The document discusses the various technologies used by a media student over the course of their studies to complete projects, conduct research, and evaluate their work. They have expanded their technology skills from last year by using programs like Prezi, Final Cut Express, Photoshop, Excel, and Wix. They have also learned to present their findings in more engaging ways using different technologies like uploading videos to YouTube instead of only using word documents or PowerPoints.

2.
In order to extent the Media Knowledge I have I used
a variety of technologies to construct the three
main projects . The construction and research and
evaluation stages are important because it
contributed into the music video the Digipak and
Website. The technologies ranged from a mobile
phone and Bubbl.us. My understanding of different
Technologies has advanced from last year because
I have more time to consolidate information. Also
over the summer I undertook some research were I
discovered new technologies, to present my findings
within my blog

3. There are many aspects of the research that was
different in comparison to last year as a media
student. Firstly the research this year is in more depth
as I looked at previous artist work and more theorist.
Whilst investigating music videos we looked at
different theories like Andrew Goodwin and Binary
Opposites. In order to notice these theories I viewed
historic videos to have a but understanding and
appreciation of a variety of theorist findings .
Another difference in comparison to last year is there
was more organization whilst looking at our research .
I was more prepared for the type of research I was
going to be doing therefore I organized myself
better in order to ensure my research was completed
on time .

4. My research in AS is not as extensive as in A2
because my presentation knowledge has
increased . In order to conduct my research I
looked at Youtube to view music videos from
different genres . This was effective because I
had a better understanding of the genre
conventions . Looking at Youtube helped me
pick what music genre I wanted to create my
music video for. Youtube was a create piece of
techo0nlogy because I looked at artist work
from different generations and I was able to
identify the different technologies used in music
videos . I have improved as AS student because I
looked at current and historic music videos and
last year I focused on opening title sequences
created by previous media students. Youtube
was one of the main sources used for my
research.

5.
I used another technology called
Vevo , this is a ernbsite similar to
Youtube however the main
difference is the Vevo only shoes
music videos by estabilsded artist. I
used this website because it gave
me a better understanding of the
conventions used in popular videos .
I did not use this technology last
because it has no revelance .
However it would have been
helpful if I found a website specificly
showing thriller opening title
sequences.

6. My auditing skills have improved as a Media student
because I have uploaded more videos on to
Youtube in comparison to last year. For example
we looked at an inspirational music video and
instead of producing our findings on a word
document , we choose to upload our findings
on to Youtube. In order to upload our findings
we had to use a camera and microphone to
film our findings. Last year we only used the
camera twice , an example of this is when we
created our final thriller opening title sequence .
This is a clear indication that our creativity has
improved because we have developed an
understanding of how to present our work
differently. As it is entertaining for the people
who are viewing our blog , as we would usually
create a PowerPoint for our findings .
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7. The technologies I used to present my
planning is more complex in comparison to
the technologies used last. One of the
main differences is the distribution of work .
This year as a group we equally divided
the work out , to ensure that everyone was
making a fair contribution to the planning .
A key difference is between last year is
there is an emphasis on focusing on the
genre conventions and ensuring that we
were prepared for filming.

8.
A technology used for my planning was
bubbl.us , this piece of software was
useful because it enabled to mind
map potential ideas for our final
video . For example when planning
the website , I constructed a mind
map of the things I thought the
website should include. This was very
helpful because it ensured the
important pieces of information was
in our blog .

9. The selection of the music for the video, required
us to use three types of technologies those
were : Musicalley , garage band , ITunes.
Musicalley is an website that has copyright
free music. The website enables people to
spherically select the type of genre of music
they want to listen to . This helped us narrow
down our search as we only listened to music
from the genre. The next technology we used
to convert the song was called Garageband
this convert the song into a MP3 file . The last
piece of software we used was called ITunes ,
this is the software that stored the converted
song .Although this was a long process it was
effective because it the song was converted
with the best quality .

10. Microsoft Excel was a piece of
technology that I used when I
was creating the budget , for
the music video . I have
developed as a Media student
because last year I did not use
this technology for the budget .
Excel is a great piece of
software because it can do
calculations for you ; this saves
time and it makes solving
mathematical problems easier
to solve. This piece of software
was also user friendly , I had no
difficulties using the software .

11. When creating our products we had to
find a type of font that could be used
on both the Digipak and the website.
The type of technology I used to find
the most appropriate type of font was
called Da font. After looking at a
variety of texts a font called Subway.
This was the most appropriate because
it meets the genre conventions , as the
font style is graffiti. Therefore this font
style would attract our chosen
audience . My knowledge has
advanced because last year I
selected a font that thought looked
most athletically pleasing and I did not
take into consideration the genre
conventions .

12. In order to edit our video we used a technology
called Final cut express . D’mee had the
responsibility of taking the lead in editing
however I still contributed my ideas. For
example it was my idea to have a fast pace
editing scene to catch the attention from
the audience . Final Cut Express was a
brilliant piece of software because it allows
you to see every fine detail in order to
prefect a piece of footage. For example in
editing you were able to see the transition o
scenes and see if they work and if the editing
was not correct then Final cut Express allows
you to change it .

13. Photoshop was the software I
used to create the Digipak , I
have developed my skills from
last year , as this is the first time
that I have used this software .
I had to learn how to insert
images and edit them.
Photoshop was not the easiest
piece of software to use
however I had to persevere
and try different techniques to
try and create the final
Digipak. Moreover using this
software taught me that are
many routes in order to
complete the same objective.

14. To create our final music video we used
a Digital camera , everyone had the
opportunity to use the camera when
we was filming. In one of the scenes
we used 2 cameras to ensure that
we had the best footage. When
filming we used the camera stand to
move the camera at different height
levels , this ensured we had the best
shot within the mise en scene .I have
developed my skills form last year
because filming took longer because
we only used one camera however
this year we discovered using to
cameras would get a variety of
camera angles .

15. In the design process of creating
our anciryll text we had to find
images to place on to them .
The piece of technology we
used is called Google images.
For example one of the smoke
images used on the Digipak
was found on Google images;
this images was also used within
the website . Moreover when
we was desiging the website , I
found a variety of images to
include on the website , to
attract the audience .

16. The designated designer for the
website was Gianni however she
required help from me and D’mee
as this is a big task. The programme
used to create the website is
called Wix . This technology had
not been used neither members of
te group, therefore it required us to
be very attentive. I helped Gianni
choose the layout of the website
and suggested things I thougt was
important to include. AN example
of this is to include tour dates on
the website and suggesting what
images to include.

17. The evaluation is different in comparison to last
year because there are less questions to
answer , however it has to be in much more
depth. In order to show a range of my skills I
thought it was important to show a range of
technologies . when I created my evaluation
last year I ensured the information was there
but I did not show a range of ways to present
my findings in comparison to this year. The
main difference of this unit is you have to try
and consolidate your information and present
it different ways , to entertain the reader.

18. Prezi is one of the technologies I have
used throughout the creation of my
products. Prezi is technology that is very
interactive and it very aesthetically
pleasing . It enables you to create a
presentation that is best suited to you ,
as you can draw the shapes of each
slide and I also had the ability to
include Youtube videos. I am using
Prezi to present question one , I thought
this was the most useful software
because I can include a range of
images directly from Google onto one
slide. Therefore this piece of
technology is both pragmatic and
saves time.

19.
In order to present one of my
evaluation question I have used
Final cut express to create a
video for question 2. This piece of
technology allows me to place
images to compliment the digetic
sound , which is my voice. Final
Cut express allows me to edit the
transition of each still image .I had
to also use a flip Camera to
record my voice . It was not
necessary to have a large
camera as my main concern was
focusing on the sound not the
visuals .

20. Screen grab was the
technology I have frequently
used in my evaluation, as
this is the tool I used to
copulate my evidence. It is
important when evaluating
something , you have
evidence to support what
you are saying and screen
grabbing enables me to do
so. This technology was also
used when creating the
Digipak and Website.

21. Overall , my knowledge of different media
technologies has improved and I feel
confident to use these technologies in
the future. As a Media student I have
learnt that there is always different ways
of presenting and finding information.
The more creative you are in presenting
information , the more likely the reader is
enjoy reading it .