To help me complete my music video and ancillary tasks i used a range of media technologies throughout. The areas i used are Research, Planning Construction and Evaluation.
Research
During my research I began to look into music magazines, music videos and digipacks to help me with my ancillary tasks and carrying out my music video. To find out about the information I needed I used several websites such as MTV.co.uk to watch music videos and get inspiration, and also music magazines and CD covers.


From my research I found out about the Kooks and the indie genre, this allowed me to have an insight into the themes of the genre and the Kooks themselves. I found my research very useful and this is reflected in my ancialllary tasks and music video.


Planning
My planning started with my storyboards, I produced these so that I was able to have a plan of action when it came to filming. I found that the storyboards were a very useful thing to have as it helped me when I began to film. I also planned ahead for my filming by booking out the camera and tripod. I also had to arrange with my cast a suitable time to begin filming and a place to film.
Construction

When I began to construct my music video, I realised that I was using skills that I learnt during my AS production. This enabled me to use the equipment correctly and to remember skills such as the rule of three. During filming I changed location; this is due to having planning difficulties. So instead I decided to use my own bedroom, this was because I found it easier than mimicking a bedroom. Throughout the editing process of my music video I used various different technologies but the key one to my music video was Final Cut Express. This is the program that I did all of my editing on.
For my ancillary tasks I used Adobe Photoshop Elements to add an effect on to the photo. As I had never used Photoshop before I decided that I would play around with different effects for the photo before I chose the one I preferred. By me testing out the different effects I was able to familiarise myself with the program. I decided for my titles I was not going to use LiveType as I was able to do the same thing on Final Cut Express.




Evaluation
For my evaluation I decided to use PowerPoint this is due to me struggling to use Prezi. I used little technology for my evaluation as I felt it was unnecessary and could easily be done without technology.
