"How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?"
Brand new state of the art video cameras:
Canon D600
We used 64G memory cards to film and then transfer the footage to editing computer via USB card readers.
We used manual settings on the camera to adjust the aperture ourselves.
We set the camera on the filming setting and kept it steady using a tripod.
We used portable lighting when we felt it was necessary to create shadows.
Google Blogger
We used Blogger as the chosen online blog to document all stages of our coursework.
We used tags to separate our work: theory, development, research, planning, construction and evaluation.
Websites
You Tube
Powerpoint
Word
Slideshare
Slides
Blendspace
Prezi
Scribd
Emaze
Surveymonkey
YouGov
Voki
We suited each blog post specifically to websites we felt suitable to present the information. For instance, Voki, YouGov and Monkey Survey were useful for research, slideshare useful to display powerpoints, Prezi for longwinded presentations and You Tube for any video footage.
Social media
Gmail
We kept in contact with our teachers via google mail and Twitter, to ask quick questions, resolve issues or be informed on lesson absences.
Internet
Due to technological advances, it was easy to Google all of our research, specifically we used Academy support on previous examples "John Cabot Academy Navigator", You Tube and other A Level blogs.
Adobe Premier Pro CC
We used Premier Pro as we were familiar with the editing techniques from our AS coursework. Specific effects were: changing the speed to create slow motion/fast pace, transitions, overlaying with various opacities, jump cut and strobe light. In order for the video to flow smoothly, we did not want any drastic shocking effects, but small discreet elements to allow audience surprise.
Creative approaches
Here are some examples of creative ways I have displayed my evaluation, planning and research on my blog.
Creative approaches
Here are some examples of creative ways I have displayed my evaluation, planning and research on my blog.
Creative approaches
Here are some examples of creative ways I have displayed my evaluation, planning and research on my blog.
After Effects: Title construction
We constructed our music video title on Adobe After Effects. We ensured the background was transparent so that when it was imported to Premier Pro, it would overlay onto our video. We chose a simplistic, bold, white title and d a discreet transition to make sure the attention wasn't distracted from our video. But we also didn't want a plain title.
Therefore we chose to change the aperture to pull the text into focus, known as a 'focus pull'.
To do this I had to use both the timer and blur effect.
We then exported it to Premier Pro.
Photoshop: Advert
To create this advert, we began by editing the lighting, saturation, brightness and levels to create a high quality image.
We then applied an orange gradient from bottom to top.
Next, we inserted titles to label the singer's name, album name, album cover, social media and links.
Photoshop: Digipack
To create our digipack, we edited each image individually, however kept the effects consistent through-out to ensure there was continuity and a link.
For some images, we selected the performer separate from the background, copied the layer and then used an orange gradient on the layer beneath, and erased the edges to make it look crisp. This made the performer stand out from the orange.
On other images we simply did the gradient above the performer.
We typed the lyrics of our song on top of two of the images and listed the songs of Ed Sheeran's album.