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1. TECHNOLOGY WHEN USED? WHY USED?
Blogger Research & editing More convenient, can be
accessed from any
hardware product. (iPad,
computer, Iphone)
When first starting my media coursework task, Blogger was the first software technology in
which we used to display our work. When first starting to use blogger, I was new to the
software so was unsure about how to work it, but as more blog posts were added to my
blog, I learnt more in-depth about how to work blogger and how to comprehend certain
aspects of the software such as: embedding links (Youtube videos) and uploading images
onto blogs.
The benefits of using Blogger were that it is easy to access from anywhere, it is not a
software subjected to just Apple macs for instance, Blogger was easily able to be accsessed
via smart phone, iPad, computer etc..
The drawbacks of using Blogger for me were that when inserting an image, they are not
able to move around freely, and the images are only subjected to either sitting on the left of
the page, right, or in the middle. This caused drawbacks for me as some images I wanted in
specific places (for the layout ) but I was able to work around this and created different
ideas for my layout of blogs in order to work around the placing of images.

2. TECHNOLOGY WHEN USED? WHY USED?
Google (internet) Research To be able to research
into many media aspects
and grasp information
from online sources and
put them into my own
words in order for me to
then use the information
to help build my portfolio
After first creating my blog on Blogger, the next step was to start researching for some of
the first blog tasks. This research was found from online sources on Google. I was familiar
with using this hardware as it is a common thing and so I had no problems when it came to
finding my research on the Internet. The drawbacks of using the internet/ Google for my
research was that not all information, which was sourced, was 100% reliable/ legitimate.
This meant that I had to research further into some aspects in order to make sure my
research was truthful and reliable. The skills in which I have developed from using this
technology is that I have needed to look in-depth in my research and make sure all research
was relevant and suitable. This means that in my research I did not just copy and paste
from online sources but I read through the information systematically and made sure my
information was to the highest standard.

3. TECHNOLOGY WHEN USED? WHY USED?
Prezi When presenting
research.
Another way to input my
information to make my
blogs interesting
I used Prezi to present some of my information in a collection of my blog posts. I had not
used Prezi before creating my media product so I was quite new to the feature. I soon
learnt how to use it and created many presentations, which demonstrated my information
in a creative and educational way such as:
The benefits of using Prezi to present information are that Prezi has clear layouts so
information is clearly and evenly distributed across the page(s). This also makes it easier
for when I am inputting information for a blog as using Prezi to present my information
makes my blog more visually interesting. Prezi also have the capability to embed its
presentations so this makes my blog look more virtuous than just a link to a presentation
slide.
The drawbacks of using Prezi are that some of the presentation slides are difficult to
maneuver around and so it takes time in learning how each part works and how to make
sure your information is inputted in a accurate order. This links to the skills in which I have
developed though, as although some presentations can be confusing to use, I learned how
to use them and this meant I had learnt skills in the way in which the presentations are
obtainable, which I was not able to do at first.
TECHNOLOGY WHEN USED? WHY USED?
iPad Filming/ getting raw
footage
To film my shots of a
decent quality.
My iPad was used for the filming aspect of my product production. I was familiar with the
iPad and the video recording software, which is a part of the iPad so I had no negative
aspects when it came to understanding the filming software. I had some drawbacks when
filming on my iPad, these were things such as making sure my shots were stable as I had no

4. tripod and making sure that I had enough storage. I was able to overcome these drawbacks
and make sure that my footage was of good quality and that I was able to film all footage
without running out of storage. The benefits of using an iPad for filming was that I was able
to film whenever I needed as I was filming on my own iPad, this meant that there was no
problems when it came to scheduling my filming as I didn’t need to borrow any cameras
etc. The skills developed throughout this is that I made sure to be able to film shots which
are not shaky of bad quality and this has helped me throughout constructing my product.
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I used Final Cut Pro for my editing process of my product. I edited on this software for my
main task, photo storyboard, idents and preliminary task. I had already used Final Cut Pro
at GCSE media, but as I also used it for my prelimary task, I was able to refresh my learning
and was prepared, from editing my preliminary task, to thorougly edit my main task. The
drawbacks of using final cut pro is that the software does crash at times making the
progress of editing slower and thus effecting the rate of editing. The benefits of using Final
Cut Pro is that it has a wide variety of editing choices such as filters, texts, and sound effects
which can be easily added onto footage and thus makes the whole editing process easier.