1. Evaluation – Question 4
How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?

2. How did you use new media technologies
in the construction and research,
planning and evaluation stages?
Adobe premiere Pro is one form of new media technologies
which we used to assist us in the construction of our music
video. Last year in my foundation portfolio we used I move Adobe premiere allowed us to
to construct our video, however we felt that the programme edit the film accurately, cutting
didn’t have as advanced tools as Adobe premiere Pro. clips by each millisecond as well
as providing a wealth of features
Adobe premiere also allowed Adobe Premiere to touch up the lighting and
our group to take advantage of vibrancy of our footage.
the multiple layer for more
advanced and accurate editing.
Adobe
Construction Photoshop
To create a high quality, professional piece
YouTube for our ancillary tasks we needed to learn to
use Adobe Photoshop. This was proven to
As I mentioned that last year we didn’t use be very difficult, which resulted in a slow
Adobe Premiere, it meant that our group start to our ancillary task. However, we
didn't have the basic skill or knowledge of chosen to dedicated some time to polish
the programme to use it to it full capacity. So up our skills.
we decided to use YouTube to look at Adobe After doing so, we came on really quickly and
premiere tutorials to help us use tools to edited some really good professional photos
create a professional end product. For to use in our ancillary task. Also Adobe
example we didn’t know how to slow a Photoshop allowed our group to create are
particular clip down for special effects, so we own identify by design are own record label
used YouTube to solve the problem. logo.

3. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages? BlogSpot has assisted me in all aspects of
BlogSpot has allowed me
embed and present other my Media Alevel. It has allowed me to
design my own template which I can then It has also
pieces of software on the allowed me to
site to show a variety of set out all my research, planning and final
production pieces in a professional clean organise my
media to communicate my work in a
information cut look
effective and non
BlogSpot time wasting way
which benefits
all users of my
blog.
YouTube
In the research stage of my
Research Slide Share
Slide Share has allowed me to
blog, we found YouTube to be present my research in a more
a really useful tool. We used interactive way where I can create
YouTube to look at and Microsoft PowerPoint
analyse current music videos YouTube also supplied us presentations which I can then
on the market which we could with an ebbed code which upload to Slide Share. Slide Share
then decode current we could link video from then takes that file and creates an
conventions within the genre YouTube to our blogs for online PowerPoint which is
we have chosen to execute people to see. Overall compatible with BlogSpot, which I
YouTube was a vital asset can then embed on to my blog.
to our research as a whole.
Bands such SUM 41 and
BLINK 182 were had This allows my blog to look
posted their official music more clean and presents my
videos to promote their research in a professional
own song manor.

4. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Within Microsoft Office, programmes such as
Excel has allowed me to PowerPoint and Excel had been a real asset in
convert my research the research stages.
questionnaire results into
graphs ,which allows you
to visually evaluate the Microsoft Office
results of the
questionnaire. I movie
Research Even though we didn’t use I
movie for our chosen software
to create are production piece,
The benefits of this is that it makes we still wanted to use all
my blog more visually interesting for media technologies available
user to read . I then placed the to use in the correct way.
graphs into PowerPoint which
presents them in a more I movie help our group record voice
professional way . over's for are research into current band
website. The programme then allowed
use to edit and input elevation music to We felt that I movie
jazz up and research and make it more was more
easy listening appropriate for
smaller projects
such as research
tasks rather than big
production pieces

5. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages? Quick Time screen recorder
Quick Time screen recorder
allowed us to record are
Social Networks movement on screen which we
Social networks such as could then navigate on different
Facebook and Twitter has websites which we could then
allowed our group to create compare on the voice over on I
movie. The benefit of this software
fan pages and conduct is that it allowed us to
questionnaires to receive visually explore into current
direct feedback. band websites within our
From doing this project, I could
see the influence and effects that
Research genre. Once produced, can
then be uploaded to YouTube
social networks have on the to embed on to our blogs.
success or failure of a real
production piece.
The benefit of having such
resources is that it is very time
efficient as many people are Also our group decided
always online, resulting in to the let our target
instant feedback. audience have a
significant influence on
Therefore feedback and the album cover and
communication between producer advert poster we
and consumer was essential for choose, as we felt that
are product to be a success. our target audience
knew best of what
matched the genre of

6. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation As I mentioned on my previous slides, BlogSpot has been an
stages? essential media technology which I have used throughout this
project to present my information. However, in the planning
stages of this project BlogSpot was beneficial to me as it
YouTube allowed me to upload and display photos which I have found
on the internet and wanted to display to make my findings
YouTube has played an
more clear for users of my blog.
essential part in the planning
and preparation of this
project as it helped us source
BlogSpot
the original video of SUM 41’s
song in too deep, which later
became our chosen song. Google Search
From that video were could
then start to think creative Planning Engine
Within the planning stages of
this project Google was a great
about the video product and
source of information where I
see how we could either
could look in to the genre which
follow or challenge the
we have chosen to execute. The
conventions of the genre
Microsoft benefits of such a resource is
‘Punk rock’
that it helped me gain essential
PowerPoint
Within the planning stages of this project information within a small
Microsoft PowerPoint helped me create a amount of time. This allowed me
mood board which I then saved as a Jpeg to to spend time on more time
enable me to upload on to BlogSpot as a fulfilling tasks such as research
image. into current music video in the
genre of ‘punk rock’. A specific
example of Google assisting me
in my research is sourcing the
contact information of the
record company who manages

7. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Microsoft PowerPoint has been a major asset
Without new media to me by helping me present my evaluation.
technologies I wouldn't of
been able to construct and Microsoft PowerPoint
create my main production
It has allowed me to
piece, ancillary task, research
evaluated effectively by
and planning to such a high
combining both text and
professional standard of
which was required. Evaluatio image to make it more
visually interactive for the
users of my blog
However, new media n The reason why I have used
PowerPoint is so that it breaks
technologies have also away from the traditional text
benefited me in my post which you would normally
evaluation process of the find on a blog.
project which I am going to
explain what vie used and
how. However, by having a variety of
different mediums to communicate
my evaluation, it allows me
demonstrate my broad knowledge
and application of the use of new
media technologies

8. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Overall BlogSpot as been the most
important factor of the project, in
Slide Share
terms of presenting my findings.
Throughout my project Slide Share
has assisted me in communicating
my findings and creations to the
users of my blog.
BlogSpot
To offer variety to the users
However in the stages of my
evaluation, BlogSpot has
Evaluatio of my blog I decided to
produce Microsoft
PowerPoint's to evaluate
enabled me to present my
information in text and
presentation form in a
n my project. Once produced,
Slide Share enabled me to
professional layout. upload the presentation and
turn it into an interactive
It has assisted me throughout the presentation for my users
whole project from uploading Slide to navigate through to read
Share presentations to embedding my evaluation
YouTube videos
The benefits of this is that it
makes my blog look more
professional and easier to
organise information, resulting
in effective navigation of the
blog by users

9. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Overall conclusion of the use of
new Media technologies
Overall new media technologies such as the ones I
have just evaluated have been significant factors
throughout the whole of my project. I am happy to
say that, personally, I believe I have used them to
their full potential to help me produce work of high
quality in the planning, research, construction and
evaluation of my project.