How Did You Use Media Technologies In The Construction, Research, Planning And Evaluation Stages?

What I’m Going To Do.

It’s simple, I’m going to go over my blog, find the different software and technology I have used, then write a post on exactly what I did with that technology!

Photoshop!

Okay, so my most basic program! I used Photoshop to create my poster, film logo, company logo and other small little bits I needed for individual images I may have needed all over my production and planning. It hasn’t been used at all in Research or Planning, but it wasn’t needed to. It was needed to be simple and easy, so that I could create professional images across my Portfolio!

PowerPoint!

I really feel like I should give this a mention. I must have done over 10 different PP presentations on my blog for the main reason that it WORKS! There was no point in overcomplicating things! PP worked brilliant to show Research, Planning and Evaluation! There really is no better software to use to create professional looking text, in a user friendly format!

Final Cut!

Okay, so I used Final Cut to create my trailer and also edit a little bit of my evaluation videos! It’s easy to use, was there to use, so why not use it? It made everything look professional and there was really no hassle with it! Really enjoyed using the software and would definitely recommend it to anyone! Granted it takes a long time to render files, but so do a lot of programs!

Wix!

I used Wix Website Builder to create my website homepage. Now, the whole thing went okay, but there are definitely some issues with Wix that meant my website came out not looking as professional as I had hoped. However, it’s simple to use and was easy to learn, so it did help me create an okay looking website!

Prezi!

For some of my presentations, PP just didn’t seem to cut it, so I decided to try out Prezi! It was brilliant for choosing an actor with and generally worked well to present things on! The only issue was it was a little complicated and very time consuming, so it wasn’t used that much, so that more could be done! It was a case of choosing how it was presented, over how much information I could give! In this case, giving the most information was important.

Social Networking!

Over the course of my Portfolio, I have used a number of different Social Networking sites, from Facebook to Pinterest, to put forward different ways of media and so I could branch out to the most popular audience! I used this to advertise and even to just show my finished products to a greater audience. Pinterest was used for my own personal planning! Using Social Media is a great way to keep on top of everything and reach a greater audience!

Software To Hardware!

Currently, I’ve only evaluated the software I used. Next, I will look at the hardware!

NikonD90!

In a previous post, I spoke about how I was going to use this for everything, well I stuck to my word. Yes, there were problems with the camera, but overall it worked very well! I got all my footage with it and managed to create a half decent image with it!

YETI Microphone!

I used the YETI to record the tagline in the film. I used this, as it’s distinctly for recording spoken language, so I got a very clear audio for my tagline, which really had a great effect. I’m happy with how it turned out and overall very happy with the Yeti.

There You Go!

Well there it is! All the Media Technology I used over the course of my Portfolio! Generally, I’m very happy with everything I used and if I’ve missed any of it here, it’s because there was just so much used!