The document discusses the various new media technologies used during the planning, research, construction, and evaluation stages of a project. During planning and research, Mahara was used to blog ideas, upload videos and PowerPoints. YouTube provided research on teaser trailers. OneDrive allowed uploading images to Mahara. LinkedIn SlideShare hosted PowerPoint presentations. Google searched for sounds and promotional materials. Video cameras and lights were used to film, and Final Cut Pro to edit with transitions and effects. Photoshop refined images and Illustrator arranged poster elements. Evaluation software like Prezi, Emaze, and PowerPoint were used but had limitations.

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

2. PLANNING AND RESEARCH
• During the planning and research process I used numerous websites and
programmes.

3. MAHARA
• For our planning and research I used
Mahara blog ,this is where I
recorded all my information on ideas
and uploaded YouTube videos, to
show different ideas on teaser
trailers furthermore. I also uploaded
PowerPoints and images onto this
blog .

4. YOUTUBE
• YouTube is an online video based
media sharing website; and was one of
the main online products that I used in
order to conduct my research. This
has enabled us to research teaser
trailers of the same genre to our
product and take ideas such as the
conventions .which is associated with
this genre.

5. ONE DRIVE
• One drive has been essential for the research and planning process because
this has enabled me to make an embed code and upload images onto
Mahara .For instance when making a story board for our teaser trailer we
had to take a screenshot of it onto the apple mac and then upload it onto
one drive where I can get a embed code to put it onto my blog .
Embed code

6. LINKEDIN SLIDESHARE
• LinkedIn has been important for the research and planning process because this
has enabled me to put my PowerPoint of my pitch presentation and film magazine
research on my blog because Microsoft PowerPoint did not have an embed code so I
had to transfer this PowerPoint to SlideShare .

7. GOOGLE
• Google has been important for the research process because this has
enabled me to access websites such as free sound org in order to research
diegetic and non diegetic sounds that would suit our teaser trailer .In
addition it has also been important when having to research posters and
magazine covers which is associated with the same genre and similar
narrative.

8. POST PRODUCTION
(EQUIPMENT)
• During the construction stages we used a video camera in order to film our footage.
The camera was quite easy to use .Before we used it we had a brief demonstration
on how to operate it as some of us haven’t used that model camera before .
• We also needed lights when filming as some of the rooms we were filming in was
quite dark and this enabled the camera to get clear footage of the actors.

9. SOFTWARE
(FINAL CUT PRO X)
• During the construction stage we used final cut pro in order to edit our teaser trailer
footage . We used a range of tools on this software for example, we used the transition
tool and decided to choose the fade to colour transition . In addition we also chose certain
effects such as the vignette effect which gave some of our shots a creepy effect .
Transition
Vignette effect

10. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
• During the construction stage we used Photoshop to edit the image for our poster. A
tool which was very important in this process was the refine edge tool because this
enabled me to remove all the background neatly around the image . Because it was
my first time using this tool I had to research how to use it on YouTube . A Problem I
had when using this tool was that part of the background was showing on the images
face which was not their before using the tool, this meant I had to take another
screenshot of the image I wanted to use and start again on photoshop
Refine edge tool

11. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
• During the construction stage I used adobe illustrator to construct our poster .A tool which was an
essential part of this process was the arrange tool which enabled me to place the characters on the
poster accordingly .for instance I wanted the antagonist to be behind the protagonist on the poster
because this gives an impression that the antagonist is peering over his victim which is significant
because the protagonist is being agonized by the antagonist.
Arrange tool

12. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
• During the construction stage i used Adobe Photoshop in order to edit the image for
our poster .We did not need to use the refine edge because the background was quite
simple to cut out as it was just a plain white background . However, i did use the
magic eraser tool to cut out the background .

13. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
• During the construction stage we used Adobe illustrator to construct the magazine
cover. A significant tool we used was the effect tool because this enabled us to change
the background of the leaves and highlight the outline of them in order to create a
psychedelic effect which is a significant link to our teaser trailer.
The highlighted trees.

14. EVALUATIONS
• When constructing my evaluation I used a range of websites and software's such as
Prezi, Emaze, PowToon and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• A problem I had with Prezi is that I was unable to place all the content I wanted into
the circles neatly as they were too small even if I enlarged them.
• A problem I encountered with PowToon is that I was not able to upload videos
because you needed to subscribe to a premium account to do this which cost £10.99.