4. How did you use technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Video camera: We used this to film our documentary.



The role and use of new media was very important in the various stages of the production. Through planning we used the internet for research and a dictaphone recorded the audience research. We recorded all of this as well as the evaluation onto a blog. Using videos, sound bites and also moodboards, technology has helped me to show the different aspects of my work in different ways. We encountered several problems with the technology due to the server in school being down a lot. We had to learn how to use the software for the audio and video from scratch, which wasn't difficult but more time consuming in terms of discovering the effects we wanted to use. The most useful piece of equipment was probably the tripod. Although the camera is essential for the filming, the tripod is what made the shots look professional.

It was also handy having the camera phone close by as the other equipment was sometimes difficult to get hold of due to the demand in the school for such equipment. Technology has also proven to be useful in the evaluation stages of this. Through use of a blog, all of the research, planning and final tasks could be logged.

I made voice clips and using Microsoft Movie Maker, made them into video clips that could be uploaded. Using this program I also put together the different videos required to show my audience research and other aspects. Using Adobe Photoshop I was able to create the mood boards. I took screen grabs from documentaries shown on You Tube and also the BBC iplayer website. this enabled me to compare screen grabs from my documentary.