What have you learnt about technologies in the process of constructing the product?Question 6

SLR Camera I was not experienced in using an SLR camera

before the construction of my media product.

I learnt how to adjust lighting in order for the picture to come out clear

I learnt how to focus a camera manually using and turning the lense.

I learnt how to operate zoom to take head shots used for my DPS.

I also learnt how to crop the photograph whilst it is still on the camera

Photoshop I had very like practise using Photoshop,

however I asked the teachers, fellow students, searched online as well as trying to figure it out myself, how to use the software in editing my photographs and constructing my product.

I learnt to use most of the tools on Photoshop as well as learning some shortcuts.

I learnt how to use layers efficiently and swap layers between different PS files

I learnt how to use the magic tool properly

Blogspot I had never used BlogSpot before media

studies.

It was easy to used, I learnt how to post images.

Because of BlogSpot I had to learn how to turn Photoshop files into JGP in over to post them on my BlogSpot

I also learnt how to monitor who was watching my blog.

I learnt how to embed slide shares and prezis onto the blog

Powtoon Powtoon was very hard for me to learn how to

use. But I managed to use it.

I learnt how to time images on when to come in and when to leave

I learnt how to import images of my product onto the slides

I learnt how to use the stickers on Powtoon

Voicethread I didn't’t enjoy using voice thread as there

was’nt a lot of space to write, however it was very easy to use.

I learnt how to import images and how to record my voice over it

I also learnt how to embed the presentation on to my blog

Websites usedGoogle.com

Prezi.com

Slideshare.net

Powtoon.com

Voicethread.com

Wikipedia.com

Vibe.com

Surveymonkey.com

Process We first did a test run of a school magazine

We had to sketch it then replicate what we planned onto Photoshop

We had to repeat this process with the music magazine however conducting genre and audience research so that what we planned to put in our product matched what the genre was about and what the audience preferred.

With our sketches we had to scan them into the computer and upload them on to our blog as a JPG.

With planning we had to do write ups onto our blog. We had to plan what the DPS article was going to say so we had to write up a draft onto our blog first

For our research we had a choice to write up our research onto any of the following: prezi, slideshare, voicethread, youtube, directly onto blog or any other presentation software or website you knew of.

Pictures had to be taken with a good quality camera, then analysed and evaluated as to with photos were the best and which one are going to be used.

for the constructing of the product you had to use Photoshop or publisher (preferably Photoshop)