The document discusses the various technologies used during the planning, production, and evaluation of a music video project. It describes using the internet for research, YouTube to analyze other music videos, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for planning tables and presentations, and Blogger to upload work and receive feedback. Video and photo equipment were used to film footage and conduct a photoshoot. Adobe Premiere and Photoshop were used to edit the video and create promotional materials. Different media were employed to structure the evaluation, including Slideshare, Prezi, and receiving feedback.

1. Rakha Tewany

2.  Internet
 YouTube
 Microsoft word
 Microsoft PowerPoint
 Blogger
 Computer
 Scanner
 Slide share
 Prezi
 Scribd
 Iphone camera

3.  During my research and planning stages of our music video, I
used the internet to help me with my research and look at other
music videos, posters, digipaks and genres. I used google mainly
to research and analysis of existing music videos, digipaks and
posters. We gathered a lot of research of music videos, digipaks
and posters by looking at codes and conventions that we have
put within our music video, this was so our music video looked
like a real music video, professional. For example, I personally
used the internet to research ideas to put on a mood board,
when thinking of what our main idea should be for our music
video. Another example of me using the internet was to research
music genres so me and the group could decide on which genre
would be best for us to produce a music video for. As a group we
used the internet to receive feedback off our target audience, as
we sent emails with our questionnaire.

4.  As a group we used YouTube to look and analyse different
music videos. E.g. Jess Gylnne – Don’t be so hard on
yourself, we analysed this music video in a lot of detail this
was because it was the genre of music we wanted to do for
our music video. We analysed the basic codes and
conventions of a music video, this gave us ideas what we
could use for our own music video. By looking and
analysing other music videos it gave us a insight in what we
wanted to produce for our music video. Also allowed us to
pick up on different types of camera shots, camera angles,
camera movement, sound, mise en scene, editing etc that is
used within music videos.

5.  Microsoft word was used to present a lot of the planning and research,
E.g. We created tables in word to make a record of all the footage we
had, hat shots the footage was and how long it was and comments on
the clips. By using this table it allowed us as a group to decide whether
the footage was good enough to use within our music video. I
personally created a able in word so we were able to plan shot by shot
what we wanted in our music video.
 Microsoft PowerPoint was used a lot throughout our research and
planning, we used it to present our research on music videos we had
already looked at. We also used PowerPoint to create a presentation on
a certain genre about its history, which helped us as we knew what a
traditional music video included. Once the PowerPoint was completed
we would use a internet based software to upload the PowerPoint, this
software allowed us to embed the PowerPoint's on to the blogger. It
allowed us to show the teacher that we did a lot of research before
filming our own music video, so the knew our journey when planning
our music video.

6.  Blogger is a website we used to upload all our work on,
research and planning but also our final work
everything that was to do with our coursework.
Blogger helped us to show a journey, from the
beginning to the end of our coursework, it helped us to
see whether we needed to do anything else before
completing our music video allowed us to identify any
missing parts of our work. Blogger helped us as an
individual and as a group to stay organised by making
sure we all did our work but also done extra parts
individually.

7.  We used the computer to produce our work, from
doing research to editing our music video.
 We also used the scanner so we could put our hand
written ideas onto our blog without typing it up on the
computer. For example, we used a scanner to scan our
mock ups of our ideas we did on a storyboard so we
could upload them to the blog. This allowed us to be
organised as we didn’t have to worry about any paper
work, as we scanned it in straight after completing.

8.  I used a range of technologies to present my research on my blog
these were slideshare, Prezi, Survey monkey and Scribd. This
new technologies helped me to present my work in more than
one way, it made it more interesting for the reader of my work, as
they will not lose interest as the same technology could be
boring.
 Slideshare – This allows you to upload PowerPoint's and
presentations for the whole world to see.
 Prezi – a software that allows you to create presentations and
information in a fun way, it gets the audience attention.
 Survey monkey – allows you to create a survey/ questionnaire
easy, saves you a lot of time. You send it off to who ever you want
to and receive date back instantly. We used this software to get
feedback on our final piece.

9.  We used the Iphone camera to take videos and
pictures, we took videos of our peers giving us
feedback on our ideas and we took pictures of the
artist to use for a our digipak, we did a photoshoot of
her. We used the Iphone as the quality of the images
came out really clear. When doing the photoshoot of
the artist we wanted the pictures to look professional,
so we used a white screen and studio lights to make the
quality of the picture a whole lot better.
 We also used the Iphone camera to film our focus
group to get feedback on our final products, then we
uploaded the feedback to the blog.

10.  During my construction process I used a range of
media technologies, the software's I used:
 Video camera
 Tripod
 Adobe premiere
 Adobe Photoshop
 YouTube for tutorials
 Computer/ Laptop

11.  We used the video camera to film our entire music
video, the camera was sat on the tripod which stopped
our clips being shaky, made it look a lot more
professional. The camera was provided by the school
as he have good quality cameras, by using their camera
it allowed us to get good quality equipment.

12.  We used this software to edit our music video, we already had experience on
this software as we have already used it in our previous media work. This
allowed us to get on with our editing without worrying about how to use it, we
already knew how to use their tools because of previous work.
 When editing our music video we put the entire footage into the software,
which we knew that the quality of the footage was good. We had to organise the
footage into a chronological order, then we had to add our track into the
software so we able to match the footage to the beat of the music. We used a
few different tools to improve our footage, such as the cutting tool so we were
able to use clips but not the entire clip as too much of the same clip would
getting boring.
 We asked for feedback once completed the order and the cutting, the audience
said it was good however they said the lighting was really bad throughout the
whole video, the advised us to insert a filter on top of the whole music video.
This made our music video a lot more bright and interesting because it made it
look more realistic instead of home made.
 We also added in transitions as it made the music video more interesting and
fun because it broke up the different scenes, however we never over used them.

13.  We used this software to create our digipak and poster. We
decided to use this software to create our ancillary texts
because it was more advanced then other software's such as
word etc. It made our ancillary texts look a lot more
professional. When doing our digipak we used the
blending tool for the text to make sure that it fit in with the
image of the artist and allowed it easy for the audience to
see.
 As our background image for our poster we used a pink/
purple plain page and we put the image of our artist on it as
we wanted her to be the focus. Then we added text on top
of the image near the bottom as it made it look more
professional because it showed the audience that we
thought about our poster instead of just rushing it and
leaving it plain.

14.  As we had to use Photoshop to complete our poster
and digipak, we had to research on the software as we
never knew how to use the software. We used YouTube
to watch tutorials this allowed us to pick up on the
software as they had tools we never knew about. When
creating the digipak, it was easy as the shaping was
simple but when producing the poster it was more
difficult as e had to add extras in such as the record
label etc.

15.  When producing the ancillary texts, he digipak and
poster we realised that these needed to be completed
in our own time, as we would not have completed it
just within lessons. So in school we made mock ups of
the ancillary texts, this helped us get a idea on what we
wanted them to look like.
 I downloaded Adobe Photoshop on my laptop at home
to complete the poster, however once getting feedback
off the target audience we decided that we needed
more detail on it so we completed another poster
altogether as a group in our own time after school,
which we are using as our final.

16.  In my evaluation I used different media technologies
for each questions.
 Slideshare
 Prezi
 Powtoon
 Blog post
 Feedback – focus group, email and bar chart from
questionnaire

17.  I used Slideshare to answer question 4 of the evaluation. I
chose to use this software to answer this question as I felt
that the question has certain topics in it and it links to
different parts which I had to discuss in my answer. I
thought this software would be most useful to answer this
question as the slide below linked back to the main slide
which made it a lot more easier for the reader to
understand.
 This was the best software I used as it was easy to use, as
once finishing a presentation on PowerPoint you were able
to upload it onto the software and embed it onto the blog.
 This software allowed me to write a lot of detail and insert
picture which related back to my text.

18.  I used this software to answer question 1 of the
evaluation, this was because it is a easy software to
discuss in a lot of detail, as I was able to add more
slides linking to certain slides. I chose this software as
I knew it would allow me to go into as much detail as
possible as it was the biggest question of the
evaluation. I was familiar with this software as I had
used it through the rest of my coursework, I was able
to use this software without finding it difficulty and in
the need of help.

19.  I used Powtoon to answer my question 2, this was the
easiest option as I did a voice over to use a range of
media technologies then I wanted to include images
on what I was talking about, this allowed me to explain
the comparison to our music videos and existing ones,
also explain how our work was put together. I thought
this software was best to answer this question as it
allowed me to include images of what I was talking
about in the voice over.

20.  I used these software to answer my question 3, this was
the best software to answer this question as it allowed
me to write my answer but also add in videos and
screenshot to help answer the question. I am use to
using this software as it is easy to upload the work to,
and it is easy to understand what has been done.
 I also used a Iphone to answer question 3, I used it to
record feedback that we received as a group. I also
recorded the voice over for question 2 , this was the
easiest way because I was use to using the Iphone.

21.  Overall, I feel that well completing my coursework, my
skills have improved but also I have gained new skills
by using different media technologies.
 However, I feel as I was more advanced with certain
media technologies such as slideshare, Prezi, Blog
posts. I also found it easy to record my focus group as I
was so use to the software. However, now I feel that I
have the skills to able to used all the media
technologies comfortably.