What have you learnt What have you learnt about the about the

technologies from the technologies from the process of process of

constructing this constructing this product?product?

What technologies have you What technologies have you used?used?

I used a variety of technologies while constructing my media product. The technologies I used are:

• Blogger• Mini DV digital camcorders• YouTube• Still digital cameras• Mobile phones (with cameras)• Survey monkey• Wordle• Prezi• Slideshare

BloggerBlogger

We used blogger to keep a record of all the work we completed in class in regards to

thrillers. We also did all our planning on the blogs, and all the research we found out was

also uploaded on there. Blogger has been very helpful during the construction of our

media project. This is because we used it as a diary and it helped us be more organised by keeping a track of all the work we were

completing.

Mini DV digital camcordersMini DV digital camcorders We used a mini DV digital camcorder to film our thriller. This was the most important

source I used during this whole process, as all the footage was recorded on there, and without a camcorder I wouldn’t have a thriller. The camcorders were very simple, so it was easy to use and I got the hang of it

very quickly.

YouTubeYouTube YouTube was also an essential source

as it is where we uploaded the final piece of our thriller. Also, we used

YouTube to look at thriller openings in order to develop ideas for our thriller.

Some of the thriller openings we analysed had an effect on our project. YouTube also helped us look at past

students’ work, so we had an insight as to what the audience look for in good

thriller.

Still digital cameras and mobile Still digital cameras and mobile phones with camerasphones with cameras

We used still digital cameras and mobile phones with cameras in order

to take pictures of the location we were filming at. We then uploaded

this to our blog for the examiners to see. We also used cameras/mobile phones to take pictures from our

storyboard which we later turned into an animatic.

Final Cut Express & Live Final Cut Express & Live TypeType

Final cut express is the software I used to edit all my footage. It allowed me to crop some clips and merge them together etc. Editing our footage was very tricky to begin with, however as the weeks went by, I became used to it and managed to

complete our editing and even add small effects such as cross dissolves. Hence why you can see an improvement between the preliminary task and our

final thriller opening. We used Live Type to make the logo for our production company, TEEN. Live Type was also quite hard to use at first, however

practice makes perfect, and we finally managed to complete our logo by the end of the project.

Survey monkeySurvey monkey We used survey monkey to find out more about what our target audience like. We asked them to tell us what

they think makes a good thriller, why they enjoy thrillers, and what type of thrillers they like etc. This helped us

as it made us more aware of what we should include in our thriller in order

for it to attract the audience.

Wordle, Slideshare and PreziWordle, Slideshare and Prezi I used wordle to make an image of what people

think makes a good thriller. This was needed for question four. I also

used slideshare to upload PowerPoint's onto my blog for my

evaluation. Finally, I also used prezi to answer two of the evaluation questions. Prezi was

very useful as it helped me design presentations in a fun, organised way,

easy for everyone to understand.

What skills have you What skills have you gained?gained?

I have learnt several skills from using these technologies. I have learnt how to film steadily with a mini camcorder, and I’ve also learnt how to edit that footage on Final Cut Express. In addition to this,

I’ve also learnt how to edit in a way which is very effective, and produces

high standard work. All these technologies have allowed me to gain new skills, and develop on old ones.