How have I used new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages of my media production?
In order to create my music video I have used various pieces of equipment to make the video as professional-looking as possible. Without the use of media technologies throughout the research, planning and evaluation stages of my product, I wouldn't have been able to create the level of work nor create the product itself. #
In order to plan my music video, I first had to use the internet to research previous pop groups and the type/mood of music I wished to create and incorporate. The planning of the video was also created used a spreadsheet on the Microsoft Excel programme to create twenty identical questionnaire sheets, ten to be answered by girls and ten to be answered by boys in order to gather a mixed understanding of modern opinions of music.
Media technologies are extremely important as with the use of the camera and tripod, I was able to film my video professionally. I was then able to edit and arrange the footage in the desired order and insert various effects. As well as this, I was also able place the desired music track over the top with the use of a Macbook laptop and the 'iMovie programme'. Without the use of these new media technologies, the creation of my music video would have been extremely difficult. Although the iMovie programme was new to me, I soon got used to it with the use of tutorials on the YouTube website.
My ancilalry tasks also required large amounts of new media technologies in their construction and evaluation. To create my website homepage, I had to use the internet and a website called Wix to create and design the whole homepage. Without the use of internet, I would have been unable to create the webpage in the first place but this would have also meant that the band would not have been accessible to a wider audience. In order to produce the magazine advert, I used the Photoshop programme as it is a professional tool in creating and designing adverts, magazines etc. Before programmes such as this, the creation of such adverts would have only been accessible on a professional, industry level.
In order to evaluate my work, I have used a website named Prezi which creates unusual presentations in comparison to older similar technologies such as Microsoft Powerpoint. In order to use and create Prezi presentations, the user must first create an account, this is all completed online so that presentations can be shared worldwide in a matter of seconds. I have also used Blogger to keep track of every aspect of the task from planning, to production, to complete analysis and evaluation.
Without the use of all of the above new media technologies I have named, the whole process would have been extremely different. The internet and computers are a huge factor as well as the use of digital cameras. In modern times it is made easy for media students to be able to create professional looking videos, webpages and adverts with all the programmes in one place whereas in past years, this kind of task would have taken far longer.
