The document summarizes the various media technologies used at different stages of the author's A2 coursework. Blogger was used throughout for uploading and organizing work. YouTube was used to upload videos, see examples from previous students, and receive feedback. Emaze and Prezi were used for presentations during research. Photoshop, Premier Pro, and After Effects were used for editing videos and ancillary tasks. Additional software like Wix, Canva, and Powtoon were used for creative tasks like websites and animations. Various hardware like cameras, drones, and laptops supported the work. Communication tools like WhatsApp helped coordinate with others.

1. Question3:How didyou use mediatechnologiesinthe constructionandresearch,planningand
evaluationstages?
Blogger:The mostimportantsoftware duringmyA2 courseworkwasBlogger,we usedthissoftware
on a regularbasisas we all uploaded all ourworkontoBloggerthishelpedusdramaticallyaswe
were able tosee whattasks were completedandwhichtaskswere leftin complete.Bloggerwas
useful asitallowedustoembedvideos,uploadpicturesand uploadlinkstowebsites. Inorderto
ensure ourBlogwas organisedandpresentablewe labelled,named,titledandsetadate on our
workas thiswouldbenefituslaterinourA2 journeywhenwe needtolookbackat our researchor
planningstages,it WASALSOveryeasyto navigate ourselvesthroughour blogbecause itwouldbe
inchronological order. Toensure ourBlog lookedappealingandpresentable we addedafilter
backgroundand addedourlogoand name. Bloggerwasusedthroughoutourresearch,planningand
evaluationstagesasall the taskswe completedwe uploadedourworkontoBlogger.Itwasuseful
whenproducingmyancillarytasks,aswhenI finishedmyfirstdraftof my website anddigipakI
uploadeditontoBloggerthenreceivedfeedbackfrommytargetaudience whichwasthenuploaded
ontoBloggerthisallowedme lookbackat the feedbackandensuredItookeverythinginto
consideration. Overall,Ididn’thave anydifficultiesusingBloggerasIwas aware of featuresand
functionsIalsousedBloggerformy AScourseworktherefore knewhow to uploadmy workto
ensure itlookedpresentable.
YouTube:YouTube wasveryuseful tome duringmy A2 courseworkasI was able touploadmy work
ontoYouTube and thenembeditontoBlogger.ByuploadingmyworkontoYouTube I was able to
have access toit straightaway,and therefore wasable toshow myTA our musicvideoandreceive
feedbackatany locationandany time.IusedYouTube tosee previousmusicvideosfromprevious
A2 studentsthisallowedme toevaluate WWWandEBI to ensure we avoidedmaking the same
mistakesasthem.I usedYouTube tosee the difference betweenourmusicvideoandthe original
videoaspart of one of the tasks. YouTube wasuseful touse inour postproductionandresearch
stage because the feedbackwe receivedfromourTA we uploadeditontoYouTube we also
uploadedseveralof othertasks,suchas; researchsummary,complication,jealousremakeetc.We
thenembeddedourtasksanduploadeditontoBloggerthisensuredourBlogwaswell organised.
Overall,YouTube wasusefulin lookingatpreviousworksandanalysingothermusicvideosfromour
genre,EDMto see the codesand conventionswhichgave me aclearideaof what to include forour
musicvideo.
Emaze:This software wasusedveryoftenduringmyresearchandplanningstage.Iused Emaze for
several of mytasksas itwas verycreative and made mywork lookmore appealing due tomany
differentpicturesavailabletome.I was alsoable to embedmy presentation ontoBlogger.
Prezi:Prezi issimilartoEmaze,however, haslessfeaturescomparedtoEmaze Istill usedPrezi asI
didn’twantto constantlyuse Emaze several of timesandwantedtouse somethingdifferent. Italso
allowedme toembedmyworkontoBlogger.Prezi wasuseful duringmyresearchstage asI usedthis
software tocomplete my3 chosentheoriesIwasable to include picturesandalsoincorporate music
videoswhichwasveryuseful asIwasable to be creative,italsoincludedmanydifferentfeatures
whichwasfree to use.
Canon:Duringour researchto productionthe cameraplayeda vital role incompletingtasks.Canon
was goodquality.Iwasveryconfidentusingacanon as I wasaware of the featuresitincludedand

2. I’ve alsouseditin myAS course and therefore wascomfortablefilmingwithitwithoutneeding
assistance.However,formymusicvideoIdecidedtodofurtherresearchon different camera
features suchas; the stopmotionwhichwasusedinour musicvideo. The canonwas accessible at
anytime aslongas we bookeditin advance,whichwe alwaysbookedinadvance toavoidany
problemsfromoccurring. We usedthe canon formany tasks,suchas; feedback,summaryof analysis
etc.Not onlydidI usedthe camera forproduction,butalsofor myancillarytasks,Itook picturesfor
my digipakandwebsite onthe cameraratherthan myphone due to betterqualityandallowedme
to explore differentcameraangles thiswasveryusefultome duringthe journeyof myA2
courseworkasit ensuredourmusicvideowasfilmedtoa goodstandard andgood quality.
Photoshop:Photoshop wasveryuseful duringmyA2courseworkasI usedit on a regularbasis such
as; when producingmyancillarytaskswhichwere awebsite anddigipak,creatingalogofor mystar
persona,websitelayoutetc.Thisallowedme toexplore my creativityside furtherasIwas able to
testdifferentfeatures,effectsandeditpicturestoensure itlookedappealingandwouldgrabthe
audience’s attention.Photoshophasmanydifferenttools,suchas;magicwand,crop tool,quick
selectiontook,move tool etc.Filters;blureffect,3deffect,blackandwhite etc. Whencreating
accessories,banners,albumetcPhotoshopwasthe mainsoftware Iused duringthe process. Isaved
my final productsasa JPEG whichallowedme touploadmyworkontoblogger.I’ve usedPhotoshop
for myAS coursework,andtherefore wasfamiliarwiththe featuresandtool itincluded,and
therefore wasmore comfortable usingit.
Premierpro:Thissoftware wasone of the most useful software usedduringthe course.Iwasvery
confidentusingthissoftwareasIwas aware of the featuresandtoolsincluded asIusedPremierPro
lastyear formy AS coursework,however,inordertoensure Iwascompletelyaware of the featuresI
watch a few tutorial videosonYouTube whichimproved myeditingskills.We uploadedourvideos
ontoGoogle Drive and thenimporteditintopremierpro.Itincludedmanydifferenteffectssuchas;
reverse effect,facedpaced,colourgradingetc. Thishasbeenuseful duringthe productionprocess
to create out roughcut, transitioncut,final cutetc it ensuredourmusicwasto beat,and we were
able to cut out clipswhichwe were nothappywith.We usedmanydifferentfeatures,suchas;fade
to black,fade to white etc.IalsousedPremierProto editcasting, ancillarysummaryetc,andwas
able to incorporate fonts,soundetctoensure ourwork waspresentable.
Aftereffect:AfterEffectwasusefulto usduringour postproductionstage wheneditingourmusic
videoinorderto ensure ourmusicvideolookedappealingandgrabbedthe audience’s attentionwe
decidedto incorporate scribble effectsthiswascreatedonaftereffect,we wantedtofollow the
conventionsof EDMandincorporate brightcolours,andtherefore whencreatingthe scribble effect
we ensured we usedbrightcoloursatall timesto create an energeticandfunatmosphere whichwas
createdon AfterEffect.Once completingourscribble effectwe savedthe clipanduploadeditonto
PremierPro.
Thinglink:Thinglinkwasuseful duringmyA2journeyas I mainlyusedthissoftware duringmy
ancillarytasks. Iusedthissoftware tocomplete myEDM website anddigipak analysesfor
typographythisallowedme toreflectonthe websiteandthinkmore indeptwhichhelpedme to
analyse the codesandconventions.Ialsousedthinklinkformyancillarytaskswhere I received
feedbackfrommytargetaudience forwebsite anddigipak. Thinklinkallowsyoutoaddvideos,
music,photosandtextwhichI foundveryuseful especiallyduringmyancillaryresearch.

3. Wix – Thissoftware wasusedformy ancillaryproduct,website.IusedWix lastyearformy previous
work,however,itwasn’t difficulttouse as I alreadystartedoff withatemplate,however,formy
website Ihadto create a template fromscratch.Before startingmywebsite Iwatchedafew tutorials
inadvance to give me a betterunderstandingof the differentfeaturesandeffectsIamable to use.
Wix ensuresmyworkiswell presentedasithas guidelinesandtherefore Iamaware if I am going
out the page,and thiswouldensure myfinal productisorganised. Before startingmywebsite on
Wix I createda layoutof howexactlyIwantedmyfinal website tolooklike,andtherefore ensuredI
usedmytime effectively.Icreatedall mystuff,suchas; photoeffects,fonts,backgroundpictureson
PhotoshopthensaveditasJPEG, I was thenable touploadmywork ontoWix.Wix was veryuseful
whenmakingmywebsite asitwasconvenient,accessibleatall times,andincludedmanydifferent
featuresandeffects.However,Ididcome acrossa few barrierswhenmakingmywebsite,butthere
were manytutorialsmade byWix on how to use differentfeatures,suchas;creatinga store,adding
animationetcandtherefore allowedme toovercome mybarrierswhichIfoundveryuseful due to
the amountof resourcesavailabletohelpyou.
Canva:Canva was veryuseful tome duringmyA2 courseworkandwas usedinmanydifferentstages
duringmy A2 journey.IusedCanvainmy researchstage whencreatingmyrecord label research,
artist’sprofile.Ithasmanydifferentfeaturesandeffectswhichwereeasytouse.One aspectof
Canva I foundveryuseful wasall the differenttemplatesitincluded,suchas;presentation, slide
share,posteretcwas able to use itfor othertasks as well,suchas;ancillarystage;digipakwebsite
researchand cameraequipment. ItincludedmanydifferenttemplatesandbackgroundwhichIcould
use or start from scratch whichallowedme todevelopmycreativityside. Ididn’twanttouse
PowerPointasitsquite simpleandbasicandtherefore decidedtouse canvawhichismore creative
and will ensure myworklookswellpresented. Iwasthenable toembedmyworkand uploaditonto
Blogger.
Drone:Drone was useful tousduringthe productionstage whenfilming ourmusicvideo.Inorderto
filmfroma birdseye viewwe usedadrone due to betterqualityandwe alsouseditfor360 on our
actor to give a clearindicationtoour audience of ourstoryline. The drone was veryusefuldue tothe
goodhighqualityandtherefore ensuredourmusicvideowasfilmedata highstandard. On shoot
day we have to travel to3 differentlocations;greenbridge,forestandchurchand had tocarry all
the equipmentwithus,the drone waseasytocarry due to it beingsmall andlight.
DJI RONIN – M GIMBAL STABILISER:This piece of technologywasveryuseful asitensuredour
trackingshot were notshakyand filmedtoagood standardthismade our overall musicvideolook
professional.However,whentravellingtoall 3 locationsitwasquite difficultbecause the stabiliser
was heavyandbig.
Slide share:Slide share wasveryuseful duringthe researchandancillarystage.Forexample during
my ancillarystage Icompletedmy productionprocessonWord,Ithenuploadedmy workontoSlide
share whichallowedme toembedmyworkontoBloggerthisensuredourblogwaskeptorganised
and presentable.
Vimeo:Vimeowasuseful duringourpostproductionbecause we uploadedourroughcut, transition
cut, final cutetc ontoVimeo due tocopyright on YouTube,however,the musicvideowasstillgood
quality.IusedVimeoduringmy preliminarystage asIuploadedmy jealous remakeontoVimeo.

4. Google slide:Google Slideswasuseful duringmyA2coursework.IusedGoogle Slidesduring my
researchstage where Iannotatedmy3 logos.Asa groupwe all annotatedourmain logo,andwe all
had accessto it at all times.IalsousedGoogle Slidesduringmyancillarystage whenIreceived
feedbackfrommytarget audiences;Iuploadedthe questionsontoGoogle Slidestomake itlook
more presentable.
Forms:Google Formswas useful asI created myquestionnaire onit,andsent the questionnaireto
my targetaudience viaGmail.Thisensuredthe informationIreceivedwasreliableandaccurate
frommy target audience.Iusedformsduringancillary,so everytime Ifinishedmakingadraft formy
website anddigipakI receivedfeedbackfrommytargetaudience Ifoundthisuseful because itwas
convenientandeasytouse as I justhad to email mytargetaudience andtheywouldreplybacksoon
as possible Iwasable tosee individualresponsesallowingme tomake changestomy ancillary
products.I alsousedformsfor mymusicvideowe usedformstoreceive feedbackfromourtarget
audience andthenmade changestoour musicvideo.The reasonwhyI likedusingformswas
because ithas bar charts, graphs,pie chartsetc to ensure we getthe bestresponse fromour
audience.
Samsumg5S : My phone wasveryuseful duringthe processof A2 because itallowed me to
communicate withmy teammembers.Ialsousedmyphone totake picture forlocationscouting
and recordedbehindthe scenes whenfilmingourmusicvideo.
Laptop: My laptopwas veryconvenient tome duringmyA2 courseworkas itensuredIcompletedall
my workbefore the deadline.Ihad accessto my laptopat all times,andaccessto the internet,. All
my workison my laptopwhichi foundveryconvenient.
Whatsapp:Whatsappwas useful duringmyA2courseworkbecause we made agroup chat on
whatsapp andit allowedustocommunicate withone andanotherandif anyone neededhelpwe
wouldhelpeachotherout. We updatedeachother ona regularbasisbefore filmingourmusicvideo
such whattime and locationwe wouldmeetupatand thisensuredwe usedourtime efficiently.
Visme:Vismewasuseful duringmyA2courseworkbecause Iusedthissoftware formy jealous
remake evaluationitincludedmanydifferentfeatures,suchas;includingpictures,animationand
soundthisensuredmyworkwaspresentable andlookedcreative.
Piktochart:I usedthissoftware formymainrole,cameraoperator.I foundthissoftware useful
because ithad manydifferentoptionsonhow Iwantedtopresentmywork italsoallowedme to
include pictures.
VideoAnt:VideoAntwasuseful duringmyA2 courseworkbecause Iwasable toannotate music
videosanditallowedme toselectthe durationof how longI wantedmynotestoshow and where in
the musicvideoitwould appear.
Powtoon:Powtoonwasuseful duringmyA2courseworkbecause itallowedme toexpandmy
creativityside asIwas able to include manydifferentfeatures,suchas;effects,music,animation,
pictures etcand thisensuredmyworklookedappealing.Iwasaware of the differentfeaturesand
functionsof PowtoonasI useditduringmy AScoursework.Iwas able toembedmyvideoandthen
uploaditonto Blogger.Iuse Powtoonduringmyresearchstage where Icreatedan animationvideo
for mystar personait hadmany differentguidelinesandtoolswhichIfoundveryuseful.

5. Infogram:Infogramwasveryuseful duringmyA2coursework.Iusedthissoftware formyresearch
stage where Igatheredsecondaryresearch.Ifounditveryuseful asitincludedmanydifferent charts
such as; pie charts,bar charts, iconsfor malesandfemalesetcwhichensuredmywork were
presentable.
Inforgraphics:Infographicswasuseful duringmyA2coursework.Iusedthissoftware tocreate my
posterformu make up researchas part of myplanning/research.Ifoundituseful due tothe number
of differentshapesandtools availabletoensure myworkwasclear.I alsousedthissoftware formy
ancillarytasks,importantandfunctionsof posters.IthenembeddedmyworkontoBlogger.
Word: Word wasuseful tome duringmy A2 coursework.IusedWord formy planningstage and
completedmysongbreakdownandalsocompletedmyproductionprocessfordigipakandwebsite.
It was useful asitwasconvenientandhadaccessto it at all times.
Mac: At school I usedthe mac computer;I usedthe mac wheneditingmyjealousremake whichwas
part of mypreliminary.Idonothave premierproat home,and therefore founditveryuseful.Ialso
usedpremierprowheneditingourancillaryresearchsummaryandcastingwhichwasa part of our
planning.Overall,usingMacat school was veryuseful and convenientbecauseIwasable tohave
access to software’sIdidn’thave athome,we alsousedthe Mac computertoreceive feedbackfrom
our targetaudience forour musicvideoasour musicvideowasonthe mac computerandtherefore
it waseasyto access.
Padlet:IusedPadlet todo my evaluationquestion,Ifoundthisreallyusefulduringmyprocess
because Iwas able to addarrows and thisensuredmyworkwasclear andpresentable.Iwasalso
able to addGIFS’ and thismade mywork more appealing.Padletwasuseful intermsof the space I
had to do mywork,and thispreventedmyworkbeingovercrowded.Iwasalsoable to uploadgifs,
pictures,linkstoexternal websitesetcwhichIfoundveryuseful
Camtasia:I usedCamtasiaformy evaluationquestion,Ifoundthisuseful asI wasable to include a
voiceover,itwasveryhighquality,andthisensuredmyvoice myclear.Itwasalsohelpful comparing
my musicvideotoanotherexistingmusicvideoasIwasable to add a musicvideorightnexttoeach
other.Importingmusic,picturesandvideoswere veryeasy.There werealsomanydifferent
resourcesavailableonthe internetif Ihadany difficultiesusingthe software whichIfoundvery
helpful.