1. HOW DID YOU USE MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH,
PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?

2. I used survey monkey for my research, in particular my target
audience research in order to find out what they wanted from
my products. I also used survey monkey in order to get
audience feedback on my almost finished products. This
allowed me to see what was working with my products and
what needed to be changed, and by using my target audience
for this I was able to make the most effective changes to make
my product most appealing to its target audience.

3. I only used Animoto briefly due to the
limitations of the presentation software - I
was only able to have thirty second
presentations - this meant that I used it
very little. I did however use it to begin my
research into the pop music genre. I did
this in order to put together a brief idea of
what would be expected from the audience
of pop music listeners. It enabled me to
kick start my research and therefore ideas
for my products.

4. I used Microsoft Word in collaboration with
other technologies in order to present them
in a suitable way for my blog. However, in
some cases it was essential for the
information to be as clear as possible and
Word was most suitable for this; an
example of this is my script and shot list.
These were essential parts of the planning
and I needed to ensure they were as clear
as possible, thus I used Word. I used Word
in collaboration with other technologies
such as SlideShare and Tackk, this was to
ensure that the documents were presented
well for my blog. I also used Word as a
means to write drafts for various parts of my
work, this was key in order to make sure
that they were as clear and informative as

5. I also used Microsoft PowerPoint in my
coursework; I did however, avoid use of
this program due to the fact that I wanted
to ensure that I presented my work in a
varied way. I did use PowerPoint in order
to put my ancillary products together for
my target audience so that they could
answer a questionnaire which helped me
to improve them. PowerPoint was a useful
technology as it enabled me to present the
images together with clarity, making it
easier for my target audience to look at
them and thus help me improve them.

6. I used Cyberlink PowerDirector for the initial editing and
foundation of my music video. This was due to the logistics of
editing and the access to editing softwares. However, I did
encounter several problems with this software; this was due
to the fact that the laptop I was using did not cope well with
HD video, making it crash several times whilst I used
PowerDirector. This was obviously frustrating and caused me
huge delays, after completing the first full draft of my music
video using this program I changed and used iMovie for the
finishing touches.

7. After having issues with a previous editing software during
production - PowerDirector - I used iMovie for the finishing
touches of my music video. This allowed me to take certain
sections of the video and put a black and white filter over them
- this was in order to get the feeling of a memory. This was a
suggested improvement and although I had little experience
with iMovie it gradually came together and the black and white
filter made it look much more professional. I also used iMovie
for my animatic due to the way I could use a theme - I copied
this same style in my evaluation also.

8. I used Prezi several times, in both my research
and my evaluation; this was an effective
technology due to the fact that it enabled me to
present my research and explanations
effectively. It also allowed me to do them in a
more interesting way than PowerPoint would of,
thus making it a more interesting way of
presenting my work.

9. I used SlideShare in a number of ways
through my coursework, I initially used it
as a way to make clear my script and
shot types, but later used it in order to
upload PowerPoint presentations to my
blog. This was a very helpful feature
about this technology: it allowed me to
use Word and PowerPoint and enabled
me to upload these to my blog through
the technology of SlideShare. This was
most helpful as it helped combat the
limitations I had encountered from using
Word and Powerpoint.

10. I used this technology, Glogster, this
was a presentation software which
allowed me to use both text and
images along side each other in a
more noteworthy way. This was
helpful as I use more essay based
presentations in order to get the
information across, however this
allowed me to do separate
paragraphs in helpful and concise
chunks through the speech bubble
and note paper images. This was
most helpful during my research. I
used this most in my still image
analysis as it meant I could get the
key information across in a clear and
concise way of presenting.

11. Popplet was also very useful during my
production and evaluation as it meant that I
could use a spider-diagram style which was
helpful as I could get across just the basic
ideas which would then be used for the
major ideas. Particularly in my production
concept, it helped me to see what my idea
was for my music video as it clearly showed
all my ideas, I only needed to figure out
which ideas were best and how to link them
all together.

12. I did try to use Empressr which is a presentation software
based online, this was good for simple and to the point
presentations, however, it was fairly limited and thus, I
used it very little. It was effective for my short presentation
about my research into the record labels for my pitch. This
was because I only needed small amounts of key
information and so a simple technology worked effectively
for this.

13. I really liked this technology -
Tackk - it meant that I could write
as much as I needed and present
this information in a clear way.
Although, it does have some
limitations as it is not as
interesting as perhaps Prezi was,
but it did allow me to get enough
information across in an essay-
style whilst including buttons e.g.
the link to the questionnaire as
well as add images and bullet
points. It was also easy to use and
embed on my blog and so was a
very effective technology.

14. I used PowToon quite a bit, this was because it was a fun
and more interesting way of presenting research - in
particular - and allowed me to use special effects e.g. the
hand writing. It meant that I was able to have a more
varied way of presenting my work. This technology was so
effective for my coursework because it allowed me to use
text, pictures and special effects altogether; this made it a
much more interesting presentation than for example my
presentation on Empressr.

15. Biteslide was a combination of both PowToon and
Powerpoint; this is because it had a more stylistic way of
showing the slides than Powerpoint however, it didn’t
have the same special effects as PowToon. Although, it
was still an effective way of presenting information
because of the combination of images and text that I
could use - but it did take some time to get used to the
way that it is set up. This was particularly effective for my
research because of its clear presentation style.

16. Padlet was very useful for
getting my audience feedback,
this is because people seemed
more willing to post a
comment rather than answer
questions. I used this several
times at different points in my
production in order to ensure I
was making my products as
conventional and appealing for
my target audience as
possible. This was a good
technology also as it allowed
me to post a video or photo
that I wanted feedback on.
This meant it was all in one
place and people find it easier
to comment on it.

17. I used iTunes in order to get the song for
my music video, obviously this is a fairly
simple technology and ensured that the
sound quality of my music video was the
best that it could be.
I used YouTube to upload my
videos, this meant I could embed
them on my blog as well as share
them over social networks to get
more audience feedback. I also
used YouTube to view other music
videos when I was doing my
research.

18. Blogger was the technology I used the most because I
put all of my coursework on my own blog. This was
helpful as I could access it in different places which
made it easier to do, however, to begin with it was
difficult to embed and organise my blog. However,
overall I have used this most effectively because it
has all of my work on from each of the different areas
- research, planning, construction and evaluation.

19. I used Pixlr to edit the photos
for my ancillary products; this
was important because I was
trying to challenge conventions
slightly an, I wanted to create a
conventional consistent theme,
however, I wanted it to get
across all the emotions behind
the album because this worked
most effectively with the image
of the artist. Using Pixlr meant
that I could enhance the photos
in order to make them look
much more professional; it also
meant that I could use a
vignette filter on all of my
ancillary products to begin to
create a consistent theme.

20. I used Voki in order to make my audience
feedback a little more interesting; it was
important to comment on the audience
feedback that I received, instead of doing this
with a voice recording I decided to use Voki to
say what I needed to say but with characters
(as shown below). I thought this would make
the audience feedback a little more
interesting. The technology was fairly simple
to use also and helped to vary the way I
presented my feedback.

21. I decided to use Wordle when writing about my target audience
questionnaire; this is because I thought it would be important
to focus on the question about what they would find appealing
in a pop music video. I wanted to do this in a more creative
way, I used Wordle so that I would get the most important
words and ideas from this question. I though that using a
Wordle would allow me to see the major ideas and things that I
needed to include to make it as appealing as possible.The
Wordle was most effective in doing this.

22. I used TimeToast whilst
completing my research into the
genre; it was important to be
well informed and looking at the
history helped with this. This
was an interesting way to
present this information, this is
because it meant that the way it
progressed could easily be seen
- making it clear and
understandable. This was an
effective piece of technology
and allowed me to use text
alongside images in a timeline
style.