Question 4
- 1. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages? By Manjot Puaar
- 2. Impact of new media technology • Technological media convergence has allowed society to become a lot more technically minded. Convergence is the coming together of media. An example for this is a mobile phone, where many different medias are accessed from one device. • The main impact new media has had on todays society is the fact that every thing is now done through ICT and computers. An example
- 3. What technology did I use? • HD Camcorder • Apple iMac • Final Cut Pro X • Mobile phones • Computers • Wordpress • Soundcloud • Prezi
- 4. Final Cut Pro X – This was the editing software my group used in order to create and edit the short film. This software was also used to edit voxpops and audience feedback. Microsoft Word – I used this programme to draft any blogs I needed to post. I could use different fonts and functions to create a draft before I poster it. Microsoft Powerpoint – This programme was used in many ways. Firstly, this was used to create any presentations for my research and planning on my blog. Again it was used for evaluations and different ways to present work.
- 5. Adobe Photoshop – This programme was used to create my film poster. I was able to learn many functions and the workings of Photoshop. This was also used to edit pictures, to put on my film review. YouTube – This is the main website I used to post all of my work on. The short film as posted on YouTube along with several different voxpops and valuations. YouTube allows easy sharing it very easy to use. HD Camcorder – In order to shoot the film at high quality, I made sure we used a HD camera. We used a Panasonic camera to shoot all footage and scenes of the short film.
- 6. Apple iMac – Final Cut Pro X is only accessible through an iMac which is why we used this type of computer. We completed all editing through this computer. Computers – I used this for every day work such as, blogging, presentations and research. The internet allowed me to access many things such as Wordpress. Wordpress – This is the blogging website I used where all my blogs were posted. Every step of my planning and production process is on this blog. Slideshare – Slideshare was used in order to share powerpoint presentations on my blog. As wordpress does not supprt powerpoint, they were uploaded to slideshare and blogged from there.
- 7. Mobile Phone – I used my phone quite a lot during this process as it is handy and quick. If I needed to research something I used my phone. I also blogged from my phone frequently using the Wordpress app. This was a very easy and quick way to blog and ensured I stayed on top of it. Prezi – Prezi is an online presentation software which allows us to create dynamic and 3d presentations. I used this mainly to present research such as: Little White Lies magazine. As I have used this before, I was very confident in using prezi and exploring its functions.
- 8. Problems.. • I encountered a few problems during the process. The main problem was with Prezi and not being able to share it on WordPress. As I needed a code to embed my Prezi on to my blog It was hard for me to communicate my work with my audience. • Another problem I encountered using technology was the camera. As the camera was new, It took me a while how to use it fully before I could actually start filming. However, I quickly grasped the hang of it and began to use the camera to my full advantage.
- 9. Web 2.0 • This theory states that we as media consumers no longer absorb media content but now make and create our own products. The web is a way in which we can portray our creativity and content. • This relates to my work as I have used different software in order to create pieces of work. I have used Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Photoshop, both creating my own work from scratch. As I have originally created my own work and short film, it shows I am using my own initiative rather than letting a professional do it for me.