Charlotte used several new media technologies in the construction and research, planning, and evaluation stages of her project. She experimented with new cameras, tripods, and lighting equipment to capture footage. Charlotte also learned new software like Photoshop, video editing programs, and website building tools. Through engaging with these technologies, Charlotte was able to create manipulated photos and videos, animate graphics, and build her own website and online portfolio to showcase her work.

1. Q4. HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH,
PLANNING AND EVALUATION
STAGES?
CHARLOTTE ELDON

2. • MY ABILITY TO USE MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
HAS GREATLY ADVANCED FROM PREVIOUS
YEARS AND I FEEL I AM ABLE TO
EXPERIMENT IN NEW TYPES OF SOFT WARE
AND HARDWARE

3. • IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTION I HAVE MORE
AWARENESS THAN EVER BEFORE OF CAMERAS AND HOW
THEY WORK AND HOW BEST TO UTILISE THEM. FOR THIS
PARTICULAR COURSEWORK I PUSHED THAT KNOWLEDGE
TO THE LIMITED WHEN I TRIED USING TWO BRAND NEW
AND MORE ADVANCED CAMERAS TO WORK WITH. THE
CANON 6D AND THE CANON C100.
• I ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW TRIPODS AND FOUND A
STYLE AND FIT THAT I LIKED BEST. WHILE FILMING MY
MUSIC VIDEO I USED A MONOPOD FOR THE TIME WHICH
PROVED VERY USEFUL IN A SMALL AND CONFINED SPACE.

4. • I ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CREATE A WEIGHTED STABILSER
FOR MY CAMERA WHICH INITIALLY PROVED
UNSUCCESSFUL BUT BY THE SECOND DAY AND A FEW
MORE ATTEMPTS AT GETTING THE WEIGHT CORRECT IT
WAS FULLY FUCTIONAL AND I COULD CAPTURE
STABALISED IMAGES HAND HELD
• THIS WAS ALSO MY FIRST IME WORKING WITH
SOFTBOXES WHICH WAS A HUGE LERNING CURVE FOR
ME AND DEFINITELY A LARGE STEP UP FROM THE SORT
THINGS I WAS DOING AT AS LEVEL

5. • I HAD TO RE FAMILIARISE MYSELF WITH PHOTOSHOP WHICH HAVEN’T USED IN A
LONG TIME AND LEARNT SOME VERY HANDY NEW TECHNIQUES FOR THE FUTURE
• I MANAGED TO CREATE SOME COVINCING PHOTO AND VIDEO MANIPULATIONS
THAT I PREVIOUSLY WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF
• I USED RENDERMAN SOFTWARE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS AND I MANAGAED TO
ANIMATE THE BUTTERFLIES WHICH YOU CAN SEE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF
THE FINAL EDIT OF MY MUSIC VIDEO.
• I USED BOTH CORAL VIDEO STUDIO X8 AND CYBERLINK POWER DIRECTOR PRO
14 FOR POST PRODUCTION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE NEW TO ME SO OFFERED
INTERESTING AND UPDATED FEATURES I’D PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNABLE TO
ACCESS

6. • IN TERMS OF MY BLOG I HAVE TRIED TO VENTURE OUT IN HOW I PRESENT MY
WORK, ALTHOUGH I AM STILL USING THE TRADITIONAL POWERPOINT AND PREZI
LIKE I DID AT AS LEVEL I AM EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT PRESENTATION
SOFTWARE OPTIONS AS WELL.
• THEESE INCLUDE POWTOON AND EMAZE BOTH OF WHICH ARE NEW TO ME THIS
YEAR AND HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH NEW AND INNOVITIVE WAYS OF
PRESENTING MY WORK
• THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR I HAVE BEEN USING VIMEO AS AN ALTERNATIVE
RESOURCE AND I HAV EXPERIMENTED WITH SITES LIKE TIKYTOKY TO CREATE
INTERACTIVE TMELINES .

7. • PERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TECHNOLOGICAL JUMP FOR ME HAS BEEN THE
CREATION OF MY WEBSITE. FROM BELIEVING THAT BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE
WEBSITE IS A NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TASK I HAVE MANAGED TO PROVE THAT
STAEMENT FALSE.
• LEARNING THE SKILLS TO NAVIGATE ROUND A SITE BUILDER HAS BEEN AN
ABSOLUTE DELIGHT AND A SOMETHING I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE FORWARD WITH
ME INTO THE FUTURE
• I AM PROUD OF THE WEBSITE BECAUSE IT’S A FULLY FUNCTIONAL SET UP THAT I
MANAGED TO CREATE USING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS ALL FAIRLY NEW TO ME
• SETTING UP MY OWN STORE AND MUSIC SERVCE WAS ALSO A LARE PART OF
THIS AND SOMETHING I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE HAD THE CONFIDENCE TO
TACKLE ON MY OWN AT AS

8. • ALL THIS GOES TO SHOW THAT TECHNOLOGY IS
PROGRESSING ALL THE TIME AND THROUGH
MEDIA STUDIES AT A2 I HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGE
WITH AS MUCH MEDIA RELATE TECHNOLOGY AS I
POSSIBLY CAN THROUGH THE RESEARCH,
PRODUCTION AND POST PRODUCTION. I HOPE TO
OF PROVED MY SELF SUCCSESSFUL