Media a2

1. By Holly Piddington
QUESTION 4 – HOW DID YOU USE NEW
MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, RESEARCH AND PLANNING
AND EVALUATION STAGE?

2. Throughout the construction of our media products we used the new media technologies of -Imac -
Final Cut Pro - DSLR camera -Photoshop -Garageband -Freesound.org -Microsofts one drive -
Google Drive -Itunes.Each of these technologies helped our group immensely in the construction of
our real media texts. Through the use of Final Cut Pro we were able to insert the footage filmed on
the DSLR through the platform of an Imac, then we were able to prioritise our shots in order to
create the trailer in which we wanted. Following this, Final Cut Pro abled us to edit, move and cut
our shots. To add to this, Garageband Garageband was used in order to create the soundtrack in
which we exported into final cut, we selected specific sounds that Garageband provide and pieced
them together to create the soundtrack that would match our trailer accordingly. In relation to this,
Freesound.org was used to download royalty free sound effects in which we couldn't find on
Garageband, this added to our soundtrack to make it exactly how we wanted it. The royalty free
sounds were downloaded into Itunes and then exported into Garageband to then be exported to
Final Cut.
In terms of the poster and magazine cover, the main media texts used for these was the DSLR
camera in order to capture the images we wish to use, photoshop in order to create the texts
altogether, microsofts one drive to save certain images that we need for the media texts and the
same for google drive. The poster and magazine cover required a lot less new media technologies
due to the fact that photoshop was our preferred method for creating these products and all we
needed were the images to place within the app.
Construction

3. Research & Planning
 During our research and planning stage of our real media texts we used many new media
technologies, these include -Imac -Iphone -Mahara.co.uk -youtube.com -microsoft powerpoint -
www.google.com -microsofts one drive -google drive -www.facebook.com -www.Outlook.com. The
research and planning stage incurred a lot of internet research, this was done through the platforms of
google whereby we searched previous Pyschological Thriller films to help us with the construction of
our real media texts. Following this, we created our treatment on powerpoint in order to inform the
class of our ideas and how we will put them together, powerpoint allowed us to insert pictures and
give our real media products a theme. Youtube.com was used a lot in the viewing of teaser trailers in
order to grasp the conventions used to make an effective one, we watched pyschological thriller
trailers such as Black Swan, Inception and Errors of the Human Body. These helped us to understand
the genre better as well as ensuring we were knowledgable on teaser trailer conventions too.
Microsofts one drive and Google drive were used in very similar ways, we used these apps to store
files and photos in which we would use to post on our Mahara blog amidst our research and planning.
Mahara.co.uk was where all our research was posted and submitted, this is a visual and written blog
showing our journey through creating our idea to finally constructing it. Mahara enabled us to look
back at the research and planning we'd done in order to help us in the future. Following this, our
group used our Iphones in order to take pictures of the mise en scene and to create an animatic,
these pictures were uploaded onto an imac whereby we stored them in one drive and google drive for
later use. In term of using Facebook.com and Outlook.com these were the ways in which our group
stayed in contact outside of college in order to help eachother with research and planning, therefore
ensuring we all are working as a team effectively.

4. Evaluation
 Throughout my evaluation I used the new media technologies of -
Powerpoint -Prezi -Final Cut Pro and -Imovie. These platforms
allowed me to express each evaluation question in the way that I
wanted,I was able to customise the look of each presentation in
order for it to portray my brand in the best way. However, for
question 4 I decided to use powerpoint again, this is due to the fact
that I prefer the formatting techniques on this platform such as the
backgrounds and the fonts. I am familiar with powerpoint and
therefore this means that I am able to edit and format my work in a
much more effective way than the other platforms whereby I am not
as clever with. I find the saving and embedding of powerpoints to
be slightly challenging however I believe this is worth it to use this
platform.