research eval

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

2. Research Stage

3. For the research we used hardware and software to carry
out this process.
We used a stills camera ‘Fuji Film, F100’ to take images of research of
books we found useful in our Primary and Secondary Research.
Here are a few of the books we explored further into. This
is a screen shot from our documentary of us using images
that we have scanned from books and research pages.

4. We used Microsoft Word to create our target audience research questionnaires in part of
the research process.
Then from translating out questionnaire results onto the
computer we put them into Microsoft Excel which is a
programme that fits to type of work we were doing. It enabled
us to create bar graphs, to show our results visually.

5. We also used Microsoft word to create sheets like our Running Orders, and Edit Decision
List, Shot decision list.
We were able to create a table with the appropriate tools in this
certain software, which was an advantage was we presented our
work professionally and organised.

6. For the research process other software we used was programmes on the internet, Google,
particular and specific websites to gather our information,.
We also research a bit on the channel 4 website to
gather important information we needed to
contain our research for our Poster.

7. Construction Process
For hardware part of the construction stage we used a variety pieces of hardware.
We used a stills camera to take images of our filming process.
This was used to take images which gave evidence
who was there fore the filming days. I also used to
take a few images of our mise en scene demonstrating
on my blog what the setting of our interviews were.
For the poster advertisement the hardware I used was
again this still camera. It was used to take images of
the tarot cards which would be the main representive
image in our Poster Advertisement.
Here below are examples of the images we took with
the stills camera.

8. For the filming process of the construction we used college
Video Camera, the Cannon to record our filming footage.

9. Using a tripod to put our In our interviews we used this microphone which
camera on enabled us to keep connected to the camera. This was to ensure we got a
a steady, straight, professional clear and precise sound in the interviews. There were
shot. From using the tripod we a few problems at first with the microphone however
could also explore other after a few run through in our interviews we overcame
camera shots to use for the problems of the microphone muffling, by asking
example, high angles, low our interviewee to not use hand gestures as much.
angles, crab and pan shots. This mostly happened in our Tea Leave interview.

10. The hardware we used in the Editing process of our construction of filming was
a number of things. Firstly we used these headphones to edit our film with so
we were able to hear clearly what we were doing, so it is privately for us.
We used the radio Room to record our narration for the documentary and for
our radio advert.
For the construction of our Poster advertisement we used the stills camera to
take images OF Tarot cards which was the represented image we planned.

11. Software
The software we used for the Filming and Editing
process was mainly Adobe Premiere.
This software enabled us to
develop and create our
filming successful and
professional. By using a
variety of editing techniques
it can create the correct
atmosphere and make the
documentary fluent in
continuity and entertaining.
Here is an example of us editing our film
using the Adobe Premiere Software.

12. Other Software we used was mainly the internet.
From the internet we could gather the music we
wanted in our film by downloading them to then
import into our Film in Adobe Premiere.
Internet was also used to download some of our
Archive footage we planned to use in our film. Here is
a screen shot of the Archive Footage we used in our
film from downloading it off the internet.
We used mainly YouTube to download our
archive footage off and Google to download our
music.

13. Poster Advertisement
For our construction/editing of our Poster
Advertisement we used a variety of different
media software.
Firstly we used Photoshop on the computer
to actually create our Advertisement Poster
in. We were able to upload the images we
needed for example channel 4 logo and out
main image. We could then create and
develop our poster advertisement using
appropriate tools, that wouldn’t be available
to us in Microsoft software. For example
accurately cut out an image and super
impose it onto another
Here is a print
screen from
Photoshop
software of us
editing our Poster,

14. We used the internet to download images of the channel 4 logo
which we had to include in our Poster Advertisement.

15. QUESTION 1
In order to answer question 1 I used a mixture of Videos, Images and Text.
The videos I made were to talk about the different codes and conventions we explored I
wanted to video record myself so I could explain thoroughly rather than writing it down in
text as my point may not have come across clearly.
Other ways I made videos was so I could upload the music and narration onto my blogger.
This demonstrating what my Narration sounded like when I comment on it and explaining
why we choose that certain music.
Here is a print screen of
my editing my short video
in Windows Movie Maker.

16. Question 2
For question too I used a power point presentation to answer this
question. This included slides of me visually showing and
comparing my documentary to my Poster Advertisement.
Here is a print
screen of me
creating my power
point presentation
with part of my
evaluation on in
answer to the
second evaluation
question.

17. I then recorded myself evaluating my Radio Advert. Once I had done this I put it
into Windows Movie Maker to make a short film which then I late uploaded to
YouTube and my blogger.
To record myself I used the
hardware of a microphone to get a
clear and precise recording.

18. Question 3
For the third question I used a Prezi to present my evaluation. This allowed me
to use text and visually show my evaluation creatively.

19. Question 4
For the last question I used the software of windows movie maker because I
recorded myself making a short film of my evaluation. I then uploaded to
YouTube where I then could put it on my blog.
I used the hardware of a camera to record
myself for these short videos I made.

20. I then used Power Point presentation to create a
small short film to visually piece together and
explain all the media technologies I used. Here is a
print screen of my creating my power point
presentation.