The document discusses the various technologies used to construct a media project, including Blogger, mini DV camcorders, YouTube, digital cameras, mobile phones, Survey Monkey, Wordle, Prezi, Slideshare, Final Cut Express and Live Type. Blogger was used as a planning and organizing tool. Mini DV camcorders were used to film footage. YouTube was used to upload the final product and research other thrillers. Digital cameras and phones were used to take photos. Survey Monkey helped gather audience insights. Wordle, Prezi and Slideshare were presentation tools. Final Cut Express was used for video editing. Live Type created a logo. Skills like video filming, editing and effective presentation were gained

1. What have you learnt
about the technologies
from the process of
constructing this
product?

2. What technologies have you
used?
I used a variety of technologies while constructing my
media product. The technologies I used are:
• Blogger
• Mini DV digital camcorders
• YouTube
• Still digital cameras
• Mobile phones (with cameras)
• Survey monkey
• Wordle
• Prezi
• Slideshare

3. Blogger
We used blogger to keep a record of all the
work we completed in class in regards to
thrillers. We also did all our planning on the
blogs, and all the research we found out was
also uploaded on there. Blogger has been very
helpful during the construction of our media
project. This is because we used it as a diary
and it helped us be more organised by keeping
a track of all the work we were completing.

4. Mini DV digital camcorders
We used a mini DV digital
camcorder to film our thriller.
This was the most important
source I used during this whole
process, as all the footage was
recorded on there, and without a
camcorder I wouldn’t have a
thriller. The camcorders were
very simple, so it was easy to use
and I got the hang of it very
quickly.

5. YouTube
YouTube was also an essential source as
it is where we uploaded the final piece
of our thriller. Also, we used YouTube
to look at thriller openings in order to
develop ideas for our thriller. Some of
the thriller openings we analysed had an
effect on our project. YouTube also
helped us look at past students’ work, so
we had an insight as to what the
audience look for in good thriller.

6. Still digital cameras and mobile
phones with cameras
We used still digital cameras and mobile
phones with cameras in order to take
pictures of the location we were filming
at. We then uploaded this to our blog
for the examiners to see. We also used
cameras/mobile phones to take pictures
from our storyboard which we later
turned into an animatic.

7. Final Cut Express & Live Type
Final cut express is the software I used to edit all my
footage. It allowed me to crop some clips and merge
them together etc. Editing our footage was very
tricky to begin with, however as the weeks went by, I
became used to it and managed to complete our
editing and even add small effects such as cross
dissolves. Hence why you can see an improvement
between the preliminary task and our final thriller
opening. We used Live Type to make the logo for our
production company, TEEN. Live Type was also quite
hard to use at first, however practice makes perfect,
and we finally managed to complete our logo by the
end of the project.

8. Survey monkey
We used survey monkey to find out
more about what our target audience
like. We asked them to tell us what they
think makes a good thriller, why they
enjoy thrillers, and what type of
thrillers they like etc. This helped us as
it made us more aware of what we
should include in our thriller in order
for it to attract the audience.

9. Wordle, Slideshare and Prezi
I used wordle to make an
image of what people
think makes a good
thriller. This was needed
for question four. I also
used slideshare to upload
PowerPoint's onto my blog
for my evaluation. Finally,
I also used prezi to
answer two of the
evaluation questions.
Prezi was very useful as it
helped me design
presentations in a fun,
organised way, easy for
everyone to understand.

10. What skills have you
gained?
I have learnt several skills from using
these technologies. I have learnt how to
film steadily with a mini camcorder, and
I’ve also learnt how to edit that footage
on Final Cut Express. In addition to this,
I’ve also learnt how to edit in a way
which is very effective, and produces
high standard work. All these
technologies have allowed me to gain
new skills, and develop on old ones.