1. How did you use media technology
in construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stage?

2. When planning my documentary I used Microsoft
Word to create a plan of what we were going to film
when on location so we saved time. We also used
this media technology o type up our interviews so we
didn’t have to think of random question whilst
interviewing a person. I then sent these files to my
Blackberry rather than printing them out so I could
access them easily.

3. When researching for my documentary I used numerous websites such as
Google to find locations for interviews and for information on the topic. I
had prior knowledge from dance classes but I used Wikipedia to research
styles I wasn’t so familiar with. I also looked at other documentaries for
inspiration on Youtube. I also used the site to look at archive footage and
how it was shot which gave me ideas for my own documentary. To see
what people would want from this documentary I used Microsoft Word to
create a questionnaire and to gather the results I used Microsoft Excel.

4. When constructing my documentary I used all types of media technologies. For filming I used a SONY HXR-
MC2000E camera, clip mic to record sound and USB transfer cable to transport the footage onto the dell
inspiron computer.
When gathering the archive footage we downloaded an MP4 Firefox plug in to enable us to this.
To edit the footage I used adobe premiere CS5 which provided me with a lot of features that could enable
me to edit my footage in a way that would make it look like a professional documentary. We used the
effects bank to edit our footage and sound. When creating the title sequence I used overlays and chroma
key by changing the similarity of a woman dancing in front of the green screen to a black background and
using the moving tool and sizing tool to make her look like she’s dancing on the letters. To create a full
sound we used the fill left tool on all the audio as a clip mic picks up part of the sound. When transitioning
between footage we used cuts and dissolves. Also to isolate either the audio or video I locked layers so I
could use one without the other. At the end of the documentary I rendered all the footage to give it a
better quality.
When creating the poster I used adobe photoshop CS5 as it has effects and tools that makes the poster
look professional.

5. When carrying out my evaluation I used the software
Microsoft Word to create a questionnaire for people
to give feedback on my documentary. I also used a
Canon camera to record some audience feedback. I
then added this all to my blog on the website
blogger.