CCR 4 – So… How did you integrate technologies (software, hardware and online) in this project?

Task

Create an info-graphic using Picktochart using stills from your music magazine, and screen shots of the skill/technology being used.

You must comment on how the various examples of software, hardware and online technologies were integrated…used/applied/implemented in the production process and/or impacted on the final outcomes of the product .

The most important aspect of the commentary is that you specifically say how the technology impacted on your development of the project in the following five stages:

  1. Research & Planning
  2. Production
  3. Post Production
  4. Evaluation & Feedback
  5. Presentation

Much of the work for this question has already been done in your design skills posts so use the screen shots and examples and use your reflection as the script.  Do not reinvent the wheel!

Choose 3 examples of each (hardware, software and online) for each of the 5 stages of production. Make sure you include all stages of the production process i.e. research/planning, production, post production and evaluation/feedback. 

Example of technology you used include:

Hardware
  • Cameras (DLSR and Point and Shoot) – production
  • Lighting and Flash Equipment – production
  • I-phones
  • Flash Kit in the Studio
Software
  • Photoshop – post production
  • Indesign – post production
Websites & online technology could include:
  • Edublogs (WordPress) – evaluation
  • YouTube – research, planning
  • Twitter/Facebook/WhatsApp – production, feedback
  • Pinterest/Canva – research, planning
  • VoiceThread/Screen Castify/Prezi – research, planning, evaluation
  • Google Forms – research, evaluation
  • Online Tutorials – production, post production

  • You should be specific about how you employed the technology. Describe what you were able to achieve creatively & organisationally with these various technologies, such as…
    • Researching conventions in professional media texts
    • Gathering inspiration & sharing ideas
    • Production planning / inspiration
    • Production organisation & group communication / collaboration
    • Production techniques (Framing, camera movement, backdrops, lighting…)
    • Using filters & image control for representing brand / star
    • Using brushes and filters for reflecting the genre of the music
    • Colour Correction
    • Layering images / using opacity / blending
    • Converting / compressing files for different use (DVD, Online, Print)
    • Uploading and embedding media
    • Audience feedback
    • Tracking & recording progress

Avoid throw away comments such as…

  • …the technology made it more professional! 
  • …the technology made it more attractive!
  • ….the technology helped make it more aesthetically pleasing!

List of media technologies used and useful buzz words to include in your analysis

Please do not simply use logos / generic images, rather use images of you actively using the technology from your coursework blog (look at your blog design skills and CCR reflections).

Example

 

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Buzz words for your infographic…

You could copy and paste and then delete as you use them.

  • Use: implemented, applied, engaged, used, tested, signed up, explored, investigated, analysed, planned, gauge, delegated, integrated
  • Progression:  improve, extend, develop, enhanced, extenuate, analyse
  • Create/creativity: develop, design, map out, collate, draft, experiment, aesthetics, design, layout, conventional, adapt, tweak, alter, amend
  • Achieve: succeed, result, deliver, appropriate, win
  • Use the term CONVERGED TECHNOLOGY – i.e. the idea that one device can provide multiple / integrated functions.

Further Guidance

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

BOTTOM LINE – CELEBRATE YOUR SKILLS JOURNEY AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR PRODUCTS

Use this planning template to clarify which technology you intend to use for each of the stages of the magazine production.

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