Q2. So far how useful has the use of new media technologies been in carrying out and present research findings as well as plan your ideas?

Q2. So far how useful has the use of new media technologies been in carrying out and present research findings as well as plan your ideas?

The HD video camera has been very useful because of the fact it allows us to record our footage. Particularly useful for when we went to test shoot for our locations for the music video which was during the planning stage and we didn't just use this for test shooting we also used it for our preliminary task which worked out to be the right choice. We have previous experience with this camera as we have learnt already how to use them, such as the components of the camera and the main features like the record button, the scroll for zooming in and out, and where our footage went on the camera once we finished filming, etc. We are going to use this HD video camera to film our music video because its reliable, easy to use and is perfect to film with.

We used the iMac computer for researching and for planning. We used it for editing our preliminary task during the planning stage and used it for researching music videos by going on websites like 'YouTube' to look at music videos which are the same as our genre. Also we use it for our posting on our blogs such as for when we did music video analysis. Once I started using the iMac computer more I got a lot better with the features and so when we had use the software to edit, I learnt and adapted my knowledge quickly to create high standard pieces of work. We have also used it for researching record labels that will fit in well for our song and its genre which has been very useful as we are able to access anything which has helped us plan for what we want to do.

Using Final Cut Pro I was improving my skills and developing them while I was editing the preliminary task and after a while of using it became easy for me to use, this helped me achieve what I wanted to do with the footage such as crop the footage in order to make it look faster to go with the fast tempo music, importing the sounds we needed to use which will go with what we filmed, etc. Overall I'm pleased with the outcome of the preliminary task because after the editing process it has looked more professional and the editing techniques we used like the short crops has proven to be effective.

Blogger (www.blogger.com) was a website where we had to make blogs before, during the planning and reserach stage and after our when we finished filming our music video. What we did was based on our ideas and we had research and plan for our music video helping us decide what to do and what not to do. It was just to help us get inspiration and figure out how we are going to film, etc. We accessed blogger through the iMac, my PC at home and even through my Mobile Phone. I learnt about many features like how to embed a videos, pictures and presentations. My blog is public so I can share a lot blogs I have made and this means anyone can see all the processes made for our product.

Our Mobile Phones was very useful because of the fact we could access 'YouTube' for researching music videos as this was an important part for planning our music video. We did a lot research on 'YouTube for our genre and this let me gain a deeper understanding of what you would expect in Pop genre music videos. In addition we also put our preliminary task on it and we put the link on our blogs to show our editing and the techniques we used on it/ and to show the changes we made to our product so people can see the But even before we used YouTube I was a frequent user so I knew a lot of stuff before hand and this came as a benefit for me because I knew what to do so it became really easy for me. But because of our product I did learn new stuff on YouTube like how to embed a video on my blog and putting it in High Definition, etc. So I did learn new features and this made my knowledge expand which helped out even more.