1. HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH,
PLANNING AND EVALUATION
STAGES?
Question 4
For my project, I used a vast range of different
technologies to help me in producing the best
work possible.

2. TIMETOAST
At the beginning, I used timetoast to create my
production schedule to help me plan my project and
allow time for contingencies. I found timetoast
useful as I could clearly see what I would be doing
each week and when I needed to complete certain
tasks by.

3. SPIDERSCRIBE
When planning ideas for our short film, I used
spiderscribe. I don’t usually like mind maps but
because spiderscribe is online, it is easy to create
and change and very clear to understand.

4. PREZI
Prezi was used to create pitches to show the class. I
like Prezi as it is a creative way to present ideas to
the class. I especially like the different templates
available and being able to choose templates fit for
purpose.

5. YOUTUBE
We used YouTube to upload videos which we could
them embed onto our blogs so you could watch our
pitch, audience feedback and final film videos. I
think YouTube is a fast and effective way to upload
videos as it is then available to a global audience
and this would be useful if we wanted to reach out
to an international market.

6. DSLR
We used the Canon DSLR camera to film our video.
This camera was very high quality and the focus
lens were useful as we were able to get the
clearest/best shots possible. We could also change
the settings (to night mode) when we were filming
in the dark so our shots still looked clear.

7. FINAL CUT PRO
To edit our film, I used final cut pro. This
programme was very easy to understand and use
as a lot of the changes could be done using shortcut
keys which made it a fairly quick process. I could
also add music to the scenes as well as transitions
to make each shot fit together well.

8. VINE
While we were editing, we uploaded vines of
our work onto our blogs. This was done in order to show
progress. We chose to upload vines as they were more
interactive than just doing blog posts to say what we had
done.

9. PHOTOSHOP
We used photoshop to create the poster of the film.
Photoshop has some really useful tools like the spot
remover tool and the various colour correction tools
(brightness, contrast etc) we used these and other
tools to make our picture and poster of the best
quality possible. We were also able to add text onto
our image as well as banners to make it look
Professional, real and eye catching.

10. IN DESIGN
We used in design to create our magazine review.
In design was useful as it has margins which
enable us to create and align columns. At first, it
was a bit tricky getting used to the software but
after a while it made more sense and we were able
to add titles, images and the star rating as well.

11. BLOGGER
Throughout this project, I used blogger to update
my progress and write down ideas that my group
and I had so I could go back and look at them later.
I also used this blog to reflect on my performance
and what I thought of my work. I think blogger has
been the most useful technology in this project as it
allowed me to stay up to date with the work my
peers were doing and blogging after lessons made it
easy for me to see what work had been completed
and what still needed to be done.