Evaluation 4

Evaluation Question 4

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

I created a mind map on Bubbl.us to answer this question, as by creating a mind map it allows me to visually show my response and to incorporate all aspects of the response on one place.

Click here to see mindmap

Research

I have developed through my research by using a wider range of examples to look at for research and different aspects that I would have to incorporate into my various products, which were my poster, film magazine, and main film. YouTube had influenced my research as it is what I used to look at different examples of products from other students, so that I was able to see what I would have to do in order to produce a high-end product.

I also used blogger to present my research and planning, this was good as blogger is a site that is accessible by many people, and therefore it allows my research to be seen by a variety of people. Blogger is a good way to show research as it is easily accessible and it means that I am able to embed other forms of media, such as videos and images into my research.

Planning

I used different forms of technology in my panning, as I used my mobile to text the owner of the location I chose to film and ask him for permission to film at the location. I also used blogger to show my planning and to post it so that it is easily accessible to whoever may want to see it.

I also used Photoshop to plan out the basic premise of my poster and magazine cover. By doing this, it allowed to me to use the technology that I would then use to create my final products. By planning it on Photoshop it mean that I was easily able to make amendments if I needed to, and ensure that my product was fully planned out before I finalised it.

Construction

In the construction of my products, I used a variety of different technologies such as iMovie, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop. In my A2 work, I used a lot more technologies as there was more features that I had to include in my products than I did last year.

I did use two cameras when filming my product, and for the ancillaries I used a variety of images that I either had sourced on the internet, or had sourced through pictures that I had taken previously. These technologies meant that I was able to create a variety of different effects in my products

Evaluation

In my evaluation I used different types of media technologies. I used Blogger as it is what I needed to use to present my work, I also used Bubbl.us to create a detailed mind-map, I chose to use bubbl.us as it allows me to express my answer and points easily and also adds colour, meaning that different parts are easy to identify. I also used YouTube to post my

I have progressed a lot since AS, I have used a wider range of media technologies in my A Level product than in my AS Level product throughout the construction, research, planning, and evaluation.

In my AS Level product, I only used basic media technologies to make my product and for the planning, research and evaluation. In my evaluation, I did not use any other media technologies as I only used blogger to present my evaluation.

In my A Level product, I used a lot more advanced media technologies throughout the whole of my product, from editing to evaluation. For editing I used a lot of different software to create the final product, I used iMovie (to achieve a basic edit), Premiere Pro (to refine my editing and obtain a higher quality), and After Effects (to add the muzzle flash to the guns, adding a more professional look to my product). For my evaluation I also used more media technologies, as I used Bubbl.us to create a detailed mind map.