Plan for Question 4

Technologies we have used throughout the project:

• Adobe- Photoshop, Premiere and In design
• Blogger
• New Media Technology- YouTube, Facebook, Survey Monkey
• Dafont
• Camera
• Camera equipment- lights, tripods and shoulder mount etc. 
• Sound recorder
• Microsoft 
• Green Screen

How did we use them?

Adobe Photoshop- Used to edit photos that we used on our digipack and advert. Added a light blue filter to the image for the back of our digipack to make it link to the blue theme running throughout the digipack. Created a silhouette of Adam using a magic wand tool. Also used to add the image of out of focus fairy lights fit inside of Adams silhouette. Edit the image of the moon and city by editing the moon to look more round and professional.

Adobe Premiere- The software used to add all of our footage and the song to construct our video. We created parallel editing by integrating two narratives together that then become one. Created an insert of a flash back to make the narrative become more clear to the audience. Jump cut created by adding 3 pieces of footage together of Alex walking through different locations.

Adobe InDesign- Used to create our ancillary texts. Used to create a multilayered effect to add text and images together to make it look professional and fit the indie genre. Allowed us to add the small print to give our digipack and advert the professional look.

Blogger- A media platform used to show the planning of our project including research and construction. Making plans on blogger allowed us to be organised and communicate well as a group as we were all aware of what we need to do etc. Doing research blogs allowed us to make our video and ancillary texts look more professional and realistic as we knew what structure to follow and which types of things to include.

YouTube- We uploaded our anamatics, rough cut and final cut to You Tube so we could show our target audience for feedback. It also made it easier for us to add it to the blog for our followers and fans to find.

Facebook- We created a group chat on Facebook with all of our group members in order to be organised, it allowed us to discuss ideas and make arrangements. We also had a group chat with our band again to make arrangements, telling them what to wear and what to bring etc. This just made everything run smooth as everyone knew what they were doing and what to bring etc.

Survey Monkey- We used this platform for our audience research, to find out what our audience would like to see most. This allowed us to make our video appeal to our target audience more.

Dafont- We used this website to find a range of different fonts. We found professional and sophisticated fonts to allow our ancillary texts link toi the indie genre and look professional. The main font we used was 'Lemon Milk' we chose this font as it fit our theme and genre and looked very bold and professional.

Camera- Used for the construction/ production of our video and ancillary texts.Example, Focus pull used at the beginning of Alex to create an eye line match.

Shoulder Mount- Used for a tracking shot of Alex to make it look more realistic than just following him with a steady camera.

Green Screen- Used for the construction of our evaluation to create our theme of TV shows as we dont have access to the real life facilities.