Evaluation

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

During my time creating the product I have learnt useful things about technologies such as Serif Drawplus, which I can now use in alot more depth and know how to make good practical work on it using tools like the cut out studio. This is useful for me becuase I would know how to use Serif Drawplus in the future.
I have learnt more about Microsoft Publisher and can use it more efficiently.

I now know how to scan a physical document to access it onto a computer.
I also know how to use different types of camera's and control the settings on them much more easier, and how to access pictures or films on cameras on a computer through using a USB port.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Back when I started my premliminary task, I did not have any knowledge on how to use Serif Drawplus properly and I was unsure about a lot of functions that the software has, however over time from creating my preliminary product (School magazine) to my main product (Music magazine) I have learnt the basics of the program and some of its more advanced features such as the cut out studio tool.

I know have more insight on different types of magazines and the conventions of the magazines. I analysed quite alot of different magazines to get an idea of what I was creating and some of the analysed magazines influenced my design of the music magazine.

I have had more experience in using cameras and all the different settings of them and getting photos onto the computer and back onto the camera. I also know how to use cut out studio which is very useful for editing pictures by allowing you to remove any part of the picture so if you have unnecessary parts on the picture you can remove them.

During this time I have learnt a lot about media language and more such as the names of certain camera shots, like a bird's eye view shot is a shot from above, I have also learnt alot more about the technological side of media.