I used various media technologies at each stage of planning and constructing my evaluation. During research and planning, I used Photoshop to design the CD package and websites like YouTube to analyze music videos. I also used Blogger to electronically present my work. Throughout the process, I relied on Microsoft Word to write notes, scripts, and analyses and used the internet, including Google, to find more information and ideas. For production, I used a digital camera, professional lighting, a green screen, and a tripod. I edited the final video using software that allowed me to cut unwanted footage and adjust lighting and color.

1. Q4 evaluation. How did you use media technologies in the construction,
research , planning the evaluation stages?
As we are all familiar with Photoshop due to AS media studies we used it to produce
our CD package when doing research and planning, the most common media
technology we used was the internet which gave us an option of different sites such
as Youtube that offered me music videos that can be used to analyse using
Microsoft word. During this process I also used blogger to present the work and
research electronically.
We presented everything we did including the research and planning schedule on to
the blog and this shows I am therefore capable of using different technologies. During
the planning of the music video we used different software programs however we
initially started looking at ideas in our media lesson which we wrote on paper then we
transferred our ideas on to Microsoft word. This helped us to keep the work tidy
and made it easier to distribute the notes we had written. We also used Microsoft
word to type up the script, actors, costumes, location, props and an analysis of the
mis en scene. After a few lessons of discussing our storyline and theme we finally
came up with an idea and the internet helped us find more ideas. We used
Google.com which helped us with information of our genre. After a few weeks of
research it was time to start planning for the music video. Again the
internet was our primary source of information and all the information we
gathered we uploaded it to our blog on Blogger.com.
For the production we used a still digital camera with the use of
some professional lighting to give us that extra edge (The restaurant
scene). We also used the green screen room for the band
performances which made the music video effective overall.
Another piece of equipment used was the tripod to steady the
camera and create smooth footage.
We made a few errors during the filming and we cut
them scenes out (eg park scene)
However, we learnt many new things as well during
this process and the end result was satisfied. As soon
as we finished all the filming we set out to the
editing room to edit. Although there were some
limitations such as the amount of zoom overall the footage was good
quality. The editing software we used allowed us to lengthen and
shorten clips and it also allowed us to delete any unwanted footage as
well as edit the lighting and colour.