Describe how you developed your
skills in the use of digital technology for media production and evaluate how
these skills contributed to your creative decision making. Refer to a range of
examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
The use of digital technologies
has significantly improved the style, form and professionalism of both my AS
and A2 coursework. Digital software has allowed me to create both immaculate
images for my AS magazine and footage for my A2 music video. The use of
hardware such as the cameras, Canon 600D, allowed me to take professional
pictures which I could then use within my AS magazine. I was able to change the
settings to a 1/100 shutter to ensure I could take pictures with movement
without them becoming blurred. This worked effectively as I could easily
produce photos of my model moving her hair and body to create more life within
the images. I also increased the ISO on the camera so my photos were very
bright and vivid to stand out more as I believed that high key lighting was
essential for this particular photo shoot and style of magazine.
My initial skills that I acquired
during AS were then developed when it got to A2 as I was required to now create
a moving image text rather than print. I used the same camera of a Canon 600D
as I was familiar with this camera however, I had to adjust the settings once
again to fit the style and tone of my music video. As my video has quite a
mellow, calming tone to it, I decided to use low key lighting therefore meaning
I had to have a lower ISO. I also had to experiment with the movement of a
camera compared to just taking pictures- in order to do so I used a SteadiCam.
When it comes to editing, the
software I used was essential. For my AS coursework I used Adobe InDesign CS6
which allowed me to have a clear structure and layout for easy navigation and
creation. One essential feature for my magazine was the ‘Master page’ in which
I can add anything such as text or an image and this will then be repeated on
every page- for this I added in a strip at the bottom of each page illustrating
the magazine name and issue number. InDesign also allowed me to easily move
between pages to ensure it all flows.
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