How Did You Use Media Technologies In The Construction And Research, Planning And Evaluation Stages

Throughout this project I have been using a wide variety of media technoligies. From software packages, to actual physical hardware like camera and lighting. I needed to learn how both of these media technologies worked in detail, both the negatives and postives of all of them to get the best end product. This has been a experience which I have enjoyed but sometimes been challenging, but with overcoming the technical problems faced I believe that it has only improved the way I use new media technoligies.

These are the following media technologies that have been used to create my music video.

Software Packages

traklAxPC - Video Editing / Mixing Software (Free Version) - Freeware (Pro Version Avaliable)
http://www.trakax.com/

Leap Free AVI, FLV, MPEG , MP4 , ASF, MOV to WMV Converter - Freeware (Upgrade Avaliable)

http://www.leapconverter.com/index.htm

Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Image Editing Software - Paid license required (Extended Version Avaliable)

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/

Hardware

Toshiba Camileo H20 Full High Definition 1080p Video Camera, With 5x Optical Zoom

Jessops TP 323 Tripod

SLIK Compact Tripod

Roberts CDR-51 Alarm Clock

These are the following media technologies that have been used to create my cd album cover and also magazine advert.

Software Packages

Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Image Editing Software - Paid license required (Extended Version Avaliable)

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/

Paint.net - Image Editing Software - Freeware (Completely Free)

http://www.getpaint.net/

Hardware

Canon EOS 400 D Digital Camera

Canon UltraSonic EFS 17-85 mm Zoom Lens with Image Stabilizer

Canon UltraSonic EFS 70-300 mm Zoom Lens with Image Stablizer (Long Range)

Canon Compact - Macro Lens EFS 50mm (Close Range)

Canon Digital Camera IXUS 70 with a built in Canon Zoom Lens 3x 5.8-17.4 mm

SLIK Compact Tripod

Lexmark X7675 Professional Printer and Scanner

The internet also played a large role in my project. This was the main location in which I looked and found the correct song and unsigned artist. Seeming as they hardly get any media coverage on other media platforms its only thanks to web sites dedicated to unsigned acts that content of this calibar can be found. Allowing me to access content via youtube, myspace and other informative sites gave me a insite into examples of already released album covers and music videos. From watching and finding out information about the genre I had chosen it allowed me to explore further ideas, be more creative and also recieve audience feedback from my target audience electronically.

These were the websites which I found to to be particually helpful while undertaking the project.

http://www.unsigned.com/

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.myspace.com/

http://www.myspace.com/10thousandflames

http://www.dafont.com/

http://www.cnet.co.uk/

http://www.facebook.com/