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

and evaluation stages?

YoutubeI used Youtube as my main location to upload the footage that I had made to due to the fact that it is very easy to embed this footage to my blog because blogger and Youtube are both connected through Google. Youtube also served as a good place to get any footage that I could screen shot and reference in my work. I had also used Youtube to embed other videos into my work such as when making a Prezi. Youtube was very useful in my coursework due to the fact that any video that I would need to use or reference it would be the first source that I would go to while serving as a reliable location to upload work to. Youtube is very good when I am looking to share my work or any other videos due to the fact that it is easy to access in any location at anytime as long as you

Internet (Google & Safari)

The internet was a main item that I had used in my work where it came it very useful when I tried to do any form of research. It enabled me to get as much information on alternative rock as I wanted. I used it to find multiple pictures that I would use in my blog such as the ones below. If I did not have access to the internet I would not be able to create my blog and in result I would have to find an alternate method to do my work. Over all the internet was a fast and affective method that I had used to produce my work and research.

Email I used email a variety of times when doing my work such as when asking for permission from the record company that had the rights to the song that I had used in my music video. Without this I would not have been able to use the song that I wanted and would have had to produce and original piece of music. I used email when sending a variety of things to my self such as scanned work, pictures that I had taken or this Powerpoint that I am currently making. It has its own advantages and disadvantages such as the fact that I can only send things so long as it is under a certain file size which meant that what I could send was limited. However in the end I didn’t need to send any work that exceeded this size. Due to email being useful in these aspects it has become a key part to the completion of my work.

Slideshare

Slideshare was used for when I completed tasks on PowerPoint. The reason why I used Slideshare was because I needed to upload my PowerPoint presentation onto my blogger and the only way to do this was through Slideshare. Slideshare became a very compatable piece of technology that I was able to use in creating my work.

QR code generator

The QR code generator that I used was very simple where all I needed to do was input a URL into the website which then generated my own unique QR code which all modern phones can scan and it will take you directly to the website linked to that code. It is easy and simple which is why I used it when creating my advert due to the fact that it is common for adverts to contain QR codes in the modern day so the advert is more accusable to the public. It was completely free and easy to use which means I can produce a functioning QR code in no time at all.

Wordle Wordle is a way to make all of your ideas that you come up with look good and creative. This means you can display all of your thoughts and ideas in a visually appealing way. This was useful in my work in the research and planning section due to the fact that I had multiple ideas but no way to display them effectively and in result I used Wordle due to its easy and effective way to produce a form of word cloud. It is free to use and has no restrictions which means it is very easy to access and in result you can produce word clouds in a matter of minutes. You can edit the size, theme and colour schemes to make it your own and be unique to how you want your work displayed.

Google maps Google maps was very useful in the research and planning section of my work where I was looking for locations to film. Not only is the locations displayed in a map format but it also allows you to go into a street view where you can see the environment around you in a panoramic way. This means I was able to get a clear idea of the location I was going to film even before I got there. It is also useful when planning how to get from one location to another due to the fact that it shows you the time it will take to get there via different vehicles and in result I was able to plan how much work I would get done in one day by taking off travel time.

PreziPrezi is a very good piece of free presentation software that you can access online from any location. I had used this in a few tasks with the only flaw that I found with it being the fact that if you are trying to access the site on a computer that has low specs it will usually not open at all or be very slow. You are able to embed images and videos directly from any website using the URL of the web adress. This is then easy to embed onto my blog by using the HTML embed code which links your blog to the Prezi that you have created. Prezi has been very useful in the production of my course work while serving as an interactive and very visually appealing piece of software. I can create a presentation that is not only organised but that is also relevant to a specific theme as they have set options that you can use to make the prezi related to the work that you are producting. But ifyou wanted to create your own there is also the option to do so by opening a blank presentation.

BloggerBlogger is the main site that I had used which holds all of my course work be it either text, videos, images of embedded things from other locations. Without this I wouldn’t have been able to connect all of my work together into one solid location. Using this I am able to customize the way my work is displayed and used through the settings of my personal blog. This could include using tags so that each section of my work can be accessed separately. Due to blogger being a public website it means that anyone can access and view my work from any location which in result produces and easier method to mark or reference my work. In the end blogger was the most instrumental website that I have used when creating my blog due to the fact that without it I wouldn’t have the opportunity to create a blog. Blogger is a good way to share all of the posts that you make which are then accessible anywhere in the world as long as you have internet connection. This means I can edit and change my work from any location while people can also view it from anywhere.

Samsung galaxy s4 I have used my own Samsung galaxy s4 to take the pictures that I had used in both my Digipak and magazine advert. The camera itself is 13 megapixels which isn’t a large amount however it was good enough for the photos that I had taken for the ancillary tasks. It is very light and easy to use with its automatic focusing feature. I also had the option to apply multiple filters to the pictures which meant that I could get the exact photo that I wanted. There are multiple methods that I could then use to send the pictures to my computer which I would then edit on photo shop such as a USB cable, email, bluetooth and by putting my memory card into the computers card reader. All of theses available options that the phone gave me enabled me to produce the product that I wanted to a good standard.

IMac The IMac was a very useful piece of technology that was very

important in creating any of my work. I had used the IMac when editing any of my work be it either my music video or my ancillary tasks. I had used Premier Pro and Photoshop to create my productions. I used it for other purposes such as creating power points or writing directly onto blogger. I had to use the IMac when taking the footage that I had taken on either the digital camera or my smartphone. This enabled my to put my work onto a decide that I could use to easily edit my work and make any changes that I needed to. Due to the fact that I needed to access the internet from some location I mainly used the IMac which meant that it was a key in my research and planning work. Over all the IMac was one of the most useful pieces of technology that I had used in my work and without it I would not have been able to get most of my work done to the level that it has been produced.

Video camera I used a digital camera when shooting my music video which was light and therefore could be used either hand held or on a tripod, monopod or any form of jig. The camera itself filmed in full 1080p which enabled me to get a very high resolution picture that displays in full HD. The camera itself did not have very many shooting options where as I couldn’t directly apply filters or techniques over the footage that I had produced. However this was not necessary due to the fact that I could use these features when editing the footage in Premier pro and then if I wanted to add further special effects I would use After effects. I could attach the camera to the IMac via a USB cable which meant that the file transfer rate is faster than if it was to be sending via other means such as Bluetooth. In the end the camera was a very instrumental tool that I had used in my production and without it I would not have been able to produce the video that I have.

PowerPointPowerPoint is a very affective way to produce a presentation with ease. I used it in many different locations. It has multiple different features such as being able to insert various items into your work such as pictures. You can change the design to make it visually appealing to the person who is reading such as the blue theme that I have used in the background. You can apply transitions and animations such as what you can do in a video. However there was one main flaw with using PowerPoint which is the fact that I could not directly upload my work onto my blog and in result I had to upload it to Slideshare which I would then embed into my blog under a HTML code. This enabled the PowerPoint the be displayed on the blog under the function of Slideshare. This enabled me to use a different platform to display my work on.

PhotoshopPhotoshop was very useful when creating my ancillary tasks however it had no use when creating my music video. Photoshop has a wide range of editing software that you can use to manipulate photos in multiple different ways. This can be through either cropping, masking or transforming the images that you have used etc. You can also individually change the colour of an individual pixel if you were to zoom in enough which means that you have access to a very precise tool. You can use the magic wand tool in multiple ways where I used it to cut out sections of images or in combination with the fill tool I used it to colour various highlighted sections. Photoshop is so advanced in its photo manipulation technology that you can produce anything from something else. This meant that I could make anything that I wanted to however the only limitation was my own personal skills where I can use all of the tools but I don’t know every specific feature of Photoshop. The software allows you to export work in multiple formats such as Jpeg or Png etc. which meant that I would apply the photo to the appropriate software that it was compatible with which is why I saved my work in a Jpeg format and then uploaded it directly to my blog.

Premier proPremier Pro was a very useful piece of software that was the only program I used to edit my work on. It is very simplistic if you know the basics of common editing software however it can have some complex aspects that you would have to learn before you can actually apply these techniques. During the production of my work I only ever used premier pro to cut and put together my video. However when making videos such as post evaluation number 2 where I had to insert images and text on top of the footage. There are multiple things that Premier Pro could have done however I thought that this was unnecessary due to the genre of alternative rock having no need of so many effects. The only effect that I had used was slow motion which was a recording effect that my phone could do however if necessary I could have applied this on premier pro. Over all Premier Pro played a large role in the production of my work however I could have used any other editing software and ended with the same result.