Media Studies - G324 Question 4

1. By George Ring

3.  Technologies were the most common aspect of all of the
work I have done through G324. Without the advanced
technologies which we use today, I would not have been
able to create a MusicVideo in the way that I did. Nor
would I have been able to complete the Research and
Planning stages of my project.There was a range of
different technologies which I used, including Hardware,
Software and Online technology.
 All of these pieces of technology worked hand in hand in
my work, during the planning and the creating of my
video. For example, I usedYouTube to publish the work
which I filmed on a Camera and edited on a Software.

4.  I decided to stick to my own personal camera, a Nikon
D3200 as I have already used it over the past two years. I
have owned this camera since G321, and have been able to
learn a range of different features to do with it. I feel like it
was easier to do this as appose to changing a camera and
having to learn it all over again.
 I was not restricted to when I could film as the camera was
my personal one and enabled me to use it both at College
and at home.
 This camera is capable of filming in HD, which means that
the quality is of the highest standard forYouTube. I use
this camera a lot in Photography and therefore I am able
to use it to produce high quality images for my Ancillary
Tasks (my poster and digipak).

5.  I have been using Apple iMacs for over 5 years now and I know
how to use all of the software on them. I feel like they are more
advanced and it is easy to spread my work across all Apple devices
due to them being compatible.
 I used an iPad, iMac and also a Macbook Pro when editing my
music video and constructing it. It has all the software which I
needed and meant that I could do every aspect of my project in
one place.
 The only problem I had with using these computers was that my
computer at college was of an older software version and
therefore it did not open some of the files that I needed. As a
result of this, I needed to transfer all of my files onto a harddrive.

6.  In my Production aspect of my work, I used Premier Pro.The
reason for this was because I used it last year and I was able to
develop my work as I already knew how to use it correctly. During
the project, I used features on there such as aWarp Stabliser.This
enabled all of my shots to be steady.
 I used Premier Pro when completing my lip sync, as I was able to
lay the music over the top of the footage and get it almost perfect.
As a result of this, it enables me to give the effect that my actor is
singing in time with the song.
 Indesign was trialled in order to construct my Digipak and single
cover. However, I found it too challenging and it did not enable me
the creative scope which I needed in order to create one of my
choosing. Eventually, I decided to use Photoshop to create my
Digipak as I already understood how to use the software to my full
advantage.

7.  YouTube was the site I chose to showcase my finished
music video.The reason I chose to upload my work to
YouTube and not others was because it is the most
visited website of all time, with over 1 billion monthly
views. It also enables me to track how my video is
performing, and compare it to other music videos
using the same song.
 Some people came into problem with usingYouTube
as artists have published copyright to their song and
ban anybody else that attempts to use it. Personally, I
managed to upload mine under ‘Educational
Purposes’ with minimal hassle.

8.  Blogger was my biggest platform for both G321 and
G324, this is because it is the home for all of the work I
have completed over the past two years. By using
Blogger, I am able to upload my work, label it so that
it is all in one place, and also keep a constant view on
what I have done and what is left.
 Blogger was the greatest technology I used through
both of the years in which I studied Media, this is
because I was able to keep organised. All of my work
was in the same place, and it all links to my research
and planning.

9.  Since AS media, I have progressed as I have trialled
new technologies and also made a video which I didn’t
think I was capable of. By using Premier Pro, I geared
away from adding non-diegetic sounds and instead
using a soundtrack to link to the clips. I am now able
to match sound with lip syncing, while I also have a
basic knowledge in a new software such as inDesign.
 In the future, I wish to extend my knowledge even
further and use a range of different Hardware.This
will include me recording using separate sound and
video recorders and widening my skills in producing
different mediums.