Before you start to develop your showcase, you should get some ideas by looking at existing tours, quizzes and movies/trailers.

You should evaluate the techniques used in these products including:

•  appropriateness of content

•  components used

•  how the components work together

•  use of colour

•  navigation

•  user interface

•  interactivity

•  impact

•  accessibility features

•  fitness for audience and purpose.

Gathering components for your showcase

You need to gather a variety of multimedia components for use in your showcase. You must produce some of the components yourself and use some that are ready-made. These components could include video clips, audio clips, text and images. You may be able to use a component in more than one product.

You will need to create a suitable directory/folder structure to store your components. Make sure you use sensible file names so that you can find your work.

Finding and using ready-made components

Use a range of secondary sources, such as artwork galleries, websites, magazines and video recordings, to find ready-made components.

You will probably need to edit some of these components. Whatever you do, you should make sure that they are still suitable for the showcase.

Make sure you get permission to use components that are not copyright-free. Create a table listing each component showing:

• where you found it
• who produced it
• how much of it you used
• where you have used it
• who gave you permission

Producing original components

You must also create some original components for use in your showcase. Here are some examples:

• images captured using a scanner or camera
• drawings and animations you have done yourself
• sound captured using a microphone or a keyboard
• video captured using a digital camera or mobile phone
• text you have written

It is unlikely that you will create a perfect component at the first attempt, so allow time for experimenting and editing.