What have you learnt about technologies from the construction process of your

media product?

Technology used to Construct

I learnt to use a HD camera which I used to film. The HD camera that I used was very useful as it has various features which made it easier to film and enhanced the quality of the camerawork. For example, there was an option to use the grid which would help for the framing of the subject. Also, there was the zoom button which you could move slightly for a range.

I also used my iPod touch which came in handy for some of the evaluation questions, I used it to download the Soundcloud app and record some people for audience feedback, this was very convenient as I had a portable device so I could record anywhere I wanted to.

Technology used to Create

To edit our film we used iMovie HD, at first it was really hard to use, in the end I got the hang of it. There are various features which are helpful and effective which this technology, for example, the side screen which lets you see all of your imports and drag them into the section where you cut and add sounds. Also, there is the element which you can use to add some of the titles, this was particularly helpful to us as we tried to make titles using Final cut Pro and found that more difficult, so in the end we used iMovie HD. I also learnt to use Photoshop which has many different fonts and styles which I found helpful to use to make the main title with. I used Photoshop again to crop some images which I used for other tasks.

Technology used to Share (Research & Planning Blogs)

To upload the presentations and work I created to put on my planning and research blog, I learnt how to use sites such as Prezi which allows you to create moving presentations and presents my work in a professional layout. I also learnt to use Slideshare which is similar to Prezi, except it allows you to upload pre-existing slideshows straight onto my blog for the examiner to see, this was useful as it is very simple to use and is very fast and efficient. I learnt to use Scribd which allows you to upload Word Documents onto your blog, it also has a community of other Scribd users who can view and comment on your work and this is useful as I was able to see other work like mine and gain an understanding on how I was to present my work also. I learnt how to share a video from Youtube, using an embed code which posts the video onto my blog and allows others to see what examples of film I wanted to share. Lastly, I made a Flickr account which made it easier to upload my location shots straight onto my blog and was easy and fast to learn to use.

Technology used to Share Film to Audience

Using my already existing Facebook account, I used the feature of sharing a link from Youtube to Facebook to post and share my video for my friends to view it. I posted the video on my wall and put up a questionnaire and some people commented using the comment box feature. I also have a Blackberry Smartphone and one of the features of it is the Blackberry Messenger which allows you to send broadcast messages, using this tool, I promoted my video sending them a link to watch my film on their Blackberry Smartphones as well.