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

Garage band - we used garage band to create our sound effects and soundtrack for instance when the boy who gets possessed by the book touches the book there is a thunder sound. Garageband was very useful as we were able to add our trailer to it to get a time line of our trailer to make sure the music was more specific. It had some elements of problems as it was very hard to use it terms of finding the actually tracks we wanted, as a result we had to use back-up tracks which we intended not to use.

Video Camera - We used a video camera to record all of our footage for our movie to then upload to Final Cut Pro. Its quality wasn't very good and at time it was rather complicated to use. However it was very useless to get the basic shot requirements for this project. Also for difficult, to shoot, shots it was easy to hold.

Youtube - We used Youtube to upload our teaser trailer to so we could get more audience feedback on our teaser trailer and also it was used to look at existing teaser trailers to get basic and rough ideas for our own. It was very useless because it  made the trailer able to broaden its viewing possibility.

Adobe Photoshop - I used Adobe photoshop to create my magazine cover and poster and also to edit the picture of the water tower in our trailer. We made the water tower picture look more ripped and burnt (for evil and ancient effect). This too like Garageband was very hard to use. However with the minimal tools I did know how to use I was still able to create a realistic poster and magazine cover. So this proves how effective it really can be with minor tools.

Still Camera - I used a still camera in order to get my photos for my magazine and poster. The problem I felt was that the camera wasn't quite good enough for the standard of the photo I wanted it to be. However like the video camera it was very useful for a basic standard picture which was then easily created to look more professional on Adobe PhotoShop.

Facebook - I used this Social Network site in order to broaden the possibility of getting more Audience Feedback for my trailer. It was a great help like Youtube however it also helped more as I was able to send the link to other fellow media student easier.

Final Cut Pro - This was the most useful tool as it helped us put together our trailer. We also used this to create are inter titles which were very well complimented. We used it to create red filters and darken the shots to make it more dark and mysterious. I was because of Final Cut Pro we actually created our inter titles and they were classed as "very professional" from the majority of our audience feedback and they had no criticisms. FCP also allowed us to flip shots, e.g. the one where the boy enters the toilet, this made the actual scene flow as before it looked like he walk in on direction and went into the bathroom in another. So FPC also helped us make shots actually flow better. Not only here but also at moments when the music changed and slowed down is where we slowed down the boy running at the start and zoomed in on his 'frightened' face. So it was also useful to make the trailer imagery flow with the music. We used transitions to shorten down a very long scene but putting dissolves in the middle and other sections. We also increased the speed at this point. FCP also helped us on our montage as these were actually all parts of scenes which we didn't use so we used FCP to speed it up and cut them down and place together in order to create a montage.

Blogger - I have used Blogger to upload all of my ideas and final productions in order for more public viewing and to keep them all in a good order. This was much better to store all my work as the organisation was so much more easier than it is in other subjects which are simply just word documents. In general the organisation was easier than any other evaluation task I have taken part of. I believe it is much easier to use and much more simpler then just note taking on pieces of paper. I also think it's useful for target audiences/any audiences to give critical analysis rather than having to carry a piece of paper around with me people can simply access the internet which the majority of people do everyday, so it's easier to access a wider audience than a piece of paper and notes. I also like it as it is actually more creative, whereas paper and pen our dull and boring. Blogger actually gives you an insentive to create a decent appearance Web page. Not only does this encourage me to stay focussed on the evaluation task, but it also makes the audience more incline to view a page they like the look of. Unlike other lessons I do evaluations work in e.g. English Language, it's easier to upload examples of what you're evaluation, for example writing other the text in English is scruffy and informal, whereas blogger the text simply places next to the image uploaded.

Flickr - Flickr was a very useful site in order to anotate my pictures more specifically. Rather than explain by general directions e.g. 'The red near the title is used for...' I was able to put a note on the actual area I was using and comment on it. It was an excellent way to annotate un-professionally but quickly and understandable for things like my poster and magazine cover. This, like blogger, is also a new and interesting way of annotation of work and it is also open for good critical analysis from internet accessible readers.