EVALUATION 4

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EVALUATION 1

EVALUATION 1 PROGRESS

PLANNING OF THE FINAL EVALUATION

DRAFT EVALUATION 4

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

PRE PRODUCTION

• YouTube- This was the program which I used to view other music videos which had already been made by other artists so I could analyse them and see conventions commonly used within the genre which I had chosen. they were free to watch and I could watch them as many times as I wanted to.
• Google- Google search mean I was able to search for anything in my research and planning. The most common, relevant results were shown first which meant it saved me time searching through pages meaning it made researching more efficient. Google images meant that I could find images of the artists who I was taking inspiration from  as well as aspirational images which I used in my mood board and when thinking of possible mise en scene to use.
• Twitter- ###########
• Scanner- When coming up with ideas such as possible digipack ideas, poster ideas and artist names, I did this by hand on paper and then scanned them into the computer via a scanner. This allowed the hand drawn/written pages be scanned and then an image of the paper would be sent to my email which I could then crop and add instantly to the blog. The images were of a high quality meaning this was a better option than taking a photo and downloading it onto the computer.
• Animoto- I used this to make my pitch. I could add images, text and a song which would help to portray my vision to peers. This also allowed me to embed the animoto video onto my blog so peers could see it and leave their feedback which was a vital part of the course.
• Slideshare- I used this to add the work I did over the summer- Which included listing conventions and music video analysis- onto my blog in a neat and easy way. This site meant that I could embed a power point presentation online which could be viewed and was easy to navigate through. 
• lookbook.nu- I used this in order to get images of inspiration for my artist which were incorporated within my mood baord. they are professional looking images and there were so many different styles which I could choose from to show how I wanted my artist top look. This site helped me to portray my vision even further.
• Microsoft programs- ##################
• final cut pro- I used this to make my animoto. After struggling on windows movie maker (fail) to make the animatic, this softwear meant I was able to edit my images together to the correct, planned timings so that I could see what my final video would look like.

PRODUCTION

• Macbook- Used to edit the video as it had the right softwear needed at anytime as opposed to just when we had media lessons. At school there are only a few Mac computers with the correct softwear so it would be difficult to have one available to use whenever I needed it so by having this made it easier and more efficient for editing the first draft and final video
• Final Cut Pro- The softwear on the macbook which enabled me to edit the length of shots and put it all together over the song in order to create my final video. After a struggle with windows movie maker, final cut was very easy to use and made the video I had made seem very professional as the transitions were a very smooth. I could also add other effects if I wanted to) for example the end fade or colour changes) in order to use convention of ready made music videos of that genre.
• Digital video camera- Used to film my artist. The footage would then be put onto the macbook and edited on final cut pro. The camera gave a high quality finish and meant that I could film my song in its entirety before editing. 
• SD card- Stored all of the footage of from my filming meaning I could put it onto any computer to edit meaning that the process was fairly quick which then meant I could get editing the video faster in  order to meet the deadlines.
• SD card reader- Meant the SD card could be read and the footage downloaded onto the computer in order to edit. this was a very efficient way of downloading the files and made the process very quick which meant that I could begin editing faster in order to meet deadlines.
• iTunes- Used to download the song and add to final cut pro on the video. This allowed the quality of the song to be high which added to the overall professional aspect of the video which I wanted to achieve.
• Photoshop- Used to edit the scanned images and add text/more images/effects etc within the digipack and poster. this meant that the overall digipack had a more professional looking edge as the softwear meant I could tweak most aspects of the digipack and poster until they looked just right. 
• Scanner- Scanned in the images which I had hand drawn which I then edited on Photoshop. An image of the scanned paper would be sent to my email which I could then crop and add instantly to Photoshop. The images were of a high quality meaning this was a better option than taking a photo and downloading it onto the computer.
• YouTube- The online video viewer meant I could upload both my first draft and final video and put them on my blog quickly so they could be viewed and so I could gain feedback (first draft) of how to make it better (final video)

POST PRODUCTION

• TubeChop- used in evaluation question 1 for showing evidence when answering the question.
• Scribd.
• Glogster
• Prezi
• Photoshop
• Microsoft Word

ALL 3

• blogger
• iPhone
• computer