How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

There was a wide variety of different software’s and equipment that I used to make my magazine cover, poster and horror trailer. Here are some of the equipment and software I had used: 

I had to use blogger to post all the things that have gone towards research, planning and the creating of my trailer, poster and magazine cover. I found it fairly easy to use however I did encounter some problems such as not knowing how to change the look of my blog also sometimes the program wouldn't let me post my posts.

I used Photoshop to create my magazine cover and also my poster. To begin with I wasn't keen on using Photoshop because I had very little knowledge on how to use it but with help and the more I used it the better I got at it, therefore making it easier to use.

Premier pro was used to put my horror trailer together. As I had to split using this software between the others in my group I didn’t get as much time using it as I would have liked to but after a few attempts of trying to figure out how to use it I felt it was an easy software to use.

I had to use a video camera to film my horror trailer and also take the pictures for my magazine cover and poster. I found it very easy to work a camera as I have used them numerous times before.

I had to use word to write up most of the posts on my blog, this all went towards the creation of my horror trailer, poster and magazine cover. I have been using word for most of my education so I found it very easy to use as I have already used it for so many years.

As well as using word to make my posts on my blog, I also had to use PowerPoint to create so of my blog posts. Again as well as word I have been using PowerPoint most of my education so I found it very easy to use.

I had to use Prezi as an alternative way to present my work on my blog. After getting used to it I found it to be a very simple and easy program.

I used a tripod so that when filming the camera wasn't all shaky, this made it look more professional. I hadn't really used a tripod before so I was unsure of how to make it stand up evenly or how to make the camera straight, however after a few attempts it was a simple piece of equipment to use.

I used YouTube to research horror trailers, I watched trailers so I was able to know what types of clips when into horror trailers and also the music and camera angles used. I have been using YouTube for years and have spent many hours on it, I know how to use it pretty well.

Web 2.0 technologies is basically a term given to describe a second generation of World Wide Web, this gives people to ability to collaborate and share things online. Web 2.0 gives low/no budget film makers a huge advantage to start making films as there are so many free places to share their creations such as YouTube and Facebook, this also is a way to promote the produced as it can be advertised or shared onto these websites. Also there are free software’s to put their footage together on such as YouTube or windows live movie maker. There are alternative software’s such as premier pro but this costs money but is a good software. Camera and tripods can be picked up for cheap also, making a low budge/ no budgets film makers’ life so much easier. I have become a 2.0 creator because I have used most of these software’s to create my horror film while having next to no budged to actually create the footage of my horror trailer.

These web 2.0 technologies have made it easier to create something that is very close to what I had imaged my horror trailer to be. They have made it easier to be creative and have helped me gain knowledge of how the software’s work for later life. Also by using software’s such as Photoshop last year it was easier to re learn how to use it and contributed in me being able to pick up how to use premier pro fairly easily and fast.