3. TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS USED
1. PC
Computer
2. Apple
iPhone
3. Apple iPad
4. Nikon
D3100
(dSLR)
Camera
5. Sony
Handheld
1 2
3
4 5
4. PRE-PRODUCTION
For my pre-production work, I mainly used Word and
PowerPoint. I’ve been using these two programmes for a
large number of years and so I was very comfortable
using them.
I used YouTube for all of my research into different
artists and inspiration which was very helpful and easy to
use as I’ve been using it for many years.
I also used the scanner to scan in my storyboard
drawings. In all honesty I’d never used the scanner before
so it was a useful skill and a development from last year.
One more form of technology I used to help with my pre-
production was my iPhone and it’s on board calendar.
This allowed me to see how much time I had left to do
things and I was also able to take photographs of my
set/locations with it’s camera function.
Lastly, I of course used Blogger on a PC to upload my
5. PRODUCTION
During filming and the production of my music
video, I used just my Nikon dSLR camera with a
wide-angle lens attachment. I also used my iPhone
to refer to my shot list on, which was a perk as I
didn’t need to carry an A4 sheet everywhere we
went. I feel like I’d learnt a lot since the previous
year about shot framing and different shot types so
I was able to give more of a variation this time
around. I also remember having lots of sheets of
paper last year so just having all of the required
documentation on my phone was very helpful.
I also used a desktop halogen lamp for the indoor
shots in order to give it an early morning mood
with the lighting. This was essential because we
were filming a morning shot when it was actually
starting to get dark outside.
And lastly, during the filming of the performance
shots I used some monitor speakers to play the
6. POST-PRODUCTION
For the post-production of my music video, I
used Adobe Premiere Pro for all of the
editing and threading together of the video.
I also used my camera and its SD card of
course in order to upload the footage from
the production stage. Since last year, I feel
I’ve learnt more about Premiere Pro and its
tricks. However, one big helper of that has
been YouTube tutorials. I’m comfortable
with using YouTube and it’s been a really
handy reference for tips and tricks with
special FX on Premiere Pro.
7. DIGIPAK
For my digipak I mainly used a PC with Adobe
Photoshop. This allowed me to edit various
photographs and provided a professional
platform to create my piece on. I’ve used
Photoshop in the past and so I was fairly adept
at its use. However, when I was stuck I referred
back to YouTube tutorials to help me figure out
any extra tricks.
I also used my camera in order to actually take
shots with. I’ve studied Photography in the past
and am used to using a camera so this was no
challenge.
8. EVALUATION
Throughout my evaluation process I’ve used a number of
different platforms. For all the questions I used a
computer and Blogger.
For Question 1 I used Word which I’m very confident with
as I’ve previously stated. I did also use my iPad for this
question so I could edit the 9 chosen frames together
using a collage-making app I have on it. I was very
confident using this as I’ve used the app in the past and
also have owned the iPad for 3 years to be confident with
it’s function.
For Question 2 I used Prezi, which was a lot more creative
and pleasing to use. I had no struggles with its use either
as I used it for my AS evaluation stage as well.
For Question 3, I made a film. So I used my iPad for its
camera, Premiere Pro. This wasn’t very challenging as I’ve
had lots of practise with both. I did also use my phone to
write notes of the questions that I planned to ask, and I
also used Facebook to post my music video on and
receive feedback from my friends.
For Question 4, I used PowerPoint. I’m very confident
