Saturday, 23 January 2016

Question 4 - How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, Planning and evaluation stages?

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, Planning and evaluation stages?
Technologies has a big role in my media coursework. I have relied on it through my work. In the coursework I have been using many different forms of technologies from the start. When researching for my work, I started using YouTube to look into existing A2 media trailers and looking at big film industry trailers. When looking at A2 media trailer and big film industries trailer, I found them very inspiring and they gave me ideas of how I should take my own horror trailer. It was very important for me to know what type of conventions go into and horror trailers and how they use them in films. I wanted to know what type of methods they use when creating trailers. I have used YouTube to get my trailers music and I have uploaded my trailer on YouTube so it can be watched by my audience, and another reason why I have uploaded it on YouTube is because I needed it to go on my blogger.

Blogger has played a major part in what types of technologies I have used for my coursework. When presenting my coursework on different online platforms, I showcased my work on Sildeshare, Scribd, Google Forms, Google Slides, Visme, Animoto, Prezi, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Pinterest and Padlet. These the website I had used for my coursework in A2 Media Studies. To showcase the work on Blogger I had to use the embed tool to publish most of my work of these software’s on to my blog. The reason I decided to do this because I wanted to use as many different forms of media technologies for my coursework, I want to show the examiner and the audience that they many unique ways of presenting your work. I used each of the software’s even amount of times and I didn’t stick one of them, I believe I used Prezi, Slideshare and Scribd the most I liked how they presented and shown my work in a certain way. When using these software’s they didn’t limit me in my work and I believe that they were the best ones to use from all the other ones I have used in my media coursework. I also used Animoto to present some of my work as it gave me a new way of presenting my work and I found it very useful and it gave me the freedom to be visionary. I believe using many new different ways of presenting my work, this shows the audience how I can use many new forms of media platform.


For my two ancillary products, I had used Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign to create my Film Poster and Film Magazine Cover. I found Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign very easy to use as I have been using this platform for couple of years in Media so I knew what type of skills I needed to apply to my two ancillary products.  When creating my two ancillary products I had to start it with two blank A4 pages on Photoshop and InDesign as that is the size of the paper I wanted for my two products. When using Photoshop and InDesign I came across many new tools for my magazine cover and film poster. I knew my way around both of the platforms as I have been using them since year 10 when I started my GCSE Media Studies. Everything you see on my magazine and poster are all my original products, I believe  that using my own products in my two ancillary products, I relate these back to my audience as well as my main product which is film trailer. When it came to creating the two ancillary products, I found that InDesign was easier to use for my magazine as I can place things on the page perfectly, using calculations to place things onto the A4 page. I researched into these two platforms and I found out that many magazine companies use InDesign as they believe that Adobe InDesign is very easy to use as well as being very professional for the independent magazine companies. As this platform is very cheap to get. 

Friday, 22 January 2016

Friday, 15 January 2016

Development of my Poster


I am using Photoshop to create my Poster for The House Guest, this shows where I am for my poster and shows what type of poster I am creating for my coursework. I have created two posters for the film, I have created a Teaser Poster and this is the Theatrical Poster for the film. This poster I believe that will get more of my target audience interested into my film and I am using the print side of the media to promote this film. I am using other media to promote the film as well as the print side. I have uploaded this to show you guys where I am with my Poster, I hope you like where I am taking this poster.

Thursday, 14 January 2016

The House Guest Storyboard

We have used a Storyboard for our trailer, storyboard are used in order to depict events within a moving image through the use of pictures. So this storyboard allowed me to see my trailer clearly through these various images and it shows me how they will appear in the shot type chosen. 
The storyboard I have created for my trailer outlines shows me clear and visual look upon my trailer and this has shown me how the camera angles I have used, movements and the overall theme of the trailer. this storyboard includes the fonts I have used and the non-dietetic sounds (the background music) that I have included. To sum-up this, my storyboard has allowed me see my trailer before I create it and this gives my tatget audience a chance to see what type of things will be including in my trailer. Shows I have put time into the production and the planning for this project for my media course. 

Monday, 11 January 2016

Scenes From The House Guest

These are three of the scenes from The House Guest, I wanted to share some behind the scenes of The House Guest to show how the work environment was at the set of this film trailer. I wanted to share this to the audience of the film and I want the audience to have a relationship with this film, to keep them excited for the film when I am sharing videos from behind the scenes of the film trailer. Keeping you (The Audience) updating as I make the trailer for The House Guest, I hope you enjoy the few scenes I have picked for you to see. These few scenes are like a little teaser before the real film trailer comes out. 

Thursday, 7 January 2016

Updated Shot List



This is another updated Shot List for The House Guest. As I thought I needed a new one as the trailer is changing when I am filming, I believed that the audience (meaning you) needed to see the updated one to see what things have changed or what things I have added into the trailer to make it better or to get more audience because of the new changes. This Shot List is one of the final piece for my Shot List, as I will be adding more things like what type of music I will be using and adding into my trailer, so that will be coming on to the blog very soon.