During planning and research, the group used Microsoft programs and the internet to develop strategies, research artists, and create timesheets and schedules. They contacted potential artists by phone. For construction, they used Final Cut Pro for editing after watching tutorials online. They shot footage on a Canon 550D camera and transferred it to a MacBook Pro on location using SD cards. A Steadycam was used to get smooth moving shots. For evaluation, a word document was created on a desktop computer to present on a slideshow. Photoshop and InDesign were used to design CD covers and an advert by retouching photos and templates.

1. How did you use new media technologies in construction and research, planning and evaluation?

2. PLANNINGDuring planning we did a lot of paper work using Microsoft windows programs as evidenced on my blog we had to confirm a few strategies before we proceeded onto the construction of our music video.

3. RESEARCHThe internet was our number 1 stop in research so we used computers as one the technological device. We used this to browse sites like you tube and MySpace in search of an artist. We also used the internet to research on equipments that we could use in production also used Microsoft's packages to work on timesheets, storyboards and shooting schedules. We used mobile phones to call a few contacts we knew were making music and in fact that’s how we secured our artist Jamie Lynch. SearchWebsite logos

4. During construction we used final cut pro which is an editing software by apple for our post production. It posed a challenge at first but after watching a few tutorials of the basic editing skills on YouTube we got the hung of it worked with it really well.CONSTRUCTION

5. I used a desktop computer at college to work on the evaluation.EVALUATIONFor my Evaluation I used two media technologies below:Microsoft’s windows program ( word document ) to create a presentation on slideshow for my evaluation.

6. We used these technologies to design our CD covers and the advert. We used Photoshop to retouch the photos and match their colour temperatures.We used in design to design the templates for both the CD cover and advert.Using technologies to make the advert and cover

7. CONSTRUCTIONThese are the three main technological devices that we used in the construction of our music video. Plus the SD cards to store footage.CANON 550DThis camera was great for shooting in low light and gave us very good control of depth of field.MAC BOOK PROWe used this on location since we was using SD cards we had to transfer footage from the memory cards onto the laptop.STEADYCAMWe used this to get very nice moving shots as it helped us to stabilize our shots avoiding shaky footage that comes across as unprofessional.SD card