By Jonathan Spalding
During the original planning stage, the use of
blogs/word press allowed us to show our work over
the whole process. This meant that our production
process is well documented throughout from our brief
to our final script and storyboards.
The use of cameras was also significant prior to
production to create a clear plan as to what areas we
shall use and what shall happen there based on
photographs.
The blogs also enabled us to share the images with
each other to go towards the planning of locations.
   Adobe Indesign – Film review
   Adobe Photoshop – Film Poster
   Stock footage
   To create the film posters and reviews we used
    Apple Macs, adobe InDesign for our film
    review
   InDesign is not new software to the market;
    however it was new to me, but once
    understood provided many tools to create a
    final product that would both suit the
    magazine we are aiming for and look
    appealing to the eye.
   I used Adobe Photoshop to create my film
    poster.
   Once again, this is not new software but
    updated software and better understand has
    allowed me to create a film poster based on
    others that I have seen
   We had the use of stock footage in the pre-
    production stage. We used these free videos to
    add another element to our film and show how
    a Childs imagination can change the world
    around him and what he encounters.
   This was the first time that any of our group
    had used these facilities and we managed to
    adapt them to fit into our film and provide the
    wanted effect
   Social networks – facebook, twitter
   Video sharing – Youtube
   Survey site – survey monkey
   Prezi
   Xtranormal
   Slideshare
   Blogs
   Using the likes of Twitter, Facebook and
    Youtube, we were able to send our video using
    four separate accounts to a wide range of
    people in a short amount of time
   Using these quick social mediums, we were
    able to gain the views from people of all
    genders and ages
   This was the first time that any of us had used
    these for such a constructive task
   We used the survey site, surveymonkey.com
   This enabled us to create a 10 question survey
    to link to our video on Facebook, Twitter and
    Youtube
   We gained 19 replies and these provided a
    varying opinion amongst viewers
   Along with Facebook/Youtube “Likes” as well
    as comments, these replies enabled us to gain
    accurate feedback about our film
   These along with a Microsoft word
    document/written/essay answer, are the
    internet software's available that I will use to
    answer the evaluation questions
   These are all software's that I have not used in
    the past and after using them for this brief
    time, I have experienced that they make the job
    of answering much quicker and entertaining
   As stated earlier, we have used blogs before
    but as my experiences have developed they
    have become much easier to use
   The blog shall be where all of our final
    evaluation answers shall be placed collectively

4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation?

  • 1.
  • 2.
    During the originalplanning stage, the use of blogs/word press allowed us to show our work over the whole process. This meant that our production process is well documented throughout from our brief to our final script and storyboards. The use of cameras was also significant prior to production to create a clear plan as to what areas we shall use and what shall happen there based on photographs. The blogs also enabled us to share the images with each other to go towards the planning of locations.
  • 3.
    Adobe Indesign – Film review  Adobe Photoshop – Film Poster  Stock footage
  • 4.
    To create the film posters and reviews we used Apple Macs, adobe InDesign for our film review  InDesign is not new software to the market; however it was new to me, but once understood provided many tools to create a final product that would both suit the magazine we are aiming for and look appealing to the eye.
  • 5.
    I used Adobe Photoshop to create my film poster.  Once again, this is not new software but updated software and better understand has allowed me to create a film poster based on others that I have seen
  • 6.
    We had the use of stock footage in the pre- production stage. We used these free videos to add another element to our film and show how a Childs imagination can change the world around him and what he encounters.  This was the first time that any of our group had used these facilities and we managed to adapt them to fit into our film and provide the wanted effect
  • 7.
    Social networks – facebook, twitter  Video sharing – Youtube  Survey site – survey monkey  Prezi  Xtranormal  Slideshare  Blogs
  • 8.
    Using the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, we were able to send our video using four separate accounts to a wide range of people in a short amount of time  Using these quick social mediums, we were able to gain the views from people of all genders and ages  This was the first time that any of us had used these for such a constructive task
  • 9.
    We used the survey site, surveymonkey.com  This enabled us to create a 10 question survey to link to our video on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube  We gained 19 replies and these provided a varying opinion amongst viewers  Along with Facebook/Youtube “Likes” as well as comments, these replies enabled us to gain accurate feedback about our film
  • 10.
    These along with a Microsoft word document/written/essay answer, are the internet software's available that I will use to answer the evaluation questions  These are all software's that I have not used in the past and after using them for this brief time, I have experienced that they make the job of answering much quicker and entertaining
  • 11.
    As stated earlier, we have used blogs before but as my experiences have developed they have become much easier to use  The blog shall be where all of our final evaluation answers shall be placed collectively