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- 2. Tumblr Tumblr isthe website I used to create my blog for my AS work so it made sense to carry it on this year. It is simple to use, with plenty of features. I could easily embed other multimedia such asYouTube videos and presentations to create a sleek look and make it easy to access my other pieces of work I could also customise my website page itself so that it looks professional and visually appealing.The posts stand out and are colourful while also being easy to read and access. The hashtag system means that I can easily categorise my different pieces of work to make them easy to find
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- 4. YouTube YouTube wasa really helpful website during my research because it gave me access to multiple music videos from other rock artists so I could analyse them and take inspiration from them It was a great way to find out how to use new technologies and specific features in software such as Premiere Pro so I could learn from online tutorials I uploaded many videos that were part of my planning such as focus groups and an animatic and was easily able to embed them into my blog YouTube is also the website I chose to upload my final music video onto and the platform that my audience will view it on
- 5. Wikipedia AlthoughWikipedia canbe an unreliable source of information, it was a really useful tool for finding out information about the band I chose to use for my music video,The Kinks. As the song Lola was released in 1970 I found it really difficult to find information about it, especially the original label and license Wikipedia allowed me to find out more specific information about this so it was an invaluable part of my research
- 6. Slideshare Slideshare isa website run by LinkedIn which allowed me to upload documents such as PowerPoints so I could embed or link them from my blog This was really useful because I liked using different platforms to present my work but while still being able to have it all accessible from one place I found it very convenient and fairly easy to use and was a great means to upload a variety content
- 7. SurveyMonkey SurveyMonkey isan excellent website that allows you to create personalised surveys, send them to people and analyse the results in a concise and clear way I used this as part of my target audience research and it allowed me to find out lots more about my audience so I could adapt my ideas for my music video to best suit them The results were then turned into graphs for me so I could easily view and assess the results It was really user-friendly and easy to use
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- 9. DSLRCamera For theproduction of my music video I used a Nikon D3300. I had had some experience with digital cameras so I was able to use it relatively easily It allowed us to capture great quality video to make a professional looking music video It also had both automatic and manual focus modes which allowed us to be very specific for some shots A problem we had to overcoming was zooming as we found it very difficult to make the shot look smooth We also used a 35mm lens for some of the extreme close up shots which gave them a very shallow depth of field and close point of focus so we could really emphasise what was in shot and create more variety in the video
- 10. Adobe Premiere Pro Iwas really fortunate to be able to use Premiere Pro to edit my music video as it is very sophisticated and has lots of features I used it for my AS work so I am very familiar with it, however I still learnt lots of new skills this year, such as slowing down the frame rate and increasing the speed to create a time-lapse effect It is very easy to use once you get the hang of it and means I could quickly create seamless cuts and transitions Importing footage and editing specific clips was very easy using the timeline We had to render the entire workspace quite frequently because otherwise it could lag, however editing and exporting was still an enjoyable and straightforward experience
- 11. After Effects Anotherediting software I used was Adobe After Effects I needed to use this for certain shots that were a bit shaky and needed to be stabilised Using the ’Warp Stabiliser’ tool made the videos incredibly smooth and made them look a lot more professional It was very easy to use, sometimes it did take a long time to stabilise the entire shot but the difference it made was worth it
- 12. Adobe Photoshop I havehad quite a lot of experience with Photoshop while studying Media Studies so I am familiar with how to use many of the features. However, it is still a very long process and can be really difficult at times. I used Photoshop to create my poster/advert and digipak. It is an industry standard piece of software so it has loads of great tools and effects which means I could be really creative. I discovered many new effects and filters while using Photoshop Elements such as the blur and glow tools.
- 13. DaFont.com DaFont isreally helpful website that allows access to hundreds of free fonts.They are really creative and different from the ones that are available on programmes likeWord or Photoshop. I like how it is separated into really specific categories which meant I could find a font forThe Kinks that perfectly represented the rock genre and 60s/70s time period
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- 15. Prezi Prezi isa really good programme for making really creative, interesting and visually pleasing presentations. It is more difficult to use than other programmes such as PowerPoint but it is much more customisable. I used Prezi for my first two evaluation questions because I really like the way I could break down the questions into smaller sections and answer them individually. It also makes it easier to follow for the reader because each segment can include more information that is separate from the rest of the presentation. I also really like that it embeds intoTumblr perfectly so that the reader can use it without having to open it separately.
- 16. Microsoft Word Word isa really easy programme to use and I decided to use it for writing up all of my work and ideas before publishing them on Tumblr.The main reason for this is that I have experienced problems withTumblr many times in the past and therefore it is easier and safer to have a version of my work saved to my computer which I can edit. I also used Word to make all my notes for my evaluation questions so I could easily input them into my Prezi presentations I wrote my magazine interview inWord because it meant I could make sure it was all written perfectly before I put it into Photoshop
- 17. Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint isa software that I am really familiar with as I have used it a lot over the years. For my media work this year I have used it to create presentations about some of the media theories we were looking at as well as for my evaluation It is really simple to use and means I can present ideas and information alongside images in a professional looking way It also embeds seamlessly into my blog onTumblr so it is easy to access
- 18. MacBook Pro Recordinga directors’ commentary was really important to my group and I because it was a great opportunity to talk about all the thought that went into our video and show it in more detail In order to do this we used a MacBook Pro to play the music video so we could all watch it and speak about it At the same time we recorded the audio into iMovie so we could edit it later We didn’t have any access to any professional audio recording kit so this was definitely the best way to get good quality audio and be able to edit it efficiently
- 19. iMovie iMovie wasthe only video editing programme we had available on the laptop we used to record the directors’ commentary It is definitely more basic and simplistic than Premiere Pro and it did take a bit longer to use, especially as we were used to using a different software However, it worked for what we needed it for and it allowed us to import our music video and record and edit good quality audio over it We also chose to repeat certain parts of the footage so the viewer can see exactly what shots we are talking about.This definitely would have been easier on Premiere Pro but I am really happy with the finished video