evaluation task 4 - How Did You Use New Media Technologies in the Construction, Research, Planning and Evaluation Stages

I used multiple new media technologies during the construction research and planning of my film. in research I watched multiple Psychological thriller trailers and also more specific towards school shooting based films for example I analysed the Elephant trailer, a film based upon the columbine school shooting. This became my main piece of research as it was the most subject specific, it inspired the slow pace and panning shots used within my trailer., to watch these I used YouTube, YouTube is a social media platform used to publish videos online for others to view. also whilst planning the film my team used Facebook to post a draft of our film here to receive feedback and see where we may be able to improve our film trailer, this was vital to the making of the trailer as it showed me where i could improve my work and make it better. As well as Facebook we used Facebook messenger as the main platform of communication between the team by using this it enabled us to make polls within the group to make big decisions and arrange the dates for filming. Within the construction of the film posters and magazine covers I used Photoshop to produce these products to make them look more professional and realistic, whilst using Photoshop i used many of the tool available upon it, such as the gradient tool to create the background for my Magazine cover, the magic wand to manipulate images, crop to resize and create new meanings within images, i manipulated texts by using multiple fonts and adding effects like a stroke on them to give them greater impact and attract attention. Whilst editing the trailer I used Adobe Premiere Pro, this is an editing software provided by the school, this software is also used by real movie making companies as it is a highly respected tool in the field, whilst editing I used a zoom feature whilst bringing the Production company logo to the foreground to add effect and link it in with the Psychological Thriller stereotypes demonstrated by the music. I used a steady pan slider whilst filming multiple shots used within the trailer, this was to make it look more professional and the slow pace of which it moved at gave a calm feel which was contrasted with shots of a gun and a character dressed in all black and with their face covered. I uploaded the film to YouTube which is a platform that allows anyone to post content online for others to view, I choose this medium over others such as Vimeo because it holds a lot more traction and is used by the demographic of which I was targeting with the trailer, however when I wanted to receive feedback upon drafts I posted these clips to Facebook as it is more interactive and provided the best results for the trailer. To film I had the option of a camera provided by the school but opted for an outside sourced Nikon D5200 with a Nikon 35mm lens, I chose this lens at it has a fixed focus which gives it a good depth of field. This was to create a more professional look and also by the use of a 35mm lens it gave it a more psychological thriller vibe to the trailer and made it have a better impact upon striking the preferred reading to the audience. I used Blogger to post throughout the production of y trailer , this is an online website that allows people to make Blogs upon whatever they want to.