Question 4 Of My Evaluation

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

Q4.

Research

Preliminary tasks

In class we were put into groups of three and had to make a stop motion from a Dr Who clip. We printed off images from Dr Who and added them to cardboard so our characters could move. This helped me to explore various camera angles and positioning of the camera. Finally we added all of the images into a slide share, then I pasted the link into my blog.

Preliminary tasks

Over the summer holidays I created my own stop motion. My storyline for it was a flower growing. I created the stop motion in Windows Movie Maker. I did this by taking a range of pictures each time I added a new object. To create my flower I used the following resources

• Paper

• Egg box

•Soil

•Pipe cleaner

Choosing A SoundtrackTo attract mainstream audiences I searched through the UK Top 40 website and listened to various songs which I thought would fit my soap well. Mainstream audiences listen to chart music the most this is why I chose to do this research.

Possible song choices:

Rihanna – Unfaithful

Adele – Turning Tables

Coldplay – Fix you

Adele – Set Fire To The Rain

Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie Part 2

Massive Attack – Teardrop

Christina Perri – Jar Of Hearts

Q4.

Researching existing products

To get a better understanding of what I had my products to look like to fit conventions I used Google the search engine to research existing posters, magazines and outfits for characters on existing soaps.

I spent a lot of time watching existing soap’s on BBC IPlayer and Channel 4 On Demand, this helped me with finding similar storylines that could be possible for Hill Top farm.

Q4.

Construction

Taking images for the billboard and magazine

To take my images for the billboard and magazine I used a SLR Canon camera and the green screen that is installed in college. I used these tools because they work really well when adding effects and backgrounds to images.

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Creating the BillboardTo take away the green background on my images I had to take them into Photoshop and take away the background I did this by using the eraser and the selector tool. I used the eraser to smooth out edges and rub away any unwanted green left behind.

After deleting all greenery off the images we then moved each layer (image) onto a background.

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Creating the Logo

Creating the logo was quite simple: We imported the E4 logo onto Photoshop, then deleted the background like I previously did for the narrative’s images.

To make the banner made for Hill Top Farm I had to remove all text off the banner to make my own. I did this by covering the text with the paintbrush tool but choosing the exact same shade of purple.

I then added my own text onto the banner by using Keynote on the Mac.

Q4.

Planning & Evaluation

Using BlogSpot

I used this template for my blog so everything would match. From the branding to my evaluation. I wanted to do this so all of my work

would almost match each other and link well.

Communicating with the group

To share ideas in our own time we interacted with each other over various things via: Twitter, FaceBook and texting each other. This way we could share ideas in our spare time, and comment on each others ideas. This was very effective as most of our idea’s were created via the internet and text.

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Using PowerPointBy using PowerPoint I can easily transfer work from Microsoft PowerPoint into Slide Share and then onto my blog.

www.slideshare.net/

These are the stages I took when uploading a presentation Via PowerPoint onto my blog.

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iMac usesI created a short video clip on the Mac computer to show how I used and created all of my products. I recorded myself doing various things that I did on my trailer these include:

• Showing how to import raw footage onto iMovie

• Showing how to split a clip, cut a clip and change the speed on iMovie

• Showing how to add transitions onto the end of clips

• Showing how to upload a song from YouTube onto iMovie

• Showing how to add title cards to the trailer

• Showing how to use KeyNote for the final title card and adding it to the trailer

• Showing how I Add my final trailer onto my blog

This is presented in my blog listed under question 4 egoldie.blogspot.com

Q4.

Using PowerPoint

I decided to present my evaluation by using Microsoft PowerPoint as I am very familiar with its uses and I knew I could present screen shots with annotations easily but professionally.

PowerPoint has allowed me to have a set design on each slide so my work looks neat and in order. I have used a set colour scheme to match my blog, trailer and my evaluation all into one. PowerPoint has worked well for me as work has saved every time I have added work onto it, This was supported by my 4Gb memory stick. Work may have been produced quicker if the computer system didn’t freeze as often as it has, this is the only draw back that has occurred when producing my products and evaluation.