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

2. Physical Hardware

3. MacBook
To create my whole project I used a MacBook this was probably the most
useful and of all the technologies I used. All software's and websites I used I
wouldn’t of been able to if it wasn’t for having a MacBook this was a very
crucial tool in creating my film. It was a good choice as it was very powerful
and I didn’t have problem editing film or creating images. Also being a
MacBook gave me portability to move it around.

4. iPhone
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I also used my IPhone to help throughout my project, it was handy as it
allowed me to take pictures when I didn’t want to carry around my big DSLR
camera. It also made web browsing very easy and I can do it on the go to
update and edit my blog posting.

5. DSLR Camera
For my project I used a DSLR Camera and this gave me the best mix of both
Image and Video and I could record in very high quality and play around with
lots of settings to get my film and images looking at there very best. For my
film I used a Nikon D5100 which is a very good camera, as it is an DSLR
camera I had the options to set up manual focusing so I didn’t have the worry
about the nose of the motor being recorded onto the soundtrack, and I could
also adjust the ISO and Exposure to make the best out of my lighting to get
the most professional looking shots. The only problems I had were that the
battery on the camera didn’t last that long and didn’t give me ages to film.

6. Software

7. iMovie
I used iMovie to create my film, this was a good tool as it is quite professional
but also isn’t the most complicated software. This software was also good
because it was available to use at both home and school so I didn’t have to
worry about it not being accessible. I had a few problems with iMovie
though, I was quite limited with the effects I had as they only had about 10
options of effects that you could use. Another problem was it was hard to
move iMovie project from one computer to another so I had to work on the
same computer most of the time or I would run into problems.

8. Photoshop
Photoshop was another important piece of software I used, I used it
throughout my project but it was mainly used when creating my ancillaries.
It’s a great software and its of a very professional standard and you can do
nearly anything to do with imagery inside of it. I was able to create 2 very
professional looking ancillaries using Photoshop. A bonus with using
Photoshop is that I already have quite a lot of experience with it so I know
what a lot of the tools do and I didn’t have to waste time getting used to the
software.

9. Websites (Web 2.0)

10. Blogger
Blogger was the website that I used the most as I uploaded all of my work to
this it’s a great choice as it is a very stable website and very easy to use. You
can easily upload your work and even get audience feedback using
blogger, using forms and comments. You can also go back other previous
posts and edit them, this was by far the best option to keep a portfolio on my
project.

11. DaFont
DaFont was another important website I used when creating my ancillaries
and also my film a bit. It allows you to download custom fonts, which is great
as the fonts default on a computer are very boring and not good for design. It
allowed me to search my genre on there website and get some custom fonts
and download them for free and then use them in my ancillaries/film. It give
my film a much more professional overall finish.

12. Social Media
I used social media a lot through this project as it was a great way to gain
audience feedback using websites such as YouTube and Facebook I was able
to receive instant audience feedback. It was also very simple for the user as
all they had to do was go on a site that they probably go on everyday anyway
and take 5 seconds out to write a comment. It was a great method to
integrate my film with my audiences everyday life.

13. Prezi/SlideShare
I also used sites like Prezi/Slideshare/Worlde to create more visual ways to
display information so when I had to create a presentation I would use Prezi
to make it different and make it more interesting for people to read instead of
just being a generic text presentation.

14. Negatives of Technology
Technology isn’t always great, sometimes the accessibility is not always the
best and you can get stuck with files that you can’t open on some computer
because of the wrong software or outdated software.
Other problems with technology can be the fact that they are quite
expensive not everyone has DSLR Cameras and MacBooks available to them
as both of these parts of equipment can be £600+. This also goes for the
software with Photoshop being priced at around £800.
The other huge factor with technology being so widely available and the
use of web 2.0 is, it’s harder to get your content seen, as there is so much
professional quality products being made it’s hard to get your product seen.