Question 4 of Evaluation-How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

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

During the production of my documentary I have developed skills in the use of a digital video camera and digital camera. I learnt how to shoot footage including effects rather than having to apply lots of effects during video editing. My use of the video editing software sony vegas pro involved  me importing images, video and audio files as well as using titles, transitions and effects to enhance my footage and achieve the desired result. In order to be able to import certain files into sony vegas I had to convert them to a compatible file type. I did this using winFF file converter.

Also throughout the project I have been using a blog  as part of the portfolio and I have been uploading  many things to it such as all our groups planning such as the shooting schedule, storyboards and the initial ideas. I have never  used a blog before and this was a new experience. I also had to post videos and images onto my blog  including  the final version of my documentary.

I have also been using Microsoft publisher and Adobe Photoshop to create my ancillary tasks. I used these pieces of software at AS level when creating my foundation portfolio on the magazine but this year I believed my skills on using the software have improved massively. I used Adobe Photoshop to edit the images  that I put in my double page spread  and also in my poster advertising the documentary.  I then saved them as a JPEG file before putting  them into publisher with the rest of the file. I did the actual creation of my ancillary task on Microsoft Publisher because I find it an easy piece of software to use and it always gives off a professional look after the creation of the document. 

I used facebook and YouTube to share my ideas and get feedback from friends which I found really useful as it was quick and easy to get feedback from peers which helped the quick progression of my documentary, double page spread and poster.I also used Facebook to communicate with my group throughout the project e.g arranging to meet up to film and to edit the documentary.

I also used the internet to watch some other documentaries at the planning  stage, I did this because I wanted to find out the key features of  similar documentaries  to our idea. I used websites such as BBC iPlayer and Skyplayer to do watch them.I also had to burn my documentary onto a blank CD at the end of the project which was another piece of technology I used and I had never done that before.

Finally I also used Microsoft PowerPoint to create this evaluation,I made a draft on there before posting it on here, I did that because it is easier to write because if you spell a question wrong it tells you so you can change it whereas on here it doesnt offer you that option.  I had previously used this software when doing the foundation portfolio at AS-level to do my evaluation of the project then.