evaluation

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

2. Technologies we used..

3. Research
• During our research we used the search engine
‘Google’ a lot to research existing products with
codes and conventions that we wanted to use off
them. As well as this we used ‘Google’ to find out
facts about stereotyping that we would use in our
documentary. Not only this but ‘YouTube’ played
a massive role in the researching process as we
used this website to look at other documentaries
about stereotyping as well as gaining facts and
gaining some archive footage.

4. Blogger
• Blogger was a huge part of our research and planning process as this was
the place where we upload our research and planning throughout the
process. By doing this made the group more organised as we knew what
needed to be done in order to complete the research and planning stages.
Not only this but we would set reminders on blogger for our group to see,
this was done successful as it was easy to gain access to.
• Blogger was also useful as we were able to embed videos and images of
research to support our project.
• We also used programmes such as ‘Scribd’ and ‘Slideshare’ to upload word
documents and power points on research and planning that we had done

5. Microsoft PowerPoint/Word
• We used Microsoft PowerPoint a lot in our researching
process. For example we did the codes and conventions of a
documentary on a PowerPoint and uploaded this to ‘Blogger’
via ‘Slideshare’
• We also used Microsoft Word just as much in the research
and planning process. For example when we were gaining
facts and statistics for our documentary. We uploaded this to
‘Blogger’ via ‘Scribd’
PowerPoint on codes
and conventions

6. Construction of all products
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The main form of technology we used to make the documentary was a video
camera, as the documentary was visual. We used the camera very often, and once
we had retrieved the footage we wanted we would then upload on to the Apple
Macs by going to ‘log and transfer’. By using this technology we were able to make
separate folders to put the footage in, which would help us later on when
producing the documentary. After that we would transfer it onto ‘Final Cut’, which
is the software we used to edit our clips and put into our final product
When we were producing our double page spread magazine article we mainly
used the software called ‘Adobe Photoshop’ to edit the images we wanted to use.
After that we would then construct the article together using ‘InDesign’ where we
would then put the text on.
With our radio trailer we would also use a video camera and microphone and
would upload onto ‘Final Cut’. However when it came down to editing as it is a
radio we didn’t need any visuals therefore we would remove them from the
timeline. We also used garage band to make our own soundtrack we would also
upload this to final cut express.

7. Editing process print screens
(transitions and cutting)
Once we had uploaded our
clips onto our timeline we
would cut down the bit that
we wanted by using this tool.
After this to get the
different video transitions,
for a example a fade we
would go to ‘effects’ and
then and then choose
from the list given. Most
our transitions were fades
as they looked good and
worked well because of
the simplicity.

8. Editing of the sound levels
As you can see, in
order to change the
sound levels we
used this tool. Once
you clicked this you
could move the
sound levels up or
down with the pink
line that is shown
From our audience
feedback we found
out that sometimes
the sound mave been
to loud or too quiet
therefore we needed
to have used this tool
more carefully

9. Adding text to our documentary
In order to show our target
audience the facts we found
out from our research we
wanted to show them on
screen as well as being read
out, to make them stand out
more. We did this by going to
‘effects’ and then ‘text’ from
there it would take you to a
page where you could choose
how u wanted your text to be
presented, e.g transitions
and speed. As well as this you
can choose font size and
colour of font. Finally it
would come up how it would
look on a black screen and
then once you have added
your text and saved it would
go where you choose for it to
go

10. The production of our radio trailer
To make our radio trailer
we would upload our clips
via final cut we would then
select the clips we want to
use by adding it to the
queue . From there we cut
down the clips we wanted
to use and added to our
timeline

11. InDesign- Double page spread
In order to get the
text we wanted to
use for our article.
We clicked on ‘Type’
then ‘Font’ and then
choose the one we
thought was right for
us. We then could
choose if we wanted
any text to be in
colour, which we did
eventually use in
some of the words
mentioned in the
quote as we thought
it would engage with
the readers

12. Images edited in PhotoShop
These tools were used
to cut out the image to
make them stand out
on the page as we have
cut out the original
background. From our
feedback it shows that
we could have been
more effective when
doing this. A change
we could of done is
have an outline round
the photo to make it
stand out more

13. Music track- Garage band
When making our sound track
we selected the type of music
we wanted included. For
example ‘slide guitar’ after that
you would click on the type of
music and then it would go on
your timeline

14. Evaluation
• For my evaluation I used both Microsoft Word
and PowerPoint to display the information
visually. For them to get on the blog all I had
to do was embed the PowerPoint onto
‘Slideshare’ and for the word document I had
to embed it but on ‘Scribd’. I believe that they
were both easy to use as converting them
wasn’t difficult.