Question 6

Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

During my production of my music magazine, the technologies I used varied to help reach my final product. These technologies have helped to improve my final production. Throughout the

production I referred to my blog and made posts including the use of technologies.

Here are a list of technologies I used:Mobile phone

Adobe Photoshop cs3Internet explorer (blogger/google/YouTube/ slide share

Microsoft PowerPoint)projector

canon 600d

Digital Canon 600DThis camera was the one I used to take my photographs for my production. The camera being digital has its major perks, such as how I can instantly see the shot after taking it, meaning my ability to change and adapt was much quicker and efficient e.g. the lighting and angles. Also the camera’s large memory card meant I was able to store great amounts of photos at once, which once again made my production more efficient. I used multiple online tutorials for help with the camera, for example I looked into how to play around with the i.s.o in order to have the best quality photos possible. This merging of technologies enhanced the outcome and my knowledge of the device. For example my initial shots were of a good aesthetic scene’s, however the exposure on every image was too high, thus making the image’s void. By using the online tutorials I was able to fiddle with the shutter speed, and therefor have better/higher quality image’s.

Internet explorer.I used internet explorer for help with my research, to learn about command process of magazine codes and learn conventions and it aided to help me with the production of my final product. Blogger, YouTube, slide share and google are all dependant on internet explorer, so clearly it proves to be very useful. Blogger was incredibly useful as it allowed me to precisely lay out my production from start to finish, as well as allowing me to look at other blogs for help and inspiration. Without internet explorer my media coursework would have bene very difficult to complete.

Adobe Photoshop cs3Adobe Photoshop cs3 allowed me to manipulate my image’s, add text and create my whole production. I used multiple YouTube tutorials to help me make my production to the highest quality possible. These tutorials were step by step which meant they were very useful and easy to remember for future use. For example initially I struggled with layering my production correctly, but with the help of excellent teaching and learning from online tutorials I was able to overcome these issues. Photoshop allowed me to add the ‘solar flare’ to my DPS, which finishes it off nicely and makes it look very proffesional.

Mobile phoneMy HTC one M8 mobile phone was another piece of technology that was extremely useful for taking photos of things where the camera becomes too much to carry around and becomes impractical. The lightweight 18 megapixel camera was very useful for taking photos at gigs. The high quality camera meant I could produce professional looking photos without having to pay a premium price for a camera. My phone was also useful as I was able to send photos via email on the go as well as constantly update my focus group without the need to be sitting at a computer. The accessibility of the phone meant I was able to organise and plan the set up of my photo’s with my colleagues. Convergence with this technology meant I could merge the convenience of emailing, photograph taking plus communicating with others all into one, making the production process much easier. I initially tried to do go about my production without the help from anyone, however I soon learnt that this was nearly impossible, the help from my phone meant I was able to get the job done much easier.

PowerPoint/slide share

I used PowerPoint to produce my evaluation, from PowerPoint I was able to transfer it to slide share, which makes it neater and easier to interpret. Slide share is the online website where you are able to share presentations online, this means I can show other people my work as well as look at other peoples work for reference. The exciting use of slides, colours and transitions means others will be engaged.

Lighting and projector.

The lighting and projector were relatively simple to use, however the positioning of the projector took quite a while to get right. The use of these for my production meant I could produce a professional looking final product which had an authentic look that could be in a professional magazine, and the unique idea of image projection allowed me to provide an individual result. As you can see on my DPS, I positioned myself in front of the high quality projector and allowed the image to shine onto my body, thus giving it the effect that I am part of the galaxy image.

To conclude…The technologies I have mentioned have all considerably helped me to produce my front cover, double page spread and contents page. Without them the production would not have had such a professional outcome. The technologies helped to make the product more presentable, organised and cohesive, and without this my production would be no way near as presentable, and therefor worth less marks. The technologies were nearly all alien to me, and with the help of the internet I was able to improve my skills on all of them. And now for the future I will be able to use all of these technologies with ease to help with future projects.