1. How did you use new technology in
the construction and research,
planning and evaluation stages?

2. BLOGGER
One of the main advantages This is my second year using the
of using the internet is using program blogger, as I also used
As this program is quick and
programs such as blogger this in my AS level. This program
simple to use I used this
which has helped us keep on has been used for all 4
program to embed files and
track and look at our posts as categories. Research, planning,
images to make my blog more
we work through the project. construction and evaluation.
varied than just uploading one
big blog post.
Using the program this year, I
This program has have developed a better
allowed me to put all understanding of how to use
my research, planning, the program to its full
construction and potential. Using programs
evaluation all in one such as power points to help
place. This program has create a clean tidy
also allowed me to presentation and using hyper
update how my work is links to support blog posts.
going.
Used to display work for This links into using slideshare
research, planning, and scribd, programs used to
This program allows me to upload
construction and evaluation. upload power points and to
all my different blog posts making
embed onto the blogger.
it visual and interactive.

3. DIFFERENT CAMERA’S
We used this camera in the We made use of the This new technology Once we knew the
studio as we were able to use technology our school allowed my group to film basic functions to the
the lighting and create good provided and were our clips, to import them camera it became
quality photo graphs, which able to use SLR onto adobe and then quick and simple to
wouldn’t be available to us if cameras to capture all view our footage. use.
we were using a standard our images for the
camera. front, middle, back
cover and poster.
We used the camera to
its full potential, using
the zoom, and different
flash settings in order to
create the right photo.
We used this camera
within our construction
stage while working on our A camera similar to this Using this camera through
ancillary tasks. was used throughout all filming allowed my group to
of our filming, including gain good quality clips which we
Used for research (focus research and then uploaded to Adobe
groups) and construction. construction. Premier.

4. ADOBE PREMIERE
This program also allowed us to add text
to our clips, for example while creating Before this media project I had never
We used this program to also our focus groups we put the question used Adobe Premiere before and found
match all our clips up so they before they answered. it very challenging to use. We used this
flowed fluently, and where we in the construction stage of our
could sync our clips with the product.
backing track to start of our
video.
There were a few members in
the group who understood
the function of the program
and therefore I was able to
This program also allowed learn from them.
us to add effects to certain
clips of our music video
whether this was to fade
We used this program
certain clips out, speed a
to upload our footage
clip up or to slow a clip
from the video
down, we were able to edit
cameras, and import
this on here and create a This program was used extensively
onto this program,
polished varied music video ,creating a focus group video and our
where we view and
with different effects. main music video. The program allowed
edit our footage.
our group to create a music video which
Used for research and construction looked at a professional level, and
stage of project. editing the music video so the clips
flowed fluently.

5. POWER-POINT
Power point provides a I have used PowerPoint to help
variation of different fonts, create a clean, organized and tidy
shapes and colours which blog which is easy to follow and
has helped my presentations interactive.
look more aesthetically
pleasing.
Using PowerPoint has allowed
me to use both imagery and
From using this program text to help support my ideas
this time round I have across planning and
saved PowerPoint researching as well as the
presentations as JPEGS, evaluation to display my work.
so my blog doesn’t look
like its filled with power
points. I used this program to help
produce mind maps which
Used to create organized plans were clear for the audience to
and documents for research, read and understand our
This program was used throughout
planning, construction and potential plans which we had
the research stage, the planning and
evaluation for both the music video and
evaluation stages where I could
ancillary tasks.
present my work clearly.

6. ADOBE PHOTO SHOP
We used this program Using this technology meant we
extensively throughout could import photos and edit them,
part 2 of the construction this could include changing the
stage; ancillary tasks. brightness, cropping a photo,
duplicating layers, making the
As I had used the picture black and white with a
program before I was coloured image, changing the
aware of the function, contrast and different styles of
however it did take fonts.
me a bit of time to
work out how the
program functions. Photo shop allowed my
group to create our cd cover,
This program also helped
inserts, back cover and the
our ancillary task become
poster. Allowing us to create
aesthetically pleasing and
the same effects throughout
visual. We used different
the poster.
fonts, backgrounds, shapes ,
free transforms tools to gain Using photoshop also helped
the best out of our images while creating drafts of our
we had chosen. By using this software we created 6 ancillary task and was
polished pieces of work, which looked therefore used to its full
Used for our construction (ancillary to a good quality, and helped us potential in our final covers.
task). achieve a professional outlook on our
covers.