Mehnan - Evaluation Q3
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QUESTION 4 - How did you use Media technologies in the construction, research, planning and evaluation stages?
Throughout my construction, research, planning and evaluation I used various media technologies to finally complete my music video, print work and evaluation.
Firstly, we carried out research on google and youtube to find out what RnB genre music videos need in order to fit the genre, and what we need to include. We also researched what an RnB artist would need to look like in order to fit the right criteria for the genre, and in order to appeal correctly to our target audience. We had then presented this research found onto blogger, which we used in order to present all our research work, planning work, and our final products. We also uploaded all the work we had done before, such as planning pictures, questionnaires for audience feedback and research, and planning our studio shoot etc.
We then started shooting our video. We decided to do our video all studio based, as RnB Music videos are usually based in studios and are very rarely shot in locations. We used a video camera to record all of our video. We used a green screen to put behind the artist which would enable us to put a different background behind our artist when editing. This also enabled us to apply different effects and styled backgrounds behind our artist when in the editing process to make our video more interesting and appealing. We also used the different lighting available in the studio to make it look more professional and realistic, and also used a strobe light to add more of an effect and make our video more interesting and appealing. Also as our chosen song is called Strobe Light, we found it necessary to apply a strobe light somewhere in the video. We created a background to edit behind our artist in the editing process, by using Christmas lights against a black background, zooming in with the camera and making it out of focus so make it look like a studio background and to make the video look more appealing. Also we thought this would fit in well with the RnB genre as there is always some sort of flashing lights/background in the more upbeat songs.
After successfully shooting our video we decided to shoot the pictures for our album. We used an illumix digital camera, which was about 11pixels, and produced high quality images. We used our own camera as we preferred it. We shot our professional styled images for our album against a white backdrop sheet, and used the lighting available in the studio to give it a very professional look. After succesfully taking our desired pictures we then went onto editing our pictures for our album and editing the video footage. We used Final Cut to edit our music video, which was an easy to use program for me as I had already used it before. Therefore constructing the music video was really easy and starightforward for me and i had no problem using the software what so ever. Then we used Photoshop to edit our pictures, enhance the lighting, add effects and brighten them, in order to give them a professional look. Then we transferred them over to InDesign where we added text and made them into the shape to fit our album by using the template given. Photoshop and Indesign I found very easy to use as i have been using Photoshop since i was 14 and have used Indesign previously in my last project for Media. I had no difficulties and produced my music video and print work for the album to the best of my ability.
For my evaluation work i used mainly micorsoft powerpoint and blogger, and also youtube for my directors commentary which we had recorded, edited and uploaded onto youtube. This was very easily done as we had just done the exact same process with our music video, therefore our directors commentary was produced quicker and more effectively as we had a better understanding of the program, and knew exactly what to do in the quickest way possible.
QUESTION 4 - How did you use Media technologies in the construction, research, planning and evaluation stages?
Throughout my construction, research, planning and evaluation I used various media technologies to finally complete my music video, print work and evaluation.
Firstly, we carried out research on google and youtube to find out what RnB genre music videos need in order to fit the genre, and what we need to include. We also researched what an RnB artist would need to look like in order to fit the right criteria for the genre, and in order to appeal correctly to our target audience. We had then presented this research found onto blogger, which we used in order to present all our research work, planning work, and our final products. We also uploaded all the work we had done before, such as planning pictures, questionnaires for audience feedback and research, and planning our studio shoot etc.
We then started shooting our video. We decided to do our video all studio based, as RnB Music videos are usually based in studios and are very rarely shot in locations. We used a video camera to record all of our video. We used a green screen to put behind the artist which would enable us to put a different background behind our artist when editing. This also enabled us to apply different effects and styled backgrounds behind our artist when in the editing process to make our video more interesting and appealing. We also used the different lighting available in the studio to make it look more professional and realistic, and also used a strobe light to add more of an effect and make our video more interesting and appealing. Also as our chosen song is called Strobe Light, we found it necessary to apply a strobe light somewhere in the video. We created a background to edit behind our artist in the editing process, by using Christmas lights against a black background, zooming in with the camera and making it out of focus so make it look like a studio background and to make the video look more appealing. Also we thought this would fit in well with the RnB genre as there is always some sort of flashing lights/background in the more upbeat songs.
After successfully shooting our video we decided to shoot the pictures for our album. We used an illumix digital camera, which was about 11pixels, and produced high quality images. We used our own camera as we preferred it. We shot our professional styled images for our album against a white backdrop sheet, and used the lighting available in the studio to give it a very professional look. After succesfully taking our desired pictures we then went onto editing our pictures for our album and editing the video footage. We used Final Cut to edit our music video, which was an easy to use program for me as I had already used it before. Therefore constructing the music video was really easy and starightforward for me and i had no problem using the software what so ever. Then we used Photoshop to edit our pictures, enhance the lighting, add effects and brighten them, in order to give them a professional look. Then we transferred them over to InDesign where we added text and made them into the shape to fit our album by using the template given. Photoshop and Indesign I found very easy to use as i have been using Photoshop since i was 14 and have used Indesign previously in my last project for Media. I had no difficulties and produced my music video and print work for the album to the best of my ability.
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