Question 4

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

evaluation stages?

Slide share and Authorstream

In my researching process I used slide

share to upload my power points on to

and I found it really useful because I was

able to embed the presentation after and

put it onto my blog which was fast and

effective. I also found it useful for my

planning stages because you can look for

other presentations on similar tasks such

as the Auteur study I was able to look at

other presentations and get a better

understanding and I also saw other work

which gave me inspiration for my work.

During my evaluation stage it is helpful

because it helps me organize and place

into files where I can rearrange specific

documents. I also used author stream to

upload my work onto and then embed it

onto my blog.

PowToon

PowToon was very useful to use because I was able to use different tools

such as timing how long it takes till the next slide comes up I found the

presentation looked more professional and was creative with the features you

can pick. The fact that I only had a limited time of each slide being viewed

allowed me not to go on a tangent on one slide so this helped me organise

more but have better explanations and understanding.

Storyboard that

I used Storyboard that during my planning process to narrate and visualise what

my music video would be. This helped me I n terms of putting down my ideas

and especially when it came to filming I was able to know what to film next and

I had a strong foundation on wear to start with my idea’s. this also helped me

determine what shot types I will use and for which scene. This also helped me

with location, mise en scene and having a narrative over all.

YouTube

I used YouTube frequently to upload footage, research and get inspiration for my music

video this helped me during my research and planning process. I used YouTube to

analyse music video’s and find key conventions of female teenage pop culture. I also

looked at previous A2 music video’s which were A grades and gave me an idea of what I

need to produce in order to for me to get a high grade. I used YouTube also to upload

footage and my final product this then made it easier to upload and embed it on to my

blog. I also like the fact that I could watch video’s for free and not creating an account

and there was a wide range of music video’s on YouTube.

Microsoft word and PowerPoint

I used Microsoft office Word for planning and research when I was analysing lyrics I was able to use

spell check and make my work better, I also was able to use the tool to highlight certain sentences of

the song and annotate next to it, I also used word to do analysis of digipaks and it was easy to add a

text box and arrows to highlight key area’s, I then uploaded it to slide share after and embed it on to

my blog this also helped me organize my work and make it look presentable, I also used word to make

my magazine advert on because I found the format of it much easier and I was familiar on how to use, I

made my filming schedules on word using the make a table tool this was easier effective and fast. I

used Power Point to make presentations for more longer tasks such as analysing music video’s or

Auteur study’s. I then uploaded it onto Slide share or PowToon and then embed it onto my blog.

InDesign

I used InDesign during my last stage after my final product this helped me

create my digipak this was simple to use I had to fit the image proportionally

into the template that I had downloaded from google this also allowed me to

get a better understanding on how the template will be formed such as the

three pictures at the top will be folded down and that meant I had to have the

pictures upside down on the template.

Paint, Photoshop and Pixlr

During my production stage I used many

editing applications for my ancillary text’s

such as Pixlr to edit the photo’s this made

it look more professional and I also used

Pixlr to add the title ‘Overload’ as they

had text and fonts on the website this also

helped me keep everything organised

because there was a range of effects that I

could use. I also used paint during my

production stage when I wanted to extend

the background of a picture also turning

pictures into JPEG’s to then upload them

onto my blog. I also used Photoshop to

airbrush my actress’s face because it is a a

key convention of a female teenage pop

artist to have flawless skin and a

glamorous look so young teen’s look up to

them.

Google doc forms

I used google docs during my research stage, I made a questionnaire to find out a

audience demographic and got results that has helped me make my product. I like the fact

that I was able to see the results to my questionnaire in other forms like pie charts this

was more organized and professional. One of the questions were ‘what do you dislike in

music videos?’ and majority of the responses were ‘sexualisation’ so for my music video I

didn’t want to over sexualise my character and portray the male gaze I wanted her to look

edgy and fun.

Filming equipment

I used the video camera to make my

whole music video. I liked the quality of

this camera and because the size of the

camera was small it was easier for me to

make moving shots easier such as

panning and moving the camera side to

side. The camera I used was touch screen

so I was able to select files and delete

them this made it easier when I was

uploading my footage and faster. I also

used the steady-cam holder as my footage

was more hand held footage and this

made it easier for me to keep in frame

and get good genre convention shots of

creating a fun mood and atmosphere.

Social media

I used social media to get a audience

profile and demographic also to see how

do artists connect with there fans. On Face

Book I researched and found fan pages of

female teen stars such as Ariana Grande.

Ariana Grande posted a fragrance bottle

and commented ‘what do you think?’ fans

make comments on the page telling their

views and she does respond to some, this

shows a form of Digi modernism because

there is and involvement of fans

responding and having a say in what

happens. I also used social media for my

own research for my star on instagram I

posted photo’s of my artist to see what the

response is and whether or not I should

use it.

Final cut pro

Final cut pro was used during my production stage to edit my footage and make my final

product. The programme was very useful to me because it helped me create effects on my

music video which make it look like a real media product their were certain effects I was able

to use to create a mood and atmosphere. I was also able to use the tool bar that allowed me to

create effects such as switching between clips very fast when the music is really up beat this

links the audio and visuals together which is a genre convention of creating a fun mood and

atmosphere. I also used the tools to cut clips and edit them together this helped keep my work

organized and also easier to edit. I also used Final Cut Pro to upload footage to YouTube and

then my blog to show my progress and get audience feedback.