1. How
did
you
use
media
technologies
in
the
construction,
research,
planning
and
evaluation
stages?
2. Blogger
I
created
a
blog
to
present
the
ongoing
work
from
research
through
to
the
=inal
piece.
By
using
this
method
all
of
my
work
was
in
the
same
place
which
made
it
easier
to
see
the
progression
from
start
to
=inish.
This
also
allowed
me
to
insert
multimedia
work
which
I
found
to
be
a
more
interesting
way
of
displaying
work.
In
addition
broadening
my
computer
skills.
[www.blogger.com]
3. Xtranormal
Because
I
had
created
an
online
blog
I
was
able
to
present
audience
feedback
in
the
novel
form
that
Xtranormal
provides.
I
chose
to
make
an
‘interview’
scenario
between
two
characters,
I
felt
this
technique
would
grab
the
attention
of
anyone
looking
at
my
blog.
It
also
allowed
for
an
element
of
con=identiality
to
the
person
answering
the
questionnaire
in
comparison
to
being
=ilmed.
[www.xtranormal.com]
4. Prezi
Instead
of
writing
extensive
amounts
of
text
on
my
blog
I
presented
parts
in
‘Prezi’s’.
The
tool
was
very
useful,
I
think
it
creates
a
great
aesthetic
and
by
breaking
the
text
up
into
bite
size
portions
I
felt
it
is
more
successful
in
maintaining
the
audiences
attention.
However,
it
can
be
very
time
consuming
as
I
am
quite
a
perfectionist
and
like
to
experiment
until
the
piece
looks
as
good
as
it
can.
[www.prezi.com]
5. Slideshare
I
used
Slideshare
more
towards
the
end
of
the
project,
to
present
the
=inal
pieces
and
illustrate
the
process
of
production.
The
website
allows
you
to
upload
powerpoint
presentations,
in
my
opinion
they
are
an
excellent
way
to
present
information
simply
and
effectively.
Since
discovering
the
website
I
have
become
hooked,
using
it
for
other
subjects
as
a
revision
resource.
[www.slideshare.com]
6. Youtube
Youtube
was
a
great
resource
throughout
the
project.
I
used
it
a
lot
in
the
research
stages,
the
vast
amounts
of
=ilm
that
exist
in
the
online
video
library
is
inexhaustible.
I
was
able
to
learn
about
forms
and
conventions
of
short
=ilm
by
watching
them
online.
The
site
was
also
very
useful
because
of
the
forum
of
comments.
I
was
able
to
read
opinions
of
the
thousands
of
viewers,
taking
into
account
the
thoughts
they
expressed
when
making
my
own
=ilm.
[www.youtube.com]
7. Dafont
Another
wonder
of
the
Wikinomic
age
is
dafont.com.
The
site
was
invaluable
in
the
production
and
research
stages
of
my
ancillary
tasks.
I
used
the
site
to
decide
what
styles
of
typography
I
wanted
to
use
and
then
was
able
to
use
the
fonts
for
free.
[www.dafont.com]
8. GarageBand
Using
GarageBand
I
created
the
soundtrack
for
the
=ilm.
I
used
samples
that
were
preloaded
onto
the
software.
I
chose
to
use
different
variations
of
piano
tunes,
mainly
‘Delicate’
as
I
felt
it
suited
the
genre
of
the
=ilm.
Furthermore
I
repeated
the
same
tune
each
time
Lily
came
into
shot,
the
faster
beats
of
the
music
were
re=lective
of
the
emotions
that
the
narrator
felt,
this
was
an
attempt
at
helping
the
audience
connect
to
the
protagonist.
9. GarageBand
We
also
used
GarageBand
to
record
the
voice
over
for
the
=ilm.
Using
the
built
in
microphone
we
were
able
to
create
a
narration
which
told
the
story,
by
doing
this
we
gave
the
audience
subjective
character
identi=ication
with
the
main
protagonist.
10. Final
Cut
Pro
We
used
the
software
Final
Cut
Pro
for
the
editing
of
the
=ilm,
it
was
essential
in
the
production
process.
The
software
has
great
editing
tools
and
is
easy
to
use
for
a
=irst
time
user.
Adding
the
soundtrack
to
the
=ilm
was
simple
and
I
was
able
to
mute
sections
of
the
=ilm
that
had
audio
disruptions.
11. Adobe
Photoshop
CS4
Photoshop
was
essential
in
the
production
of
my
poster.
It
was
also
used
for
the
=ilm
where
we
took
around
600
stills
from
what
we
had
=ilmed
and
I
then
made
them
look
like
illustrations
using
=ilters.
The
task
was
laborious
due
to
the
shear
number
of
=iles
but
as
a
=inal
product
I
think
the
black
and
white
section
of
animation
is
good.
I
regret
not
doing
all
of
the
stills
in
the
same
way,
but
it
adds
contrast
and
variation
to
the
=ilm.
12. Adobe
InDesign
CS4
I
used
InDesign
as
it
is
much
easier
to
manipulate
text
in
than
Photoshop.
I
created
a
simple
layout
and
inserted
the
text
and
photos
I
had
selected.
The
software
enabled
me
to
create
the
clean
cut
aesthetic
that
I
had
aimed
for.
Comparing
my
coursework
from
AS
clearly
shows
how
much
difference
the
software
you
choose
to
use
makes.
13. Web
2.0
The
internet
was
vital
in
research
stages.
The
conglomeration
of
information
allows
fast,
easy
access
to
=ilms,
posters,
articles
which
I
used
as
a
model
for
the
work
which
I
created.
Furthermore,
the
changes
in
contribution
that
have
been
spawned
prosumers
meant
that
I
could
read
opinions
on
=ilms
via
sites
like
rottentomatoes.
Also,
I
was
able
to
query
any
problems
I
encountered
with
software
on
forums,
this
meant
that
I
could
deal
with
issues
quickly
and
effectively
thanks
to
Web
2.0
14. Digital
Technology
was
essential
in
all
stages
of
production.
I
feel
that
I
took
advantage
of
the
resources
that
I
had
access
to,
and
by
doing
so
I
have
learnt
a
lot
about
technology,
improving
my
computer
skills.
I
have
experimented
with
different
software
to
=ind
out
which
programs
are
best
suited
to
the
set
purpose,
knowing
now
that
InDesign
is
far
better
suited
to
manipulating
text
documents
than
Photoshop.
The
=ilm
is
set
to
be
uploaded
on
to
youtube.com
which
is
arguably
the
best
use
of
digital
technology
as
the
=ilm
will
be
accessible
to
over
48
million
users
worldwide.
We
will
be
able
to
get
feedback
from
ratings
which
will
be
informative
and
very
useful
for
assessing
the
success
of
our
=ilm.