Evaluation question 4 how did you use
- 1. Evaluation Question 4 - How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
- 2. • Throughout the Research and Planning process, I used a range of technologies in order to conduct research that matched those of a professional practice. However the use of technologies was also important in the production process in order to create three products that also matched those of professional practices. Also technologies were also important in the evaluation processes in order to display how I can use technology creatively. Why is technology important??
- 3. • PhotoShop was used to create my magazine front cover and Poster. As I already had previous experience from AS Production when working with PhotoShop, I felt like a could confidently make a horror product that matched professional practices. I experimented with and used a variety of features that PhotoShop had offered, such as the Burn tool, desaturate, magnetic lassoo, crop, hue saturation. Also I had downloaded brushes such as the blood splat brush used on the magazine cover, and I also imported fonts which I had downloaded through DaFont.com. One of the main reasons why I used PhotoShop to create my ancillary products is because it is the most popular product used within Professional Media Practices today, thus I could create a product that resembled those of a professional practice. PhotoShop
- 4. • Final Cut Pro was used to create my teaser trailer. It is a form of software which is available on Apple Macs and again, it is often used within professional practices. With the use of Final Cut, I could engage in keyframing which allowed me to animate my logos and intertitles, I could easily edit footage by cutting which sections I no longer wanted and I could also add filters. Final Cut Pro
- 5. As explained, those who work in professional media practices as they contain exclusive software such as Final Cut, and PhotoShop on a Mac is more user friendly. By embracing the technologies provided on an Apple Mac, I was able to create the professional products. The use of the Macs also allowed me to conduct efficient research and planning, edit my products and update and record my creative journey on Blogger. Apple Mac
- 6. • When using the internet on the Mac, I used the Mac exclusive browser Safari, which allowed me to conduct efficient, safe, fast, research. I also used websites such as DaFont.com in order to download the fonts I wished to use for my ancillary products. Furthermore, I also used social networking sites such as FaceBook, in order to gain audience feedback. The Internet…
- 7. • All of my Advanced Portfolio is recorded on Blogger, which means that I had the opportunity to access my coursework anywhere and it was useful to keep all my findings together in order to refer back to them in the production stage. Prezi was also used in order to create visually pleasing presentations, similar to PowerPoint, however this was more advantageous because it also allowed me to embedd Youtube videos easily, and again Prezi’s can be accessed anywhere. Slideshare was used to upload PowerPoints and embedd them into my blog. It also allows other users to look at PowerPoints as a form of inspiration too. YouTube was a vitally important website, as it allowed me to watch teaser trailers in the research and planning process, but it also allowed me to upload my trailers and rough cuts in order to gain audience feedback. The Internet…
- 8. • Some of the built in tools on the Apple Mac were advantageous too, such as the Grab tool, which allowed me to create screenshots which helped me to display my journey through the production stage. Photobooth was also used in order to conduct my audience feedback in a ‘hotseat’ manner, this was advantageous as I could easily gather the data, edit it in final cut and then upload onto YouTube. The Apple Mac…
- 9. • Microsoft Office tools were also used, such as Word to conduct and print mass questionnaires which could then be handed to my target Audience PowerPoint was also used to create presentations such as this one, as it looks more visually pleasing than a simple blog post. Microsoft Office
- 10. • For the ancillary tasks, I used an SLR Digital Stills Camera, it enhanced my knowledge of selecting an appropriate shutter speed, and allowed me to build up on my photography skills such as using a steady shot with the use of the Rule of Thirds. • For the trailer I used a Panasonic HD Camera, which allowed me to film in HD, again a feature which matched those of a professional practice, this then could easily be transferred onto the mac and uploaded onto Final Cut. Cameras