What have you learnt What have you learnt about the about the
technologies from the technologies from the process of process of
constructing this constructing this product?product?
What technologies have you What technologies have you used?used?
I used a variety of technologies while constructing my media product. The technologies I used are:
• Blogger• Mini DV digital camcorders• YouTube• Still digital cameras• Mobile phones (with cameras)• Survey monkey• Wordle• Prezi• Slideshare
BloggerBlogger
We used blogger to keep a record of all the work we completed in class in regards to
thrillers. We also did all our planning on the blogs, and all the research we found out was
also uploaded on there. Blogger has been very helpful during the construction of our
media project. This is because we used it as a diary and it helped us be more organised by keeping a track of all the work we were
completing.
Mini DV digital camcordersMini DV digital camcorders We used a mini DV digital camcorder to film our thriller. This was the most important
source I used during this whole process, as all the footage was recorded on there, and without a camcorder I wouldn’t have a thriller. The camcorders were very simple, so it was easy to use and I got the hang of it
very quickly.
YouTubeYouTube YouTube was also an essential source
as it is where we uploaded the final piece of our thriller. Also, we used
YouTube to look at thriller openings in order to develop ideas for our thriller.
Some of the thriller openings we analysed had an effect on our project. YouTube also helped us look at past
students’ work, so we had an insight as to what the audience look for in good
thriller.
Still digital cameras and mobile Still digital cameras and mobile phones with camerasphones with cameras
We used still digital cameras and mobile phones with cameras in order
to take pictures of the location we were filming at. We then uploaded
this to our blog for the examiners to see. We also used cameras/mobile phones to take pictures from our
storyboard which we later turned into an animatic.
Final Cut Express & Live Final Cut Express & Live TypeType
Final cut express is the software I used to edit all my footage. It allowed me to crop some clips and merge them together etc. Editing our footage was very tricky to begin with, however as the weeks went by, I became used to it and managed to
complete our editing and even add small effects such as cross dissolves. Hence why you can see an improvement between the preliminary task and our
final thriller opening. We used Live Type to make the logo for our production company, TEEN. Live Type was also quite hard to use at first, however
practice makes perfect, and we finally managed to complete our logo by the end of the project.
Survey monkeySurvey monkey We used survey monkey to find out more about what our target audience like. We asked them to tell us what
they think makes a good thriller, why they enjoy thrillers, and what type of thrillers they like etc. This helped us
as it made us more aware of what we should include in our thriller in order
for it to attract the audience.
Wordle, Slideshare and PreziWordle, Slideshare and Prezi I used wordle to make an image of what people
think makes a good thriller. This was needed for question four. I also
used slideshare to upload PowerPoint's onto my blog for my
evaluation. Finally, I also used prezi to answer two of the evaluation questions. Prezi was
very useful as it helped me design presentations in a fun, organised way,
easy for everyone to understand.
What skills have you What skills have you gained?gained?
I have learnt several skills from using these technologies. I have learnt how to film steadily with a mini camcorder, and I’ve also learnt how to edit that footage on Final Cut Express. In addition to this,
I’ve also learnt how to edit in a way which is very effective, and produces
high standard work. All these technologies have allowed me to gain new skills, and develop on old ones.