evaualtiosn /sn dn 4

1. QUESTION 4
How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?

2. EQUIPMENT
This is all of the
equipment that I
used for the
construction for my
music video and also
in post production. I
will explain how
each of these helped
me and what I used
them for.

3. Here is the tripod I used for the camera
which allowed me to stabilize my shots
which was very useful when using a
zoom lens. I could also mount the slider
seen in this photo too that gave my
shots new depth and movement that
was smooth. (Used for the triangle in
the sun shot) Beneath that is sand bags
which are very handy for holding tripods
and light stands in place. The light and
light stand at the bottom of the photo is
what I generally used the sandbags for
because I would already be controlling
the camera on the tripod. This helps to
keep the light stable on many angles
meaning I could get light on my actors
or subjects even in difficult spaces. The
light was also very bright as it is an
LED light.

4. The camera that I used for filming was a
Canon 550d accompanied by a standard
canon lens and also a zoom lens. The
zoom lens gave a very short depth of
field which I used for shots when the
female actor was raising her arms as it
was a stable shot. For a very small
budget, the camera was very good
quality and was able to pick up small
detail. One thing that I had learned was
to pin point the focus before the shot
and if hanging focus points, practice
before the shot. I used the zoom function
on the camera to make sure the focus
was more accurate. The laptop and
headphones were used for editing,
getting the correct cuts to the beat,
getting the right levels for the music and
all other editing. My phone was used for
behind the scenes photos and also to
contact actors and people helping.

5. For the use of the camera I
experimented with manual settings,
such as changing it to manual
exposure and playing around with
different lighting set ups that would
effect how the shot. I also used iso
and tried to keep it below 400 most of
the time by having more lights on the
set and in the shot. This would
prevent a possibly darker shot from
being grainy and that is the technique
I used for when filming in the alley
way so that the shots wee not too
grainy.

6. I used a printer scanner for my storyboard
as I drew the storyboard and then scanned
them in to be uploaded to my blog. I also
used it to print out information to give to
crew and actors and for myself so I do not
get lost with what I am doing and always
have a clear view of what I am doing next
and where I need to be.
To make sure I could complete work more
efficiently and to be able to transport images
and large files without loosing quality, I used
a 64 gb Kingston Memory stick that had all
of my work on and also worked almost as a
back up if I were to lose anything.

7. For transport to and from
locations I needed to get
friends that could drive
and ask for them to drive
us to the locations.

8. POST PRODUCTION AND EDITING
I used a lot of Adobe software
for my editing as their software
is integrated making it easier to
transfer from one application to
another and still be able to
produce a high quality and
professional standard of work.

9. Photoshop allowed me to manipulate imagery in ways that
could attract an audience, make them feel different ways and
direct them to certain things. This project is the first time I
have used Photoshop and with the of online sites like you tube
I was able to learn the basics and then watch further tutorials
on intermediate techniques to manipulating images. Not only
was this used for my digipack and poster but also in my
evaluation question 4 for the slideshare photos alongside text.

10. Speedgrade is a software that I used to grade
a few of the scenes in my music video and to
experiment with different colours in my
music video and how that affected it .
Adobe After Effects is also a piece of software
that I used for grading as it allowed me to
use one effect that changed the video as a
whole when exporting straight from premiere
pro to after effects making the workflow
smoother and more efficient.

11. This was the software I used to edit my whole music
video, insert the sound and also to finalize anything
before I exported it. This software is one I have worked
with before and one of the things I love about this is
the integration with all the other software's. It is easy
to use yet still allows you to create professional looking
films. I used this also for my evaluation in question 3
and question 1. This is where I added in widescreen
bars and any effects such as the light leaks. Fading
shots together, cutting to the beat and also some of the
final grading was all done using this software.

12. EVALUATION
Blogger is the online site that allows me to
upload all my work and share to people
making it the central hub of where all my
work is. Its easily accessible and is open to
many formats allowing me to post video’s,
pictures and text. Without this I would not
have anywhere to put all of my work in
order.

13. Pow toon allowed me to make unique moving animated
slides that showed information in a way that is easy to
follow and understand. Is a unique tool for presentation
and was used in question 2.
Voki made allows voice recordings to be said by a carton
character and you can record your own voive as well. I used
this for part of question 4
Prezi is a very unique animation slideshow program that
allows you to creating moving slides and animate it in a path
you choose. It is very customizable so you can make it
suitable for the situation and I used this for question three.
It also allows you to upload photos and videos making to a
very easy way to share information creatively.

14. Slideshare was used for part of question 4 and allows you to upload
photos and similarly show information in a creative way. Althoguh
it doesn’t allow voice overs, you can make some very informative
and creative looking pages with this.
Vimeo is something I used in a similar way to Youtube and I
used it for question 3 to upload a video that can be found on
the Prezi. It is a little slower upload time than Youtube
however you receive great quality viewing after uploading and
is good for putting videos into a unique presentation.
Calameo is another site that is similar to Slideshare and I used this
for question 4 to upload files. Magazines and many other files can
be uploaded here however one problem is it does not allow Jpeg files
meaning it is harder to convey information as it doesn’t accept
pictures on their own. Despite this it a very good tool for online
publishing.