The research stage
During our research for comparable products the main form of technology we used was the internet. I specifically used the following websites to collect the clips/screenshots we needed.
NETFLIX
PUTLOCKER
YOUTUBE
And of course to find the right comparable products we used the search engine,
These websites (particularly GOOGLE) helped our product progress a lot faster than if we hadn't used technology; without it, we wouldn't have been able to find, watch, or upload which essentially would hinder the entire project hugely.
We also utilised Survey Monkey to helps us discover things like who our target audience should be, what they expected to see, etc. Survey Monkey also has an 'analyse' option which takes all the data from the surveys and produces statistics; this sped up the research portion of our product quite a bit as it did the analysing for us rather than us having to figure out the exact statistics (which would've been a long and arduous task)
Another website we frequently used during the research stage was BLOGGER. This allowed us to actually document our findings and progress.
Documentation was also made easier by using PREZI; an enhanced slideshow based software that allows for specificity and detail in presenting.
The planning stage
For the majority of the planning stage we used either classic pen and paper or Word Documents.
However, when creating mood boards we used both Word and GOOGLE to find and format the pictures we needed to accurately show the character types we wanted to use.
The production stage
To make our product we obviously had to film, we used a high-tech Nikon digital camera to do this.
After filming, we used IMOVIE to edit, add, and finalise. To do this though we had to import images, clips and sound files which, despite being a long process, was extremely beneficial; using a versatile program like IMOVIE we were able (to the best of our ability) edit our product to fit our plans.
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| Here we used the colour altering feature to make the shot seem darker and more effective. |
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| We used the cropping feature which allowed us to select exactly what we wanted from the frame so we could effectively emphasise her expression. |
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| Here we use the 'clip inspector' component to elongate the shot. |
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| We used the 'title' feature to add the appropriate titles and format them the way we wanted them. |
The only other technology platforms we used after this point were Youtube, to find the audio clips we needed to add, and Youtube Converter, to give us the ability to convert the clips into a suitable format allowing them to actually be uploaded to IMOVIE.
