How did you use media technologies in the

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

Planning and Research

While planning and research i used a lot of different media technologies and programmes including:

Research and Planning

I used the computer and my phone a lot in the process of research and planning.

These two technologies allowed to to browse in websites and use programmes which would be very beneficial not only for my research and planning, but also the construction.

Research and Planning

I mainly used the internet to do my research and planning. The main platform I used for inspiration was Youtube. I used Youtube in order to watch previous students short films.

In watching other short films in Youtube I became aware of typical conventions of a drama genre, as well as what i like and what i don’t like.

I particularly liked how Youtube had a recommended for you section. This came in useful when i was browsing for songs, as it suggested many songs by the same artists and also the same genre.

These short films made me think about how i could use or develop what they have done into my own short film.

Watching other short films also influenced my short films not only visually but also how long my films should be etc.

I also listened to potential music for my short film in youtube. Therefore Youtube has been a massive contributing factor in the

creation of my short film.

Research and Planning

I used blogger to document my research and findings. In a sense, i was using it like a diary.

Every time I made progress in my media products i would document it in my blog.

Here i could go back on research that i have previously done and apply it to my media products. For example, i am not very good at remembering song titles and artists, therefore i referred to my blog in the selection of music for my short film.

I also used blogger to see what my other classmates are doing. This gave me a chance to compare our work and to see inspiration.

Research and Planning

I used iTunes in storing and researching music which i would then use for my short film.

I found iTunes particularly useful as it has the names of the songs as well as the artists. And also telling you where you are in a song, therefore i could get the precise timings of the song.

Construction

In the construction of my media products i used many technologies including:

Construction

I used my Nikon D500 for the filming of my short film.

I found this very easy to use as i use it in a lot of my photography, and i have been using it for almost 2 years.

However in filming, i didn't check the setting of the camera. This gave my film more of a grainy final outcome rather than a very high definition footage.

I also used this camera for the images used in the ancillary tasks.

Along side this camera, i also used a tripod in filming as well as when i took the images.

Constrcution

I used iMovie to edit my short film. A programme in the iMacs specialised for film editing.

As i didn't have a mac at home, i had to do all my editing in school. This was a bit of a problem, as i could edit when i want.

I found iMovie a struggle to use at first, as i only used it once or twice before. However due to its easy features i got the hang of it after a few days.

I found iMovie very effective in terms of control. I was able to turn my vision into reality.

I particularly like how easy it was to overlay the music. This was my main problem when I tried to edit in Windows Movie Maker.

The only problem i would say i had with Imovie was with adding credits.

Construction.

I used Adobe Photoshop Elements for the construction of my Magazine article and my Poster.

I found Photoshop very easy to use as i have used it many times.

Similarly to iMovies, i found it easy to turn my vision into the final products.

Photoshop also gave me a wide selection of fonts. Considering that this is not what its known for, it gave me a lot of choices and i think that the fonts i used was successful in terms of what i was trying to achieve.

Evaluation.

Main problem i had with the Nikon D500 was i had the ISO number really high. In photography, this would give my images a grainy outcome. And it also did this in my footages. Giving a low definition final outcome which is not ideal.

Evaluation.

I thought blogger was very good in for planning and research. As i was able to give titles to each posts, and organise my work.

My main problem with blogger was i couldnt upload a video or a slideshow without uploading it onto a internet based programme: Youtube, slideshare.

This was a problem as if i didn't have my work in school i have no other way of accessing them.

Evaluation

My initial plan was to upload my short film into youtube. This would have been the best way of sharing as youtube is made for sharing. There are links and buttons which are easily accessible which allows people to share.

Therefore in theory this would be good to maximise views and activity for my short film

However, i did not grant permission to use the songs i used for my short film online.

Therefore i had to upload it onto youtube in a private account as this is what me and the music companies i was emailing agreed to.

This is a massive in convince as the viewers of my short film is limited.