Question 4 of evaluation- All technology, both hardware and software we used to make our products and record on our blog.

1. Hardware How we used it Pros Cons Evidence
Apple Macs We used this to do work on
blogs and make the products
themselves. We also saved
all our products and footage
on them.
It is a big clear way to present
work and makes it easier to
see. We can also connect
them with scanners, memory
card from the cameras...
It can take a while to get used
to using macs, and they can
be hard to use when they are
new to the user.
Stills Camera We used the stills camera for
digipak and website images.
This camera was good quality
and for taking straightforward
photos it was easy to use.
However it could be hard to
use when unfamiliar or doing
something more complicated,
such as taking a lot of rapid
photos (which we used for the
‘stop motion section) and
altering the exposure in the
studio.
Sometimes the image may
look different on the camera
to on the mac, and would then
have to be edited using
photoshop.
It was also quite big and when
on location was in danger of
being damaged.
Moving Camera We used this for the music
video footage and podcast
footage.
This was easy to use, was of
good quality and was small
and easy to move and carry
around.
You must check the camera
has started recording,
because there were a few
times when things were
missed because the camera
had not started filming.
Tripod We had a tripod with us at
every location and shoot day,
for both stills and moving
image footage.
This meant we could have
steady footage and could set
the camera up and have the
same framing for different
shots.
On locations shoots such as
the walk up Pen Hill the tripod
was awkward to carry around
and due to the wind we
couldn’t set it up then go to
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2. move the models to where we
wanted them as it would fall
over.
Acer Laptop I used this to access my blog
and work at home.
Scanner We used it for flats plan, we
were able to draw out each
shot for the animatic and put
them in sequence as the
video would be, minutes and
ideas from our group
meetings, keep a record of
model release forms once
signed...
We used this to do work by
hand then upload it to the
computer and put on our blog
and share ideas between the
group.
After unloading something to
a machine it cannot then be
editted.
iPhone and windows phone We used these to take photos
of ideas and share with each
other within the group. We
also used them to access our
blogs.
This meant we could do work
on the move. We could also
keep in contact with the group
during planning and when on
location.
The quality of these photos
weren’t very good quality.
We could only used our
phones when we had signal,
which was a problem when
we were travelling to the hill
shoot, because signal wasn’t
very good.
Studio Lights We used this to light the
photography studio, when
doing the shoot with the ‘girl’,
individually for the band and
as a full band.
We could alter the dimness,
brightness and shadows of
the lighting to comply with the
camera and model.
This was difficult to alter and
get right, we would have to
make the changes then test it
by taking a photo. It was also
hard to tell which lights
needed to be changed.

3. Board Operated Lights We used this for the lighting
of the gig in The Space.
We could have different
coloured and placed lights to
create a gig atmosphere and
they could be operated from
the back by someone who
could see the full stage and
audience. They were also
very easy to use as they were
laid out on a board.
External Hard Drive We used this to backup our
work, in case our computers
crashed or our work was lost.
We always had a copy of our
work.
This could be easily lost as it
is fairly small.
Software How we used it Pros Cons Evidence
Prezi We used this for audience
research, textual analysis,
present photos….
This program is online so can
be accessed from any
computer using my account. It
is also easy to use and uses
a simple layout.
This application cannot be
accessed without internet
connection.
Google Slides I used this for Representation
of gender, Audience
research, Pitch, Digipak
research...
This program is online, so i
could access it from any
machine, and is easy to use.
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4. Google Docs I used this for Call Sheets,
Questionnaire, Storyboard...
“. I could also include long
word documents without
taking up a lot of room down
the blog.
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Slideshare I used this to convert
Slideshows and Word
documents and give an
embed code so I could put it
onto my blog.
Having an embed code meant
the document would appear
in a form that could be viewed
straight away rather than a
link, and looked tidy on my
blog.
Sometime the document
wouldn’t upload and I would
have to try again later.
Google Forms and Sheets We used this for the
questionnaire.
We used this to send the
questionnaire to our audience
and using Sheets we could
look through the feedback on
a spreadsheet.
When uploading this
information to my blog, it
wasn’t till after I had spend
time putting it into a work
document and uploaded it to
slideshare, that i found there
was a way of presenting it on
my blog through google
sheets. So it can be hard to
use when you are unfamiliar
with it.
Gmail We used this to send the
questionnaire around to the
audience. We also used this
for the group to keep in
contact. I also used it for doc,
slides… as any google
program uses a gmail
account.
This is accessible through our
phones.
Using our college accounts
we automatically have access
to each other's email address.

5. Facebook We used facebook to
communicate between the
group and the band. We also
included it in the website to
advertise the band.
We could access this through
our phones and we could
have group chats so we could
communicate with everyone
at once.
We could only use this when
we have wifi or internet
connection.
Twitter We used this to get in touch
with Pete and Jake to receive
feedback on our video. We
also included a twitter feed on
our website.
This meant we could get in
touch with a quickly receive
feedback from people we
don’t necessarily know or
have a contact for.
We can access this using our
phones.
This did mean that anyone
could see what we sent and
their responses.
Screengrab/Print Screen I used this to capture images
of production and put them
into my blog.
This helped my to record my
progress of the products and
record details that I could
later refer back to, for
example the effect/filter on
the digipak had to be the
same, so I took a record of
each point on colour charts...
When using print screen it
would capture the whole
screen rather than just the
focussed point.
Moonpig We used this to create the
‘mug’ with the image of the
band on as merchandise for
the website.
Dafont We used this to download the
font for the digipak ‘White
Elephant’.
We had a wide range of fonts
to look through and choose
from.
When opening the digipak on
a different machine I would
have to re-download the font
for it to open on the
document.
We also then couldn’t use the
font on the website, which
would have been effective
and continuous.

6. Pinterest We used this to make a
collage of images of the props
and costume.
We could added a caption to
the images to justify or
explain why we would use
each thing.
To include this in our blogs
we had to use screengrab,
which meant if it was
changed, it wouldn’t update
by itself.
Youtube We used this to watch tutorial
videos to improve all of our
products and get to know our
software. We also uploaded
both our video and podcast to
it.
It has an embed code which
can be added to our blogs
and appear as a video rather
than a link.
Due to copyright reasons our
music video is in danger of
being removed from youtube.
Vimeo We used this to upload the
practice ‘Stop motion’ video.
“ You must have an account
with vimeo to use and view
videos.
Photoshop We used this to create the
digipak and edit photos for
the website.
This program is used
professionally and using
youtube tutorials we were
able to use it to do more
difficult and effective things.
It can be difficult to use when
you’re not used to it and can
take time to get to grips with.
Final Cut Express We used this to create the
video itself then uploaded it
youtube.
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Wix We used this to create our
website.
It is easy to use, and is
professionally used so
therefore reliable.
Only one person can edit the
website at a time without
overriding anyone else.

7. Blogger I used this to record my work. The layout of blogs isn’t
always tidy and it can to
difficult to organise posts and
putting them in order. For
example photos could not be
put next to each other and
had to be spaced out, which
looked messy.
When inserting photos to my
blog I could not ‘copy and
paste’, they had to be saved
images, which meant ‘print
screens’ had to be saved
somewhere else before they
were put in.
Also when inserting a photo
you cannot crop them on the
blog, so have to be edited
elsewhere first.
Horizon I used this at home to access
my college account and my
documents on the system.
This was very useful as I
could get hold of any photos
or work on my account and
access programmes such as
Photoshop, which I don’t have
no my own computer.
Using this it could be slower
than just using a usual
computer.