Question 4: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages? Tripod

This helped me when shooting the film by keeping the camera still for a static shot or a still image needed. This equipment was also easy to use and was easy to adjust for different angles and heights. Canon camera I used this to shoot my film, the camera was easy to use and allowed for zooming and focus changes which was great, it also allowed me to review footage on the scene of the shoot so I could get better shots if the shot already taken wasn’t good enough. The shots came out clear and made the shots in the dark lighter than they were when shooting, which was a large help. Go Pro This camera was chosen not to be used as I did not need to use this as it would have not fit into the plot/narrative of the story I had planned the tripod and track with the Canon was what I required to create the effect I need for the film. Crane This equipment was not needed also as non of my characters had the ability to fly and I was trying to create a realistic gritty dark reality of superhero films and a crane shot would have been overkill as this is used I large budget superhero films such as Iron man and Batman and this is not the effect I wanted. Track This was used to create the opening to my film by keeping the camera still and doing on consistent motion. This equipment was just enough to create the tracking affect I wanted to create for the opening of my film. Blogger This was the website I used to track my progress and display my work throughout the year. I have used blogger before for previous tasks so the software was familiar and easy to use. I have however learned to do new things working with the technology such as labels and customize the layout, which makes it easier to find the work I have created. This site also allowed me to embed other work created on different media platforms such as YouTube and Slideshare. This website also allows me to update work at anytime which is useful as I can work on multiple things at once while uploading them to blogger. All these feature make it easy for people who view my blog to find what there looking for. YouTube YouTube is the site where I uploaded my product for my audience to view I also gave out links to a survey monkey questionnaire which allowed me to gather information on the product. I used this site because I am familiar with the site and the website has millions of users on the platform which means I can gather a larger audience which will give me better feedback. This platform also allowed me to embed my work onto blogger, which was also useful. YouTube also helped with research with me being able to view trailers of films like watchmen and Chronicle which where the main two films my product is based on. Imovie Imovie was the software I used to editing my product as it allowed me to detach audio so I could use it in different places. It also allowed me to use transitions, speed up effects, sound effects, audio effects and lighting editing. These all help me create my product it also allowed me to salvage clips that I normally wouldn’t be able to use without editing. For example a school bell ruined the audio of one shot so I used audio from another shot line synced the clips and the footage was saved. Adobe premier This editing software was available for me to use but I choose not to use it as t was unfamiliar and I did not need the special effects the editing software offered imovie offered the real life effect I was looking for when creating my film. SurveyMonkey This website allowed me to gather information on my own film and take the results of my audience and turn it into information I could see to see if my film had challenge superhero stereotypes. This website was easy to use and allowed me to create a questionnaire that people could use and find easily as it gave me a lot of options to distribute the questionnaire like email or Links.