Eval question 4

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

During the research for my ancillary texts I found Google and YouTube highly effective on helping me out during the process. Google helped me research a high amount of research, such as directors, using it filtered to which ones I eventually chose. Here I had to find out as much as needed about music video directors and about previous work they’ve done. It provided me with information such as music career background, which artists they’ve worked with in the past and what videos they’re mostly famous for. I also found YouTube without doubt as useful for my research into music directors too. I searched certain music videos that the directors had directed and from this I spoke about what it was that I found most interesting about their pieces of art. Google and YouTube were also both very helpful with research into my chosen Artist, Brigitte Bardot and much more.

During my planning time I found Prezi very useful to help me have my plans out clearly and efficiently and not set out or to be looked at in a dull way and form.

Prezi was useful to me to have as it showed out my plans well and organised.

During the process of filming I used the Canon HD Camera. Helping me achieve the best shots I went into settings to help set out the white balance. Doing this helped it adjust the images to compensate for the fact colour of the artificial lights. If I hadn’t of used the white balance in settings then the colour temperature set on the camera wouldn’t have matched the colour temperature of the lighting I was shooting and I would have likely ended up with the actor having orange or blue skin etc. I also made sure my camera was in focus throughout the time of filming, helping me create a clear and beautiful image.   IMAGES NEEDED

When in the process of editing my music video I proceeded on a very helpful programme, Adobe Premier Pro. Using this programme enabled me to use special effects and to edit my films which were HD. For example, it allowed me to mirror images, speed up, slow down, edit colour, and add special effects like a “roll” onto it. I did come across some difficulties where it was hard at the start to get back to remembering where everything was, however within half an hour of editing I got the hang of it again. Using the programme also allowed me to download my music video and export it as YouTube video. Without this it would have been difficult for me to get it onto my blog to be able to show what I had created to the class as well as teacher etc.

Another difficulty I came across was right at the end of the editing journey. I had exported it so it was enabled to be put onto YouTube (YT), however, when uploaded onto YT the “roll” affect that I had edited in did not work, so I had to go back and see if by exporting it to different export it would work, again it did not. In the end I did have to take the edit out, however, I have still got the previous exported videos so I will send one off on CD to the exam board and see if it works on that if not then I still have the other version without the “roll” affects on YT. IMAGES NEEDED

I used Photoshop in the process of editing my Magazine advert as well as my digipak. Here I had everything I wanted to make them both as professional looking as possible. I used it to the full and heavily edited my photographs with text, brightness, and colour enhance as well as other tools to enhance certain features on my face on one particular photograph.    IMAGES NEEDED