The document describes the various media technologies and tools used at different stages of creating a stop motion film and soap opera branding materials. This included using a Canon camera and green screen to take character images, Photoshop to remove backgrounds, PowerPoint to present work, iMovie and Keynote for video editing and titles, blog templates for evaluation, and social media for group collaboration. The process involved planning, research, production, and evaluation of the final materials.

1. Q4.
How did the use of media
technologies in the construction,
research, planning and evaluation
stages?

2. Research

3. Preliminary tasks
In class we were put into groups of three and had to make a stop motion
from a Dr Who clip. We printed off images from Dr Who and added them to
cardboard so our characters could move. This helped me to explore
various camera angles and positioning of the camera. Finally we added all
of the images into a slide share, then I pasted the link into my blog.

4. Preliminary tasks
Over the summer holidays I created my own stop motion. My storyline for
it was a flower growing. I created the stop motion in Windows Movie
Maker. I did this by taking a range of pictures each time I added a new
object. To create my flower I used the following resources
• Paper
• Egg box
•Soil
•Pipe cleaner

5. Choosing A Soundtrack Q4.
To attract mainstream audiences I
searched through the UK Top 40
website and listened to various songs
which I thought would fit my soap well.
Mainstream audiences listen to chart
music the most this is why I chose to
do this research.
Possible song choices:
Rihanna – Unfaithful
Adele – Turning Tables
Coldplay – Fix you
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie Part 2
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Christina Perri – Jar Of Hearts

6. Researching existing products Q4.
To get a better understanding of what I had my products to look like to fit
conventions I used Google the search engine to research existing posters,
magazines and outfits for characters on existing soaps.
I spent a lot of time watching existing soap’s on BBC IPlayer and Channel 4 On
Demand, this helped me with finding similar storylines that could be possible
for Hill Top farm.

7. Construction

8. Taking images for the billboard and Q4.
magazine
To take my images for the
billboard and magazine I used a
SLR Canon camera and the green
screen that is installed in college. I
used these tools because they
work really well when adding
effects and backgrounds to
images.

9. Creating the Billboard Q4.
To take away the green background on
my images I had to take them into
Photoshop and take away the
background I did this by using the eraser
and the selector tool. I used the eraser to
smooth out edges and rub away any
unwanted green left behind.
After deleting all greenery off the
images we then moved each layer
(image) onto a background.

10. Creating the Logo Q4.
Creating the logo was quite simple: We imported the E4 logo onto
Photoshop, then deleted the background like I previously did for the
narrative’s images.
To make the banner made for Hill Top Farm I had to remove all text off the
banner to make my own. I did this by covering the text with the paintbrush
tool but choosing the exact same shade of purple.
I then added my own text onto the banner by using
Keynote on the Mac.

11. Planning & Evaluation

12. Using BlogSpot
I used this template for my blog so everything would match. From the
branding to my evaluation. I wanted to do this so all of my work would almost
match each other and link well.

13. Communicating with the group Q4.
To share ideas in our own time we interacted with each other over various
things via: Twitter, FaceBook and texting each other. This way we could
share ideas in our spare time, and comment on each others ideas. This was
very effective as most of our idea’s were created via the internet and text.

14. Using PowerPoint Q4.
By using PowerPoint I can easily transfer work from Microsoft PowerPoint
into Slide Share and then onto my blog.
www.slideshare.net/
These are the stages I took when uploading a presentation
Via PowerPoint onto my blog.

15. iMac uses Q4.
I created a short video clip on the Mac computer to show how I used and
created all of my products. I recorded myself doing various things that I did
on my trailer these include:
• Showing how to import raw footage onto iMovie
• Showing how to split a clip, cut a clip and change the speed on iMovie
• Showing how to add transitions onto the end of clips
• Showing how to upload a song from YouTube onto iMovie
• Showing how to add title cards to the trailer
• Showing how to use KeyNote for the final title card and adding it to the
trailer
• Showing how I Add my final trailer onto my blog
This is presented in my blog listed under question 4
egoldie.blogspot.com

16. Using PowerPoint
I decided to present my evaluation by using Microsoft PowerPoint as I am
very familiar with its uses and I knew I could present screen shots with
annotations easily but professionally.
PowerPoint has allowed me to have a set design on each slide so my work
looks neat and in order. I have used a set colour scheme to match my blog,
trailer and my evaluation all into one. PowerPoint has worked well for me as
work has saved every time I have added work onto it, This was supported by
my 4Gb memory stick. Work may have been produced quicker if the
computer system didn’t freeze as often as it has, this is the only draw back
that has occurred when producing my products and evaluation.