The document discusses the various media technologies used during the process of researching, planning, shooting, editing, and distributing a documentary. These included computers for internet research, Skype and social media for communication and planning, scanners to upload storyboards, cameras like the Canon 60D for shooting higher quality footage, audio equipment like boom mics and Zoom recorders, tripods, editing software like Adobe Premiere and After Effects, and social media sites like YouTube and Facebook to share and gather feedback on the documentary.

2. During the process of researching, one of the main media technologies we used was
the computer to get access to the internet. This was so we could search for different
documentaries to give us idea of their features and what key conventions we would
need to include when planning our documentary. Looking at different documentaries
via a range of different websites such as; Documentary Heaven, 4OD, E-
Entertainment online, Documentary.org and YouTube to view a range of different
documentary.

3. During the process of planning we used media technologies to communicate with
each other. Using technologies such as; Skype, Mobile phone which allows to do a
conference call of all the group is updated and through social network sites such as;
Facebook. Using these technologies we were able to plan out when to meet up, if
anything was needed to be changed or updated on the blog and what we could do
to based around our main task and ancillary task.

4. Planning stages – we sketched our ideas and drew out story boards to plan
our days ahead of shooting and editing. We used a scanner to upload all our
planning onto the blog to keep a record of what we have done.

5. We initially were using the Sony PD170 which was good some extent however
the quality of the footages was not in HD quality and found that it was big
and heavy to carry around everywhere.

6. Cannon EOS 60D
Therefore we started using the Cannon 60D to shoot our footages which we felt was
more advanced, great quality and easier to use and carry in comparison to the Sony
PD170.

7. Recording equipment
To record our sound we used the boom and the Zoom H4n to provide us with the
clearest sound for our documentary. To record Foley sounds and interviews we use
the boom as it was allowed us to keep a distance from the sound being recorded.
We used the Zoom H4n to record our own sound that we created using Xylophone
to include for our documentary.

8. We used a tri-pod when filming what we wanted to use
as a time-lapse and for interviews to have a steady
footage.

9. Used cannon digital camera to take
pictures for behind the scene.

10. Lights for interviews so there is enough
light provided to create the effect of how
real media product documentaries form in
their interviews (bright).

11. Software's – Adobe Premiere Elements 10, Adobe
Premiere Pro, After effects and Adobe Photoshop CS5.1.
We edited all our footages on Adobe Premiere Pro
because it provided us all the tools to create a successful In Adobe After-Effects we were able to colour
documentary. correct our footages for it to look appealing
and also to stabilize any shaky camera
movement. Moreover we also used it to create
our logos.
Adobe photo-shop provided us
all the tools essential in the
process of creating the poster.

12. We used social networking sites to gain
audience feedback. Using Facebook we
uploaded our documentary to see what
the audience though of our
documentary and if there was any
improvements needed to be make.

13. YouTube was another key social
network site we uploaded our
documentary to.

14. We used Word Press blog to
keep record of all the work
done over the year.

15. Evaluation stage.
For the evaluation stages I
used the following; Camtasia
Studio edit my evaluation for
question 1 and 2, Power
point presentation and
Microsoft work to plan out
what is going to be ether said
or the text inserted during
the process of using Camtasia
Studio.