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EVALUATION OF USES OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR RESEARCH

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Internet Research

Researching through the internet meant we were able to see a large variety of facts, statistics and other information we may not have otherwise known on websites such as IMBD.

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Search Engine ExamplesAdvantages –> Specific information search and able to access wide variety of informationDisadvantages – > Search results may not be reliable and could lead to viruses and scams

Search-tab allows you to use a specific search for information

Create account allows your to have your own private account to use while researching

Links to other search engines – So you can explore other search engine’s results

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Search Engine ExamplesAdvantages -> Wide variety of knowledge available and the information is free of charge and accessible globally

Disadvantages -> Information is not always reliable because anyone can alter and post information on the site

Lots of information/facts

Variety of languages so it is accessible and understood in multiple countries

Contents so you can find specific information quickly

Create Account

Search Bar

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Search Engine ExamplesAdvantages -> There is a variety of tutorials on how to use software available and included examples of our genres opening sequenceDisadvantages-> Advertisements, pop ups and irrelevant videos

Categorised videos makes finding videos quick and easy

Search Bar Create account

High quality gives better viewing experience

Most popular videos

Recommendations of videos/channels similar to the ones you have viewed are suggested

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Choosing MusicWe decided to use ‘FREEPLAY MUSIC’ when selecting our music.Advantages -> Wide variety of music to suit any film atmosphere. The website was easy to use and the search tab made it quicker to find music.Disadvantages -> Too much choice was time consuming because we had to listen to a number of songs that were very similar to each other.

Search tab Account

Wide Variety

New Releases

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Availability of Information

We were able to find a wide variety of information that was relevant to our choice of genre from a range of different sources. The information was quick and easy to find when we had used a specific search. We used the background information that we had searched for all of our blog posts. A problem that we experienced was that irrelevant information from our search appeared.

The most reliable websites tended to appear before the other search results.

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Cross-Checking Information

Digital hosting sites are largely unregulated; so we learned it was important to cross-check information across more than one site to make sure it was accurate.

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Easy Access to Opening Sequences

This was a major advantage to researching using digital technology; although we did watch film openings on DVD, by far the easiest and most accessible research was using sites such as YouTube as this helped us stumble across films we would never have searched for ourselves but were still useful.

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Refining Research Using Search Engines

Many search engines have quite sophisticated filters for finding results such as looking for similar colours, styles and in the example here looking for the same faces.

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Advantages of Internet Research

AdvantagesThe information is easy to access.The search engines are quick, free and easy to use.You can refine your search to gain accurate research.The information varies in depth and gives more understanding of the topic.Wide variety of information available to discover.

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DisadvantagesVague and irrelevant information.You are unaware of the reliability of the information.You couldn’t always find the specific information you wanted.The information we have used that’s available to all on the internet could be similar to other AS students.

Advantages of Internet Research

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR PLANNING

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BloggerWe used Blogger as a platform to post all of our coursework, research and evaluations.

It is easy to post photos, links and text in order to explain the point you are making.

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The main advantage of Blogger is its accessibility and the way it is easy to share work. For example if one member of the group posted research on titles and credits using the movie “Avatar” as an example, the next group member would see this. We kept track of each other’s work through the posts page.

Blogger

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Use of Camera for Location Shots

We were able to use digital cameras to take photos as part of our preparations and then upload them to the blog where we could look back on them.

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Creation of Animatic

We used Final Cut to turn our storyboard into an animatic after taking digital photos of each drawing. This enabled us to get a much better idea of the timing of our piece.

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CONSTRUCTION

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Cameras

We used two different cameras for our coursework. We used the Nikon camera for taking any still photos used within our coursework, and a Canon to film our final piece.

The Nikon was easy to use as we had control over the focus, this is important when taking photos. The Canon was also easy to film with as it has a self focus feature meaning that we could concentrate more on what we were filming.

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Final Cut Express & LiveType

• Final Cut Express enabled us to efficiently and easily edit together our piece, it allowed us to produce an effective opening sequence of a high standard.

• LiveType enabled us to insert sophisticated looking credits to fit our chosen genre.

• They are both good examples of how digital editing packages allow even inexperienced producers to get good results.

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Final Cut-Clip Library

We used Final Cut for our editing. Final Cut allows you to save your filmed clips in an easy to access section above your work.

In this section we were also able to import our ident so when it’s needed we can just add it into our project.

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Final Cut Express

We used Final Cut Express in order to edit our final coursework pieces. We also used it to create our ident.

It is simple and quick to upload videos from the camera onto Final Cut Express. Once the videos are uploaded there are limitless ways to edit the video to meet your plans.

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Editing-OrderingWhen it came to editing we used the cutting tool frequently. This allows you to cut a clip down and save both parts to use at a later date.

We could if we wanted to rearrange the our clips. This layout also allows us to see what video clip we have and if it has audio.

Final Cut Express allows you to see the opening still to know which shot you’re working with.

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Layout Whilst EditingUsing Final Cut Express we were able to have a layout like this. With this layout we can see our clip library, timeline, our actual project view window and our draft clip window.

Timeline.

Project viewer window.

Canvas.Clip Library.

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Sound in Final Cut Express

When importing sound for our piece we had to save the sound file into our clip library first

You then play the clip in the draft window (canvas) to select the section you want. In your final project.

After that you drag the sound clip you want from the draft window dragging it down onto the Timeline where you want it to play.

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Use of Effects and Transitions

We used the pre-packaged effects on Final Cut to add to our piece. For example, the left image illustrates the fade in to signal the beginning of the sequence. The right image shows the slow appearance of our title as it fades in on screen. Final Cut has many of these effects and transitions, which is a very useful feature.

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Live Type

Live Type has a range of fonts, colours and animations ready for the disposal of the creator. It helped us to create a professional looking end product .

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Live Type

When creating the title and credits we used LiveType which is a text making software that goes with Final Cut. We were able to decide the size and duration of the credit. We could select a font, colour and adjust the style and also add animations for the entrance and exit of the credit. This helped us to achieve more professional results.

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOREVALUATION

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Blogger

• The website Blogger was used to record our evaluations as well as our research. It was a good way of being able to track our progress and see how we had progressed and improved in a logical way.

• It is available to use from anywhere which helped us as it meant we could make adjustments to our blog posts in school and at home. This meant our thought progress could be tracked constantly throughout the progress of our opening sequence.

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Blogger

Through the comments section on blogger we were able to get comments from other people about our first draft cut of our opening sequenceThis enabled us to see if a real audience understood our opening sequence and get constructive feedback which we took on board and applied to our piece to improve it.This collaborative element of digital technology was probably the most useful aspect.

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Overview of all blogs.

Easily able to see how we have progressed.

Able to view specific posts if needed via labels.

Available on different platforms

Blogger

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PowerPoint

• PowerPoint was used to create professional looking presentations• It meant our points were clear and concise and not overcrowded with

unimportant information • It also meant that we were forced to be concise and precise• We were also forced to consider the relation between text and image

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Use of Photoshop to Create Collage

Photoshop was used to create a montage of key shots from our piece so that we could use these to illustrate how we had met genre conventions. Photoshop also allowed us to number the shots and arrange them in a logical order.

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Use of Mind Maps

We were able to create mind maps using Word or Paint or Photoshop, export them as JPEGs and then upload them to Blogger. This was an effective use of technology as it enabled us to present some of our work in an effective format.

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Filmed Presentations• We filmed our distribution piece as it meant we could have a

discussion about it and our thought process could be clearly seen as to why we made our final decision about a distribution strategy.

• We then added some visuals to support the ideas we were putting forward. In Final Cut.

• The use of the technology focussed our discussion and made us aware of the shape of our discussion and the range of ideas put forward.


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