How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Research: For this stage, I used media technologies such as YouTube to find examples of similar media constructions. For example, a quick search on YouTube could bring up dozens of examples of short films in their entirety and thus help me work out the codes and conventions of a short film. Furthermore, I also used Google Image Search engine to locate examples of Film Posters and Film Magazine Review Pages.
Planning: For this stage I used Apple Pages to draft early script ideas as well as early storyboard drafts. Other media technologies used included practice with Adobe AfterEffects and PhotoShop in order to get to grips with certain aspects needed in the construction of my media project.
Construction: For this stage, I used a number of media technologies, most proficiently, Final Cut Pro which was the main application used to edit and create the finished film. I also used iMovie in order to import the clips to Final Cut as they are regretfully in the wrong format otherwise. For the actual filming I used a (insert make here) camera to capture the footage and then import to iMovie and into Final Cut for the editing process. For the construction of the first Ancillary Task, I used Adobe PhotoShop in order to be able to manipulate the poster photo into what I wanted it to be. PhotoShop is particularly useful in this respect as it gives you a wide variety of different ways in which to edit the photos. With the second Ancillary Task, I used Adobe InDesign, an effective application for creating the magazine review page. Other media technologies used in the construction included GarageBand, for which the soundtrack was created.
Evaluation: To write the evaluation, I have used Google Blogger.