Here I have answered question 4 of the evaluation

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How have you usednew technologies inthe constructionandresearch,
planning and evaluationstages?
Research and planning
Firstly, in order to gain wider knowledge and a better understanding in the area we were
studying we used the Internet.
The internet helped us in researching relevant
information about our topic and then using this
information to put in our documentary. We explored
different aspects such as zero hour contracts, how many
teenagers use the job centre per year, Youth unemployment rate UK, etc.
We also had to find information about what employment for teenagers was like in the past
and archive footage to anchor this. We used YouTube in order to get a range of archive
footage as this site has a wide variety of videos.
Here are some links to the archive footage we used...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cUc5GKHgJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiyc4O81T9M
Links we used to gain a wider understanding...
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN05871
https://middleearthnj.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/teenagers-and-part-time-jobs-benefits-
drawbacks-and-tips/
https://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/article/job-interview-tips-for-teenagers/
The internet also helped us in finding
people we could use for interviews and
how to contact them.
We managed to contact the Job centre
Wirral and have an interview however
we were not allowed to filminside of
the building for an interview.
Even though we did not manage to film, the staff still gave us useful information about facts
and figures on teenagers entering the centre and how they help them in finding jobs, this
research helped us in our planning process as it gave us a deeper understanding of teenage
employment.

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As a group we also used the internet to research professional
documentaries, radio trailers and print adverts in order to help
take us in the right direction and gain a variety of ideas about
what we wanted the theme of our documentary to be. This also
helped us find more of the codes and conventions to professional
documentaries and therefore help make ours to this standard.
We also used the internet to help research potential interview questions.
While researching and planning our products we used Microsoft Word to make our
questionnaires. We used this as it is simple to use and is of the right format to create a
questionnaire on. Aswell as Word, we used Excel as this software allows you to create
charts, and charts were helpful to us while evaluating the feedback from the questionnaires.
Construction
One of the main technologies we needed in the construction process was the HD Camera
(with tripod and microphones) in order to get all the footage we needed.We were able to
stabilise the camera on the tripod which made the video camera easier to use and ensure in
our interviews the camera wasnt shakey. We were also able to adjust the tripods height in
order to get the right positioning and frame for the interview. We did
a few test runs of the video footage in which we asked the
interviewer some practise questions and recording them answering.
We then played them back to see if the sound levels were good, the
interviewer was looking at the interviewee and to also see if we followed the rule of thirds.
To create our title sequence we used the HD Video Camera and left it standing on a tripod
for a few minutes outside of a busy shopping centre so we could later turn this into a time
lapse.
When filming cutaways we used the tripod on some takes such as if we were outside and it
was windy, for cutaways taken indoors we used handheld shots as this was more convinient.
In the construction process I also used a digitail camera which I used to take images as
evidence of our filming.The camera was easy to use and we were able to use flash (on
settings) depending on what the lighting was like. When we took the photo we took the
memory card out and then placed it into the computer hard-drive so we could upload
images on to the computer.
Futhermore, we also used the camera to take an image for the print ad. We took many test
shots of this too see which ones worked best and anchored the genre.

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Below are some practice shots...
Both these images were too dark therefore not very eye catching and did not anchor the theme. We stuck to
the idea of using a shop however when editing we adjusted the brightness to make it brighter.
An important aspect within the radio trailer and documentary is the voiceover. In order to record the voice over
for our products we used the radio station in our school which had its own recording station.
In the recording station there were two computers, one which had the recording levels and the other one could
access and save files at the same time, both computers were linked. By using the audio switches and peak
meters we were able to switch it on and adjust the microphone to a reasonable height for the person doing our
voice over. The microphone was easily able to move as it was on an adjustable pole.
Once we had recorded we listened to it to check if it was clear and understandable. We then dragged the
recording over to another monitor to be then saved into the A drive which made the recording easy to access
from another room.
When constructing the print ad I used software named Adobe Photoshop. It allowed my group and I to edit the
print ad and make it look professional. For example we used Adobe Photoshop to experiment with lighting and
also add text. I used the tools on the right hand side to alter the brightness and contrast
Adobe Photoshop was also used in resizing and moving items. By pressing ctrl&t, a box appeared around the
image which we could then move to adjust the size.
Overall, Adobe Photoshop was easy to use when constructing the Print ad and there were many tools you could
use. It was also appropriate software to construct a professional looking print ad on.
The software I used for the majority of the process was Adobe Premiere Pro as it had all the appropriate tools to
create a video on.
Our title sequence was a time lapse. We filmed footage of a shopping centre for about 5 minutes, Adobe
Premiere pro then allowed us to increase the speed of this to create a time lapse effect.
Adobe premiere has a select tool on the left which allows you to select imported items and drag it over to the
sequence. When the clip has been moved to where you want it you can double click which moves it to the
editing section in which you can snip the footage and make it the duration you want it to be.

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Adobe Premiereallowedustochange the soundlevelsof clipsandmake themall equal.Bymoving
the yellowline we were able toalterthe volume sothe clipscouldclearlybe heard. InAdobe
Premiere prowe were alsoable toaddtextovervideoclips(graphics) like professional
documentaries.InAdobe Premiere proyoucanalsoadd mediaeffects,forexample atthe endof our
title sequencewe have usedthe camerablur,we didthisbyselectingandgrabbingonto the effect
thenplacingitoverthe chosenclipatthe end.Thiseffectshowedthe titlesequencewascomingto
an end.Furthermore,IalsousedVideoTransitionsonthe graphicstomake themfade inand out
(like professional documentaries).Byusingthe effectsonAdobe Premierthisallowedour
documentarytolookmore professional.
As I have usedAdobe Premiere inthe pastIhad an understandingof how touse it,howeverthere
were some areasI founddifficultsuchasaddingtitlesandeffects.Iresearchedintothisusingthe
searchengine Google andfoundafree guide onhow to use the differenttoolsandaddtitleson
Adobe Premierepro.
Evaluation
To presentquestionone IusedPrezi whichisapresentational methodwhichallowsyoutolayout
your textandimageswhere everyoulike andcontrol the patterninwhichthe audience see it.Ifelt
thismethodwasbetterthanjustusinga worddocumentasit ismore interestingandyoucan read
sectionsof writingatone time ratherthan a big chunkof writing.Prezi alsoallowsme toaddimages,
therefore Ican showevidenceforquestion1abouthow my mediaproductuses,developsand
challengesformsandconventionsof real worldmedia.Once Imade mypresentationitwassimple
to thenembedonto myblog.
I thenusedSmore forthe radiotraileronquestion1whichis an online platformthatallowsyouto
make flyersanddesignitwhateverwayyouwantbyusingthe tools.You can add itemssuchas text,
images,audioect.When finishedIselected‘Save now’andembeddedthe flyeronto myblog.
FollowingonIuseda Software namedSlideSnack, inwhichIdiscussedmyprintad on,thissite
allowedme touploadPowerPoint’s.Once uploadedIwasthenable toembedmySlide snack onto
my blog.
For questiontwoIuseda site namedSlide serve,thisissimilartoSlide Snackasit allowsyouto
uploadpowerpoints.Idecidedtouse thisas powerpointwasthe rightformat forme tolay out my
audience feedbackandIcouldalsouse Excel at the same time totalleyupand evaluate the
feedback.IthenuploadedmyPowerPointontoSlide serve andembeddedittomyblog.
As a groupwe uploadedourproducton to YouTube as thisisa free andeasyway to uploadandalso
receive feedback.We couldalsobrieflydescribe whatthe documentarywasabout.
I thenusedSlide share topresentthe feedbackIgotfromsocial mediaasthisformat wasa simple
on inwhichyoucan clearlyreadthe audience feedbackon.Whendone Ithencopiedthe embed
code so I was able toplace it on to myblog.
Furthermore,forquestionfourIusedPowtoonwhichispresentationalsoftware inwhichyoucan
create slideswithanimation.Youcanalso add,text,imagesetc.Itwas simple touse ason the left

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handside it hasan editsectionwhere youcanadd text/imagesanddesignhow youwantedyour
Powtoontolook.