Question 4
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The student used several media technologies to plan, film, edit, and promote their music video project. They used a Canon DSLR camera to film footage in HD, utilized features like depth of field effects. Final Cut Pro was used to edit the video, where the student learned editing shortcuts. Photoshop and YouTube were also utilized to edit print materials and upload/promote the final music video. WhatsApp helped coordinate shoot times and Blogger allowed the student to document their process.
Question 4
- 1. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages? By Monique James
- 2. Throughout the process of making our music video , technology has been a big impact. Technology has evolved through generations and has been a major influence on society. The evolution of cameras and how it has come from a basic winding camera to now high tech DSLR’s. For our music video we have used technologies such as cameras, Final cut pro, blogger and Photoshop etc.
- 3. Camera While working on the music video and for our print products we used the DSLR cannon. We used this particular one as it films and shoots in HD and we wanted to follow traditional conventions as all music videos are filmed in HD. The camera was especially great for our print products as it made the pictures sharp and we didn’t have to Photoshop most of our pictures. As we explored the camera we started taking use of the depth of field on the camera to emphasize the actor in our music video , this use of effect made it stand out more. We set the exposure settings to depend how much light we wanted in the shot so that in the final cut it looked professional. We used a shoulder mount which helped as it helped steady the camera and contributed to the quality of our music video. As we never used this camera before their was difficulty setting it up and making sure that it was on the right settings especially setting up the shoulder mount which was very confusing. However as a team we was able to work together and make sure everything worked correctly.
- 4. YouTube Throughout this project we used YouTube quite a lot. We used it for our pitches and also to upload our final music video. I used it especially to find case studies that suited the genre we were producing. I enjoyed uploading on YouTube especially for our final music video as you was able to see the rise in views and see the difference everyday. Overall, YouTube for me was a great technology to use especially it being easy to navigate as well.
- 5. Final Cut Pro When editing for our music video we the software “ final cut pro”. When I first was introduced to this software I was wary of being able to use it correctly. However, we was shown step by step the basics of using final cut pro. I was able to learn the shortcut keys such as the stop, cut, play , forward, rewind and zoom in& out I really was looking forward to using it as there was so many features that I thought would be great for our music video. As time went on final cut pro was quite easy for me to use I didn’t have much difficulties and if I did I was able to research it online and find out the solution.
- 6. Photoshop We used Photoshop on our print products. For me personally I didn’t really enjoy using Photoshop as I found it too complex. Although I used in AS I found that the tools we used in AS was not enough for what we needed in A2. We didn’t really use much of the tools in Photoshop but we did use the airbrushing tool, smudge tool and the blur tool. I think we didn’t want to Photoshop too much of our print products but we did want it to look professional. Overall, Photoshop was not my favourite technology to work with but I was able to develop my skills.
- 7. Whatsapp To organise shoot times and meeting we used Whatsapp. Whatsapp was very convenient for me as it was free and also saved a lot of time. We was able to quickly contact our actor and also make sure that she knew the dress code as well. Overall, It was a great technology and was a major technology that we used throughout our project.
- 8. Blogger Throughout this whole process I have been blogging regularly which has been stressful but is great to keep up to date on everything I have done. I have been able to upload videos, music and pictures and has been working great. I have gained experience while working on blogger as it has prepared me for my evaluation as I have had to write quite a lot. I have also developed my skills since AS and have used my knowledge from AS and have added it onto my new skills in A2. Blogger has enabled me to easily access my blog as I can blog from my IPhone which is great for me as I can blog on the bus and wherever I am.