During the research and planning, construction and evaluation stages. as the title says it, there was a lot of research and planning that had to be done in order for me to have the best ideas, techniques and plans to ensure my trailer was most unique and on a different level. To find all this material and then present it in a suitable and professional manner, media technologies were imperative and had to be utilised to ensure my quality of work and grades would be of a very high standard.

Slideshare played a massive part in the research and planning period of my courswork. I used this a lot because I found it an effective way of presenting the information and it was simple to understand and use. All I had to do was go on to slideshare, create an account, upload and just browse for the file you want to make into a slideshare. The steps to then embed the slideshare powerpoint into Wordpress was just as simple. All you had to do after that was view the slideshare powerpoint, click on embed, then copy the embed code which is clearly visible on the screen and then paste that code into the text part of the wordpress post. I also used it because it is a popular way of presenting the information and is used by many people, it also shows that my presentation of work is media rich as I am a media student, this makes sense.

Slideshare played a massive part in the research and planning period of my courswork. I used this a lot because I found it an effective way of presenting the information and it was simple to understand and use. All I had to do was go on to slideshare, create an account, upload and just browse for the file you want to make into a slideshare. The steps to then embed the slideshare powerpoint into Wordpress was just as simple. All you had to do after that was view the slideshare powerpoint, click on embed, then copy the embed code which is clearly visible on the screen and then paste that code into the text part of the wordpress post. I also used it because it is a popular way of presenting the information and is used by many people, it also shows that my presentation of work is media rich as I am a media student, this makes sense.

Prezi was another way of presenting my work and I found this just as effective as Slideshare. I found Prezi slightly better as it involves user interaction and if needed the readers can zoom in and out of the prezi to help better their understanding and knowledge of what the information is conveying. Creating a prezi was also very simple, there was no challenges or difficulties I faced when creating the number of prezi’s I did. It is a very effective way of presenting information and it is more visually stimulating and interesting than the norms of presenting information, such as Microsoft Word etc. If I was to approach this project again in the future, I would definitely feel inclined to use Prezi to present the information.

YouTube was another program which I used to present my work. However it was compulsory because the trailer itself and tasks such as the editing and cutted clips had to be uploaded via Youtube. I found presenting the videos and information via Youtube very effective because firstly it shows that my blog is media rich and being a media student my work has to use different forms of media. Secondly, the videos being visual, it will interest the target audience and will appeal more to them. So the target audience will feel more attracted and inclined to watch the videos as well. I would definitely use YouTube in the future to present my work as it is effective and enriches my blog as it is a different form of media being used to present my work

Wordpress was a software I have used throughout the creation of the trailer and the whole A2 Media coursework. It is a free blogging website in which everyone is allowed to use to present anything they want. I also used this in AS Media and have continued to do so because I find it very effective and very easy to use and understand. There are no complications to Wordpress and I have had no problems when using it. Wordpress is also effective as it allows the users to save drafts of their work and it does not need saving elsewhere and will stay as a draft when you open it up. The work will stay the same just as you left it. Whereas, if the work was to be paperbased there would be more chances of the work getting lost and the paper might get creased or ripped etc and it is not like computer where you can save as you go alog or have different copies. I would definitely use Wordpress again in the future if I approached similar tasks and projects like this and would definitely recommend it to others to use.

Adobe Photoshop was another program I used during the course of the project. I used it mainly when creating the poster and magazine which advertise my media trailer. This program was so helpful and effective for the creation of the poster and magazine because it had tools and facilities which I used extensively to really enhance the quality of both of the media products. The program allows you to crop, resize and effects to pictures which improve the overall look and professionalism of the poster and magazine. I would definitely use this program in the future if I was to approach this task or similar tasks in the future due to the quality of the program and the facilities available on it. I would also recommend this program to others as well for use.

Adobe Premier Pro was the software used for the creation of the actual trailer. It is a video editing software which allows videos to be cut, lengthened and much more. It has a whole range of facilities and tools available which can be used to great effect. I myself took advantage of these tools and used them effectively within my trailer and it is evident also. I used effects such as fade in and fade out etc to improve the overall quality of my trailer. I would definitely use this software in the future if I was to approach similar tasks like this because of the quality of the software and the tools available. I would also recommend it to anyone else who is doing a similar task as well.

I used Google on a daily basis throughout this project as I continuously needed information and confirmation on whatever I was doing and this helped me enormously as it always does. Google is a massive asset to have and utilise and will always help people when researching things or whatever. Google does not need recommendation as it is already popular and well known.