How did you use media technologies in research & planning, constructions and evaluation

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Thasmin Siddique

ResearchDuring my research I used a variety of media technologies to help me research what was the most popular genre within films for teenagers-early adults. I used the internet to help me conduct my research and to see what are the codes and convention of the genre I picked (thriller). I also used google to help me create a mood board of the ideas generated for the trailer, this allowed me to access images and to access information about thriller. I used YouTube to look at other trailers to help identify what was popular features used and how they made the trailer effective and fit the codes and conventions of the genre. By doing this it allowed me to gain a wider knowledge of what to contain within my trailer to make it effective.

Research and planning

During my planning I created a blog on Weebly, by doing this it made it easier to upload all my work and track my progress throughout. Weebly was a useful blog as it allowed me to upload images, documents and videos straight from YouTube .

Research and planning

Throughout my planning I used Microsoft word a lot, I used it to help me create my questionnaire for the target audience and to create my scripts for the trailer. I also used it to help me annotate the film posters and magazine covers. By doing this all on Microsoft word it made it easier to upload straight onto my blog.I also used Microsoft excel to create my pie charts of the results from my questionnaire, making it easier to read from.

Construction

To construct my thriller trailer I used Canon DSLR to record my trailer, alongside this to help keep the camera steady I also used a tripod. I then transferred the footages from the SD card onto the computer to allow me to access the videos on Adobe premier and pick the footages I wanted onto the timeline. I also used Freesound.org to gain access to sound effects I needed to add to my footages.

Constructions

To edit my trailer and put the footages together with the sound and edits I used Adobe premiere. I had to pick the footages I wanted onto the time and shorten the length of the videos to the length I wanted. By having a timeline it made it easier to upload the soundtracks in the correct places as well as the intertitles.To edit my images for my magazine cover and film poster I used Adobe Photoshop. This allowed me to access tools to make my images look professional

Evaluation

For audience feedback I presented my trailer to a target audience and asked them questions regarding my trailer, for example what went well and what went bad and how I could improve. I then recorded a focus group for my evaluation and used YouTube to upload the videos to allow me to post it within my blogFor my evaluation I used Microsoft PowerPoint to answer the questions, however to allow me to upload it onto my blog I had to convert it to slide share.