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How did you use media technologies in the
construction and research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Evaluation
Joao Corona
[YOUTUBE] WE USED THE WEBSITE YOUTUBE IN ORDER TO LOOK FOR AND FIND SHORT FILMS AS IT IS A BIG PLATAFORM AND EASY TO NAVIGATE.
[DUCKDUCKGO] THIS IS A SEARCH ENGINE DIFFERENT FROM GOOGLE AS IT DOES NOT SAVE ANY DATA, MEANING THAT IT HELPS TO GET OUT OF THE INTERNET BUBBLE AND SO FIND DIFFERENT RESULTS.
[GOOGLE] BEING THE MOST POPULAR SEACH ENGINE, WE DECIDED TO USE IT AS IT WAS MORE LIKELY THAT WE GET GOOD RESULTS WHEN RESEARCHING ABOUT SHORT FILMS. HOWEVER THERE IS THE PROBLEM OF THE INTERNET BUBBLE AND SO THE RESEARCH WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED
[ICA] OUR GROUP WENT TO THE ICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WHERE WE WATCHED 8 DIFFERENT SHORT FILMS WHICH HELPED US TO HAVE A BETETR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SHORT FILMS LOOK LIKE, AND ALSO WHAT THE AUDIENCE LOOKS LIKE
[WHATSAPP GROUP] WE CREATED A GROUP CHAT IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE BETTER BETWEEN US, WHICH HELPED WITH THE PLANNING AS WE COULD INSTANT MESSAGE EACH OTHER
[REFERENCE LIBRARY] THE REFERENCE LIBRARY IN WESTMINISTER GAVE US ACCESS TO MANY BOOKS ABOUT FILM MAKING INCLUDING SHORT FILMS WHICH WERE USEFUL AS IT GAVE TIPS SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
[CANON XF100 HD CAMERA] THIS CAMERA HAS A PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TO IT, HOWEVER IT MEANS IT WASN’T COMPACT AND WE FOUND DIFFICULT TO TRANSPORT IT TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
[TRIPOD] USEFUL FOR KEEPING SHOTS STEADY AND MAINTING THE CAMERA IN A CONSISTANT PLACE. ALSO IT IS SECURE AS THE CAMERA IS ATTACHED AND WONT FALL OFF.
[ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS] WHEN NATURAL LIGHT WAS GONE, WE USED SPOTLIGHTS IN ORDER TO GET A WELL LIT UP SHOT FOR THE FILM. HOWEVER THIS LIGHT WAS YELLOW AND VERY STRONG SO WE MAINLY USED IT TO LIGHT ENVIRONMENT.
[LIGHT REFLECTOR] AS WE USED YELLOW SPOT LIGHTS, WE NEEDED A REFLECTOR IN ORDER TO BOUNCE AND SOFTEN THE LIGHT AROUND THE ROOM.
[UDMA flash memory card with adaptor]
ALL THE FOOTAGE WAS SAVED ON A SD CARD, IN WHICH WE USED AN ADAPTOR SD TO USB 3.0 IN ORDER TO SAVE THE FILES ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
[Tascam Linear PCM Recorder]
SINCE ALL OUR SOUNDS WERE RECORDED EXTERNALLY FROM THE CAMERA, AND THERE WAS NO DIALOGUE WE DECIDED TO USE THIS HIGH QUALITY RECORDER TO CAPTURE SOUNDS FOR OUR SHORT FILM
[ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS6] TO EDIT THE MOVIE WE DECIDED TO USE PREMIERE PRO SINCE IT HAS MANY FEATURES AND EVEN THOUGH IT REQUIRES KNOWING HOW TO USE IT, WE LEARNED IT IN THE PROCESS AND THE SOFTWARE SHOWED TO BE PERFECT
[ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6] WE USED PHOTOSHOP TO CREATE THE POSTERS IN THE ANCILLARY TASK. EVEN THOUGH IT’S A PAID SOFTARE, WE CHOSE TO USE THIS AS IT HAS MORE FEATURES THAN MOST IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE AND SO WE COULD ACHIEVE A BETTER PRODUCT
[ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS CS6] WE USED THIS TO CREATE THE INTRO TO OUR VIDEO AND TO COLOUR CORRECT THE MOVIE
[GARAGE BAND] IN ORDER TO CREATE SOME SPECIFIC SOUNDS AND MUSIC FOR OUR FILM WE DECIDED TO CREATE IT USING GARAGE BAND SINCE WE COULDN’T FIND IT ONLINE
[AUDACITY] TO EDIT OUR RADIO ADVERT FOR THE ANCILLARY TASK, WE USED AUDACITY AS IT IS A FREE SOFTWARE WITH MANY FEATURES. WE ALSO USED IT TO EDIT SOME OF THE RECORDINGS FROM OUR MAIN FILM
[HANDBREAK] HANDBREAK IS A FREE VIDEO CONVERTOR FOR MAC, SINCE WHILE IN SCHOOL I USED WINDWOS AND AT HOME I USED A MAC, IT WAS USEFUL TO CONVERT FILES FROM .WMV TO .MP4
[CAMTASIA] FOR OUR EVALUATION WE USED CAMTASIA IN ORDER TO RECORD OUR ANSWERS WHILE OUR MAIN TASK WAS STILL PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. ALTHOUGH THE SOFTWARE WASN’T FREE, WE USED A FREE TRIAL WHICH PROVED TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.
[PREZI] AS PART OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS, WE USED PREZI IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE ANSWER TO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. PREZI IS FREE AND EASY TO USE, AND IT ALSO CREATES A UNIQUE EFFECT TO THE ANSWERS.
[ISSUU] ISSUU UPLOADS “WORD” FILES AND CREATES THEM IN A MAGAZINE FORMAT, WHICH WE USED TO ANSWER THIS EVALUATION QUESTION. IT IS EASY TO USE AND MAKES THE DOCUMENT LOOK PROFESSIONAL