Over the course of a year, I used a lot of different technologies in order to present my work clearly. As part of the generation experiencing Internet 2.0, I felt it was important to take advantage of the many ways of presenting information creatively that the Internet has to offer.
Padlet
I used Padlet to present numerous sources of information on my blog. I've always found Padlet very easy to use, as it is like a virtual mind map, and a quick way of getting information across. However, sometimes the information on it can be presented in an unclear way, or I've even noticed that it can be displayed differently on different browsers and computers.
Most notably, I used Sway to present my completed storyboard. I chose Sway because of its ability to very clearly display pictures and text together, which made it ideal for presenting a storyboard, since each panel was its own individual file. I mainly use Sway to present information which is very picture-heavy, and thus far have found no downsides.
Canva
I used Canva a lot last year for my blog on my Thriller video, but really found it quite irritating to use. Therefore, I restricted my usage of it this year. I would very much prefer to present information in much higher detail than you can achieve on this website, plus it's very time-consuming, which means I switched to programs like Sway and Padlet this year.
GIPHY is one of my favourite websites to use. You can insert GIFs into almost any software you use to present information, and GIFs are incredibly helpful to pinpoint exact moments in videos to illustrate points more effectively. This site let me create my own GIFs of my video, which I used on my Website and in many places on my blog.
Prezi
Prezi is essentially a slightly cooler PowerPoint software that is easy to embed within blog posts, which makes it one of my favourite pieces of software to use to present information on my blog. However, I've found that it can be somewhat temperamental, and can be rather slow on certain computers.
Photoshop
YouTube
YouTube is where I have posted each and every one of the videos that are on my blog. I posted them on there because it's widely accepted by society as the best place for videos on the Internet, and because it makes it very easy to embed these videos in other sites, such as Blogger. I also uploaded practice music videos, and even my Thriller video onto this site, which is extremely easy to upload videos on to.
Social Media
Every single band or singer has a very vivid social media presence, and so, I decided to create Toxic City three different profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and attempt to post as though they were actually real bands. Since I have personal accounts on each of these three sites, I found them very easy to set up and use.
Blogger
Blogger has been an imperative part of the technologies I used throughout all stages of the production process. I used it to keep a blog on everything I was doing, in order to collate my thoughts and upload each and every step of my process online. I knew that blogger was the best place to store this information, due to the fact that I had used it last year to record the process of my thriller video. I found that the most useful part of blogger was the ability to embed objects within posts, which meant that I could easily post videos, GIFS, Sways etc.
However, perhaps the most interesting of my use of different technologies is how much I have progressed since my thriller video. In my thriller video, I directed, filmed most of it, and edited it all together into the final product. As I was just starting out as a filmmaker, quite a lot has changed since then. Now, I have grown to the point that I felt confident enough to create a video, website, and CD pack entirely on my own. I am extremely pleased with my level of progression from my AS Thriller video to my A2 Music Video.
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