How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
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Research
In the research stage, thanks to technology I was able to use the Internet to carry out my audience research using the website Survey Monkey and then sharing it on my social media (Facebook). This saved me time and money and it also summarised the research for me, making it easier for me to condense and analyse. Sharing it on Facebook also ensured it was my target audience answering as I am mostly friends with people my age on there. -
Planning
In the planning stage, I found a website called Genius Lyrics really helpful. It provides information on song lyrics which helped me to fully understand the song's meaning and also the hidden meaning so I could effectively create a story/vision around it. -
Construction
In the construction stage, I used Final Cut Pro to edit compared to iMovie last year. This gave me more opportunities and made my editing more precise and interesting. For example I reversed shots and also had to edit the music seamlessly, which this software allowed me to do much more easily. Also for my magazine advert I used a software called affinity design which allowed me to recolour and rearrange the photos as I did. -
Evaluation
In my evaluation, I obviously utilised the TimeToast website to create a timeline. I used screenshot and Publisher to create my photo collage for question 1 so I could visually show the conventions I had used rather than just describing them.