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

and evaluation stages

There was a number of different technologies used to create the documentary, radio trailer and Double page spread (TV listings magazine).

To create the documentary the main things that were need was the video camera to do the filming, computer leads to transfer the recorded footage and a software for the apple Mac computers called final cut express the construct the documentary and for editing of the documentary such as effects, volume and cutting of clips.

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Video camera The video camera was the most important

technology used for the documentary. It was what the group used to record the video footage and with out that their would have been nothing to work with on final cut express.

I found the video camera very easy to use because it was just making sure the camera was positioned properly to ensure we go the footage we needed.

Microphone

The microphone was also an important tool used throughout the project.

It was used for the recording of the sound for the video recordings and the voice over for the documentary and radio trailer.

The use of the microphone was not hard but it required a bit of skill with use because you had to make sure the microphone was positioned in the best possible place to receive the best sound levels. When using the microphone I had to make sure the background noise did not outweigh the sound we wanted and also had to make sure that the places where we filmed would not make the footage sound echoed or distorted.

Headphones

Headphones were also another important tool used throughout the project.

It was used alongside the microphone for checking that the sound levels for the documentary and radio trailer were good and not too low, too high or distorted.

Headphones were an essential because without them the sounds levels would not have been as good as they were

They were easy to use and it was just ensuring the sound was suitable by listening carefully

Final cut express

Final cut express was the most important technologies used throughout the whole project.

I found the use of this program quite easy and the more times I used it I started to become more efficient using the program. It was mainly used for cutting and moving around clips to make sure they were positioned in the correct place

To get footage onto the program you have to log and transfer it so you have access to the file.

Blogger

Blogger was used throughout the project to keep a track of what tasks we done and what tasks needed to be done. The group used blogger also to upload a timetable of what should be done on each day of the week and who should do it. This was good because it meant everyone knew exactly what to do and when working on the three media products everybody knew what task they was required to do.

Blogger was also useful because it was used to upload the media products to put and display so they could be viewed.

Slideshare

Slideshare was used for uploading the evaluation that I done so that it could be viewed.

It is useful because it worked as a good way of uploading the PowerPoint (evaluation) on to blogger, so it could be viewed in a more efficient way

As a whole I found using slideshare as something that was quick and easy to use.

YouTube

YouTube was used as a way of uploading the completed documentary so it could be viewed. In order for it to be uploaded the video file had to be a supported video format such as mp3, avi etc.

When we converted the video file on final cut express it just had to be saved and uploaded. As a whole using YouTube was a easy way of uploading the documentary because it was just a few simple steps

Microsoft Word

Microsoft word was used for a number of different things such as creating the questionnaires, evaluating other documentaries, scanning edit decision lists for the final documentary. It was used for other things such as radio trailer scripts, typing up the text for the magazine so their was no spelling mistakes and more.

It was important and easy to use it was use to write up important notes about documentaries that would be needed for the evaluation.

Garage Band

Garage band was used by the group to create the background music for the radio trailer. I along with another member in the group constructed a instrumental for the background music of the radio trailer.

Garage Band was relatively easy to use it was a simple process of uploading audio from the clips off final cut express to garage band and dragging them on to the program and making sure it was in time with the music and the volume was at the correct level in proportion to the music.

Garage Band was a very useful program to me because it made constructing the radio trailer simple.

Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign was used for the construction of the Double

page spread. It was reasonably easy to used. As the group planned out in

advance how we wanted the double page spread to look before we started actually making the page using InDesign.

The program made it quite easy to make the program because of the toolbar at the side.

The main way the double page spread was created was by attaching pictures, clips from the documentary, and logos to the program then writing a article about cyber bullying the would fit the look of the double page spread meaning the colours used and images

Conclusion

As a conclusion I think I used the technology that was available to the group effectively and made best use of the things we used. However I think if the group had planned out the tasks more and planned how we wanted the media products to look like more than what we did I think we would have got better use of the technology and that could have meant the media products being better than what they are.