Media Evaluation Task 4

1. Task 4- How did you use new
media technologies in the
construction and research,
planning and evaluation stages?

2. Final Cut Pro
 Final Cut Pro was the main new media technology used during the whole process of research,
planning and construction as it was used to make the teaser trailer. During the research and planning
stages we used final cut to make a practice teaser trailer following an existing film so I chose hunger
games to follow and make my own version using final cut.
My Remake
Original

3. Final Cut Pro
 During the process of making our teaser trailer we used Final Cut Pro as our editing software.
This allowed us to trim shots, add sound, add effects to shots and add transitions to ensure the
whole trailer ran smoothly. We used the blade tool to cut down the sound track to make it fit
with the timing of the trailer.

4. We used photoshop to start the making of our poster and magazine cover. We
used layering to make sure we where able to get the correct background with the
image layered on top.
In the poster we used photoshop to change the image to black and white and
used the magic eraser tool once the image was layered to allow the red string to
be in colour. Above you can see the two layers we had, one for the image and one
for the title. We sat the billing block on layer one as we wanted it to be subtle and
the title on layer two so that it stood out against the image.
With the magazine cover photoshop was only used for the first few steps of creating
the cover. We used photoshop to layer the image upon our chosen background. In order to
do this we had to layer the image and use the eraser tool, magic eraser tool and the
background eraser tool in order to cut the background out of the original image and layer it
upon our chosen background.

5. With the poster most of the work was
done in photoshop as it was only minimal
tasks that needed doing to change the
image to the way we wanted. But
we transferred the image to
illustrator when we had finished with the
poster and we made some slight changes
after feedback such as making the black
box around the title slightly bigger to
ensure the title stood out and making
the actress title smaller so that it didn’t
overpower the image.
In the creation of the magazine cover we transferred our base image
created in photoshop to illustrator and added all the final detail using
layers. From the image above you can see all the different layers
we created in order to layer up the images and text upon our main
image and title. We also used illustrator to make our masthead
sit behind the image so we could closely follow total films house style.

6. I also used Prezi during the evaluation stage
of making our media products. During the
process of making the Prezi for the evaluation
question 1 I was able to edit the path, so that
the Prezi followed a certain route that allowed
me to zoom in and our on certain detail such
as pictures and zoom in to play videos that
corresponded with the text such as
other teaser trailers.
Prezi was another one of the main new media technologies used in
the research and planning stages of making our trailer. We used Prezi to
document the ideas for props and for costume planning
When using Prezi as a new media technology it was easy to use as you where
able to add images and videos easily by copying and pasting the link and it also
provided an embed code so that it was easy to add to our reasearch
and planning journal.
• Research and Planning
• Evaluation

7. As well as this I used moovly as a technology to present
one of my evaluation tasks. It allowed me to present my
information in a unique way that engages the audience
more so than a blank presentation.
Moovly was one of the new media
technologies I used in the process of
research and planning. I used it to
illustrate a film poster similar to
the style we wanted to follow for our
own. It was an easy way to create an
interactive presentation. When
making the video I had to create
transitions for each image and text to
ensure that all the detail appeared at
the right time and in sync with
the music that I embedded using a
copyright free music.
https://youtu.be/6rtPjN3Qbmc

8. PowerPoint & SlideShare
PowerPoint was used through out my evaluation
process as a new media technology to present my
evaluation question. PowerPoint
enabled me to present and organize all my information
on to different slides as well as being able
to insert images to illustrate my points.
Furthermore, to enable me to
share my presentation on to my blog page I have
to use a new media technology soft wear called slide
share. This enables me to share my PowerPoint by
generating an embed code that allows me to embed
the presentation into my blog so that it can be
accessed easily.

9. Emaze
Emaze is a new media technology that I used in the evaluation
stage of my coursework. When using Emaze to present an
evaluation question I was able to insert images to illustrate my
points as well as being able to adapt and change the colour
scheme and design to suit the look I wanted.
Furthermore, with Emaze it allowed me to add links to my teaser
trailer so that during the presentation you are able to watch the
trailer to get a better understanding about the points I am making.

10. Mahara & OneDrive
Mahara is the main new media technology that I have used during the process of making
my media products. Mahara allowed me to make note of everything we have done at every
step of the way by embedding videos, images, text and presentations. Mahara also allowed
me to keep track of all the work I have completed by storing it all in one blog which enables
me to access it wherever.
One drive was used alongside mahara, as once we had filled up our storage on mahara
we had to use one drive to insert images into mahara. One drive allowed me to keep all
my images in one place and was easily accessible wherever I was. Moreover, OneDrive
enable me to share images and documents between the members of my group so
that we all had access to the same images that we needed and the same
documents. For example we were all able to access the poster images in order to chose
the best one as we were able to use one drive to share the images with one another in
a group file.

11. You Tube
I used You Tube through the whole process
of making my media products because I had
to use it to generate videos to enable me to
get an embed and share code to place videos
such as moovly videos into my journal.
Furthermore, You Tube also enabled us to
present our final teaser trailer and receive our
feedback via the you tube comments
as everyone has access to the trailer and is
able to watch it freely.