1. How did you use media technologies in
the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
EVALUATION Q4:

2. I used a variety of different forms of technology when
researching, planning, constructing and evaluating my products.

3. When I was researching existing products I used Web 2.0, and
many of the websites available online, to conduct my research.
is a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free Internet encyclopaedia that
is supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Anyone who can access the site can
edit almost any of its articles, which on the Internet comprise the largest and most popular
general reference work. - Wikipedia
I used WIKIPEDIA for researching artists, record labels and genres, and for definitions of words.
I used YOUTUBE to watch existing music video‟s of the same genre so I could analyse the conventions.
is a video-sharing website, on which users can upload, view and share videos. The company
is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video and HTML5 technology to display a
wide variety of user-generated and corporate media video content, including video clips, TV clips, and music videos,
and amateur content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos. - Wikipedia
I used GOOGLE CHROME as my web browser as it is quick, efficient and is linked with my
blogger and YouTube account. Google Chrome is a freeware web browserdeveloped by Google.
- Wikipedia

4. “Prezi is a cloud-based (SaaS) presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. The
product employs a Zooming User Interface (ZUI), which allows users to zoom in and out of their presentation media, and
allows users to display and navigate through information within a 2.5D or parallax 3D space on the Z-axis. ” - Wikipedia
I recorded my research and created a presentation of my findings of the History of the Medium on a
„Prezi‟ (found at prezi.com). It is a modern and interesting way to present my research, and I found the
software easy to use. It allows the user to personalise the colour scheme, fonts, transitions etc., and it
also allows the user to embed music videos so that the viewer can watch them alongside the information
and not have to follow a link to the video on YouTube.

5. This is the equipment I have used, mainly in the constructions of my media texts.
This is the editing suite I have used to construct
my actual music video product.
LG X11 advanced x-station with 2 iiyama
ProLiteX2377HDS Screens
This is my home laptop which I
used to do media work at home.
Acer Aspire AS5738PG
Multi-touch Notebook
This is my the college computer which I
used to do media work at
college, planning, research, evaluation
and construction of my ancillary texts.
Dell N-Series Desktop Set-up
This is the still camera I used to get
images for my Ancillary Texts.
Fujifilm Finepix AV220
This is the memory card I
used for both my
camera‟s to store my
footage/images.
SanDisk SD card (4GB)
This is the video camera I used to
record footage for my Music Video.
Sony Handy Cam HD
This is the iPod I used to play
the music whilst filming.
iPod touch 2nd generation

6. WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER
I used WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER to create my animatic for my story board, so I could put the images
I had drawn, over my chosen song to show roughly what my video will look like. I also used it to create
my first draft, as it was simple to use and I wanted to see if my footage fits well together, and could
experiment with the effects and transitions, and whether my clips were long enough to fit together, I
chose to use it because it was simpler than premier pro and it was just a trial for my footage and it
didn‟t have to be perfect, especially as it was my first try at putting my footage together
“Windows Movie Maker is a freeware video editing software by Microsoft. It is a part of Windows
Essentials software suite and offers the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them
on OneDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.” - Wikipedia

7. BLOGGER
is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-
user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was
developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought
by Google in 2003. - Wikipedia
I use BLOGGER as a way of keeping all of my
posts together, which are available for the
public to see, Also, it's free, easy to use, and
you can start blogging immediately. You can
personalise the layout and colour them, and
have as many posts as you like, and post as
often as you want. You can embed YouTube
video‟s so people can watch my music video on
my blog, and it is linked with my google chrome
account. I think it is a great way to keep track
of all my coursework, and I enjoy using it!

8. ADOBE PHOTOSHOPAdobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. - Wikipedia
I used ADOBE PHOTOSHOP to construct my ancillary
texts and for other area‟s of research etc. which involved
images. There are many tools available to use, which
were very useful to me, such as the quick selection
tool, to help me remove the background of images. I used
the text tool often, to add the important text to my
products, such as the artist and song names, as you can
see on the photo‟s to the left. I think the most important
feature of Photoshop used is the layers, it allows you to
lay things on top of each other, which I used mainly on my
CD digipak. Also it allows each individual „object‟ whether
that‟s a image or text, to move individually, to allow more
freedom with the product. There is „red-eye removal‟
tool, a tool that gets rid of spots etc. any many more
tools, which all contribute to having the greatest possible
outcome for my products. I‟d give Photoshop 10/10!

9. ADOBE PREMIER PROAdobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative
Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing and web development programs. - Wikipedia
I used Adobe Premier Pro for the construction of my Music Video. It was pretty simple to use once I had been using it
for a while. I thought it was the right software to use as there was so many effects and transitions that were
available to use. The fact that there was multiple channels available to use was very useful, as it allowed me to lay
clips over one another, to have longer cross dissolves, it allowed me to create the echo effects also. It had a tool
which changes the timeframes of the clips which allowed me to slow down the walking through the graveyard, and I
also used this for the echoed shots. The fact I used this on the editing suite where I had 2 screens was extra
useful, as it allowed me to crop the individual clips on the left hand side, then drop them onto the stream and then
view them with the effect/transitions on the large screen. Overall, I really enjoyed using APP, and I feel it was the
best software for me to use to create my masterpiece!

10. MICROSOFT POWERPOINTMicrosoft PowerPoint is a slide-based presentation program developed by Microsoft. – Wikipedia.
I used POWERPOINT to make this presentation for question 4 of
my Evaluation. I wanted to use a variety of programmes/ways of
presenting my evaluation, and Microsoft PowerPoint is a well
established presentation programme used by millions everyday,
so I decided to use it when writing my evaluation.

11. MICROSOFT PUBLISHERMicrosoft Publisher is an entry-level desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word
in that the emphasis is placed on page layout and design rather than text composition and proofing. - Wikipedia
I used MICROSOFT PUBLISHER several times, I
used it to create some basic drafts of ancillary
texts with existing images when I didn‟t have
access to Photoshop. I also used it for producing
documents, which involved images, as it is better
to use than word when using images.

12. MICROSOFT WORDMicrosoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. - Wikipedia
I used MICROSOFT WORD several times also, I used it when I
needed to used a word processor, to write essays for the exam
part of the media course, I will be using it for my audience
feedback, until I then put it in another form for my evaluation.
Its basic and easy to use, and does everything you need it to.