HOW DID YOU USE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND EVALUATION STAGES?

We used media technologies throughout the creation of our music video, album cover and digipack. This was both hardware and software but here I will specifically focus on the several types of hardware used.

Hardware we used:HARDWARE: iMac

(21.5)-2GHZ Intel core 2 duo memory 8GB RAM

(mouse/keyboard)- mac

Nikon D3100

Horseshoe Flash trigger

Hemisphere 300 Strobe light

Hardware- iPhone 4s HARDWARE: Canon

Legria HFR406

TripodSD card

Sennheiser HD201

headphones

Soft boxWhite Backdrop

HARDWARE: iMac (21.5)-2GHZ intel core 2 duo memory 8GB RAM (mouse/keyboard)-

mac

It was the first and most important piece of hardware we used and from the start to the end we used it

We used it for research,Planning, and Construction.The fast processer and 8gb ram meant we could multi-task well which helped when we needed to have several programs like final cut, safari in the making of our video. And PowerPoint final cut safari and Photoshop in the evaluation questions. The graphics card isn’t the best but it was sufficient for editing with final cut pro, a better graphics card would make the video render faster and make it smoother under load.

Imac 2It aloud me to access several pieces of software such as: Final cut allowed me to create my music

video. The album and Digipack work was created

on Photoshop, PowerPoint was used to creatively display

the evaluation questions Safari to access are blog as well as doing

research.As you can see the iMac was essential for the creation of our media coursework

HARDWARE: Photo shoot equipment

The white backdrop reflected the light and made it simple to edit in Photoshop with a solid colour background we could easily cut around the person.

We have used the hemisphere 300 strobe light making it bright enough to take a photo. It also created this effect of harsh shadows implying mystery and crime adding to the hoody affect.

We put a soft box on the strobe light to disperse the light and give the subject a softer, rounder light.

We used a horseshoe flash trigger which sends an infrared signal to the strobe light. Allowing us to create this shadow affect on our model for the album advertisement.

Cameras used We used the Nikon D3100 digital SLR

14.2Mp camera for the Photo on our Magazine advert picture, we had to play with a lot of settings and light levels and positions before getting the picture we were happy with. Unlike a standard digital camera it gave us better definition and made it a lot crisper when it came to lighting the editing in Photoshop.

We used the iPhone 4s to take the photos for our inside cover. We used this as a practice shot but it ended up being better than a proper camera with the focus and shutter speed being just right to create a blurred effect similar to that in a cartoon.

HARDWARE used in filming of our music video

We used this camera for the whole of our video. The powerful DIGIC DV4 imaging processor ensures higher image quality in low light and a substantial reduction in image distortion as it works together with the optical image stabilizer. This was useful for us as there were some areas with low light and we didn’t want to loose quality. The camera had good autofocus and was easy to use so we didn’t have to spend too much time learning all the features.

TripodWe used a tripod similar to this one here. This aloud us to get a steady and professional looking shot.

Bits and Bobs We used an SD card throughout

our work but it was particularly key with the filming of our music video to then put it on to the computer to be edited in final cut.

We also used the Sennheiser HD201 headphones this gave us better sound quality and aloud us to get the video perfectly in time with the beat of the song.