3. Our research was very intense as we set about conducting surveys, interviews and looking
at resources on the internet. With the surveys the group used a website known as Survey
Monkey. We asked various questions to ensure we were going to get plenty of information
back regarding what genres people like, what they think makes a magazine advert
influential and more. The use of Survey Monkey allowed us to reach an audience at
anytime and anywhere with an internet connection. Next, I used a PowerPoint’s like this
one to relay the information I have found out and wanted to type down too. PowerPoint
allowed me to convey my information in a smart way including images and organised text
for people to read in an easy way. PowerPoints allowed me to add colour into my work too
and make it easier on my eye and others that view the PowerPoint. Next I mostly used
YouTube to view music videos so I could look at how they were made and also other things
like conventions and what happens in the music videos so I could carry the newly found
information through onto making our music video when we made it. Continuing forward,
we conducted a set of four interviews and used a camera to record the interviews, this
allowed us to not have to continue typing information and we could just record us talking
about the questions we were asked and it differentiates the way in which the information
is portrayed on my blog. The technology available to me also included using Google and its
sub websites including Google images for finding images of album covers, artists, magazine
adverts and this includes using Google images to find location to set our music video at.
This prevented us having to go to actual locations and just view it from a computer screen
instead. Overall, all the technology used for my research stage of my coursework was very
useful and varied. It allowed me to work whilst doing something else as with the surveys
people were giving me information without me having to use my own time in going around
and finding people to ask the questions too.
5. Throughout the planning stage I used a lot of the technology that I had used in the
research stage for similar and different reasons. With PowerPoint I used it for a lot of the
same reasons as I used it in the research stage of making our media products, however I
did use another Microsoft software known as Microsoft Word. With Microsoft Word
allowed our group to complete very important forms such as: multiple risk assessment
forms, release forms and shooting schedules. For these three forms I used simple Word
techniques like using tables to format information correctly and in an organised way. This
made it simple for actors and the camera crew to read and understand. Furthermore, I
used the printer to scan in hand drawn pictures of our shot plans (storyboards). This
allowed me to bring drawings from reality into a virtual format in detailed proportions. I
could have taken pictures of the storyboards but it would not have been as detailed or as
square. Google was used again in the planning stage of this work and it included the use of
Google Images, Google Search and Google Maps. Google was used for predominantly the
same reasons as it was used in the research stage nonetheless it was also used in emailing
other members of the group outside of time when we were working together and we
comparably used other messaging software's such as Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram to
notify members of the music video on which member needed to organise what part of the
music video they needed to contribute too. For example asking me to draw the
storyboards and scan them into the computer so we could all access them. Email was also
used not just to message each other text but also images, folders and other documents like
shooting schedules etc.
7. During the process of our group putting together the music video and making of the
ancillary products we used our mobile phones as hardware and the software's that is on
them. We used social media to engage with one and other and talk about where and when
we were going to meet for each shoot. We also used a Canon 600D SLR to capture all of
our footage on to be uploaded to a camera. A long with the camera we used a tripod so
that we could have steady shots and also take pictures of our group by using the timing
feature on the camera. The camera footage was uploaded to our computers and we used
software such as Photoshop. Photoshop allowed us to combine four separate images of all
of us individually onto one side of A4 for our magazine advert and 6-panal digipak. With
Photoshop I could layer up multiple images and effects onto those images to make them
more aesthetically pleasing. This was really useful as I could have an image that was very
dark and needed to be brightened up so I could go into the tools that are available on
Photoshop and combine the tools with the picture to make the picture brighter if I needed.
Photoshop was mainly used for the ancillary products, however for the music video we
used Adobe Premiere Pro which allowed us to pair up the music perfectly with the clips
and photos we had taken on the camera. Using the cutting feature allowed us to cut hours
of footage and squeeze all the required pieces into a few minutes. It also allowed us to take
images in and out and edit them so the volume could be louder on some or if we wanted
we could have added text to the moving images but we did not need to do that apart from
in the evaluation which I will mention on a later slide.
9. For the evaluation I have used a lot of the same software as I have previously. However, I
have also used many new pieces of software like Blogger. For my project I needed
somewhere to place all of my work onto and Blogger allowed me to do that. I could make a
blog and post individual posts for each part of my project overall and this includes my
evaluation which will be the final thing I will be posting on there to top off all the work I
have done for this project. I also used PowerPoint which I have used throughout the
process of making my project as it allows me to convey text and images side by side on a
slide and include multiple slides on just one PowerPoint so I can put up as much
information as possible. In fact I am using PowerPoint right now so that I can type this and
upload it to SlideShare and post it onto my Blogger page. SlideShare is the next technology
I have used. It allows me to transfer a PowerPoint onto Blogger as Blogger and PowerPoint
do not seem to be compatible so to tackle this I can use SlideShare to allow me to post all
my work I have completed on PowerPoint onto my Blogger pages. For question 3 “What
have you learned from your audience feedback?” we used Adobe Premiere Pro to
interview three people and edit the questions onto the blank space besides there faces.
This allowed us to make our feedback more engaging and impactful as we hear straight
from people mouths and hear what they have to say from the video and ancillary products.
We also used YouTube to show the people the music videos and also it allowed us to leave
people to include their own feedback under the video, however no one did.
