The document discusses the various new media technologies used during the planning, research, construction, and evaluation stages of a project. These included Blogger for blogging, USBs for storing files, Hotmail for email communication, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for creating documents and slides, Slideshare for sharing presentations, Serif Movie+ for video editing, YouTube for uploading and sharing videos, Adobe Photoshop for image editing, Adobe Premiere for video editing, cameras for photographs and stop motion filming.

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

2. BLOGGER
I used the same blog from last year,
however, changed my blogger address.
This site is easy to use and work around. I
am able to directly write into the space
provided, copy and past work
from Microsoft Word (ensure spelling is
correct) or copy the embed code straight
onto my blog as I used Slideshare
numerous times.
I was able to change the structure of my
blog by changing the published date –
allowing my blog to be presented in an
orderly fashion.

3. USB
Throughout the coursework, I used two
USBs.
I used one to store all my planning and
research, pictures, and evaluation. I used
the other one to store my Photoshop files
as the second USB had more gigabyte.

4. Hotmail
I found Hotmail was the best way to
communicate with the musician (Amy
Piner) who let us use her music and with
my group as I was able to send them
emails showing them my ideas for
example for the CD covering and
magazine advert.

5. Microsoft Word/PowerPoint
I used Microsoft Word and Microsoft
PowerPoint to create documents and
slides which I then uploaded onto
Slideshare and embedded onto my blog.
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint enabled
me to present my work in an orderly way,
as if I wrote straight onto the blogger site
I wasn't able to lay my work out as neatly.

6. SLIDESHARE
I used Slideshare last year for my AS
media coursework, and found it was the
best way to present work that I originally
made on PowerPoint. I used this
programme a number of times – from
analysing videos which I originally made
on PowerPoint to writing out research
which I originally made on Microsoft
Word.

7. SERIF MOVIE +
In able to edit my VoxPox interview, I
used Serif Movie +. This allowed me to cut
out the bits which were not needed. It
also allowed me to write the question out
and cut and paste all the answers to one
question together. I was then able to
upload my edited version of VoxPox onto
Youtube straight from this programme –
Then embedded this onto my blog.
I also used this programme when editing
part of my music video (canal and park
scene) I found this programme was easier
to use then Adobe Premiere to edit these
two particular scenes.

8. Youtube
As mentioned on the pervious slide, I
used Youtube to upload my VoxPox off
Serif Movie + and then embedded it onto
my blog.
I also used YouTube to upload and store
the final production of my video, which I
exported from Adobe Premiere.

9. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
I used Adobe Photoshop to create a
magazine advert and the covering of my
music CD.
Adobe Photoshop allowed me to do many
things in terms of editing. I was able to:
- Cut around the picture using just the
bit I needed.
- Edit the colours used.
- Use effects (brushes, for example).
- Download fonts giving me a variety
to chose from to best suit the genre and
album name.
As I used Photoshop last year for my AS
media coursework I found it less challenging
to use.

10. ADOBE PREMIERE
I used Adobe Premiere in order to fit the
different scenes of my music video
together.
I found this software was useful as it
allowed me to have the song running
below. It also allowed us to use effects
where necessary – for example a dissolve
when it was needed to make it clear the
scene was changing.

11. Cameras – Photographs and Filming
I used the SLR camera to take pictures for
the ancillary text (magazine advert and
CD cover) and for the stop motion used in
the video for the canal and park scene. I
found it useful to use the SLR camera for
the stop motion footage as the camera
allowed me to change the footage and
take many pictures at once. This captured
each movement.
I used the camcorder to capture the
footage for the rest of my music video –
bedroom scene. I found it was easy to
use.