1. Question 3
How did you use media technologies in
the construction, research, planning and
evaluation stages?

2. I have used lots of different technologies to create and
present my work. All of which I have used Blogger
to record and present this, through out the different
stages of production, construction, research,
planning and the evolution stages.
Blogger is a blog publishing website on the internet,
which has allowed me to create blog entries using
different technologies and packages to present and
record all my Media Advance Portfolio coursework.
Internet
I have used the Internet software’s of Safari and
Google Chrome throughout the course. I have used
the internet to access Blogger to present and record
my work, use different available technologies on the
internet as ways to present my work, access my
E-mail Account’s and a way to do most of my
research.

3. Research
I often used the search engine to do my
research, I have also used
& to do some research.
Using these sites have helped with my research into
my work related to:
-Finding information about specific audiences & -Research in to the musical genres of soul for
the target audience of the products that I example when I searched it on Google it showed
have created. Google has shown websites in links to soul artist websites and fan pages which
some searches which shows what type of helped with my work and research into learning
things the audience does so that I was able to about the audience for soul and the codes and
get a better understanding of them. conventions of soul genre advertisements and
-Learning and finding out about the Codes and albums.
Conventions of the products I made -Research into the original artists and other related
-Research into ancillary products related to the musicians. YouTube has given my options and
genre of soul. I have used Wikipedia to look recommendations of similar related artists as
into this and I also used links which were well as find music from the original artist that I
given on the page to find out more information haven’t heard.
about advertisements, magazine -Research in to the original artist reviews, as this
reviews
advertisements, digipaks and debut albums. would apply to the target audience
-Research into Music Video for ideas and -Research into Original Artist website, to see how
website
inspiration. I have used YouTube to look at they promote themselves, and to see I can apply
different music videos and find about a little that in my work.
bit about the artist(s) the music video belongs -looking and researching into locations for shooting
to. the music video. Google and Wikipedia has also
-Research into theories offered options and recommendations to look
-Researching and learning about the music into similar locations that we have searched.
industry and record labels

4. Myself and other group members have used our
E-mail Accounts and Mobile Phones during the
research and planning stages to contact locations
to get permission to film. Also we have used out e-
film
mail accounts to request for lyrics and send
copyright clearance letter to use the song Wonder
by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande.
Screenshots of e-mail’s that the group
has sent using Sibora’s e-mail (as the
group decided she would be best in
charge with locations) about booking
and getting permission to film at our
chosen locations for the music video.

5. Technologies I Have Used Via the Internet
I have used technologies on the internet as was to present my
work on Blogger though the different stages of construction,
research, production and evaluation. I would create what I
want to create on the website, and then I would either copy
the ULR and embed it to the post of the blog or screenshot /
save the image I want and then import the image on to the
post.
post

6. Photobucket & Flickr
Photobucket and Flickr are both photo hosting, slideshow crating and photo sharing
websites. I have used these technologies to present my photos, images and
screenshots in slideshows, documenting what I have doing visually.
visually
Wordle
I have used Wordle’s to show text which I would usually list in, a visually exciting way.
way
(the 1st image seen on the previous slide is an example of this)
SlideShare
It is a slide hosting service. I have used this to present work I have created using
PowerPoints. Any example of using SlideShare is this answer to the evaluation of
PowerPoints
question 3 as it was made on PowerPoint and uploaded using SlideShare.
Prezi
is a cloud base presentation software, where I have made presentations, for
example as a group we decided to create our Pitch using Prezi. We were able to
create a moving presentation with images, videos, links and text we also uploaded
it on the blog.
blog
GoAnimate
GoAnmiate is a site which allows me to create short animation videos.
I mainly used it to present feedback which has been given to me based
on my work, using characters to representing people and writing the script,script
if I had not recorded the feedback that was given on a flip camera.
Photovisi
Is another site I have used to present photos, images and screenshots, but instead of
creating slideshows it creates collage which I upload on my blog. (the 2nd image
blog
seen on the previous slide is an example of this)
Vimeo
I have used this website to analyse and look at previous students music videos. Also it
videos
is on this website where the main product (the music video) is uploaded at.

7. In order to access the internet I need to use a device with
internet access.
Throughout the course I have used iMac’s in the media
department, my Toshiba Laptop and my Android Phone to
access the internet.
internet
Using iMac’s and my laptop has also allowed me to take
screenshots of what I am doing on the devices and use
softwares and packages (technologies) to create and present
my work throughout the sages of the course.
course
A screenshot I have taken
while creating this
presentation for Question
3, this show one of the
ways I am using my
laptop.

8. Technologies I have used on iMac / Laptop
Camtasia 2
I have Camtasia 2 though the production and construction stages of my work to
demonstrate / show and explain what I am doing or have done by recording the
screen with voice over. It was also used to create the moodboards based on the
over
genre of the chosen song the time during the research stage and used to create a
digital animatic during the planning stage.
stage
Photobooth
I have used Photobooth throughout all the stages during the course of my work to record
myself, to create vlogs about things work / blog reflection and reviews of days.
days
MPEG Streamclip
This is important software I have used throughout the course and all the stages. This is
because a lot of my work are video files and in order for the videos to be posted on
my blog the videos had to be a small file. So I have used MPEG Steamclip to
condense and make the video files smaller so it could be posted on my blog. Also I
blog
have used it to convert video files to the video files can be used on certain
technologies, softwares and devices.
devices
PowerPoint
I have used PowerPoint throughout the course to create slideshows of my work and then
upload it though SildeShare on to my blog.
blog
Final Cut Pro
Is the software package I have used to edit what has been filmed for the music video to
create the music video during the production and construction stage of the music
videos and I have also created other videos for example the Animatic.
Animatic
Photoshop Elements
I have used Photoshop Elements for the construction and production stages of the
ancillary products (digipak and magazine advertisement)

9. Music Video
Filming Editing
While filming for the music video the main Final Cut Pro is the software package which use
technology that was used is the JVC used to edit the music video.
video
Camcorder (brand new state of the art video I have used ClipGrab to get the audio from the
camera), which has allowed me to film the official lyric video of the chosen song, so that
performance for the music video using the we can import the audio file into FCP.
functions available in high quality and HD.
HD First the footage sorted on the memory cards were
During filming as a group we decided to use the moved to the Video Drive, we’ve then imported
Auto Focus function on the camcorder, this the footage into FCP. After all the footage were
way when we filmed the artist and imported in to FCP we’ve added markers to
performance it was not out of focus. We also
focus make points in the audio and done the same to
used the microphone so that when it came to the footage at the same place. Then where the
lip-syncing the audio with the song it would be points were marked on the basetracks and
easier. Another technology which was used
easier audio we’ve put together in the timeline, so the
with the camcorder is Memory Cards, the
Cards audio is in sync with the basetracks, after that
memory cards is were the footage that was we removed the sound from the footage /
filmed was stored so that it we could access basetracks. After we’ve added markers at every
the footage later.
later 4 beats of the song, we’ve then used the
During the filming we used speakers that we cutting tool to cut the basetracks at every 4
connected to our phones to play the song loud beats were the markers were placed.
enough for the performer to hear the song but We’ve used transitions on FCP in the music video
still be heard with out the speakers or phone and we also change the speed of some
being seen by the camcorder. Also a fig rig
camcorder basetracks.
basetracks
was used to with the camcorder to help make Everything was saved onto the video drive (external
the camera and filming be steady and as storage)
smooth as possible.
possible
Also during day 2 of filming we used a MacBook
and a Projector to project what was seen on
the screen, which was a iTunes music display
on to the performers face using the projection
from the projector.

10. Ancillary Products
I have used Photoshop Elements to create all my ancillary products. The
photographs I have used are photographs I have taken myself using a still
camera.
camera
While creating the advertisement and digipak Photoshop Elements allows me to do
and use tools such as the text tool to add text, crop tool to remove part of the
image I don’t want to use, colour picker to use the same colour choose for
something else, blur tool to blur parts of the images and quick selection tool to
select certain areas of the image / photograph. I have also been able to adjusted
the colour of images a lot by either changing the levels, shadows & highlights or
brightness & contrast.
contrast
Other Technologies I Have Used
I have used a Still Camera to take photographs of images to upload on my blog or to
use while creating the ancillary products
I have used flip camera to record myself and people for example I used a Flip
Camera to record audience feedback for the products I have created.
I have used a Video Drive and USB to store all my work, so it can also be used
again.

11. Android Phone
Throughout this media course I have used my phone for
different reasons. I have used it to take images on it
that I have later posted on the blog, use it watched
music videos on my phone during the research by
using the YouTube app and to go to see my blog when
I am not near my laptop or a computer. I have used it
to keep in contact with other group members to plan
when and where we were going to meet during the
filming of the music video.
It also has acted as an external storage for storing some
images. Other external storages that I have used are
images
my USB and the Video Drive to store my work though
all the stages of my work.

12. Media Technologies used for Evaluation
As I need to show a use of different technologies when
answering the questions for the evaluation I have plan to
use:
Question 1 – Camtasia, I plan to use it to create a short video
Camtasia
as well as use text and voice over to answer the question.
Question 2 – Prezi, I want to crate a presentation on Prezi as
Prezi
well as create a short video using Final Cut Pro and a Flip
Camera.
Camera
Question 3 – SlideShare, create a presentation on PowerPoint
SlideShare
including images & video short videos (made using
Camtasia), which I plan to upload on my blog using
Camtasia)
SlideShare and upload the music video Animatic.
Question 4 - Final Cut Pro, I plan to create a mini –
Pro
documentary of everything I have filmed using a flip camera
as well as use text.