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How did you use new media technologies

in the construction and research, planning

and evaluation stages?By Liv, Max and Jade

Research

When researching for our trailer, we used many websites:

Google and google images- this helped us create our magazine cover as we were able to see others.

Youtube- to watch other trailers and again help us create our trailer as we could base our ideas around them. film trailer

IMDB- so we could read description of films to show what point they get across. internet move database

Research

Blogger- we scanned through other people’s blogs, as they had done the same sort of study case and we could relate back to it. Existing Blog

Wikipedia- this is to use for terminology as to what would link well with say the ‘thriller’ genre. Definitions

Empire- to gain an understanding of the conventions used in a typical movie magazine. Existing Products

Tumblr- relates back to blogger as it helped us gain an understanding as to what is needed. Existing Products

Music websites- this is so we found a decent piece of music and good sound effects to put in our trailer. Sound Effects

ConstructionWe used many programmes in construction, which allowed us to create each individual piece for our trailer,magazine cover and posters.

Photoshop was a major part in allowing us to develop our work further. We were able to scan our questionnaires onto the programme, and knowing about audience feedback was crucial due to us needing to develop or take away parts.

We also used photoshop to enhance certain pictures that could be used for our magazine cover. So if we weren’t happy with a certain part, we could easily suit it to our needs, so it fitted perfectly into the cover.

The picture at the top shows the enhanced photo, and how we adapted it, although we didn’t use it for our front cover, we felt if we could perhaps change a photo, it could be easily used or not.

ConstructionInDesign was used as the key development for the front cover of the magazine, the poster and the development of fonts and colours.

For audience feedback, we used many fonts for our deciding title. Around 5 were used, and then of course, the font that was most popular, was used for the cover and poster.

We also used InDesign to create a 3d poster, this is to keep up with other cinema media.

InDesign was crucial for developing our front cover, as we had to use font and photos and integrate them both together.

ConstructioniMovie- was crucial in creating our trailer, it allowed us to add in pictures, transitions and music. This picture shows the development of our trailer, using the programme iMovie. It also allowed us to edit each part of our film throughout the entire producing of it, which was very helpful if we weren’t entirely satisfied with parts of the trailer.

Dafont.com was really helpful in the range of texts they had to offer. We used one called double feature which represented the look of blood and really set up our magazine cover.

Of course the camera was the crucial element needed to allow us to film our trailer.

PropsIn the development for construction we also used props. This was to enhance our film to the best of our ability on a low budget, to show us as upcoming, independent, film directors.

We used a knife for the stalker, to show him as a threat to the vulnerable girls.

The mobile phone was used to show the ‘unknown caller’ and allowed to create a suspicious atmosphere and also to develop a stalker.

Fake blood was used to smear on the knife, of course to represent that someone’s life has been taken, yet still raises questions as to whether they are alive or not.

PlanningScanning- We used the scanner throughout the development of the magazine and also the poster.

We used the scanner to scan Max’s face, which created the perfect poster picture! This is because it created a grainy and blurred vision of his face. This was vital due to the fact we wanted to keep his face a mystery.

We also used the scanner to upload audience feedback, and this allowed us to further our skills, and change certain things people thought weren’t working.

Blogger was key for our planning as we could upload certain things we had produced in our lesson and could easily pick up from where we left off. We know all our essential products have been uploaded and can easily see how we have developed throughout the months.

Evaluation

Facebook was great for evaluation because it allowed friends to give honest feedback, rather than it not being honest which wasn’t what we wanted. Our friends were allowed to write a comment and also like the video, which is exactly we needed to allow us to further our ideas and taking on constructive criticism.

We also did a focus group and this was when we created a questionnaire and played the trailer on the projector and the rest of the group watched it through twice and answered the questionnaire.

Our blogger was of course huge in evaluation as it was open to the public. Stats for the audience were very high.

YoutubeYoutube was also key in the development of evaluation because we wanted audience feedback. Like facebook, it allows the audience to feedback to us, and give us key criticism. The views can effect the popularity of the trailer and can give us a positive outlook.