS coursework last year that it was a very easy and effective website to share presentations.

EvaluationOPowtoonOne of my peer’s recommended the website ‘Powtoon’ to present information and ideas in a fun and unique way. I immediately loved the website and really enjoyed creating animations to fit with my evaluation question. The only problem I encountered was the fact that at many times I found it extremely difficult to navigate my way around the website. I feel that I produced the best I could and used the website to my advantage as my evaluation question now looks unique and interesting to watch.