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New media technologies were vital in the construction, research and planning stages of all 3 of our media products.
Trailer
New media technologies have completely revolutionised the research and planning process for our trailer compared to how we would have made it 10 years ago.
Firstly, when looking for influences for our trailer we could go straight onto YouTube and search for dance film trailers. This made the process quick and easy, and also meant we could copy the trailers we were most interested in onto our blogs for later reference. However, the first video published onto YouTube was only in 2005, meaning if we were creating our trailer before this time then this would not have been available.
Secondly, we were able to upload our storyboard and film schedule onto our blogs using a scanner. This meant we could go onto the internet on our blogs and refer back to this either at home or at school, and did not just have to photocopy the original piece of paper it was written on between the group.
However, the most important use of the new media technologies was in our production stage. Using the digital cameras meant we were able to watch back the footage we had shot to see if we needed to refilm it again then and there. If we did not have this option we would have had to upload it and then realise we needed to film the scene again which would have wasted a lot of time.
The main change in media technologies however is the ability to edit the footage shot. Using programs such as iMovie, we as amateur film producers are able to cut, copy, slow down/speed up clips, add titles and add music. This means our films can end up looking semi professional.
We created the background music for Believe using GarageBand and were able to change the instruments playing and the length of time they played for all digitally. Before programs like GarageBand were invented we would have had to record music by playing instruments into a microphone or plugged into the computer like a keyboard for example.
The internet was helpful when making the titles for the trailer, as we wanted to find a new elegant font to match the ballet theme of the film. We could go onto a number of websites and look for a suitable font and then download it onto the Mac for free quickly and easily when we had found some that we liked.
Finally, the new media technologies helped me complete this evaluation. From looking at my blog I can reflect back on the work I have done over the past months, to see what has changed from my research and planning and can easily watch my videos from the influences to see what has been used in the final project and what has not. It also makes it a lot easier for me to present my evaluation on here rather than having to handwrite everything I wanted to say, as using the blog means I can also provide visual images and video clips which make the evaluation a lot more interesting.
Also, we needed feedback on our trailers for our evaluation, so not only did we get other student's opinions on it from our media class, but we were also able to upload our trailer onto YouTube and let other people from around the world comment on it, giving a completely unbiased opinion.
Poster
The internet made the process for designing our design for the poster a lot quicker. We could search for the poster for each of our trailer's influences on google images and save and upload them onto our blog quickly, meaning we could then see them all next to eachother at once on our blog.
We were then able to have a photoshoot for the pictures for the magazine, of which we could upload all the pictures from the camera straight onto the Mac on Photoshop. This meant that we could edit the colours of the image, crop it add titles and retouch the image so that for example the background was smoother.
Magazine Cover
We once again used the internet to search for influences for our magazine cover. This was mainly using google images but also the magazine's website to see which magazine would best suit the plot and genre of our film being featured on the front cover.
Photoshop was also very useful when making our magazine cover as we were able to use the picture we took and upload it straight onto the program. It then let us edit the colour, font and size of the writing we wanted.
Finally, media technology was important for the feedback of both our magazine cover and our poster, as we were able to post both images on Facebook and let our friends comment on them. This provided more of a general audience feedback and was less concentrated on media-related features and wording, and more on simply whether they liked or disliked it. This was useful as it gave us an idea of what a normal memeber of public looking at our film and poster would think of it in an everyday situation, and the feedback was a lot more honest.
Trailer
New media technologies have completely revolutionised the research and planning process for our trailer compared to how we would have made it 10 years ago.
Firstly, when looking for influences for our trailer we could go straight onto YouTube and search for dance film trailers. This made the process quick and easy, and also meant we could copy the trailers we were most interested in onto our blogs for later reference. However, the first video published onto YouTube was only in 2005, meaning if we were creating our trailer before this time then this would not have been available.
Secondly, we were able to upload our storyboard and film schedule onto our blogs using a scanner. This meant we could go onto the internet on our blogs and refer back to this either at home or at school, and did not just have to photocopy the original piece of paper it was written on between the group.
However, the most important use of the new media technologies was in our production stage. Using the digital cameras meant we were able to watch back the footage we had shot to see if we needed to refilm it again then and there. If we did not have this option we would have had to upload it and then realise we needed to film the scene again which would have wasted a lot of time.
The main change in media technologies however is the ability to edit the footage shot. Using programs such as iMovie, we as amateur film producers are able to cut, copy, slow down/speed up clips, add titles and add music. This means our films can end up looking semi professional.
We created the background music for Believe using GarageBand and were able to change the instruments playing and the length of time they played for all digitally. Before programs like GarageBand were invented we would have had to record music by playing instruments into a microphone or plugged into the computer like a keyboard for example.
The internet was helpful when making the titles for the trailer, as we wanted to find a new elegant font to match the ballet theme of the film. We could go onto a number of websites and look for a suitable font and then download it onto the Mac for free quickly and easily when we had found some that we liked.
Finally, the new media technologies helped me complete this evaluation. From looking at my blog I can reflect back on the work I have done over the past months, to see what has changed from my research and planning and can easily watch my videos from the influences to see what has been used in the final project and what has not. It also makes it a lot easier for me to present my evaluation on here rather than having to handwrite everything I wanted to say, as using the blog means I can also provide visual images and video clips which make the evaluation a lot more interesting.
Also, we needed feedback on our trailers for our evaluation, so not only did we get other student's opinions on it from our media class, but we were also able to upload our trailer onto YouTube and let other people from around the world comment on it, giving a completely unbiased opinion.
Poster
The internet made the process for designing our design for the poster a lot quicker. We could search for the poster for each of our trailer's influences on google images and save and upload them onto our blog quickly, meaning we could then see them all next to eachother at once on our blog.
We were then able to have a photoshoot for the pictures for the magazine, of which we could upload all the pictures from the camera straight onto the Mac on Photoshop. This meant that we could edit the colours of the image, crop it add titles and retouch the image so that for example the background was smoother.
Magazine Cover
We once again used the internet to search for influences for our magazine cover. This was mainly using google images but also the magazine's website to see which magazine would best suit the plot and genre of our film being featured on the front cover.
Photoshop was also very useful when making our magazine cover as we were able to use the picture we took and upload it straight onto the program. It then let us edit the colour, font and size of the writing we wanted.
Finally, media technology was important for the feedback of both our magazine cover and our poster, as we were able to post both images on Facebook and let our friends comment on them. This provided more of a general audience feedback and was less concentrated on media-related features and wording, and more on simply whether they liked or disliked it. This was useful as it gave us an idea of what a normal memeber of public looking at our film and poster would think of it in an everyday situation, and the feedback was a lot more honest.
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