Using Media Technology - How has technology helped?

Technology played a huge role in the research and planning of our media piece. In almost every lesson we have used the internet in order to aid us with the researching of films, trailers, posters, magazines and extra elements to filming, such as the certificate information etc. It has also, of course, allowed us to track and reflect on our progress through the production of our online blogs and also using the video sharing website, Youtube for finding videos on how to approach make up for the effective use of mise-en-scene, as well as the reseaching of drama trailers for inspiration.
We have also, as expected, had to experiment with the camera so that our filming is of a clear and good quality and also use the editing programme Pinnacle to start to upload and edit our film.
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements has also helped us immensely when it has come to the production of Film Magazine covers and Film Posters, (both teaser and normal.) We all felt as a group that Photoshop was a computer software programme that woud enable us to create extremely professional looking advertising pieces of media, as we were able to add shadows, gradients, specialised fonts and text, which made us feel much more confident in our production and creative skills, a confidence that we have gradually gained after our AS piece.

What other technology do we plan to use?

We plan to be using the Edirol and microphone for the recording of the wedding vows soon after we have gathered and edited all of our fim clips together. By using the Edirol, we will be able to produce a professional recording of clear quality, which will therefore make our trailer extremely successful. We also hope to find a room with an echoing sound so that it appears as if the vows are being spoken by a vicar inside a church in order to make it appear extremely realistic and also create an eerie atmosphere.

Have we improved with our use of technology since AS?

I personally feel that after familiarising myself with various types of technology, I am now able to use Pinnicale much more conifdently, mainly because I have had the opportunity to experiment with our uploaded video clips after filming. I plan to become mre involved when it comes to the production and formation of the film poster and magazine, as I will then be able to use Photoshop too.