Technologies used
- Sopna S
- Feb 20, 2018
- 3 min read
I used a DSLR camera to take pictures of my actress and film my music video. I also used a DLSR camera to record my feedback to post on my blog. This year, I had to learn how to film correctly, using the correct settings, focus, zoom and lighting. This allowed me to have a much better understanding of how the camera works compared to my first year where I only had to take photos.
I used Photoshop to edit my images for my album cover and poster. I
used multiple different tools such as the liquify tool, the spot healing brush, the clone stamp and ho to effectively use filters and layer masks. This allowed me to airbrush my actress' skin and remove flyaway hairs for a more appealing and clean look. This also helps reduce the number of blemishes that would be visible when the images are enlarged onto posters and the album cover. I also designed my album cover and poster on Photoshop and decided the layout by measuring lengths using rulers to create gutters.
I used Premiere Pro to edit my music video. I had to learn how to trim videos and learn to layer videos correctly so that the shots cut to another in the correct order. I also learned how to use video filters such as tint and video effects such as reversing and speeding up the shot.
I used Blogger to help maintain progress on my work and show any updates I may have made to it. I also post the final version of my work in order to show that I met certain deadlines. Blogger also allowed me to draft posts and update them so I can add my work to posts as I complete tasks. It also allowed me to tag posts so that posts with certain content were easily accessible. My blog's settings are easily changed to allow me to lay out my posts in a way that are easier to read without having to click too many times and also allows me to link the blogs of my group members on my homepage.
The studio allowed me to set the correct lighting and change the angles of the lighting so that I could create the effects and shadows I wanted to represent my artist with. It also gave a clean background that I could work with so that it would be easier to edit.
I used Prezi to present my pitch my packaging and music video ideas. I was able to create transitions and create as many slides as I needed to fully explain out my ideas. I could also include images, videos and music to help engage my audience.
I used Google Docs to take note of my ideas when planning. This allowed me to go back to my ideas whenever I needed them and allowed me to cross them off and organise the ideas I had left by shortening lists using bullet points and using tables.
I used Google slides to present my evaluation question and show my annotations of the song's lyrics. This allows me to present my ideas in a simple and easy to use way when other people view my presentation. They can also be embedded into my blog so that the viewer does not need to constantly go to the web page the presentation is on and can simply just view and interact with it on my blog.
eMaze is similar in the sense that I used it to present my evaluation question and make it easier for others to view my presentation. However, compared to Prezi, eMaze is simple enough to make presentations quickly and effectively without having to waste time on transitions and therefore more time was spent on the content of the presentation than the transitions.
I used Wix to create this website and post which technologies I used in my work. It allows me to create a blog and create blog posts in which I can inset pictures and videos and help me easily categorise each aspect with dividers. I can also easily add buttons and add titles and edit the colour scheme so that it is easier for the viewer to access this question.
I used Instagram, Whatsapp and Twitter to ask people for feedback on my print products. Social media made it easier to send photos and receive feedback immediately. It also allowed me to ask more than one person because of how quick and easy it was.
