1. EVALUATION QUESTION 4
How did you use new media technologies in the
construction and research, planning and evaluation
stages?

2. PREZI

3. PREZI
I used Prezi to display my ideas whether it was evaluating
or researching. It allows you to upload images and film
clips from youtube alongside text which is a really good
way of comparing different things.
Prezi is like a mindmap with unlimited space, it is so much
more creative than drawing things out by hand and also
saves a lot of time.

4. MACS + NETBOOK

5. MACS + NETBOOK
In college I used the Apple Macs but at home I used my
ASUS netbook to research genres and film trailers and
also to make my products.
Using a computer makes things a lot more organized,
professional and definitely easier to edit than writing
things.

6. BLOGSPOT

7. BLOGSPOT
I used Blogspot to record my ideas and findings in an
online diary. This is a new and modern way of showing
things. It can easily backed up unlike an exercise book
and can be accessed from any computer with the internet.
If I had done my project by hand it would be very difficult to
keep it consistent and also the printing costs of every
image I have used would be expensive.

8. MICROSOFT WORD

9. MICROSOFT WORD
I used Microsoft Word to keep track of my progress, when
I have finished a piece of work I highlighted it green. This
is an easy way to see what is left to do and what needs to
be finished. It also shows the order my blog needs to be
in.
I also made the questionnaire on Word as it looks smart
and organized but it was also really easy to edit the
document and add bits in.
The model release forms were also created using Word.

10. YOUTUBE

11. YOUTUBE
I used Youtube to access existing trailers of similar genres.
I researched professional texts but also previous work by
other students so I know what level my work should be at.
By researching these videos I established forms and
conventions set by my chosen genre and also gained
ideas to use in my own film.
I kept a document of my progress by uploading videos to
youtube that I would then embedd into a blog post.

12. PEARL AND DEAN

13. PEARL AND DEAN
I used the business section of Pearl and Dean for my
secondary audience research. I looked at the target
audience of other films with a similar genre to the one I
created.

14. UK TRIBES

15. UK TRIBES
The UK Tribes website is also where I performed my
secondary audience research. I used this information to
plan my own target market and find out their likes, dislikes
etc.
From this I created a mood board for my target audience.

16. IMDB

17. IMDB
I used IMDB to get a background on the film marketing
campaign I researched over the summer. I used it to find
out the storylines of the films but also for the institutional
content such as the budget, production or distributing
companies.

18. MICROSOFT EXCEL

19. MICROSOFT EXCEL
I used Microsoft Excel to create a pie chart in which I
showed the distribution of audience on the films I
researched on pearlanddean.com
The pie charts were really easy to make compared to
making them by hand with a pencil, compass and
protractor. The information can be edited really easily and
even the colours can be changed to suit the needs.

20. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

21. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
I used Powerpoint to create a slideshow of information.
Over the summer I made one on genre study which
helped me choose a trailer to make and also one for the
different ways of marketing and distributing a film.
It allows you to add text and images to the slides and
create a series to form a little show of information.

22. SLIDESHARE

23. SLIDESHARE
Slideshare is where I uploaded the powerpoint presentations
so I could embed them into my blog posts.

24. CAMERA – FUJI + TRIPOD

25. CAMERA – FUJI + TRIPOD
I used this camera for both still images and moving
images. I think this camera is really good quality and
produces good film.
First of all I researched other films and recreated the shots
in various locations as a test to see what would work well
in my trailer. This was just a practise so I could overcome
any problems before it was too late.
I also recorded the storyboard to create the animatic.

26. FINAL CUT

27. FINAL CUT
First of all in Final Cut I made a trailer using the ripple effect and
different layers of my chosen image. This was good practise for the
different editing ways you can use in video.
I also used Final Cut to edit together a few update and progress
videos I had filmed of myself. I practised using the available tools
before editing the final product.
My final trailer was edited using this software, by the time it came to
do this I felt fairly confident in my skills and used various effects such
as fades, zooms, editing the brightness and contrast and also added
text and images.
It was really easy to cut and trim the shots and them piece them
together to form the final trailer.
For the first evaluation question I used a recorded video of my self and
overlapped it with snippets of my own and professional trailers to
create a montage.

28. PHOTOSHOP

29. PHOTOSHOP
I used this software to edit my images for the print products.
Because I have used this before I felt like I knew what I was
doing and could do it in a short amount of time. On the
photographs I used the healing tool, rubber, red eye, crop, text
and also image adjustments like the brightness and contrast,
curves and the levels.
I used this to make my products too by layering text and images
to form the final image.
This is also where I made the stills for my trailer like the green
screen and the two credit blocks.
For the evaluation question 2 I made mock up marketing
campaign images, for example: my poster on the side of a bus
or a television.

30. GARAGEBAND

31. GARAGEBAND
I used the software Garageband on the Macs to create a
soundtrack for my trailer. There is a huge library of sounds
to chose from and then you edit them together and cut
them up to get the sound you want.
Using this was really easy as I have no access to a band
that could record live music for my and also I think the
soundtrack I created fits better with my genre rather than a
live set.

32. PHOTOBOOTH

33. PHOTOBOOTH
On the Macs I used photobooth to record myself in video
updates. I spoke about the progress I was making and
what I will do next.
I talked to the screen to keep a record of my ideas and
them published the video on youtube.

34. FIREFOX

35. FIREFOX
I used the internet browser Firefox to download videos
from youtube using an add-on called ‘Video Download
Helper’ I used this mp4s for the evaluation question to
create a montage to compare my trailer and professional
trailers.