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

Research Stage

For the research we used hardware and software to carry out this process.

We used a stills camera ‘Fuji Film, F100’ to take images of research of books we found useful in our Primary and Secondary Research.

Here are a few of the books we explored further into. This is a screen shot from our documentary of us using images that we have scanned from books and research pages.

We used Microsoft Word to create our target audience research questionnaires in part of the research process.

Then from translating out questionnaire results onto the computer we put them into Microsoft Excel which is a programme that fits to type of work we were doing. It enabled us to create bar graphs, to show our results visually.

We also used Microsoft word to create sheets like our Running Orders, and Edit Decision List, Shot decision list.

We were able to create a table with the appropriate tools in this certain software, which was an advantage was we presented our work professionally and organised.

For the research process other software we used was programmes on the internet, Google, particular and specific websites to gather our information,.

We also research a bit on the channel 4 website to gather important information we needed to contain our research for our Poster.

Construction ProcessFor hardware part of the construction stage we used a variety pieces of hardware.

We used a stills camera to take images of our filming process.This was used to take images which gave evidence who was there fore the filming days. I also used to take a few images of our mise en scene demonstrating on my blog what the setting of our interviews were.

For the poster advertisement the hardware I used was again this still camera. It was used to take images of the tarot cards which would be the main representive image in our Poster Advertisement.

Here below are examples of the images we took with the stills camera.

For the filming process of the construction we used college Video Camera, the Cannon to record our filming footage.

Using a tripod to put our camera on enabled us to keep a steady, straight, professional shot. From using the tripod we could also explore other camera shots to use for example, high angles, low angles, crab and pan shots.

In our interviews we used this microphone which connected to the camera. This was to ensure we got a clear and precise sound in the interviews. There were a few problems at first with the microphone however after a few run through in our interviews we overcame the problems of the microphone muffling, by asking our interviewee to not use hand gestures as much. This mostly happened in our Tea Leave interview.

The hardware we used in the Editing process of our construction of filming was a number of things. Firstly we used these headphones to edit our film with so we were able to hear clearly what we were doing, so it is privately for us.

We used the radio Room to record our narration for the documentary and for our radio advert.

For the construction of our Poster advertisement we used the stills camera to take images OF Tarot cards which was the represented image we planned.

Software

The software we used for the Filming and Editing process was mainly Adobe Premiere.

Here is an example of us editing our film using the Adobe Premiere Software.

This software enabled us to develop and create our filming successful and professional. By using a variety of editing techniques it can create the correct atmosphere and make the documentary fluent in continuity and entertaining.

Other Software we used was mainly the internet. From the internet we could gather the music we wanted in our film by downloading them to then import into our Film in Adobe Premiere.

Internet was also used to download some of our Archive footage we planned to use in our film. Here is a screen shot of the Archive Footage we used in our film from downloading it off the internet.

We used mainly YouTube to download our archive footage off and Google to download our music.

Poster AdvertisementFor our construction/editing of our Poster Advertisement we used a variety of different media software.

Firstly we used Photoshop on the computer to actually create our Advertisement Poster in. We were able to upload the images we needed for example channel 4 logo and out main image. We could then create and develop our poster advertisement using appropriate tools, that wouldn’t be available to us in Microsoft software. For example accurately cut out an image and super impose it onto another

Here is a print screen from Photoshop software of us editing our Poster,

We used the internet to download images of the channel 4 logo which we had to include in our Poster Advertisement.

QUESTION 1

In order to answer question 1 I used a mixture of Videos, Images and Text.The videos I made were to talk about the different codes and conventions we explored I wanted to video record myself so I could explain thoroughly rather than writing it down in text as my point may not have come across clearly.

Other ways I made videos was so I could upload the music and narration onto my blogger. This demonstrating what my Narration sounded like when I comment on it and explaining why we choose that certain music.

Here is a print screen of my editing my short video in Windows Movie Maker.

Question 2

For question too I used a power point presentation to answer this question. This included slides of me visually showing and comparing my documentary to my Poster Advertisement.

Here is a print screen of me creating my power point presentation with part of my evaluation on in answer to the second evaluation question.

I then recorded myself evaluating my Radio Advert. Once I had done this I put it into Windows Movie Maker to make a short film which then I late uploaded to YouTube and my blogger.

To record myself I used the hardware of a microphone to get a clear and precise recording.

Question 3

For the third question I used a Prezi to present my evaluation. This allowed me to use text and visually show my evaluation creatively.

Question 4

For the last question I used the software of windows movie maker because I recorded myself making a short film of my evaluation. I then uploaded to YouTube where I then could put it on my blog.

I used the hardware of a camera to record myself for these short videos I made.

I then used Power Point presentation to create a small short film to visually piece together and explain all the media technologies I used. Here is a print screen of my creating my power point presentation.