Conor Willis used various media technologies throughout the construction, research, planning, and evaluation stages of his project. He used a Canon camera with 41x zoom and image stabilization to film footage. He edited the footage using Final Cut Express 4 on an upgraded iMac. During editing, he worked to perfectly sync lip movements with vocals, and added effects like blurs, color balances, and fragmented frames. He researched online using sites like Scribd, Slideshare, and Prezi, and distributed drafts on YouTube and social media for feedback. Throughout the process, his skills with technologies like editing software improved.

1. How did you use Media
technologies in the
Construction, Research and
Planning and the Evaluation
stages?
Conor Willis
Canditate No. 6127

2. Physical Technologies.
• Camera - Canon Legria FS200
The The camera has 41x
majority zoom, and also an
of filming electronic stabiliser.
was done Mics were an
using a optional extra, but
tripod to they were not
create a needed because the
steady music was not live.
picture

3. The Computer and Software
• The iMac that I used was
an upgrade to the ones
used last year.
As well as this, I used
the application Toast
in order to convert the
movie files from .MOV
Editing software used was Final to dv (Digital Video)
Cut Express 4. files.

4. How I improved on my ediing.
• Whilst the process of editing was not new to
me, the A2 coursework offered more
challenges, and working on my own allowed
me to try new things.
Lip Synching - the most difficult part of the
process. In this, I had to try and match what
the actor was saying in tie with the vocals,
this meant a lot of minute cuts, which were
painstakingly put together in an attempt to
make the process smooth s possible.

5. Fragmented
frame
Blurring
Effects - The band I am creating a music video
for traditionally creates videos filled with
effects such as blurs, colour balances and
mirrored frames, made to look fragmented.
I followed these conventions in my video, and
added some more of my own, including
strobing, and the lights blinking
Colour
balance is
changed to
make the
video blue

6. The Internet - Distribution
• Social Networking sites were very
important in the process of gaining
feedback. The first draft was uploaded
onto Youtube, and Twitter.
• The second draft was added to both
sites, and also facebook.

7. The Internet -Research and
Planning
This involved using sites including; Scribd, Slideshare, and also Prezi as more interesting
methods of presenting my work.
Scribd publishes word documents online.
Slideshare is a Powerpoint based website, where you can upload Powerpoint presentations and
embed them onto blogs etc.
Prezi uses mor pictorial matheds to present, ad te zooming and moving transitions make the
presentation more interesting.
As well as this, I used the site voicethread – in which you can film yourself talking about what it
is you are in the process of doing.
The Internet - Production
For creating items such as my band’s logo, I used the
website Pixlr, which is an online application where you can
create and edit pictures.
Also, I used Google Images in order to collect institutional
logos and the Q code used on my poster.

8. Other Computer Applications
• iMovie - an application found on Apple
iMacs, which allows you to record
yourself, and edit it alongside frames of
text and images.
• Photoshop – I used to different
photoshop, Adobe Photoshop elements
at home, and at school; Adobe
Photoshop CS5.

9. My Blog
• Finally, the website that I used for my blog
changed, instead of using Blogger, I decided
to change to Posterous Spaces.
• Posterous allows more options, it embeds
your films that you have created offline as
well as online. As well as this, it negates the
use of some applications such as Scribd
because it uploads word documents.

10. Conclusion
• Whilst several of the applications used
for my A2 were the same as in AS level,
my knowledge of how to use these had
increased.
• For Example, my knowledge of how to
use editing software such as Final Cut
allowed me to use it with more
confidence, and allowed me to
experiment with effects.