1. Evaluation Q4
How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?

2. Construction - Filming
• We learnt a lot whilst filming, we learnt all the different ways that we
could use the camera for different effects and how to use the dolly for the
movement of the shots.
• Technology was helpful in the filming as obviously the cameras are very
important in making the video. They were simple to use, apart from at
times our camera cuts out and we had a restart it a few times.
• Whilst filming in the studio/stage at college, technology was very useful.
As our actors were actually playing the instruments, it was very loud and
they couldn’t the music to play along too. We found a way to make this
better as there is a music system in studio for iPods and we hooked it out
to that which helped out a lot, as we could all hear the music clearly and
so the band could play in time.
• Also we got a big light to use for the main lighting to make the shadows
and silhouettes. This was very useful as the room we were in was pitch
black and it was the source of the light that we needed to make the shots
that we needed.

3. Construction - Editing
We used Adobe Premiere to edit the music video.
This was very useful as it was easy to use once we
familiarised ourselves with it.
We did have a few problems with some of our footage
and it kept making the program crash. However we have
to leave that out to carry on with the main part of our
video.

4. •
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Research
A lot of the research was done on the internet. Google
was a very useful source to look up examples for the
ancillary tasks and research on Auteur’s and Star
Analysis.
Using YouTube was helpful to look at different videos
similar to the Goo Goo Dolls and with a similar genre
and style.
Planning
For planning, we created a group on Facebook to contact each other to
organise
filming dates and blog posts. This is helpful as it was a fast way to
contact each other
We used Tumblr for the blog. We’re all used to using this website and
thought it would be easier for everyone to use this. It was good as you
could link to other sites such as YouTube and embed codes from
Slideshare.

5. Customising Tumblr
• On tumblr you can tag posts to see each induvidual group member’s
posts.
• I customised the theme, it is plain but easy to use and look at the posts.
It easy to access our posts
by using the sidebar

6. Photoshop
Photoshop was very useful in the process, I used it to make the ancillary
tasks. I already knew how to use it well and I think it does look very
professional and stands out.
It’s easy to use
I used it for research, analysis and ancillary as it a good way of presenting
analysis of a certain picture or still from video.

7. • Overall most of the technologies we used were
digital as making a music video is a very digital
process. They all combined together to make a good
product, with every aspect of technology having a big
part in making the final product. Every websites can
interact with each other to make the process much
more simple and easy to use.