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

When creating my products, I was introduced to many new media technologies, and also technologies which I had previously already had experience using. These technologies helped me to create my products through the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages.
In the construction stages of my media product, I used technologies such as a video camera, which I used to record the filming for our trailer. I was able to create a variety of shots using the video camera, by using a tripod to create still shots and handholding the camera to create ‘shaking’ shots. I then uploaded my filming onto Final Cut Pro, using an uploading camera. On Final Cut Pro, I was then able to edit my filming to create my trailer. By using Garage band I was able to include sound into my trailer. When constructing my movie magazine front cover and poster, I used a digital camera to take my images and the software Photoshop to edit and finalise my products.
When researching for my products, I used the internet to research existing horror trailers and analysed them to generate ideas for my own trailer. I used websites such as ‘Youtube’, a video sharing website, to do this. For my ancillary tasks; the movie magazine and the poster, I again used the internet, viewing existing magazine front covers, so that my end products would be realistic and good quality.
When planning my products, I used Final Cut Pro to briefly set a time schedule so we knew what shots were needed and where they were going to be place. This did alter as we added the footage, but helped us in knowing how much time particular scenes could use. For my movie magazine, I used a template of an existing movie magazine to create the basis of my product, allowing me to make my product look more professional.
For the evaluation stages, I used the website ‘blogger’ to post my products, research and evaluations. My trailer was also placed on ‘Youtube’, so it was available for the general public to view, and give feedback. ‘Flickr’ was also used, to annotate my works, using imagery. By using applications such as blogger and flickr, it made the whole evaluation process a lot easier than if I were to have used traditional methods such as writing an essay. Also, by documenting our stages of making the trailer onto my blog, meant all of my work was together, and this made it alot easier to refer back to things when needed.