In AS our project was to create a front cover,contents page and 2 page spread for a music magazine. In A2 our project was to create a teaser trailer, a movie poster and magazine front cover.
Over the course of my 2 years doing media I have learnt a lot and developed my technological skills majorly. I have developed my skills in such things as Photoshop and Indesign because before I started this course I didn't know how to use any of these programmes. I have learnt how to do such things as crop and cut in Photoshop in order to make my pictures look more professional. In A2 i concentrated on using Premiere Pro and Photoshop which i had no previous experience in using. I have developed these skills well and have made professional looking trailers and magazine front covers from it. Premiere required me to edit videos and shorten them down whilst placing sound bridges within it which took a lot of work.
In the pre-production stage of my AS coursework I analysed magazine front covers using the internet to find what layout and content would be perfect for my magazine. I then used media technology such as Microsoft Word to construct my analysis and use bullet points to do my points on what makes the magazines effective. In my A2 pre-production I analysed lots of teaser trailers using IMDB and Blogger to write down my finding and help plan see what effects i can use in my trailer and movie poster and magazine. I further developed my skills on photoshop in order to make the poster and magazine look professional by using such things as fade and tint to add effect.
In the actual production stage of my AS work i used Indesign and Photoshop to construct the magazine adding effects and making it look professional. Once finished i then uploaded it to Slideshare where all my word was changed into a Powerpoint and then embedded in my blog. However in my A2 production work I used Premiere Pro to construct my movie and Photoshop to construct my movie poster and magazine. I learnt and developed skills in how to embed music into my trailer. This required me to go on the internet and find a piece of music without a copyright on it which we could use. This allowed me to enhance my skills from AS and develop them further into making a good quality piece of work. I then uploaded my finished film and poster to Blogger where my work could be marked.
In my post production stage of my AS coursework I used programmes such as Powerpoint and Microsoft word to write down my findings and write my evaluation. I had some previous knowledge of how to use these so didn't really develop my skills any further. In my A2 work i posted my findings and evaluation on Blogger. However to do my evaluation I decided to video it and get things such as audience feedback and a directors cut to get a creative look to it. I think I raised my levels of creativity in this project as i hadn't used any of these editing software before and have now also learnt to put a video up on my blog which i believe is a real achievement for me.
Overall I think my skills have developed a massive amount throughout my AS and A2 course with the use of digital technology.
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