What have you learnt about technologies from the
- 1. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Sophie Moody
- 2. Throughout the course of making my media product I have had to grasp and understand different aspects of multiple software so that I could use them in order to edit, create and produce a music magazine. Without these technologies I would not have been able to achieve as much as I have done and the processes involved in making a magazine would have been made much more difficult. The main technology involved in the process of making my media product are: โข Iphone 5 โข Photoshop โข Microsoft (PowerPoint and Word) โข Internet โข Emaze, Joomag, Blogger, Slideshare
- 3. Iphone 5. In order to form the basis of my magazine I had to take pictures to represent my artist. To do so I had used my iphone 5 as the picture quality was much better than that of my own camera (which is a Nikon Coolpix L810) therefore I could produce defined pictures without having to look for other cameras. From this alone I have learnt that modern technology such as phones have improved to such standards that the quality of their functions are often greater than that of electronics which carry out the same job. Furthermore I had used the camera to take pictures of some of my planning sheets which were used to layout my magazine and take notes on what I had to do. This would be used as evidence in my blog to show how I had planned on constructing my media product.
- 4. Photoshop. Photoshop was a vital piece in regards to putting my music magazine together. It allows editing of pictures as well as creating layers, which help me to obtain a professional and realistic feel to my product. It was used for all my pages being the cover page, contents page and double page spread. I have learnt that Photoshop is used widely across companies such as magazines as it allows people to create and edit their work in order to produce a product of your own. You can manipulate peoples bodies which is common on cover pages- typically involving models. In my contents page I had made use of the fact that I could cut out unwanted bits in my image and edit it into the background to make the picture look more creative and suitable for my magazine. By cutting around the persons face I was also able to place the title behind her head in order to create a stereotypical set up of a magazine page.
- 5. Microsoft Word/PowerPoint. Microsoft word and PowerPoint is commonly used in everyday life. I find it simple to work with as I have needed to use it numerous times and find that it helps when needing to present something or write up notes. The main reason for me using Microsoft within my product is so that I can produce presentations of my research to show how I had come to structure my magazine. It also allowed me to create answers for my evaluative tasks which were key to analysing the processes carried out.
- 6. Internet. The internet played a huge role when it came to constructing my own media product. This is because I could use google to search up images of magazines in order to gain inspiration when it came do making my own as well as using websites such as blogger to present my work in stages. When using the internet for planning and research I found that I came across many forms and conventions of magazines which I believe were vital in producing my own product. This enabled me to achieve something that looks professional yet unique as I could challenge or develop the forms I had identified. I have learnt that the internet is a very complex software which can provide me with many benefits in terms of producing my own media product.
- 7. Emaze, Joomag, Blogger, Slideshare When it came to publishing my work, I was able to use a variety of websites to publish my presentations in different ways. Emaze allowed me to create presentations that were different in comparison to Microsoft Publisher as it offered a range of different layouts and animations. Joomag was a software I particularly liked because it enabled me to publish my final music magazine in a way that was similar to a real magazine, as you could turn the pages forwards and backwards. I found this software unique and different which is a development from publishing my magazine as single images. Blogger is what I used in order to post weekly blogs and developments of my media product. Because of this I was able to make my work organised, clear and professional. It further provides a way of people looking at the work I have done. In order to post Powerpoints to my blog I was required to use Slideshare. I found this convenient as without it I would not have been able to post my work onto blogger. From the use of all these websites it goes to show how wide the internet goes and how many different ways I am able to produce my work to high enough standards without having great difficulty.
- 8. Conclusion. Without any of the technologies provided I would not have been able to create such a detailed and organised product. The fact that I was able to use cameras to structure my product and use the internet to show evidence of this just goes to show how they all worked together to construct a professional looking magazine. It also teaches me about the development of technologies and how they are created in such a way that it can be used to produce multiple media products in everyday life. For example the use of Blogger, Emaze and Slideshare which helped me present my work in different formats as well as widen my knowledge of different softwares available online.