EVALUATION QUESTION 4How did you use media technologies in the construction and

research, planning and evaluation stages?

By: Annamaria Noto

PowerPoint • I used it in the Research and Planning stage. This is because it

allowed me display my work clearly and in an organised manner, and I was able to present different aspects of, for example; planning, by dividing my ideas into categories like costume and props.

• PowerPoint also allowed me improve my skills by presenting my work with text fonts and sizes that make them presentable. It allowed me to display my work using bullet points and photos/ screenshots that back up my main ideas, while presenting them clearly.

Planning and Research

Final Cut Pro• I used it in the Construction stage, as it was the main

technology used in editing my trailer. • As it allows you it edit very closely (by millisecond) it enabled

me to be more precise with my editing. Unlike iMovie (which I used last year). So Final Cut Pro was effective for construction.

• Final Cut Pro has a larger variety of titles, fonts, transitions e.t.c, (compared to iMovie) which was beneficial in the construction. This allowed me to find the most appropriate features to make my trailer most effective.

• It was beneficial as I was able to upload all my footage and then edit it in a professional manner.

Construction

Photoshop• I used it in constructing both my ancillary tasks (poster and

magazine cover), as well as the first drafts. • It has various tools so that I can alter the image, the text etc.

in order for me to achieve a certain effect and create a certain meaning.

• Similarly I was able to change the colour of the background and add features such as the twitter and Facebook logo (on my poster).

• This all contributing to helping me make my ancillary tasks look professional.

Construction

Blogger • I used Blogger for my research and planning in order to

present all my work in one place, and to keep it organised.• Also it allowed me to reflect back on my work to see my

journey throughout, as I could look back research I found inspirational and could use in my own products.

• Blogger was also used in the construction stage as I uploaded my main completed products on there. These include my trailer and both ancillary tasks (poster and magazine cover).

• I used it the evaluation stage to present my final products in an organised and clear way.

Research, planning, construction, evauation

IMDb

• I used it in my research stage as I was able to find information on films when looking at trailer research within my subgenre, and finding reviews and ratings of films.

• It also helped me find inspirational films that had conventional techniques of my subgenre.

Research

SlideShare • I used it in my research and planning as it was where I

uploaded my PowerPoints. Simultaneously, it was beneficial in keeping all my PowerPoints in one place and organising them.

• Also I used it to find inspiration of how other research and planning was carried out.

• It was used for my evaluation question 4 as it was easy and clear to present each technology on a different slide, using bullet points.

Research, planning and evaluation

YouTube• I used YouTube in my research and planning, in order

to find inspirational trailers so I could see how conventions are used within my subgenre and across other subgenres.

• I also used it for uploading both drafts of my trailer.

Research, planning and construction

Google • I used Google to for the research stage, as I researched

to find out the conventions of my subgenre, so that I knew what was expected of it from my audience.

• It also allowed me obtain inspiration from other media products so that I could adopt some ideas while creating something of my own.

Research

Powtoon• I used Powtoon to present one of my evaluation

questions. It is a similar application to PowerPoint but has different titles and backgrounds and different shapes to present work differently. I was also able to use music over the video to make it more interesting. I found it effective in displaying my work neatly and clearly.

Evaluation

Prezi• I used Prezi for one of my evaluation questions. It is a

similar application to PowerPoint but can present your work in a sort of mind map and then zooms into each area. It was effective in presenting my work clearly and in an organised format.

Evaluation