Question 4 - How Did You Use New Media Technologies In the Construction and Research, Planning and Evaluation Stages?

New Media Technologies Definition - 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. What distinguishes new media from traditional media is the digitizing of content into bits. There is also a dynamic aspect of content production which can be done in real time.


Most technologies described as New Media are digital. Examples are:
- The Internet
- Websites
- Computer Games
- CD-ROMS 
- DVD's 


Wikipedia Definition: New Media Technologies

Below I have made a collage of various New Media Technologies I used during my short film project. I have numbered them and below my collage I will state how they helped me.

1. Social Networking Sites - With the use of social networking sites our production group was all able to contact each other. For example the use of Facebook and Facebook chat allowed us to arrange times and dates to film and discuss various information about our short film.

If social networking sites were not available then it would not of been to much of a problem as there would of been various other ways of managing to communicate with each other. Facebook was just a quick and easy solution.

2. Digital Cameras - We used digital cameras during our short film project to take pictures during our production day, during editing and for our location reccee photographs. Taking these photos has allowed us to be able to make our blogs look visual and be able to provide evidence of our hard work.

If Digital Cameras were not available then to be able to make our blogs look visual we would of had to use other ideas. For example we would of had to draw our location recce and scanned them to be able to get it on our blogs.

3. The Internet - The Internet was one of the most important parts of our short film project. We used the internet for our written side of the coursework. We used blogger to complete all work set by our teachers and to provide evidence for pre-production and post production task also any workshops we did and any photos taken. We used search engines such as Google and Bing to research key words, equipment and material relevant for our blogs. Youtube was also used to collect any videos we had filmed to put on our blogs. Any workshop practical research we had done with lighting, 85 filters etc. It was also a place where our short film was uploaded to. We also used Youtube to watch examples of short films in our planning stage of this project.

If the internet was not available to us then completing this project would of been near enough impossible to do so. Therefore the internet is one of the most influential and key new media-technologies around to date.

4. Mobile Phones - We used mobiles phones to communicate during our production of our short film. Our Director Anton would text us latest updates to do with production days, editing and any work that is needed.

Without mobile phones then we would of had to find another way of communicating to each other.

5. Laptops/Computers - I used Laptops/Computers to access all our work. They enabled me to get on the internet and get on with my blog. Also it was where we could scan all our work onto. For example the storyboards in pre-production and our postcard designs. It was a safe place to store all our work.

With out the use and access to laptops/computers then complete this project would of been very hard and near enough impossible.

6. Flip Videos - We used the flip video cameras to record short films and information to post on our blogs. For example when we was on our production day we filmed short films of us all in action for evidence to post onto our blog. We also used the flip videos to record feedback of our short films.

Without the flip video cameras then we would of had to find other ways.. Most probably the solution for this would be to upload photographs.

7. PD150 HD Camera - We used the PD150 camera to record our short films.

Without the PD150 Camera then we would not of been able to film our short film.

8. Edit Suite - We used the edit suite to successfully edit our short film. In our group we each took turns editing on the software abdoe premier pro.

Without the edit suite then editing and putting together our film would not of been possible.

9. Scanners - I used the scanner to scan and upload key work needed to be posted onto my blog. For example the storyboards & postcard designs.

Without the scanner then none of my written work or drawing would of been able to be put onto my blog.