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How did you use new
media technologies in
the construction and
research, planning and
evaluation stages?
Living in an age where technology forms and shapes todays society allowed me to use
and explore a wide of media texts when producing my media product (music video).
Being a keen media student the opportunity to use software and technologies that I
wouldn’t normally have access to made me really excited and pushed me to make my
music video to a high quality.
In this power point I am going to demonstrate what media technologies I used to
produce and distribute my music video.

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iMovie
I used iMovie on my mac to compose my music video
together. Me and Emma thought about using ‘Final Cut
Pro’ to edit our video however when thinking about what
transitions and editing techniques we wanted to use and
include in our video we concluded that iMovie would
fulfill our requirements! I used iMovie before editing our
actual video to get familiar, for example we edited our
first audience feedback video using iMovie. This paid off
as when we actually edited our video we were confident
with how to use the conventions of the program. I was
also confident using my macbook, compared to last year
and I think was reflected in my end product.

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Lumux HD Camera
Me and Emma used this camera to film all our
footage for our music video and take photos.
The quality of film improved the end product as
it made the music video more aesthetically
pleasing for our audience.

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Blogger
I used blogger to create my media blog to post
all stages of my production. This allowed me to
view all my thoughts clearly and remind myself
about my plans. I found the site east to use as I
became familiar with it since I also used this
blogging site last year to record my AS level
media studies.

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Slideshare / Powerpoint
I used ‘Microsoft Powerpoint’ to create this
presentation and uploaded it to ‘slideshare’ to
distribute it!

6. + Adobe Photoshop /
Instagram
I used ‘Adobe Photoshop’ to create my
ancillary poster and album cover. I also edited
some photos that were featured in the film
(scrapbook/mirror scene) using Instagram on
my iPhone. Both programs are really simple
and easy to use, however this is because I
often use both.

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Photobucket / Flickr
After creating an account I uploaded various
photos to Photobucket to create an online
mood board. Which allowed me to digitally
present my initial thoughts. I embedded the
slide show on my blog by attaching a link.
Similary I did this with Flickr as I uploaded my
ancillaries and it allowed me to ‘add notes’ so I
could deconstruct my poster and album cover.

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Youtube / Quicktime
Youtube was the main sharing program I used
as I added video diaries, rough cuts and the
end cut to it. I also used Quicktime to capture a
screen recording of me using iMovie to edit the
tones of a certain clip. I found Quicktime very
easy to use and it visually demonstrates how a
create certain things without using words to
describe.

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Google / Da font
I used the internet throughout the whole
production of my video. I mainly used it to
research previous products. Also used Da
Font as it allowed me use and find relevant
fonts for my ancillary texts which added
another visual dimension to my products.

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Facebook / Twitter
In the evaluation stage of my video I shared my
video using twitter and facebook to get
audience feedback. This allowed me to
understand what my audience wanted to see
and thought about my music video.

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Conclusion
 I have gained a in-depth understanding about the importance of
new media technologies. Web 2.0 allows people to
communicate with others with a simple click of a button. It also
has allowed consumers evolve into producers, much like me
and Emma have done. This is because of social networking;
sites like facebook, youtube and twitter allow anyone to create
and share. Because of Web 2.0 I can also directly access my
audience and connect with them as I delve into their desires.