Question 4

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Nazha Sultana Miah

What technologies did you use in making your film and recording your research and planning? (Software, hardware and application)

• Cameras: Panasonic & Nikon• After Effects• Wordpress • MovieMaker• Tripod• Lights• Photoshop

• Microsoft Publisher• Slideshare• Prezi• Powtoons• YouTube• Social Networks: Facebook,

Twitter, Instagram

Cameras: Panasonic & Nikon

Without a camera there wouldn’t be a film, magazine or poster. We used an ordinary filming camera like Panasonic for our film. With no budget we managed to produce clips with excellent focus and shots. Although, the camera was a regular camera, we couldn’t achieve depth of field for effective purposes. However, we decided to use a Digital SLR camera like Nikon for our magazine and poster image. This camera let me be creative because I could have a depth of field, good focus and quality. This allowed me to create fun and unique images for my ancillary text. As the photographer I didn’t change the ISO or aperture, I kept the settings on automatic. Both cameras were easy to use and gather on PC to edit for the magazine/poster or blog. Our team members all have smartphones, we decided our mobile phones were not ideal for filming but maybe for potential images like: cast and crew, blogging (research and planning) purposes.

Iphone 5S test shots

After Effects

Our editors first used MovieMaker and found it didn’t have the best features to edit our film with, but it’s good enough to cut and order clips. Having an arrange of cuts, speed and black screens we discovered using After Effects allowed us to achieve the editing goals we wanted, all on our PC. It allowed us to be creative by having access to options like changing sounds, saturating/contrasting colours to manipulate the clips or sounds. This software was ideal. Other members requested using Final Cut Pro on MacBook’s but due to our accessibility it wasn’t possible. We could have also used iMovies, but we thought it was too basic for our needs.

WordpressThis is an Internet sensation to help keep track of your work. Wordpress allowed me to blog my work step by step, creatively. It allowed me to add hyperlinks to external work on other websites like Slideshare, Prezi, Powtoons and many more. It offers traits to divide my work in different tabs, which made it easier to find particular work. I managed to section my work; Film research, Film planning, Film poster, Magazine article and Final product. Wordpress works as a portfolio for future references. As I have used Wordpress before, I made progression as I found it was the best way to document my work. I researched other blog websites like Blogger and Tumblr. I found Tumblr was too basic and because I have never used Blogger before I thought I’d stick to something I already know how to use to prevent time loss.

Help me separate my work so I know what I need to get done or what I have already done.

How did these technologies enhance your film and research and planning?

Editing Blogging After Effects

o Change sound levels

o Colouro Order of clipso Black barso Blurso Repositiono Cutso Zoomo Fade in/outo Black screeno Stabilisation

Drafts Research/Plan Feedback Interactional Logical to blogger