The document discusses the use of various media technologies throughout the stages of creating a music video project. In the research stage, the internet and search engines like Safari, Google, and Blogger were heavily used to research different music video styles and examples. During planning and production, a video camera and Mac computer were used to film and edit footage using Final Cut Pro software. For evaluation, Prezi and QuickTime were utilized to create presentations and record screen clips, though QuickTime footage was ultimately unused. Overall, the technologies helped enable each stage of the project and creation of the final music video.

1. HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION
AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND
EVALUATIONS STAGES?

2. Technologies obviously play a huge part
in every stage of creating the music
video I have. Without all the
technologies I have been able to use I
wouldn’t have been able to create
anything.

3. RESEARCH:
In the research stage the predominate
technology I used was the internet. Mainly
SAFARI and GOOGLE. Safari is a browser
that is usually provided by Apple
products. I find it easier to use than
browsers such as INTERNET EXPLORER or
GOOGLE CHROME because I find the
simple layout and clear display makes it
easier and quicker to find what I am
looking for.
I used GOOGLE to research different types
of music videos and look into the history
of music videos and it helped me
determine what I wanted to create.
GOOGLE would be my first choice of
search engine because it gives me good
results that relate to what I am searching
for and with the links it gives me often
then leads me on to something
else, allowing me to broaden my
knowledge of what I am researching.

4. RESEARCH:
Throughout all stages I have used BLOGGER.
BLOGGER is an online blog site which I have
used before and am very familiar with. It
allows me to easily stay it touch with my
teachers and find out what other sorts of
videos people doing the same course as me
are doing. It also allows me to see the level
of work needed for the grade I want and so I
can compare my own and get advice.
During this stage I was very dependant on
technology as it was one of my only
resources I had as I had no previous
knowledge in this area. Obviously I could
have used books and did often look at
examples of music videos on the TV and
looked at digi packs. However the TV is just
another example of a technology so just
proves I was very dependant on it within this
section.

5. PLANNING:
When planning and creating my product the
technologies I used became a lot more hands
on. One of the main technologies I used when
creating my video, was the video camera.
Without the video camera the music video
would be in existent. The model video camera
I used was SOVJDFSCF. This is the first time
have really used a video camera however I
think the model camera I used was a very
good one. They are quite new and the quality
of film the produce is very clear and has a
professional feel. I found them easy to use
and once I got the hang of using it it was very
simple. I do feel that I was at a disadvantage
because I wasn’t able to use a dolly to more
the camera around whilst recording without
getting the bouncing effect from my walking
whilst holding the camera. Although this
wasn’t a fault of the camera. The footage
uploaded easily to the MAC COMPUTER I used
throughout the project.

6. PLANNING:
MAC COMPUTERS are my favourite type I find them
so stress-free and easy to use. One fault I do
have with them is that the can freeze sometimes
and it becomes really aggravating but this
happens from time to time with all technologies.
The software I used to upload and edit my
footage was FINAL CUT PRO. Final Cut Pro is a
new software that we have only just been
introduced to and so I knew very little about how
to use it. I am more used to using iMovie which
is a lot more basic and simple to use, however
doesn’t have the technology that Final Cut Pro
does. The good thing about Mac Computers is
when you don’t know how to something or are
confused about something they have a very good
help system which nearly always explains what
you are trying to find out in an easy way. I used
things like the different transformations that
were available for example the light
transformations where very natural and really
what I wanted to create in real life, so these
worked really well.

7. PLANNING:
Once I got used to Final Cut Pro I was able to use it
to the best of my abilities and it really did help
make my video look more professional. I think if
had had more time to try new things out with the
program I would have been able to make my
product look even more professional. Although I
think the ability I had was strong enough for what
I was trying to produce. I would use final cut pro
again as it made the task easier and allowed to
me to try different effects and transitions out to
create a better outcome.

8. EVALUATION:
In the evaluation it is good to try and
evaluate the product you have created in
different and innovative ways so that it
isn’t dull. One way I did this was by using
PREZI. I have used Prezi before and
found it very difficult to use. I was trying
to edit font types and add and change
pictures and just got really frustrated
with the software to the point where it
made me want to give up. However this
time I allowed the software to help me
and just take me through to process. I
also watched a tutorial on how to use it
which made it so much easier! I tried to
change less and instead just added what
I wanted to use.

9. EVALUATION:
Another technology I used in the evaluation
was QUICKTIME. For ages I have been
looking for a way to record the screen of
my computer so that I can use clips from
things such as you tube and final cut pro.
Quicktime allowed me to this and it
turned out to be a lot simpler than I
thought it would be. This then allowed
me to easier give professional examples
of work that I had taken inspirations
from and gave my evaluation a more
versatile feel. However I never actually
ended up using this. I also used
powerpoint and used a website called
slideshare which allows me to upload the
powerpoint and share it easily with a
variety of different mediums.

10. OVERALL..
I think that technologies have helped me rather
than hindered me. Once I grasped the basics of
each the softwares I used I was able to push
them to the best of their and my ability and that
therefore gave me the basis to create a
professional product. I have learnt that if you
don’t try and mess around with what the
technology gives you then it can help you a lot
more and if you’re patient then the answers are
right in front of you. I think the stage I was most
dependant on technology was the creating stage
as without a camera or an editing software I
wouldn’t have been able to create anything.
To conclude technology has really helped me create
what I envisioned.