Evaluation Question 4

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Firstly, throughout the whole of A Level Media, I have used Blogger to keep all of my work logged, without having to have tonnes of paperwork everywhere.

In order to create my music video, I used the programme 'Adobe Premiere Pro', and throughout the year I have had lots of practise using the software on projects such as creating a horror version of the Disney film 'Dumbo' and putting together the year 11's prom footage. I have also looked at the art of green screen, using some footage of Mr Henton stood infront of a green screen, and I put it onto the beginning of the music video for Adeles 'Rolling in the Deep'. This was all very good practise for my final piece.

In order to create my Digipack and Music magazine advert I used the programme 'Adobe Photoshop. In order to become farmilliar with this software I sat and spent hours playing, merging two faces together, changing somebodies skin colour etc. I then went on to create 2 practise magazine ads and 1 practise digipack. This all helped to advance my skills to create a top level final product.

While researching, I used 'Glogster', a site in which you can create your own interactive posters. This was a good programme to ues for research because you could create artist profiles that included text, images, sound and videos, this made the research more enjoyable for me personally.

When evaluating, I used slideshare, a site where you can convert Powerpoint Presentations and upload them to the web. Although this is quite a simple programme its still something I had never used before, and I would indeed use it again in future. Also while evaluating I came across a site that allows you to create your own comic strips called 'Pixton'. This was a great programme to use as it was fun and creative, but also easy to get to grips with. I felt that this way of presenting something would be much more fun than just a blog post full of words.

Throughout A-Level Media, I have been doing all my class work on and iMac, something Ihad never used before. While carrying out the tasks to create a music video, Digipack and magazine ad, I have learnt alot about iMacs and some of the software it has.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?



Lets start with my Magazine Advert and CD Digipack. Being the two products that are printed, they were fairly easy to combine. As you can see I decided to use the same font style, 'Hobo Std' on both products. This was to help combine the two products and make it more obvious that the two items come together. I also uesd the same image effect on both products. I feel that the Magazine Advert helps give a overall feel of what the album is going to be about. The Digipack on the other hand doesn't as much, so I feel that the two products compliment eachother in the fact that what one may not suggest, the other might and visa versa.

The Magazine Advert and Music Video go together well in my opinion. If I saw the advert in a music magazine I would assume that the song 'Odds Are' was about love. I feel that the part within my music video from which the magazine advert is taken from is a big part, and the fact that it is on the poster would make audience members want to watch the whole music video to find out the story behind this moment and what happens following the moment.

I feel that my Digipack tells the story of my music video, its starts with a girl who falls for a boy who she thinks doesn't know she exists, until he approaches her in a small coffee shop in which they get talking and find out that they both have feelings for one another. My digipack is quite quirky, as is my music video, and this is why I feel that they copliment eachother.

All three of my products are, in my opinion, fairly simple but very affective. they all convey a story of girl meets boy, girl likes boy, boy likes girl and they live happily ever after. I feel that if I were to change one of the three it wouldn't combine together properly and I dont think the rest would be as good if I were to change any of them and it is for this reason why I think that my three products combine together very nicely.

Evaluation Question 1

Below is my response to the first evaluation question.

Completed Music Video

Below is my finished product. Enjoy!