How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware and online - in this project?
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Integrating several forms of technologies, software online and offline, and hardware were a crucial part of my project in order to make the end product look professional. Through research I found that many kinds of software and hardware technologies are often employed by magazines in order for them to be published in a professional way.
I made use of several offline softwares to help me in the production of this project and help answer the CCR questions.
One of the most important softwares I employed, was Photoshop, as I used it to edit and create my front cover, contents pages and article. Due to the large user friendly variety of editing tools the program has, it was easy for me to edit my magazine and images to make the final product look professional. Photoshop was quite easy to use once I watched tutorials on CreativeLive.com and YouTube. And I had past experience with the software, which allowed me an advantage when editing my magazine and retouching my images. I used Photoshop to remove blemishes from, and retouch, the model’s skin, hair, clothing, jewelry and background; I adjusted the lighting, brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of my images with Photoshop. The software has a variety of texts and specialized editing tools to help me construct the conventions of my magazine, while allowing me to layer effects. All magazines of the fashion, beauty and lifestyle genre employ Photoshop to make their models and products look more traditionally attractive and unblemished to attract readers who can identify with the images and aspire to be like the people featured in the magazines according to the Uses and Gratification theory by Blumler and Katz.
I used Microsoft Word and Publisher to type up my research and articles and create the deconstruction of other existing magazines, as well as my own. Microsoft Word enabled me to write my CCR answers, my article and other text for my front cover and double page contents without any spelling or grammar errors, thanks to its autocorrect and spell-check tools. I briefly used Microsoft Publisher to construct the mock up templates for my front cover, contents and article pages, since the program is easy to use and can effortlessly move and edit text boxes and images.
I used Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition to help answer my CCRs. Audition was used to answer my CCR 2 question and Premiere Pro for the other 3. Both softwares were easy enough to use once I watched tutorials online on YouTube and CreativeLive websites. In the making of my CCR 2 answer, I used Quicktime Player to record my voiceover, which I imported into Audition to then edit. For this CCR, I used the screen recording function on Quicktime Player to screen-record this presentation, and then I used Premiere pro to edit the video and add the voiceover.
Another type of software I employed was online, which also aided my research, the creation of my magazine and helped me answer my CCR questions.
The Weebly website was an integral part of my project as it provided me with a platform to show my progress throughout production and also to accumulate and display my research on. I uploaded all the developing stages of my production from start to finish on my website. This blog was a means of feedback from my media teacher on my progress and work. And since Weebly was very user friendly and very easy to use for beginners, it helped me layout my work in a professional way.
I used 1001font.com website to download the Bodoni 72 smallcaps Book font, which I used on my masthead for cover lines as well as on my contents and article pages. My research on other magazines such as Vogue showed that the magazines are largely popular due to their iconic house styles. Therefore, I used this font to create a strong house style for my magazine, to make it standout amongst other fashion and beauty magazines.
I employed the most commonly used conventions of social media such as YouTube and Google, in order to conduct my research. Along with YouTube, I used CreativeLive to look at tutorials online for softwares such as Photoshop and Premiere Pro as I mentioned before. I also used YouTube to upload my CCR questions 1, 3 and 4 onto my blog. I conducted most of my research through Google and I used Google slides to make a presentation answering this CCR question. I also used Google Docs to help import my word documents online so that I could access them anywhere at anytime. I used SoundCloud to upload my answer to CCR 4.
I used the surveymonkey website to conduct surveys through questionnaires from my target audience. This helped me make decisions about the design of my magazine according to my target psychographics and their desires.
I also integrated several hardware technologies in this project for the production of my magazine and also for my CCR questions.
I used the school computers as well as my own personal computer to use software such as photoshop, word, publisher, premiere pro and others. I also used the computer to do research, compile audio and video files, edit them and then upload them onto my blog online. I used my computer throughout this process and to answer my CCRs.
I used a 32 GB SD card so as to ensure that I had enough storage space for my photoshoot, where I initially took over 500 photos. The filming of my CCRs was also enabled through the use of my SD card.
I used a Canon 1300D DSLR with 85mm lens to shoot my model and the perfume bottle. I also used a Canon XA35 Video Camera to film my CCR questions 1 and 3. I chose to use a DSLR for my photoshoot because it produces professionally standard quality images. I also used a tripod to keep the video camera stable when filming my CCRs. The 1300D allowed for professional looking mid shots, close ups and long shots, which later gave me a variety of options of images to choose from. I used the same camera throughout my photoshoots in order to maintain my magazine’s house style, continuity and synergy.
I used 2 studio LED lights when photographing my perfume bottle, setting one up behind the bottle and putting a diffusion sheet between the two to create a softer, more diffused light that created a central gradient behind the perfume. I set up another small LED light in front of the perfume, applying diffusion paper to it to make the light less harsh and direct. The lights were held up using C-stands. I also used the LAV 101 Clip Mic to record my audio during my head-cam and talking-heads videos for CCR questions 1 and 3. I also used the HD Handy Recorder 200M to record the audio for my podcast for CCR 2, my director’s commentary for CCR 3, and the voiceover for this 4th CCR presentation. I also used a golden reflector to give my model a natural golden glow in her photos. This allowed me to reflect natural light to make my model look more airbrushed and glowy.
I used my media textbook to research and understand several media theories and terminologies. This helped me write my CCRs and better understand the process of what I was doing in my research and analysing and deconstructing my magazine. Being able to access physical copies of Vogue magazines was especially helpful because I was able to look inside the magazines when designing mine and refer to them. This allowed me to learn how to layout the conventions of my magazine and helped develop my visual vocabulary in terms of print media.
I made use of several offline softwares to help me in the production of this project and help answer the CCR questions.
One of the most important softwares I employed, was Photoshop, as I used it to edit and create my front cover, contents pages and article. Due to the large user friendly variety of editing tools the program has, it was easy for me to edit my magazine and images to make the final product look professional. Photoshop was quite easy to use once I watched tutorials on CreativeLive.com and YouTube. And I had past experience with the software, which allowed me an advantage when editing my magazine and retouching my images. I used Photoshop to remove blemishes from, and retouch, the model’s skin, hair, clothing, jewelry and background; I adjusted the lighting, brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of my images with Photoshop. The software has a variety of texts and specialized editing tools to help me construct the conventions of my magazine, while allowing me to layer effects. All magazines of the fashion, beauty and lifestyle genre employ Photoshop to make their models and products look more traditionally attractive and unblemished to attract readers who can identify with the images and aspire to be like the people featured in the magazines according to the Uses and Gratification theory by Blumler and Katz.
I used Microsoft Word and Publisher to type up my research and articles and create the deconstruction of other existing magazines, as well as my own. Microsoft Word enabled me to write my CCR answers, my article and other text for my front cover and double page contents without any spelling or grammar errors, thanks to its autocorrect and spell-check tools. I briefly used Microsoft Publisher to construct the mock up templates for my front cover, contents and article pages, since the program is easy to use and can effortlessly move and edit text boxes and images.
I used Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition to help answer my CCRs. Audition was used to answer my CCR 2 question and Premiere Pro for the other 3. Both softwares were easy enough to use once I watched tutorials online on YouTube and CreativeLive websites. In the making of my CCR 2 answer, I used Quicktime Player to record my voiceover, which I imported into Audition to then edit. For this CCR, I used the screen recording function on Quicktime Player to screen-record this presentation, and then I used Premiere pro to edit the video and add the voiceover.
Another type of software I employed was online, which also aided my research, the creation of my magazine and helped me answer my CCR questions.
The Weebly website was an integral part of my project as it provided me with a platform to show my progress throughout production and also to accumulate and display my research on. I uploaded all the developing stages of my production from start to finish on my website. This blog was a means of feedback from my media teacher on my progress and work. And since Weebly was very user friendly and very easy to use for beginners, it helped me layout my work in a professional way.
I used 1001font.com website to download the Bodoni 72 smallcaps Book font, which I used on my masthead for cover lines as well as on my contents and article pages. My research on other magazines such as Vogue showed that the magazines are largely popular due to their iconic house styles. Therefore, I used this font to create a strong house style for my magazine, to make it standout amongst other fashion and beauty magazines.
I employed the most commonly used conventions of social media such as YouTube and Google, in order to conduct my research. Along with YouTube, I used CreativeLive to look at tutorials online for softwares such as Photoshop and Premiere Pro as I mentioned before. I also used YouTube to upload my CCR questions 1, 3 and 4 onto my blog. I conducted most of my research through Google and I used Google slides to make a presentation answering this CCR question. I also used Google Docs to help import my word documents online so that I could access them anywhere at anytime. I used SoundCloud to upload my answer to CCR 4.
I used the surveymonkey website to conduct surveys through questionnaires from my target audience. This helped me make decisions about the design of my magazine according to my target psychographics and their desires.
I also integrated several hardware technologies in this project for the production of my magazine and also for my CCR questions.
I used the school computers as well as my own personal computer to use software such as photoshop, word, publisher, premiere pro and others. I also used the computer to do research, compile audio and video files, edit them and then upload them onto my blog online. I used my computer throughout this process and to answer my CCRs.
I used a 32 GB SD card so as to ensure that I had enough storage space for my photoshoot, where I initially took over 500 photos. The filming of my CCRs was also enabled through the use of my SD card.
I used a Canon 1300D DSLR with 85mm lens to shoot my model and the perfume bottle. I also used a Canon XA35 Video Camera to film my CCR questions 1 and 3. I chose to use a DSLR for my photoshoot because it produces professionally standard quality images. I also used a tripod to keep the video camera stable when filming my CCRs. The 1300D allowed for professional looking mid shots, close ups and long shots, which later gave me a variety of options of images to choose from. I used the same camera throughout my photoshoots in order to maintain my magazine’s house style, continuity and synergy.
I used 2 studio LED lights when photographing my perfume bottle, setting one up behind the bottle and putting a diffusion sheet between the two to create a softer, more diffused light that created a central gradient behind the perfume. I set up another small LED light in front of the perfume, applying diffusion paper to it to make the light less harsh and direct. The lights were held up using C-stands. I also used the LAV 101 Clip Mic to record my audio during my head-cam and talking-heads videos for CCR questions 1 and 3. I also used the HD Handy Recorder 200M to record the audio for my podcast for CCR 2, my director’s commentary for CCR 3, and the voiceover for this 4th CCR presentation. I also used a golden reflector to give my model a natural golden glow in her photos. This allowed me to reflect natural light to make my model look more airbrushed and glowy.
I used my media textbook to research and understand several media theories and terminologies. This helped me write my CCRs and better understand the process of what I was doing in my research and analysing and deconstructing my magazine. Being able to access physical copies of Vogue magazines was especially helpful because I was able to look inside the magazines when designing mine and refer to them. This allowed me to learn how to layout the conventions of my magazine and helped develop my visual vocabulary in terms of print media.