Evaluation Question 4

How did you use media technologies in the construction, research, planning

and evaluation stages?

Google’s Blogger

I used Blogger to present my work. I used it for my AS coursework project as well, so I knew how to work with it. I enjoy using Blogger as I think it presents my work well and allows you to insert many different media programs to present your work within it.

Internet (Google)

I used Google a lot throughout my A2 coursework. I used it to research other media products to give me inspiration for my own. It also helped me research the film distribution and exhibition aspects of the course.

Prezi

I used Prezi to present a lot of my research for this project. I think it is a good way to present work as it makes it interesting to go through and read instead of reading a huge block of writing which can become quite daunting. At first, I found Prezi difficult to use but after a while I managed to get the hang of it and now use it all the time to present my work.

Slideshare

I have used Slideshare to present most of my evaluation questions, including this one. I think it presents my work in a professional way and makes it more interesting to read and look at.It is really simple to upload Powerpoint presentations onto which is helpful.

Filming / CameraCANON 650DI used my Canon Camera to film the trailer, audience feedback and various other video blogs which we made to make the presentation of our blogs look more interesting. I enjoyed using this as it made the quality of the image in our trailer better than if we had used our phone cameras. This made it look more professional.

Final Cut Pro

We used Final Cut Pro to create and edit our film trailer and audience feedback clips. This is a good software to use as it has everything on it which was needed, including; sound effects and title pages. At first I found this quite difficult and confusing to use but as we began editing our trailer more often I gradually got the hang of it.

ITunes

We used Itunes to find and upload the tracks of music for our trailer. This was very simple to use as we downloaded the music track which we could then easily find on Final Cut Pro to put into our trailer.

BeFunky.co.uk

BeFunky is a photo editing website which I used to edit my photos for my magazine cover and film poster. This includes many different effects and filters which are easy to add onto your image. I enjoy using this website as I have used it for quite a long time so I find it very simple to use.

Serif Page Plus

I used Serif Page Plus to create my mock ups, and my final magazine cover and poster. I find this very easy to use as I used it for my AS coursework as well. It includes everything I need to design my final products on it.