The document discusses the various media technologies used throughout the course of a media project. During the research stage, the author explored websites and used YouTube to find inspiration from film posters, trailers, and special effects. Planning tools like Bubbl.us, Prezi, and TimeToast helped with organization. Shooting utilized an iPhone, digital camera, and video camera. Editing was done using Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator. Feedback was gathered through social media sites during production. Evaluation involved publishing drafts and finals to Facebook, YouTube, and a blog to receive helpful feedback.

2. Firstly, starting with the research stage of the
coursework, I explored many websites on the Internet
to find a good range of film posters, magazine covers
and trailers that all followed the fantasy genre. I knew
that due to the many films that will provide inspiration
for this were being released in the cinemas at the
time, so I knew that I could see them around many
places acting as advertisements on bill boards, posters
in magazines and off course in the local cinema. I
looked at how they made me feel and the effects they
used to do this such as the dark, eerie nature being
produced via the mist.
I looked on many websites such as Odeon and the
production company Warner Bros to find some ideas
and how they seemed to present their media products.
Throughout the process of creating our trailer we have
used a variety of different media technologies.

3. Not only did I use technology in the production
stages such as filming and editing, but also
during my initial research and planning as well.
The internet is the biggest resource that I have
had throughout the coursework so that I could
research useful websites with existing media
products such as the posters and the magazines.
It also provided me a fully working blog
(WordPress.com) for me to present my work. I
could record all my decisions and post pictures
of any drafts to help me develop my work. To
watch film trailers and become more familiar
with the camera shots used and any special
effects that I can gain inspiration from I used the
popular video site ‘YouTube’. I think it played a
key role to my research as you can search up
anything you may want to find including some
useful tutorials before you construct the
product.

4. Bubbl.us
Prezi
A mind mapping
website which helped
A website where you me create colourful
can make moving mind maps for my
presentations and idea.
again mind maps.
Time toast
For the Planning stage I made use of some apps and Widgets that are available online, for
example ‘Time toast’ which is a timeline website which allowed me to add in dates and
times for when a section of my coursework was due in or help me plan what order I should
do things so that I am better organised and shows I managed my time wisely.

5. Throughout these main construction stages, I had used a
range of different media technologies in order to create my
finished products. Firstly to capture images, I had to use an
iPhone camera and a digital camera. Then to actually film
the trailer I used a small cannon Video camera which was
very practical because as the director I had to run around
quite a lot when I was applying tracking shots and then
attached it to the top of a tripod to capture the high shots
and to make sure the camera remained still.
The iPhone technology is particularly developing the way
we work in today’s times because of its fast email and
messaging services that can go straight to a computer. So
when my digital camera unfortunately ran out of battery
on the day of filming, I was still able to take some quality
pictures on the camera which could be emailed to me and
edited to fit my print pieces.

6. Finally to edit the pictures and videos I used the available Adobe
package software such as Photoshop, premier pro and In design. I
also managed to create effective patterns and shapes on Illustration
which proved to come in very handy whilst creating my magazine
cover. When I was coming to an end with the production stage, I
received feedback by using social networking sites so that my
products could be distributed to a great amount of people at the
same time. I was then able to print screen them and upload them
to the blog as evidence and show how effective it is. Overall I
believe that new media has been applied to my work appropriately
and has challenged me in using some software more successfully
then before. It has helped me create more professional pieces
efficiently.

7. In the Evaluation stage I wanted to publish my draft and final pieces so that I
could receive any helpful feedback which could encourage me to improve and
change anything in my work. I posted ideas onto the Facebook wall so that the
public and friends can see it. I also used YouTube so I was able to upload the
video onto my blog properly and so again I can get comments and also explore
how many views it gets since being posted.