The document discusses how various technologies helped in the creation of a music magazine media product. These technologies included a digital camera, Prezi, SlideShare, Blogger, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and a scanner. Adobe Photoshop allowed for editing photos and manipulating images. InDesign was used to layout the double page spreads like a real magazine. A digital camera, Internet Explorer, and Blogger helped document the process through photos and blogging. A scanner enabled research of other magazines and scanning drafts.

1. By Abdallah Hassen

2. How it helped…
 During the creation of my media product, a music
magazine, I’ve learnt a great deal about technologies
and they have vastly helped, and improved, my media
product had I been without them. During the process
of creating my product I regularly blogged about what
I’d done and so in parts of my answer to this question
I’ll reference these blog entries or make use of the
screen prints featured in these blog entries.

3. How I created it…
 To make my product I used a number of different
technologies. Needless to say, I used a computer but
below is a list of other technologies I made use of for
the task; Digital Camera, Prezi, Slide
share, Blogger, Adobe Photoshop
CS6, InDesign, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and
Scanner.

4. Digital Camera
 Digital Video Camera A digital video camera was used
during my evaluation (in the previous question to this)
to help really evidence what my audience thought. It
was a new piece of technology to me that I hadn't used
but was effective as videoing people is the best way to
evidence people's views. I have used the digital
throughout my evaluation only as I thought that it
would be more creative on my blog to have a video
than just plain text.

5. Adobe Photoshop
 Adobe Photoshop is an image manipulation program
that allows me to edit the photo's I'd taken, it was
extremely useful in the development of my media
product and made possible images which simply
couldn't have happened previously. For example, I
have edited my actor's face by hiding his 'spots' using
Photoshop which helped me manipulate.

6. Internet Explorer
 Internet Explorer The internet was playing a major role
which was helpful to me during this project, not only
during the research section of the project but also through
the creation of the blog which allowed me to document the
work that I'd done. During the research stage the internet
was extremely useful as it allowed me to look into the
forms and conventions of magazines and do some basic
research about magazines before I went to look at three
during my detailed research. Another aspect of the internet
that was particularly important to me was the blog. On the
blog I was able to store all of my research and show it in a
clear and concise way that wouldn't have been achieved or
supported by evidence such as pictures if it had been
handwritten.

7. InDesign
 Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software
application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used
to create works such as
posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and
books. With this software I have created my double
page spread which was really useful as it lets you have
two pages across like a real magazine. This is
important as I was trying to make the magazine look
as professional as possible.

8. Scanner
 This piece of technology enabled me to scan in
different magazines and my drafts and was therefore
particularly helpful during my research and planning
stages. It enabled me to highlight and evidence what I
was discussing in the research and also prove that I
had planned my pages before going into production
and post-production of my magazine.