Question 3Question 3

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

I have used lots of different technologies to create and present my work. All of which I have used BloggerBlogger to record and present this, through out the different

stages of production, construction, research, planning and the evolution stages.

Blogger is a blog publishing website on the internet, which has allowed me to create blog entries using

different technologies and packages to present and record all my Media Advance Portfolio coursework.

InternetI have used the InternetInternet software’s of SafariSafari and Google ChromeGoogle Chrome throughout the course. I have used the internet to access Blogger to present and record my work, use different available technologies on the internet as ways to present my work, access my

E-mail Account’sE-mail Account’s and a way to do most of my research.

ResearchI often used the search engine to do my

research, I have also used & to do some research.

Using these sites have helped with my research into my work related to:

-Finding information about specific audiences & specific audiences & the target audiencethe target audience of the products that I have created. Google has shown websites in some searches which shows what type of things the

audience does so that I was able to get a better understanding of them.

-Learning and finding out about the Codes and Codes and ConventionsConventions of the products I made

-Research into ancillary products related to the ancillary products related to the genre of soul. genre of soul. I have used Wikipedia to look

into this and I also used links which were given on the page to find out more information

about advertisements, magazine advertisements, digipaks and debut albums.

-Research into Music VideoMusic Video for ideas and inspiration. I have used YouTube to look at

different music videos and find about a little bit about the artist(s) the music video belongs to.

-Research into theoriestheories-Researching and learning about the music music

industry and record labelsindustry and record labels

-Research in to the musical genres of soul musical genres of soul for example when I searched it on Google it showed links to soul artist websites and fan pages which helped with my work and research into learning about the audience for soul and the codes and conventions of soul genre advertisements and

albums.-Research into the original artists and other related original artists and other related

musicians. musicians. YouTube has given my options and recommendations of similar related artists as well as find music from the original artist that I haven’t

heard. -Research in to the original artist reviewsoriginal artist reviews, as this

would apply to the target audience-Research into Original Artist websiteOriginal Artist website, to see how

they promote themselves, and to see I can apply that in my work.

-looking and researching into locationslocations for shooting the music video. Google and Wikipedia has also

offered options and recommendations to look into similar locations that we have searched.

Myself and other group members have used our E-mail AccountsE-mail Accounts and Mobile PhonesMobile Phones during the during the

research and planning stages to contactresearch and planning stages to contact locations locations to get permission to filmto get permission to film. Also we have used out e-

mail accounts to request for lyricsrequest for lyrics and send send copyright clearance lettercopyright clearance letter to use the song Wonder

by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande.

Screenshots of e-mail’s that the group has sent using Sibora’s e-mail (as the group decided she would be best in charge with locations) about booking and getting permission to film at our chosen locations for the music video.

Technologies I Have Used Via the Internet

I have used technologies on the internet as was to present my work on Blogger though the different stages of construction, research, production and evaluation. I would create what I I would create what I want to create on the website, and then I would either copy want to create on the website, and then I would either copy the ULR and embed it to the post of the blog or screenshot / the ULR and embed it to the post of the blog or screenshot / save the image I want and then import the image on to the save the image I want and then import the image on to the

postpost.

Photobucket & FlickrPhotobucket & FlickrPhotobucket and Flickr are both photo hosting, slideshow crating and photo sharing

websites. I have used these technologies to present my photos, images and I have used these technologies to present my photos, images and screenshots in slideshows, documenting what I have doing visuallyscreenshots in slideshows, documenting what I have doing visually.

WordleWordleI have used Wordle’s to show text which I would usually list in, a visually exciting wayshow text which I would usually list in, a visually exciting way.

(the 1st image seen on the previous slide is an example of this)SlideShareSlideShare

It is a slide hosting service. I have used this to present work I have created using I have used this to present work I have created using PowerPointsPowerPoints. Any example of using SlideShare is this answer to the evaluation of

question 3 as it was made on PowerPoint and uploaded using SlideShare.PreziPrezi

is a cloud base presentation software, where I have made presentations, for example as a group we decided to create our Pitch using Prezi. We were able to create a as a group we decided to create our Pitch using Prezi. We were able to create a

moving presentation with images, videos, links and text we also uploaded it on the moving presentation with images, videos, links and text we also uploaded it on the blogblog.

GoAnimateGoAnimateGoAnmiate is a site which allows me to create short animation videos.I mainly used it to present feedback which has been given to me basedI mainly used it to present feedback which has been given to me basedon my work, using characters to representing people and writing the scripton my work, using characters to representing people and writing the script,if I had not recorded the feedback that was given on a flip camera.

PhotovisiPhotovisiIs another site I have used to present photos, images and screenshots, but instead of

creating slideshows it creates collage which I upload on my blogcreates collage which I upload on my blog. (the 2nd image seen on the previous slide is an example of this)

VimeoVimeoI have used this website to analyse and look at previous students music videosto analyse and look at previous students music videos. Also it is

on this website where the main product (the music video) is uploaded at.

In order to access the internet I need to use a device with internet access.

Throughout the course I have used iMac’s iMac’s in the media department, my Toshiba LaptopToshiba Laptop and my Android PhoneAndroid Phone to

access the internetaccess the internet.

Using iMac’s and my laptop has alUsing iMac’s and my laptop has alsoso allowed me to take allowed me to take screenshots of what I am doing on the devices and use screenshots of what I am doing on the devices and use

softwares and packages (technologies) to create and present softwares and packages (technologies) to create and present my work throughout the sages of the coursemy work throughout the sages of the course.

A screenshot I have taken while creating this

presentation for Question 3, this show one of the

ways I am using my laptop.

Technologies I have used on iMac / LaptopCamtasia 2Camtasia 2

I have Camtasia 2 though the production and construction stages of my work to production and construction stages of my work to demonstrate / show and explain what I am doing or have done by recording the demonstrate / show and explain what I am doing or have done by recording the screen with voice overscreen with voice over. It was also used to create the moodboards based on the moodboards based on the

genre of the chosen song the time during the research stagegenre of the chosen song the time during the research stage and used to create a used to create a digital animatic during the planning stagedigital animatic during the planning stage.

PhotoboothPhotoboothI have used Photobooth throughout all the stages during the course of my work to record to record

myself, to create vlogs about things work / blog reflection and reviews of daysmyself, to create vlogs about things work / blog reflection and reviews of days.MPEG StreamclipMPEG Streamclip

This is important software I have used throughout the course and all the stages. This is because a lot of my work are video files and in order for the videos to be posted on

my blog the videos had to be a small file. So I have used MPEG Steamclip to used MPEG Steamclip to condense and make the video files smaller so it could be posted on my blogcondense and make the video files smaller so it could be posted on my blog. Also I

have used it to convert video files to the video files can be used on certain used it to convert video files to the video files can be used on certain technologies, softwares and devicestechnologies, softwares and devices.

PowerPointPowerPointI have used PowerPoint throughout the course to create slideshows of my work and then to create slideshows of my work and then

upload it though SildeShare on to my blogupload it though SildeShare on to my blog.Final Cut ProFinal Cut Pro

Is the software package I have used to edit what has been filmed for the music video to used to edit what has been filmed for the music video to create the music video during the production and construction stage of the music create the music video during the production and construction stage of the music

videosvideos and I have also created other videos for example the Animaticcreated other videos for example the Animatic.Photoshop ElementsPhotoshop Elements

I have used Photoshop Elements for the construction and production stages of the used Photoshop Elements for the construction and production stages of the ancillary productsancillary products (digipak and magazine advertisement)

FilmingFilming

While filming for the music video the main technology that was used is the JVC JVC

CamcorderCamcorder (brand new state of the art video camera), which has allowed me to film the which has allowed me to film the performance for the music video using the performance for the music video using the functions available in high quality and HDfunctions available in high quality and HD.

During filming as a group we decided to use the Auto Focus functionAuto Focus function on the camcorder, this this

way when we filmed the artist and way when we filmed the artist and performance it was not out of focusperformance it was not out of focus. We also used theused the microphone so that when it came to microphone so that when it came to lip-syncing the audio with the song it would be lip-syncing the audio with the song it would be

easiereasier. Another technology which was used with the camcorder is Memory CardsMemory Cards, the the

memory cards is were the footage that was memory cards is were the footage that was filmed was stored so that it we could access filmed was stored so that it we could access

the footage laterthe footage later.During the filming we used speakers that we used speakers that we connected to our phones to play the song loud connected to our phones to play the song loud enough for the performer to hear the song but enough for the performer to hear the song but still be heard with out the speakers or phone still be heard with out the speakers or phone being seen by the camcorderbeing seen by the camcorder. Also a fig rig a fig rig

was used to with the camcorder to help make was used to with the camcorder to help make the camera and filming be steady and as the camera and filming be steady and as

smooth as possiblesmooth as possible.Also during day 2 of filming we used aused a MacBookMacBook

and aand a ProjectorProjector to project what was seen on to project what was seen on the screen, which was athe screen, which was a iTunesiTunes music display music display on to the performers face using the projection on to the performers face using the projection

from the projector.from the projector.

EditingEditing

Final Cut ProFinal Cut Pro is the software package which use used to edit the music videoused to edit the music video.

I have used ClipGrabClipGrab to get the audio from the to get the audio from the official lyric video of the chosen song, so that official lyric video of the chosen song, so that

we can import the audio file into FCP.we can import the audio file into FCP.First the footage sorted on the memory cards were

moved to the Video Drive, we’ve then imported the footage into FCP. After all the footage were

imported in to FCP we’ve added markers to we’ve added markers to make pointsmake points in the audio and done the same to the footage at the same place. Then where the

points were marked on the basetracks and audio we’ve put together in the timeline, so the so the audio is in sync with the basetracks, after that audio is in sync with the basetracks, after that

we removed the sound from the footage / we removed the sound from the footage / basetracks.basetracks. After we’ve added markers at

every 4 beats of the song, we’ve then used the used the cutting tool to cut the basetracks at every 4 cutting tool to cut the basetracks at every 4

beatsbeats were the markers were placed.We’ve used transitions on FCP in the music video used transitions on FCP in the music video

and we also change the speed of some and we also change the speed of some basetracksbasetracks.

Everything was saved onto the video drive (external storage)

Music VideoMusic Video

I have used Photoshop ElementsPhotoshop Elements to create all my ancillary products. The photographs I have used are photographs I have taken myself using a still photographs I have used are photographs I have taken myself using a still

cameracamera.While creating the advertisement and digipak Photoshop Elements allows me to do

and use tools such as the text tool to add text, crop tool to remove part of the text tool to add text, crop tool to remove part of the image I don’t want to use, colour picker to use the same colour choose for image I don’t want to use, colour picker to use the same colour choose for

something else, blur tool to blur parts of the images and quick selection tool to something else, blur tool to blur parts of the images and quick selection tool to select certain areas of the image / photograph. select certain areas of the image / photograph. I have also been able to adjusted adjusted the colour of images a lot by either changing the levels, shadows & highlights or the colour of images a lot by either changing the levels, shadows & highlights or

brightness & contrastbrightness & contrast.

Ancillary ProductsAncillary Products

Other Technologies I Have UsedOther Technologies I Have UsedI have used a Still Camera to take photographs of images to upload on my blog or to

use while creating the ancillary products

I have used flip camera to record myself and people for example I used a Flip Camera to record audience feedback for the products I have created.

I have used a Video Drive and USB to store all my work, so it can also be used again.

Throughout this media course I have used my phone for different reasons. I have used it to take images on it used it to take images on it that I have later posted on the blog, use it watched that I have later posted on the blog, use it watched music videos on my phone during the researchmusic videos on my phone during the research by

using the YouTube app and to go to see my blog when I am not near my laptop or a computer. I have used it I have used it to keep in contact with other group members to plan to keep in contact with other group members to plan when and where we were going to meet during the when and where we were going to meet during the

filming of the music video.filming of the music video.It also has acted as an external storage for storing some acted as an external storage for storing some

imagesimages. Other external storages that I have used are Other external storages that I have used are my USB and the Video Drive to store my work though my USB and the Video Drive to store my work though

all the stages of my work.all the stages of my work.

Android PhoneAndroid Phone

As I need to show a use of different technologies when answering the questions for the evaluation I have plan to

use:

Question 1 – CamtasiaCamtasia, I plan to use it to create a short video create a short video as well as use text and voice overas well as use text and voice over to answer the question.

Question 2 – PreziPrezi, I want to crate a presentation on Prezi as crate a presentation on Prezi as well as create a short video using Final Cut Pro and a Flip well as create a short video using Final Cut Pro and a Flip CameraCamera.

Question 3 – SlideShareSlideShare, create a presentation on PowerPoint create a presentation on PowerPoint including images & video short videos (made using including images & video short videos (made using Camtasia)Camtasia), which I plan to upload on my blog using upload on my blog using SlideShareSlideShare and upload the music video Animatic.

Question 4 - Final Cut ProFinal Cut Pro, I plan to create a mini – create a mini – documentarydocumentary of everything I have filmed using a flip cameraI have filmed using a flip camera as well as use text.

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