1. E V A L U A T I O N Q U E S T I O N 4
How did you use new media
technologies in the construction
and research, planning and
evaluation stages?

2. Research & Planning
I used the internet for a large amount of the research &
planning. To view film trailers I used You tube or the films
official website and I used film production websites to
research details about the companies. To display my work I
used powerpoints, mood boards questionnaires and voxpops.
I used my camera set up on a tripod to film my voxpop which
really helped me concentrate on asking the questions and not
worrying about holding the camera and keeping it steady
after that I used IMovie to edit which I will discuss in my next
slide. The voxpop was a great way of displaying the views I
gathered from my target audience and the questionnaire was
another way of having all those ideas written down. My
questionnaires were made using a poll-junkie website online
which assisted me in creating professional looking
questionnaires. I really think these two forms of media
technology helped me in planning a film trailer that is
suitable for my target audience.

3. Construction
For the filming of my trailer I used a Canon 550D
with a 18-55mm lens for the standard shots and a
50mm lens for the short depth of field shots. I used
an external L.E.D light for the night shots and an
external view finder to make sure the focus was
always correct. I also used a shotgun rode mic for
the diegetic sound and I also used it in post
production for some of the dialogue. I used a velbon
tripod dv-700 which I invested in for this product.
Because of its sturdiness and liquid movement
system I managed to make my panning shots look
professional which I am very please with. I had
padded cases for the camera and the tripod to
ensure safety at all times when out on shoot. I also
used a twin battery pack for the camera with a dual
battery life of 14 hours to make sure my camera
wouldn’t turn off mid shoot. To stop wind
interference with the mic during outdoor shoots I
used a wind guard over the mic.

4. Post production
Editing
For edit I used IMovie 11 due to my small budget.
Although some aspects are good I feel the software
limited my editing ability a lot especially with
overlaying more than 2 video tracks and adding titles
that looked professional. However I worked with it well
and only attempted things that the software would
allow.
Sound
For my trailer I decided to use a selection of my own
foley sounds to create the car crash noise. I chose to
do this as I felt it would improve my skill and
knowledge to do with sound. I used a recording
studio at my school to record different sounds onto
the programme Logic Pro using a hama studio mic.
Once I recorded all the different sounds I used the
editing programme to put them altogether to sound
realistic. The professional technology that was
available to me helped me make the trailer sounds
professional.