1. During the research and planning, construction and evaluation stages. as the title says it,
there was a lot of research and planning that had to be done in order for me to have the
best ideas, techniques and plans to ensure my trailer was most unique and on a different
level. To find all this material and then present it in a suitable and professional manner,
media technologies were imperative and had to be utilised to ensure my quality of work
and grades would be of a very high standard.

2. Slideshare played a massive part in the research and planning period of my
courswork. I used this a lot because I found it an effective way of presenting the
information and it was simple to understand and use. All I had to do was go on to
slideshare, create an account, upload and just browse for the file you want to
make into a slideshare. The steps to then embed the slideshare powerpoint into
Wordpress was just as simple. All you had to do after that was view the slideshare
powerpoint, click on embed, then copy the embed code which is clearly visible on
the screen and then paste that code into the text part of the wordpress post. I
also used it because it is a popular way of presenting the information and is used
by many people, it also shows that my presentation of work is media rich as I am a
media student, this makes sense. Slideshare is an internet based program which
allows you to produce work in more interesting ways. Slideshare consists of
uploading presentations you have put together and then including the
presentation for example in Word Press. Uploading the Slideshare and embedding
the Slideshare into Wordpress is a simple process and I had no issues with this at
all. This allowed me to make my work look more interesting and instead of typing
up pages of work whether it be on Wordpress or Microsoft Word. It also allows my
work be more easier to read, understood and also to make sure my work looks
interesting and visually stimulating and share my ideas creatively. I have tried to
use these sites to show my work within research, construction, ancillary and
evaluation.

3. Prezi was another way of presenting my work and I found this just as effective as
Slideshare. I found Prezi slightly better as it involves user interaction and if
needed the readers can zoom in and out of the prezi to help better their
understanding and knowledge of what the information is conveying. Creating a
prezi was also very simple, there was no challenges or difficulties I faced when
creating the number of prezi’s I did. It is a very effective way of presenting
information and it is more visually stimulating and interesting than the norms of
presenting information, such as Microsoft Word etc. If I was to approach this
project again in the future, I would definitely feel inclined to use Prezi to present
the information. Prezi like Slideshare is an internet based program which allows
the user to make their work more interesting and articulative to the readers.
Again Prezi also allows my work be more easier to read, understood and also to
make sure my work looks interesting and visually stimulating and share my ideas
creatively. I have tried to use these sites to show my work within research,
construction, ancillary and evaluation. I have tried to use these sites to show my
work within research, construction, ancillary and evaluation.

4. YouTube was another program which I
used to present my work. However it was
compulsory because the trailer itself and
tasks such as the editing and cutted clips
had to be uploaded via Youtube. I found
presenting the videos and information via
Youtube very effective because firstly it
shows that my blog is media rich and
being a media student my work has to use
different forms of media. Secondly, the
videos being visual, it will interest the
target audience and will appeal more to
them. So the target audience will feel
more attracted and inclined to watch the
videos as well. I would definitely use
YouTube in the future to present my work
as it is effective and enriches my blog as it
is a different form of media being used to
present my work

5. Wordpress was a software I have used throughout the
creation of the trailer and the whole A2 Media
coursework. It is a free blogging website in which
everyone is allowed to use to present anything they
want. I also used this in AS Media and have
continued to do so because I find it very effective and
very easy to use and understand. There are no
complications to Wordpress and I have had no
problems when using it. Wordpress is also effective
as it allows the users to save drafts of their work and
it does not need saving elsewhere and will stay as a
draft when you open it up. The work will stay the
same just as you left it. Whereas, if the work was to
be paperbased there would be more chances of the
work getting lost and the paper might get creased or
ripped etc and it is not like computer where you can
save as you go alog or have different copies. I would
definitely use Wordpress again in the future if I
approached similar tasks and projects like this and
would definitely recommend it to others to use.

6. Adobe Photoshop was another program I
used during the course of the project. I used
it mainly when creating the poster and
magazine which advertise my media trailer.
This program was so helpful and effective for
the creation of the poster and magazine
because it had tools and facilities which I
used extensively to really enhance the
quality of both of the media products. The
program allows you to crop, resize and
effects to pictures which improve the overall
look and professionalism of the poster and
magazine. I would definitely use this program
in the future if I was to approach this task or
similar tasks in the future due to the quality
of the program and the facilities available on
it. I would also recommend this program to
others as well for use.

7. Premier Pro was a vital component in the creation of my trailer and despite facing
faced technical difficulties with the software and computer at the beginning,
Premier Pro has been an easy, effective and ultimately the best programme to
use. PremierPro has provided me with all the tools I needed to add the effects and
edit my trailer in the ways I wanted. Personally this was the best program to use as
it allowed me to do everything that I possibly wanted to through the tools and
facilities it had available on there.

8. I used Google on a daily basis
throughout this project as I
continuously needed information and
confirmation on whatever I was doing
and this helped me enormously as it
always does. Google is a massive
asset to have and utilise and will
always help people when researching
things or whatever. Google does not
need recommendation as it is already
popular and well known.

9. I have used both computer and laptops to create and present my work within the research,
construction,ancillary and evaluation stages. The laptops have allowed me to do work in
my own time out of school hours. The laptops have been important in getting work done
when deadlines have been approaching fast or when access to school computers are
unavailable or limited. I have used standard classroom computers to work on my blog and
trailer, but also used the Apple macs a lot to produce my trailer. This was due to software
and hardware issues, which compelled us to use the Apple macs because our trailers were
the most important aspect of the media coursework. The computer have been essential
during class time as all my work is computer based. For example, to upload work, transfer
work, create and edit my trailer, research and planning, construction and evaluation,
laptops and computers were essential in order for me to complete the work in hand.
Computer and Laptops have allowed me to be more independent and interactive and
without the use of a computer or laptop I would not have been able to produce the trailer or
work I have done. There were very few issues with computers or the laptops I have used.
The school computer have been difficult to use at times because of the slow server and
internet connections or issues with software e.g. Premier Pro. Premier Pro was a real pain
because of a number of issues. Firstly it was working extremely slow, secondly it would not
render the files, which in turn made the quality of the trailer really rubbish and finally it
would not allow sound to be imported for some reason. Thankfully the Apple Macs were
available which allowed us to produce the work and mainly the trailer a lot quick and easier
than using the classroom computers. I was able to finish my trailer quickly and add
anything that I was not able to do on the other computers. Overall the computers and
laptops and assisted me to create and upload my work successfully.

10. The Cameras I used to shoot my whole trailer was Canon 500D. This This camera was
my own and it has a 15x optical zoom and was a 14 mega pixel camera as well. In
general this was an excellent camera to use for my trailer. It recorded extremely good
quality shots and had a range of tools and facilities on it which I used to good effect. I
had experience with this camera prior to this as I used this camera to take pictures
within AS Media as well. The camera I used to take shots for my poster and magazine
was the Canon 500D as well. This camera I used again because as mentioned above
it is a 14 mega pixel camera with 15x optical zoom, this was more than enough to take
camera shots with a lot of features which are appropriate to help take the perfect shots
for my magazine and poster. I had no serious problems when using this camera and
no technical issues. I already had used it before therefore knew what to do and how to
set it up correctly. The Canon 500D produced good quality images and videos for my
trailer work and ancillary tasks. Although one downfall with the Canon 500D was the
ability to pick up sound. I thought the camera would be good enough to pick up the
sounds of my characters. Although during the editing stage on premier pro I found that
because I filmed outside the sounds of the wind can be heard, also other noises which
can be heard that I would not want to be in the trailer. However this was not much of a
problem because I had sound in my trailer which was music over all the scenes and
clips.

11. I used a standard USB memory stick and a SanDisk SDHC 16GB memory card.
Memory sticks and cards were very important in transporting my work and backing up
the work onto external devices. For example, I used several memory cards from the
cameras I used. One for the pictures I had taken during filming which were used within
my ancillary tasks and another memory card for the shooting of appropriate material
for my trailer. I then backed up all files to a memory stick and also to the computers
and laptops. This was important as it made sure I did not lose any of my shots or
pictures that I was going to include within my trailer and Wordpress. Memory sticks
and memory cards allowed me to quickly transfer files and work. I had completed the
work on memory card/USB then exporting the files to my laptop and com[uter. For
example, when we first began to create the trailer we were resigned to using standard
classroom computers. Even though we were lucky enough to be able to use Apple Mac
computer later, we had to still backup files and also then had to back the files up once
more so we can use them on the Apple Macs without having to use them directly.
Overall I faced no problems when using my memory sticks and cards. Luckily they
were effective enough in ensuring I lost no work.