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

2. Research stage
Primarily I used www.google.co.uk and www.wikipedia.com (for facts
and figures as a minority question the use of this) as seen below

3. Research stage
For useful documentary research and archive footage I used www.youtube.com (left)
to convert these videos I used www.keepvid.com (right) where you enter the URL
and download the file.

4. Research stage
www.bbc.co.uk/sport and www.skysportsnews.com are reliable and
trusted sports websites and so were every useful for investigating money in
football.

5. Planning stage
Microsoft Word was used for the majority of the planning phase. We
documented the Formal proposal, logging sheets, scheduling, edit
decision list and the questionnaires. On word I took advantage of the
tools at my disposal to create tables and graphs which enhanced the
clarity and interpretation of my work.
Uploading photo’s via the use of a USB cable and my phone
(Blackberry Bold 9930- below left) meant we could show evidence of
our planning and the whole process (as shown below). The Blackberry
has a 5 MP camera with a flashlight and so was well suited
enough to capture images that we could use.

6. Construction stage
For all our filming we used a Cannon XM2 Camera (top right) with the added use of a Tripod
(below left), Clip Microphone (below right) and Boom Mic. The boom mic was simple to plug
into a port on the camera and I opted to use it for the recording of the narration as it has a
more clear cut and velvety sound, I wanted the highest quality audio for our narration and the
boom mic was the best option.
The Cannon XM2 is a pro camcorder so we knew we were getting good quality and it came
with many useful features such as the playback option, the handle, the built in mic and the
ports for headphones and clip mics. Portable, light and easy to set up it proved to be an ideal
piece of equipment for this kind of filming. Another good feature was on the LED panel in
which you could see the left and right audio level bouncing and so could monitor the audio
quality.
The clip microphone was used for all interviews (except one in which the battery ran out and
so we had to scrap the interview when editing), it was simple to use and we also always wore
headphones whilst recording an interview so that we could ensure the sound was OK and
would not hinder us later upon review when editing.

7. Construction stage
After each piece of filming we uploaded the footage by capturing it off the Mini
DV tapes through the use of a DV capture deck which linked to the computer
enabling us to control the capturing which was a smooth process.
The software we used for editing was the CS5 version of Adobe Premier. This
was used for all aspects of editing which included putting into a timeline
(corresponding with our timeline in planning), cutting the footage down and
snipping it into sequence, controlling audio (including unlinking audio and
video), importing archive footage, audio and video transitions (e.g. dip to
black, cross dissolve), audio balancing (fill left, constant gain), text generation,
time re-mapping (such as slow/fast motion) and cropping/resizing of video
footage. Another function of Premier that was paramount to the aesthetic
quality of the piece was the manipulation of still images through the use of key
framing and basic animation (e.g. the zooming on the stats). Also wore
headphones throughout the editing process so that any kinks with audio could
be smoothed out so that there was no errors (e.g. a poor transition or in
consistant volume).

8. Construction stage
On Adobe Premier there is lots going on and so the Samsung
LCD monitor T200 HD was pivotal for previewing my work as I
went along and gave me good perspective of the progress I
was making.

9. Construction stage
After finishing the documentary we then moved onto completing a print advert for it, for this we used Adobe
Photoshop CS5 this was enjoyable to do as well and involved a lot of work with the computer, we had before
hand took a couple of pictures of a football sat on top of a vast amount of fifty pound notes which we made via
the use of printer, this was great as it automatically showed what the documentary was about and contrasting
football and money together, the way in which we gained the fifty pound notes was through research, we used
internet explorer to help us for this and we found the exact dimensions of the note, then found an image on
google. We created an exact fifty pound note but it wasn't double sided we only had the queens head side. As
we took a couple of pictures we had different shots and views of the ball, but came to a group decision on the
picture we used.
For the printed advert we used Photoshop CS5 which we had had some experience with but not much, we had
some assistance and guidance but after a few sessions on Photoshop the whole group could use the program
rather well and we could add some quite advanced effects to the image.
On the whole we basically broadened the colours of the ball, grass and redness of the fifty pound notes before
adding the relevant text, info and logo (all within the conventions of print adverts) we thought this was a grand
idea and which would capture passers by eyes and grasp there thought and this could potentially lead to them
finding out more on the documentary and even view it.

10. Evaluation stage
Question 1.
To answer this question me and Matt decided that we could work
together to create and script a more detailed and relevant response and
so I drafted a script split it into 4 colour coded sections and assigned a 2
paragraphs each to me and matt. For this I used Microsoft Word to
script the dialogue we would be using for the recording.
In the background we broadcast our documentary that was on
www.youtube.com (shown on the top right) through the use of a
projector, this was very important to the visual aspect of the recording
as the projected image/video was clear and large.
We then made use of Matt’s HTC desire smart phone which records
780p with 8 megapixel camera.
We uploaded the video to www.youtube.com onto my account where
we made it public ready to embed, so it was a familiar and simple
process.

11. Evaluation stage
Question 2
. For this question I went about a similar process of using
Microsoft Word to draft my answer (below), as this gives me clarity
and structure. Then it was a case of using the Cannon digitital
camera I have at home which I knew was reliable due to past
experience with it. I left the lens over the camera and recorded my
voice with the built in mic. I then uploaded the video through my
USB cable, saved it into onto my computer and uploaded the
video to my www.youtube.com account.

12. Evaluation stage
Question 3
For this question used www.prezi.com to create a prezi which included
pictures, video clips, text, fonts and themes then uploaded it to my block
by copying the embed code.

13. Evaluation stage
Question 4
For this question I have used Microsoft PowerPoint and incorporated
such tools the back ground effects, text, titles and pictures
Here I have taken screen shots of me composing various slides, I am
pasting a screen shot (left) and sending the picture to the back so that
text can appear in front for it (right).