Evaluation: Question 4

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

Blogger
I used blogger to add posts showing you all the research and planning stages through the progression of my trailer, magazine and poster. I used it to show location recces, audience feedback, the genre and I also published posts from youtube showing the different uses and how I copied other trailers. I also used it to publish posts about the weather and when we can film and also group meetings and actor release forms. I found blogger useful because you can publish a post anywhere and its quick and easy to use and you can acsess it anywhere.

Prezi
I used it for my publication plan, I found it easy to use and quick and more enjoyable to use than PowerPoint and it flows well, and because its shown in video form I could embed it to my blogger so its easy to view.

I-Movie
I used I movie to create my trailer, its useful to edit my trailer add text and sound to it and also change the volume and add effects, its good because you could import your filming on to it and put/add it on to your trailer straight away, so its quick and efficient. I also moved my trailer over to garage band and added my own sounds and music to my trailer and then moved it back over to I movie to complete my trailers sound.

Powerpoint
I used PowerPoint to do my pitch this was where we used PowerPoint to present our initial ideas for our teaser trailer. We used PowerPoint last year but I much prefer blogger this year as you can access it from anywhere and its quicker and easier to use.

Garage Band
I used Garage Band for my podcasts for question two, which was useful because you can record over your trailer so people can actually see what your talking about whilst your saying it. I also used it to create music for  my trailer using different sounds pressing keys on the on-screen keyboard and recording it over my trailer then moving it back over to I movie.

Photoshop
I used Photoshop to create my magazine and poster, I found it useful for adding effects, pictures, texts and text boxes and also for cutting pictures out and also the layers were useful in creating more of a professional look for them. I used Photoshop for my music magazine last year so I already knew how to work it and what to do, it also helped me improve my skills and create a better magazine/poster.

SLR camera and Videocamera
We used the SLR cameras to take pictures for our Magazine and Posters because they are of a much better quality and don't blur, you can also change the lighting settings on them and other features. We used video cameras to film our footage for our trailer, they are also of a high quality and visible footage and can be imported easily on to I movie.