Research and Planning:
Through this stage of the project, Google, Youtube, and SurveyMonkey were exceptionally useful. Youtube and Google were used to gather source material which was then used in the research process. The search engine, Google, was used often to find clips, information, and images on all different topics of the project, such as the history of horror and different posters to compare and comment on. YouTube was used to find and collect different trailers to give ideas to ourselves which we could then use in our own production. SurveyMonkey was a particularly useful piece of software that allowed us to create, collect, and observe our target audience questionnaire and responses. The only new technology I had to learn to use was SurveyMonkey, however the website was easily navigable and clearly laid out, making it a simple, and effective tool to get to grips with.
Production:
The hardware shown in the image was the most important part of the whole project. Without this, there would have been no footage to edit, and present as a final piece! I had used the cameras and tripods before, and was therefore comfortable using them again, and at times had to explain how to use the equipment to the other members of my group. Another very important aspect of the production was the use of FinalCutPro, LiveType, and Photoshop. These technologies I was not particularly used to, and only knew of their basic functions. However, through perseverance and experimentation I feel I used the software to full effect.
Evaluation:
Blogger and Flickr were vital at this stage. This was because these were used to present the evaluation. Flickr was used to annotate images, by highlighting the area to comment on, and adding a note. Blogger was used to host all of my observations and notes on all aspects of the project. I knew how to use these two websites has I had previously used them in coursework last year.
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Your Flickr analysis explains the basics of using these technologies but it does not do so in enough detail or with enough reflection. I would add to this post an account of the three different stages of the project: research and planning; the production; and the evaluation. For each stage explain the technologies you used and how they helped you and what you learnt about them. At certain points you need much more detail. For example using Final Cut Pro was new to you. How did you get on with such complicated software? What did you learn about the editing process? Did your product change as it was developing as a result of what you are learning? Perhaps most importantly you need to consider the evaluation. Presumably in other subjects you also evaluate your work but perhaps in more traditional ways such as writing an essay. In what ways is writing a blog different? What's better about it? What's worse? You need to show that you can reflect upon the technology you have used.
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