What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 2. APPLE MAC COMPUTERS Before beginning this course I had no experience using a Mac computer. At first using this computer I found it difficult to use as it is a high tech computer filled with many advanced computer programmes. I had difficulties from using these computer programmes such as saving my work onto these computers. Gradually I got used feeling comfortable using these computers. I had to get used to using these computers as this was where I would be doing all of my main work such as doing my music magazine and creating my preliminary task. Overall I find that these computers are very useful as it has many programmes I used such as Photoshop and I am now used doing my work on these computers and enjoy doing it as they are fast computers.
- 3. CAMERAS Before beginning the course I have never used a professional camera to take photographs or videos. When I had used the Canon cameras at the beginning of the year I had a great difficulty using them as I had no idea how to even to take a picture. As you can see in my preliminary task the pictures I used were blurry which shows the lack of experience I had using these cameras. However whilst at the music magazine photoshoot I was taught by a technician how to use the camera properly which really helped me get nice and clear images for my music magazine an I didn’t need to edit my pictures that much. Overall these cameras are very useful as they have good quality whilst taking a picture when you know how to use them.
- 4. BLOGGER I had never made a blog before starting this course. I used blogger to post all of my research, planning, time management and my improvements on my music magazine. I immediately got used to this website and found it easy putting images and screen shots on to my blogs. I liked making a blog because it showed all of the work I have produced on my blog and it shows all of the stages of making my music magazine and how I improved it during the time I had. I also like how you can edit and change your blog posts to improve them and make them better.
- 5. PADLET Before this course I have never used Padlet or heard of it. I used this website during my research stages to make collages of all research. For example I created a Padlet based on my inspirations for my music magazine. I immediately got used to using this website as it was very easy to include pictures. What I like about this website is that you can use as much space as you want to create your collage and it is very good way of putting all of your ideas across. I would like to use this for future projects as it is an easy website.
- 6. PREMIER PRO I used this programme to edit my interview video I made for my music magazine. Before the course I never had the opportunity of using this programme. Whilst using this programme I struggled using as it was very complex to use whilst editing my video, lucky for me my video didn’t need that much editing. I learnt some of the basics whilst editing this video but I still found it very difficult to use. This programme is good for people who know how to use it and edit videos to cut out all of the mistakes or long pauses in the video.
- 7. PHOTOSHOP Before the course I briefly used Photoshop, but I was still uncomfortable using this programme because I found it very difficult to use as I couldn’t remember the tools. However the preliminary task helped me learn the basics of Photoshop. As I was creating my music magazine I began to get comfortable as it got easier to use Photoshop and many of the tools. I learnt how to use the spot healer brush, how to drag and edit the pictures, taking of the backgrounds of the pictures and many more things. I like using this programme because although it takes a while to do your work, it is worth it in the end as it helps make your work look more professional.