The student used various new media technologies during the planning, research, construction, and evaluation stages of their project. During planning and research, they used YouTube, Google, and their MacBook Pro to find inspiration and research the horror genre. Collected research was written up and stored online using Blogger. Construction involved using Adobe software like InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro to design images, add text/effects, and edit videos. Evaluation utilized Blogger to write responses, Facebook for feedback, YouTube to gauge audience and views, and PowerPoint to make the writing more visually engaging.

1. Q4. How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
Evaluation - Charlie Dimbleby

2. Planning and
Research
• YouTube was my biggest help,
• The majority of this I did on my
MacBook Pro
• Google when trying to come up with
ideas
• Searching existing Empire
Magazine covers and existing
horror movie posters and finding
images that inspired me
• I also used Google for researching
the Horror genre as a whole, so I
was able to learn the conventions
of the genre

3. Collected
Research
• Once my research was collected and
collated, I began to write it up on
Blogger
• Storing our work/research online on
Blogger meant we were able to
access it from any location with wifi
or 3G connection
• The Scouting Report, Production
Schedule, Risk Assessment, Shot List
and Prop List were created using Pages
on my MacBook Pro
• I chose this word processor because
Pages allows me to be able to create
tables and insert photos

4. Construction
• Three main softwares were used.
• InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere Pro, all
by Adobe.
• To take the photos for both my ancillary texts
and to film my final product, I used a Canon
EOS 7D
• Used a tripod to make the filming appear
more steady for a few of our shots
• Photoshop, I used the least as I only needed it
for slight photo editing and adding a black and
white effect
• A lot of time was spent using InDesign
• I chose my image, and then added my
desired text and effects
• Editing our final product, our movie trailer, the
chosen software was Premiere Pro
• When we first began editing our footage, I
played around with iMovie considering
using it to create our trailer

5. Evaluation
• 4 main programs were used, Blogger,
Facebook, YouTube and Microsoft Powerpoint
• I used Blogger as a program to display
and write essay style responses
• We utilised Facebook’s large audience range
to get the best feedback possible
• My friends were able to leave their
comments and honest opinions
• YouTube allowed us to evaluate the viewers
opinions and how large our audience may be
• From the likes on the video, any
comments left, and by how many views
there were
• I chose PowerPoint to break up all the writing
and make it more visually appealing and more
enjoyable to read
• Diversification was the reason I chose
PowerPoint, as it retains interest for longer