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- 1. Q4: How didyou use media technologies in the construction and research and planning and evaluation stages? By Baldeep Gahir.
- 2. Software's: - Google forms -Microsoft Word - Prezi -Powerpoint -Youtube -Blogger -Media website -Slideshare -Adobe Premiere
- 3. Google forms Google formswas used for the evaluation of my products, as I conducted my audience research (question 4) with this software. It was useful and convenient for me to use as it collected the statistics for the response by itself, and it also produced a list of people’s answers so I was clearly able to see the if there were any major points that were more popular than others. For example, a lot of people said that there were a good variety of expert and vox pop interviews, and I took this into consideration when making changes to the editing of the documentary.
- 4. Microsoft word hasbeen used for many different purposes such as typing up the script, our progression diaries and analysing example documentaries (student and professional), and the analysis of looking at student radio trailers. It was easy to use as I have used Word many times and it was easy to upload on to the blog. Microsoft Word
- 5. Prezi • Sexism invideo games • The purpose of documentaries • I used Prezi for both of these tasks. It was easy to use as I am familiar with this soft ware and have used it for my foundation portfolio in year one. The inclusion of this software meant that our blog incorporated a variety of different software's and make our research and planning interesting and entertaining especially as the format of the presentation is in a bubble diagram style.
- 6. Powerpoint PowerPoint presentation hasbeen used for many of our posts, it’s easy and simple to use. • Brainstorming ideas (feminism) • Researching into the topic • What TV channel to air our documentary on
- 7. Emaze I have usedEmaze for three tasks, which were case studies of killers associated with violent video games, mass shootings linked to video games and what makes a good magazine article. I enjoyed how easily I was able to embed video clips on to this software, for example I added videos of mass shooters and this combines the visual features as well as being able to viewing clips. Emaze also had a range of different designs and styles which made sure my tasks included a creative and visual element to them. Examples of video clips of shooters I incorporated in my Emaze presentations.
- 8. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIuPJK7wAE4&t=119s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5veEmJxxOh0 We used Youtubefor our research and planning as we recorded video diary entries, as we thought that this would be a useful feature to help discuss are ideas together as a group, and to decide on further steps, what we could have improved on and to reflect on current progress. Diary entries have also been used to show how we have been working together as a team and how we have split up different tasks between us. Links to 2 video diary entries.
- 9. Google chrome Google chromewas one of the software's which allowed us to carry out our research and planning. It was especially important for me as it was the main search engine I used to gather information on the topic research of our documentary. For example, I investigated the history of documentaries, specific case studies and key facts and statistics (e.g. how there are 2 billion gamers in the U.K) which played a large part of our background footage.
- 10. Blogger Blogger has beenused to put all of our work on to one site, and we are able to view what each group member has done and to organize our posts. It clearly shows if we need to divide our tasks between ourselves so that everyone in our group has the same amount of work to do. List of tasks on our group’s page.
- 11. Media Website We usedthe media website (available on the Mac computers) to access previous examples of student products that have been created. We used these for inspiration to try and make our own creations as professional and realistic as possible. This website was helpful as it not only included examples of the documentary, but the two ancillary products in conjunction to this (radio trailer and listings article.) The inspiration that has derived from these past student examples can be seen in our own products, for example at times we were stuck on some of the background footage to incorporate into our documentary, how many colours to incorporate into our listings article, and how to capture our listener in a short and effective way for the radio trailers. We looked at examples to try and see how they tackled this.
- 12. Slideshare Slideshare has beenhelpful in terms of embedding tasks on to Blogger. Although on the down side, sometimes the quality is slightly blurred when it has been uploaded on to the blog. Embed button on Slideshare
- 13. Adobe Premiere • Adobepremiere has been used on the macs to edit our documentary The use of this technology has enabled our group to edit seamlessly and introduce us to a range of new editing skills. For example: • How to cut clips • How to add titles • How to speed up footage • How to adjust sound level • All these skills make sure that we stick to the typical codes and conventions of a documentary and that it looks as professional as possible This bar shows the sequences which has been useful in organizing the montages, radio trailer and main documentary. Tools used to edit Shows each individual clip incorporated Shows all the footage we have recorded
- 14. Tools we usedfor Adobe premiere -Trimming clips with the razor tool -Enlarging each clip with the zoom tool in order to make a precise cut -Speeding up and slowing down clips for example the background footage of the feet walking up and down the corridor was sped up and slowed down at different parts, eg it slowed down when the facts and statistics were introduced -The basic tool used to select Editing the clips:
- 15. - Import buttonto add on images such as the Solihull sixth form symbol on the title of the expert interview - A variety of fonts used for example for the statistics where a video game style font was used to relate to the topic - Adding titles eg: to introduce each expert interview Editing the text:
- 16. - Tool usedto increase the size of the text - Tool used to increase or decrease the leading (the amount of space between the text)
- 17. Editing the sound: -Applying dots with the pen tool on the sound level to increase/ decrease and fade the volume eg: during the background footage the volume was louder in contrast to a lower volume level during the interviews so we could hear the speech clearer
- 18. Hardware: • Scanners • Printer •Camera- HD/still • Headphones/microphones/tripod • Mac computers
- 19. Scanners/printer The scanner hasbeen used to scan in thing such as the story board I created, my for and against poster for my topic research. Usually rough pieces of work such as script drafts, brainstorm and things to incorporate are evidence of how me and my group have been researching and planning.
- 20. Hd/still camera • TheHD cameras have been used to record background footage, both voxpop and expert interviews, diaries of our group discussing our progress and how far we have come and discussing/analysing what we liked and what we didn’t like about a professional and student listing magazine and the features that we can potentially apply to our own product. • The still camera was specifically used to film our title sequence at the beginning of our documentary, where the papers were used to spell out the words “video games.” We tried using a normal camera to do this, but the bird eye view from the still camera which captured the images professionally. (ie- as it takes the pictures itself, without anyone pressing a button, everyone is stood away which makes sure that there is no shadows in the background which would make the lighting uneven.)
- 21. Mac computers The Maccomputers allowed us to access certain software's for example Adobe Premiere which was the main programme that was used in the process of constructing our documentary. We also used the Mac computers as part of our background footage in our documentary. This was useful as the target audience is clearly able to see the screen as it is wide and big. These computers were also very helpful for us to use as we could access the college`s media website which has examples of student documentaries, trailers and listing articles. Included as part of the background footage in our documentary.
- 22. Headphones/microphone and tripod • Themicrophone has been used to pick up the sound for when our group conducted interviews, (voxpops and expert.) The use of this is to ensure that the sound of the speaker is clear and well heard. Especially during vox pops, as background noise of people talking in the background in interviews carried out with students in college can be heard, and the sound would be unclear if a microphone was not used. • Headphones have also been used as part of the interview process, as the person who is wearing them needs to ensure that the sound levels are clear, and so that no small noises in the background such as whispering of the filming crew, or movements of the microphone are picked up. Checking the sound levels ensures that the interviews and overall documentaries sound as professional as possible.
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- 24. Tyber andWhatsapp The Whatsappapp has been used by our group to create a group chat and share and discuss ideas regarding which posts what group member is going to carry out, sending pictures of work that we have done and seeing if anyone could give some feedback and if everyone approves and organizing interviews. The proliferation of technology means that we can share and discuss ideas and get people’s opinions without them being there. Tyber was used to contact the experts for our interviews, and it was a quick and convenient way to get a fast reply from the people we asked.