1. QUESTION 4.How did you use new media technologies in the construction
and research and planning evaluation stages?

2. I have used blogger through out my media project to upload my progress through
planning the different stages of creating my video, website and digi-pack and to upload
the research I have done towards it. Blogger is an easy to use website and allows you to
have your own URL address and you can even make it your own by choosing your own
layout and theme. A main strength of blogger is that it enabled me to keep all my work
together and was a great way of presenting what I had done. It also showed clearly the
different stages I had to take in order to create my idea. Also the website automatically
saves your work so if my computer was to crash or something happened to my log on
then I would still have everything on my blog. I found blogger really easy to use and it
almost made the tasks that I needed to do more approachable as I could have my ideas
there ready and planning.
As blogger was a website in which you created
your own account it meant I could not only
access it at sixth form but from home as well I
also downloaded the app onto my iPad so I
could also blog from there. Not only did blogger
allow me to write up blogs I could also add my
own files, images and PowerPoint presentations
as part of my coursework. It was a great way of
Presenting different pieces of my coursework
and I will be using it again if ever I come across
something else like this.

3. Slideshare is a website I used to allow me to upload any files such as PowerPoint
Presentations onto my blog. All I had to do was upload it onto the website then copy
the HTML across to my blog post. I found slideshare easy to use and was very
convenient as a lot of the time I used PowerPoint as part of my planning and
research for tasks such as my storyboard. It has made presenting my work a lot
easier as instead of upload a large bunch of text onto my blog I could upload my
PowerPoint and it would be there for me to use. Slideshare was quick and easy to
use.
I used muzu to research other music videos for ideas and inspiration. As at sixth
form I couldn’t get onto YouTube this became a very helpful site. All I had to do is
type in the music video I wanted to look at and it would come up and I could watch it
for free. I also used it as examples of different screen shots as all I had to do was
pause the video and take a screen shot. It was very helpful when wanting to access
other music videos.

4. PicMonkey was something else I used to
edit my photos. It was not software it was
a website which allowed me to upload my
picture and edit to how I want. I could cut
it, resize it, change the lighting and add
different effects to how I wanted to image
to look and then all I had to do was save
the image to my computer. It was easy to
use and had a lot of effects that helped me
get the image I needed.
I used photoshop last year when creating my music magazine so I
already knew how to use it which was a advantage as I didn’t have to
take up the time learning how to use it as it is a complicated software.
Although I didn’t use the images I edited on photoshop it was still a
part of my process in making my final pieces. The software allowed me
to cut out parts of the image I didn’t want, add effects and make the
image smaller and bigger without it loosing its quality. The software
helped me decide exactly how I wanted my image and how I didn’t
want it. However I did use photoshop to create my digi-pack. All I had
to do was upload the images I wanted, add text and add the effects I
wanted. Photoshop was the best way to create my digi-pack as it
started with my one image and then allowed me to add everything else
to create what I wanted.

5. Webeden was the one form of technology that was new to me this year, it was a
website that allowed you to create your own website. I found Webeden difficult to use
as I was not familiar with any of the buttons or links and it took me a long time to get
used to. However once I got the hang of the website it became an easy and helpful
way of creating my website, it was helpful as it made my website look more
professional as it had all the tools and links needed for a website. You could choose a
template for your site which helped a lot as I didn’t have much idea of how to create
a good website. The website allowed me to upload images and text onto my own
website and this was good as I needed to keep the same text as I did for my digi-
pack. In the end I believe I created a good website for my artist and made it look as
professional as I could.

6. VIDEO CAMERA AND EQUIPMENT.
Video Camera: I found the video camera very easy to use as everything I needed was
clearly marked on the camera. As my teacher showed me everything as well such as
how to put the tape in, how to fast forward and back and how to record I had no
problems with filming with the video camera. The video camera was a good size as it
wasn’t to big and I could take it anywhere I wanted to film.
Equipment: The stand for the camera was very helpful and very easy to put up, it
became particularly helpful when I wanted panning shots as if I used it by hand then
it wasn’t quit a still image as my hand moved too much.
Picture Camera: I used my own camera so I had no trouble working out how to work
it as I already knew. I felt more comfortable using my own camera and found I got a
better quality picture out of it.
For the fonts for my digi-pack and
website I used a site called abstract
fonts. This was an easy site to use
as all I had to do was choose the
font I wanted, type in what I wanted
it to say and then I could change
the colour of it. Finally I had to save
it as an image and then I could
import it onto my digi-pack and
website.

7. Adobe Premiere Pro was a new piece of software for
me as I have never used it before. The software was
there for me to put together my music video. All I had
to do is upload the filming onto the software and then
it was there for you to crop, add effects too and put
together to make one big piece of footage. I found it
hard to pick up at first as it took a lot of time to do
some of the most smallest things such as cropping a
clip. The effects were easy to use as all you had to do
was drag them and drop them over the piece of
footage you wanted the effect on, on the timeline.
I did however have problems uploading
my footage onto the software and It did
take a long period of time to get it sorted
but once I got started and got all my
footage onto the software then I started to
find it much easier and soon got my final
piece finished. Although it was time
consuming uploading the clip, cutting it,
adding effects and then making sure its
in time with the music it did pay off and I
found Adobe Premier Pro good and it
helped me get the final music video I
wanted.