Question 3
- 1. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies when constructing your magazine?
- 2. Photoshop – I used Photoshop for the construction of my front cover and contents page, and also the editing of the images on my double page spread. Photoshop allowed my to create my magazine more freely and creatively, meaning my magazine would look as close to how I would have planned it to. I learnt a range of techniques and skills including how to add text, edit images and how to use the layers feature. By learning these features, I could create a magazine and edit images that were bold, and clear, sticking to my plan and creating a magazine that sticks to the codes and conventions, which in the end would attract and audience to my magazine because of these features. InDesign – I used InDesign to make my Double page spread. From using this I have also learnt the basics of this software, like how to add columns to text boxes, and how to resize images and make sure the image is actually changing size, and not just the size of the box. This again allowed me to easily create a double page spread that will be accessible for the audience due to it being clear and readable, however, also look visually aesthetic and not have any problems technically that may occur if I had used software like Microsoft.
- 3. Panasonic Camera – I used this to take my images form my final piece. Using the camera taught me to be more creative and thoughtful about my images, due to having better quality and more control over the settings. This allowed me to make my images more unique and suitable for the my music magazine that will attract the target audience to my magazine as they will be a better quality, when in the creation process of completing my music magazine. Blogger – I used blogger to upload all of my coursework onto throughout the whole of the coursework. Blogger allows me to keep all of my coursework in one place and in an organised way, making the work easy to access and look back on. From using blogger I have learnt how to upload to a blog and make it presentable, including how to embed items and resize anything that does not fit onto the page. It also enables me to look back at my preliminary coursework, which means I can check all of the targets and tasks I struggled with and how I could improve, like how I struggled to stick with my drafts, and how I could create drafts that are easier to stick to. Prezzi/Slides/Emaze- I used these to create creative and more appealing presentations then using normal Microsoft word for example, I used a software called ‘Slides’, which enabled me to embed examples of music videos for task 6, helping create an easier way to present the examples of the target audience that I wanted to give. By using these online software's, I learnt the line from what looks professional and what looks tacky, as applying too many filters and transitions can make the presentations too confusing and over the top. This means that the work I have produced and work I will produce in the future will be clear and easy to understand
- 4. Sound cloud – I used Sound cloud to upload my focus groups. It was an easy way to upload and embed items onto my blog and keep the length and quality of the sounds. I leant how to transform a voice note on my phone to a MP3 file by using this software. This meant I could easily embed my audio files onto my blog without them loosing anything. I used these for an extra task that I did on how to pronounce the chosen masthead for my final music magazine. By having this sound file, it allowed me to be able to prove that my masthead is readable to the target audience. IMovie – I used iMovie to create my final focus group, where I had to record and edit together clips, and make the video clear and understandable. It is a more simple way of editing, compared to Adobe Premiere, as you can only cut and past clips, and do very simple edits. However, in the instance where was only editing a few short clips together to make one long video, where I didn’t need edits, it was very useful. I learnt the basics of editing a video, by cutting and pasting clips of films and adding transitions to make the film make sense and be clear. Microsoft Documents – I used these software’s to make the more longer pieces of work like the publication history of Time Inc., which was task 4, as they are simple to use and edit, meaning that my work could look professional and still be all there, which is slightly harder to do on the online software’s like emaze and prezzi. It meant that for task four, I could create work that was easy to look back on and check, and not get too distracted in the effects on the work.