6 NEW TECHNOLOGIES

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?

Here are two photos of my final, completed New Technologies page covering the different technologies I used whilst researching, planning, constructing and evaluating my film opening, The Unhinging.

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What 3 technologies did I find most useful?

My film openings Facebook chat group

Facebook - Facebook enabled me to make contact with each member of my film opening group when we weren't in class, in the form of a group chat. With each Facebook member (members of our film opening) added in the chat, it allowed me to make contact about future and recent filming, props ideas, filming dates, characters, shot list ideas etc. This was essential during the planning and construction stages of my film opening; making sure deadlines of filming scenes were met as each member was in easy contact for debate. I also used it extensively to collect feedback on my film opening, especially during the construction stages when I was filming scenes having to follow the call sheets and shot lists. I took photos of shoots and short video teaser clips (also posted on Instagram) gaining positive and negative feedback from users who have 'liked' our film opening page. Facebook is a collaborative tool that let us build a photo feed, video blogging and information bank. 

My film openings Facebook Page

Please click HERE to view my film openings Facebook page. 

I shared a Flipagram onto my Instagram page

Instagram - Instagram is a relatively new sophisticated, flexible and powerful tool that enabled us to upload photos from recent shoots, short 15 second teaser clips of our film opening, character teaser clips and location recce photos taking on our mobile phones. I used it extensively throughout the planning, construction and research stages; it was flexible because I could update posts or even delete posts of generally photos/videos easily, add my location when posting videos or photos to allow my followers to know where I was, use filters to make my posts appear professional and easy to view. I often interconnected my posts on Instagram with other technologies I was using such as Twitter, Flipagram, Facebook or presentational tools such as SlideShare, Prezi or Emaze. For example when I made a post on Instagram, I would then share it to my Twitter page. This allowed me to make an 'inter web' of connections with all of my posts, feeds and presentations made using new technologies, making use of every technological platform. Instagram allowed me to connect with professionals associated with the film industry including producers, film makers, writers or even fans of the hybrid mystery, thriller genre. Instagram allows me to create and upload visually interesting posts and share my work online, allowing members of the public to access my film opening photos anywhere and share their views instantaneously.

I shared post on Twitter of a post I had shared from Flipagram on Instagram

Please click HERE to view my film openings Instagram page. 

SlideShare - SlideShare enabled me upload PowerPoint presentations I had made on the research of using social media websites such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, the research and distribution of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Maslow's Theory of Needs and the stages of filming scenes for my film opening. I have used this technology extensively during the research, planning and construction stages of my film opening. It is flexible because I can make a presentation in PowerPoint and quickly, easily upload the presentation to SlideShare making it compatible to be played on my blog. I can also edit my presentation, add special effects and unique, different designs to my slides on SlideShare before publishing it making it appear unique and visually clear. SlideShare let me create and publish compatible work on my blog (using an embed code provided).

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on how I intend to use Instagram in the distribution of my film opening. 

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on how I intend to use Facebook in the distribution of my film opening.

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on how I intend to use Twitter in the distribution of my film opening. 

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on the research and distribution of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. 

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on Maslow's Theory of Needs. 

Please click HERE to view my SlideShare presentation on the Final Stages of my filming the basement scenes of my film opening, The Unhinging.