New media- is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the later part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content. Some examples may be the Internet, websites, computer multimedia, computer games, CD-ROMS, and DVDs. New media do not include television programs, feature films, magazines, books, or paper-based publications - unless they contain technologies that enable digital interactivity.
1. Blogger- Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. Blogger is one,of many, very popular new media technologies, it allows people to create individual blog pages which can be used for a number of reasons, from travelling blogs, to A2 media studies coursework. Blogger allows me to present my coursework through a series of posts, allowing me to be as visual and creative as i want to be. It has been an essential element of this project allowing me to show all the work i have been doing throughout the year, as well as this it allows me to remain organised and keep all my work in order.
2. Wikipedia- Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, this is a key and vital new media technology. In relation to this project wikipedia has allowed me to gather various information about key element of this course, for example when asked to find definitions of key terms or when asked about certain films, media technologies and the rules within filming. It has played a massive part within my blog and has been referenced or linked in all the posts i used it for.
3.Photoshop- Photoshop was not a programme i had come across or used in my AS coursework, however has become a vital part of my A2 course. Towards the beginning of this project i did not use photoshop, it was only when were introduced to the design element of the course that i started using the programme. The software itself is complicated to use and complex, however after getting other class mates who were familiar with the software to help in the initial stages, i eventually found my feet. Once learning how to use the programme i was then able to design my postcard for 'Fleeting' as well as my film review. With photoshop i feel my completed work would look far less professional and realistic. Overall this software has allowed me to gain a professional finish to my coursework and allowed me to be as creative as i wanted.
4.Cannon 550D- This camera has proved to be an essential piece of new media technology for me to produce the practical element of the A2 media course. We were lucky enough to be able to borrow this camera from our teacher at frequently as we wanted. The camera came into particular use when doing several things, the first being taking photos for my postcard designs, the second being to document the progress we made whilst filming, meaning we were able to prove the work we did by posting the images oto our blogs. The last essential use of the camera was for adding avisual element to my blog in my production, pre-production and post-production posts.
5.You Tube- YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. You Tube has had a major role within media studies, not only in A2 but also in the AS course. In the pre- production stage, it allowed me to watch a number of short films, helping me to fully grasp their codes and conventions. As well as this it gave me the opportunity to watch a wide range of shorts, rather than being restriced to the ones we watched in class. Following on from this, You Tube has allowed me to add a visual aspect to my coursework, showing various sound experiment that i have completed, as well as posting videos of short films i have watched and then analysing them and recording and posting feedback from other class mates. Without Youtube the standard of my blog would be significantly lower, it would not be as visual and my knowledge and understating of many things would not be as in depth. I feel You Tube is one of the most important new media technologies in relation to this project and overall i feel it has improved my knowledge and understanding of the short film industry dramatically.
6. PD150 Camera- This new media technology is a high definition camera that we used to film our short films, the quality of the camera is very noticeable when watching our finished film. This was an imperative piece of equipment for this project, and without it our film would have been of a much lower standard.
7.Flip Cameras- The use of flip cameras for this project has not been as significant as the use of other new media technologies, such as 'You Tube' or the PD150 camera. However these flip video cameras have allowed us to receive feedback, record it and then display it on our blogs in order to realised our strenght and wekness' and work on things that we have been told to improve on. These have been supplied by the school and have been on easy access throughout the year, they include external wireless microphones, the software needed to play the videos back and a cable connecting to the computer enabling us to watch recordings back and also posting them on You Tube and posting them on to our blog.
Displaying the feedback we had been given through the use of the flip video will also allow me to gain a higher mark in the marking criteria as it makes my blog more visual and shows that i have gone away and done extra work outside the classroom in order to produce the best products i could. Without the use of the flip cameras I wouldn't have been able to display an evidence of the pre-production, production or post-production feedback due to the fact that the the larger cameras would have been too much hastle to set up to record the limited information i needed to gather.
8. Mobile Phone- Although the use of a mobile phone is not directly related to our project it helped a great deal as it made it easy to contact other members of my group and also allowed us to plan the days we were filming or meeting up outside of school hours. Everyone who we worked with in this production had access to a mobile phone and thus it was easy to contact all members through the medium of texting rather than sending other people emails or letters. As well as this i also used this new media technology to access the Internet at certain points when i didn't have access to computer.
9. HP Scanner- Although a scanner isn't a particularly new media technology it uses the new technology of the Internet and also has worked in conjunction with my blog therefore i am listing it in this section. The scanner has allowed me to add design work, such as the story boards for pre-production and also written work, such as my final film review to my blog, thus showing the work i have completed without having to we write it all onto my blog. Overall it has made my blog a lot more visual and allowed for me to display all the elements of my work and saved me time by not having to re do work that had already been completed.
10. Edit Suite- We were lucky enough to be provided with edit suits in school and thus they were easy to access meaning we could get on with our post production work as quickly as possible. The edit suits consisted of two computer screens, a keyboard, speakers and a computer tower. The edit suits only really became useful towards the end of our project when we were editing our filming, thus without the availability of this new media technology we would have been unable to edit our filming and therefore our overall grades would suffer.
11. Unsigned Band Web - This new media technology was used very briefly, however proved to be a vital part of our project. It proved to be so vital because we were not allowed to use copyrighted music and Unsigned Band Web was the only website with a wide range of high quality uncopyrighted music available to us. Without the use of this new media technology, our short films would have suffered greatly. When listening to our feedback, many people said that the use of music in our film was really effective and added to the poignancy of the film, thus without the use of music our film would have lost its sense of style and would not have had the same impact on the audience.
12. USB- This device enabled us to share work within our production group, as we were all responsible for various tasks within our group it was vital that we shared work. When it came to displaying work on our blog we were able to do it quickly and effectivly. As well as this i saved all my completed work onto a USB so that if any item of work was misplaced i would be able to get the work back from my USB. If i didn't have the use of a USB in this project it would prove difficult to share work witth other group memnbers, however i feel the loss of a USB would not dramatically effect my coursework overall as there are other neww mwedia technologies that i could use, such as email.
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