4) How did you use new media

technologies in the construction and

research, planning and evaluation

stages?

Throughout the construction and research, planning and

evaluation stages of my teaser trailer and its ancillary

texts; film poster and magazine cover, I made use of new media technologies

which were beneficial.

After handwriting drafts of relevant information that were needed to be transferred onto my blog, I firstly typed them onto Microsoft Word; a word

processing program that is fast and easy to use. My work once

typed up onto the software notified me for spelling or

grammar errors. The program was useful as a text editor,

spellchecking. Once completed, I was able to save the

document onto a USB which ensured the work was saved,

resulting me into not having to make multiple copies.

Microsoft Word

Blogger.com is a blog publishing service that

I have consistently used throughout the entire process of the

research, planning and the development

stages. This site was a useful way in which I could present relative pieces of writing and

embed videos and images. Whenever I felt

it was necessary to update my blog, I

would post the information in a fast

and easy way at accessible use.

Blogger

In order to help me in making final

decisions concerning my

work, I used various sites on the internet

for help…

Google, a search engine created in 1998 was a useful site in which I

used when researching necessary information in

relation to my work. I searched for information on the topic of villains; a specific example being

the antagonist Jigsaw, in ‘the movie ‘Saw’. Further

researched topics include information on

Icon film Distribution as I decided to choose this

distributor to be used in my teaser trailer and find more on how this

distributor related to my independent horror film

genre.

Google Web

Google ImagesAs well as using Google Web for the purpose for

re-search, I also used Google Images for image content, some being ‘The Grudge 2’ film poster and

‘Sight and Sound’ magazine cover. From this, I was then able to analyse this specific images when uploaded onto my blog by

adding a new post and copying the URL address

of the image where indicated. All images

allowed me see how they were relevant to my own

teaser trailer and ancillary texts in which I used for

inspiration and comparative reasons.

When finding inspirations for my

choice in music in my teaser trailer, I listened

to a wide range of soundtracks on

YouTube; a popular video-sharing website for inspiration as to what type would be

suited in my finished teaser. After listening to many types relating

to the different sub-genres in horror, I

found a collaboration of both music and sounds suited perfectly to the shots displayed in my

teaser trailer.

YouTube

Music used in my teaser trailerhttp://www.youtube.com/watchv=mktdge0XuKM

During the construction stages,

I used a diverse amount of new

media technologies…

- In order to record the main product, I used a

digital video camera which allowed me to film the

action in good quality. If the action was not suitable for uploading, I was able to

erase that particular clip and replace it accordingly.

The video camera as a whole was easy to use in

getting the necessary clips for using in my final teaser

trailer. -Not only was the digital camera useful using in the process of filming, but also

for taking shots of the characters; some of which I used in my ancillary texts

and for the purpose of uploading onto my blog.

Digital Video Camera

After taking images needed for my ancillary texts, I attended a day at the Camden learning centre in

order to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop confidently, and began with a basis image given to

me to experiment with on the program. Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program in which I used to edit my ancillary texts and create them to

appear accordingly for use in the marketing process. After opening the selected images onto a

blank layer, I was able to adjust the way they looked to fit into the genre of horror; resizing the image, adjusting levels in the photo and adding text in which I alternated. This program allowed me to make changes to my work in order to get it to a

professional standard.

Adobe Photoshop

After experimenting and using a variety of

different new media

technologies, I feel I am more familiar with the different

software's and that my technology

skills have improved.