The document discusses the various media technologies and software used at different stages of a film production project. YouTube, Google, and Blogger were used for initial research and planning to analyze conventions of existing films and posters. A Canon D600 camera and equipment from the media department were used to shoot footage. Adobe Premiere Elements was used to edit the footage, though it caused problems initially due to network issues. Adobe After Effects created title sequences and company branding. Photoshop allowed editing and enhancement of still images for ancillary tasks.

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

2. By using www.youtube.com, I was
able to see existing products of
similar genres to our own initial
ideas. I have been able to
view, short films, trailers, posters
and promotional adverts to see
what connotations my own product
should follow.
YouTube has been an important
aspect of my research and planning
, as I have been able to analyse the
existing products to expand on my
theoretical knowledge about the
conventions both posters and films
use. Along side YouTube, the search
engine www.google.com video
section has also aided my research.

3. I used www.blogger.com to store and record all of my portfolio on. By
blogging frequently it has enabled to show my progression which I have
made over the course of two years. Blogging is considered a
fundamental skill in today's society as there are wide range of people
who blog about completely different topics to reach out to people all
over the world.
I have also used www.slideshare.com in conjunction with
www.blogger.com to upload power points I have made through Microsoft
to my blog. By creating power points it has enabled me to improve my
communication skills through the use of diagrams and pictures to make
it more interesting and appealing to the reader

4. We used a Canon D600 camera along with the
camera we booked out from the media
department. At first we were quite hesitant in
using such a high spec camera but we soon got
the hang of it, by using the canon camera our
shots came out a lot crisper and brighter then it
would have done on the media departments
camera.
Although a boom microphone wasn’t entirely
needed, we used it however the increase the
volume of the actors voices and to avoid
distortion, echoing and unwanted vibrations that
could potentially damage the quality of the audio.

5. Luckily for use due to the quite
high quality camera we used, the
film footage was the correct file
type and therefore compatible
with editing software Adobe
Premiere Elements which saved us
a bit of time by not having waste
any by trying to find and use some
type of conversion software.
Using Adobe caused quite a few problems initially,
the software was running very slow and frequently
crashed due to everyone using it and it also every
computer in the school running of the same network.
The problem was eventually solved by the
technicians creating a separate network, enabling
the software to work how it should have done.

6. Adobe was quite difficult at first to use as we were not used to
the software but after a few practices, the software became
easier to use and with this, the editing process was less time
consuming, especially with the aid of the official handbook and
with the help of the I.T.C technicians.

7. Another programme we used
was Adobe After Effects, this
programme was used to create
our company ident and our
film title sequence.
I was familiar with After Effects as I had used it before when I was working
on a different project. After Effects, I believe was effective in giving our
title sequence ‘life’ by having the word ‘Malice’ thrown against the screen
with red paint which looks almost like blood, dripping down the wall, this
also sets the mood and atmosphere of the our short film.

8. Photoshop was particularly important in
developing and constructing my ancillary
tasks. With Photoshop I was able to edit my
pictures to a high quality and professional
level. I cropped, layered, blended, changed
the colour levels and feathered my pictures
as well as other editing techniques.
This image was some of the main editing I did
for my ancillary tasks. I sharpened the
image, removed the green screen from the
background and changed the colour of the
image to make it stand out more along with
other things.