The document discusses the use of various technologies like Blogger, Photoshop, Final Cut Express, and Nikon cameras in creating a music video and accompanying materials. Blogger was used for research, planning, and documenting progress. Photoshop was used to design packaging and take high quality photos. Final Cut Express enabled various editing techniques for color correction, filters, and organization. Precautions like backups were taken to prevent data loss or errors from affecting the project. Overall, the technologies allowed for efficient and ambitious planning and production of high quality final products.

2.  In addition to this, An example of the
Blogger can be different mediums that
used alongside can be used, I used
other mediums to Photoshop to make a
provide an montage of the
engaging different locations and
Wordle to provide an
presentation of attractive alternative to
information. a list; which shows the
versatility of the
platforms.
 I used
Blogger
throughout the
creation of our
music video in
order to
present
research,
planning and
progress
effectively.
 Work can easily
be manipulated
and changed on
this platform, and it
also provides
social networking
opportunities.
This shows the different formatting options, as well as the ease of navigation and use of the
Blogger platform and although I had experience with it already, it’s something you could use
with little experience to full effect. The ability to upload multimedia allows posts to be even
more engaging and attractive to the readers.

3.  By using Final Cut
Express, we had a
variety of features
available to us; and
utilising these
ultimately made
our final edit the
best it could be.
 Colourcorrection, This is one example of using techniques within
filters, transitions Final Cut, just by simply reversing a shot we
and the speed of found that it could be made even more
our footage, were
some of the ways in appealing.
which we engaged
the audience using
editing techniques. This shows the organisational tools within Final
Cut Express, and by organising the footage,
the editing was made much easier.
 Inaddition, the
simple layout of
Final Cut allows for The shot below has
efficient editing,
and with the many been colour corrected,
complex shots this and it clearly brings out
was vital in the the colour in not only
organisation of our the grass, but what
music video.
Jack is wearing: this
can ultimately make a
shot more attractive
and engaging.

4.  Weused
Photoshop to
design our Digipak,
and with the many
variables and its
sheer potential, we
could design what
and how we
wanted.
 For our fonts, we
used DaFont.com,
which can be easily
navigated to find
the perfect font; I
feel this added This is an unedited By using this website, we
depth to our design example of a easily found the font we
work. photograph we took, wanted by browsing the
using such a high categories. The preview
 Totake the quality camera we pane allowed us to see the
photographs for our were able to make sure font in action as it were and
Digipak, we used a our final products above you can see that
Nikon D60 in order looked as professional font, in my opinion, suiting
to ensure their as possible. our advert.
quality, and
ultimately that of
the design work,
was second to
none.

5.  Due to the nature of
the technology, work This is just a selection
can be updated and of Photoshop’s
shared easily and from
a variety of platforms, powerful features,
which for example editing everything
allowed us to write
about our production from the specific
more efficiently. colours to lighting
effects.
 Thelayout of a
blog can be edited The Blogger iPhone
easily, in order to application allowed
present work
aesthetically and us to blog on the go,
efficiently; which I and therefore helped
did that helped with our planning
with organisation. and research.
 Thesheer
potential of Below is Blogger’s template editor, and this allows you
programs such as to, with just a click of a button, display your posts in
Photoshop and
Final Cut means your preferred yet an attractive way. This has been
that possibilities are recently updated to include sleeker templates.
virtually endless,
and planning can
be ambitious
because of this.

6.  I ensured that I kept
a backup of all of my
work as technology  To lose the
can sometimes be crucial work at any
unpredictable and point would’ve
precautions must be been unthinkable,
taken, with potential so we took
data loss in mind.
precautions to
protect our project
from this.
 The potential of
certain programs
can sometimes be
a hindrance as to
get certain effects
can be difficult and  Any errors or
complicated. problems that we
encountered were
 Sometimesthere is a
generally simple to
tendency to be over- resolve, but things
reliant on technology, going wrong
so to have a could’ve been a
contingency plan, as sizeable obstacle.
well as detailed
planning was the key
to using technology
successfully.

7.  I feel that ultimately,
technology allowed us
to work more efficiently
and to ensure that the
quality of the final
products were the best
they could be.
 We didn’t
encounter many
problems in regard to
the technology we
used, but this was
something we were
always prepared for in
every stage in creating
our music video.
 Thanksto the
advanced technology
that we had access to
throughout, we could
ensure that planning
was detailed and this
ultimately impacted
upon the success of
production and the
quality of the final
products.