Evaluation on Improvements

                                                        Evaluation

Use of equipment
When i started the course i did not know how to use the mac computers and i didn't know how to use photoshop and final cut when doing my work for example when we did movie poster and and an opening sequence at the beginning of the course. Also it was my first time using blogger and google docs everything that i was using in media nationals was new to me. I had a little knowledge of what to do. Things like using a tripod when filming was new to me and using the scanner to scan in my media work was something that i hadn't done before. The equipment that i was using  took time getting used to because it was first time using it. At the beginning of the course i was not confident  doing curtain projects because i had a little knowledge of using the programmes.

Saving/storing material  
At the start of the course i created a media nationals folder but because i was doing so much i had forgotten to save my work in the folder so when it came to blogging my work on blogger it became hard for me to find my work. In the end i created another folder which was easy for me to post my work. I put my work in order and made sure that everything is spelt correctly  so that i know what i have done first in the course.


working accurately
when i am doing my work on photoshop in unit 2 i have had to make sure that my work is neatly presentable and that when it comes to analysing my work that there are correct spellings and the written part to my work has been done. that my headlines for my magazine is in Bold, there are correct spelling also that i have checked that there are capital letters to all the works that start the sentences. When i was doing unit 2 my report and treatment i had to make sure that i had good punctuation and grammar. When i was working on photoshop and croping my pictures and text that it was done neatly and shown  in a presentable way.


Creativity
When i first started the course my creative skills was not that good  because i did not know how to use a lot of the programmes so i was trying to get used to the software this had a massive effect on my creativity because i did not know what i was doing. After i started knowing what to do my creativity skills improved because i knew what i was doing which helped me when i was doing analysing magazine covers. However when it came to me being creative i had no ideas on what to do or how to layout my work and i managed to overcome this by doing some research on the internet or listening to what other people are planning to do. putting things in a brainstorm and laying them out so that i know exactly what i am going to do. This has helped me on my creativity skills because by doing this i know what i am doing and it makes it easier for me to do my work.

Strongest skills
My strongest skill at the beginning of the course was when we had to create an opening sequence and i had to use the tripod. This has improved because now i feel a bit more confident using photoshop as I know a bit short cut skills when it comes to cropping my work on. I still have some weak skills but the knowledge of how to use the softwares has improved. My strongest skill is when it comes to creating my own magazine and when it came to creating my own music video and using photoshop to crop my pictures and laying them out.  This has been improving because i am always learning new skills when it comes to working on photoshop and final cut as well as the other softwares that i use when doing my work

skills that need improvement
There are a lot of skills that I still need to improve because my skill of using photoshop is not that great and knowing the shortcuts and how to make my pictures and writing look neat and have a good layout which i still need to work on. Using final cut is one of my weakness skill that i need to improve on because i am still struggling to use it and how to move and edit my video for example when i had to edit the video that i had put on the macs for the opening sequence I found that something that i need to improve on. Making sure my page layout is something i have struggled on. These are all skills that i need to improve on as i do the course. For me to be able to improve on my skills i need to go no the internet and look at sites that talk specifically about photoshop and other shortcut skills that i can learn and gain confidence on. Also searching for video tutorials that can teach me how to use photoshop and final cut. Another thing that i can do is to practice on using different tools on photoshop. This can help me gain my skills and make me more confident.

Research report

I have been researching about the things that form a music video i have managed to look into various aspects of creating a music video. I managed to look into the artist and who they are also other artists who have the same genre. I analysed the artist’s other music videos i managed to gather what type of style that artist has. I looked on the internet to help me when it came to making a music video and i did get some filmmaking tips on how to create everything also put all the pieces together. I wanted to create a music video and the lyrics had to match the type of video that I was creating with images that had a link to the music video.


From the research I managed to gather all of Chris Brown’s music videos and how he appears to come out in all of them.  I searched about his wardrobe and the type of clothes that he appears in in all of his other music videos. I also used the internet and searched the type of wardrobe that he likes. Watching Chris Brown’s other music videos and getting ideas about what type of shots to do when it comes to creating my own video. Every music video of Chris Brown’s has a different type of attitude and creating this music video I wanted to create an attitude that he hasn't been seen in for example in any of his other music videos i looked at his attitude in his music videos and the type of performance that Chris Brown does. From this I managed to gather the location of Chris Brown’s music videos and using this it has given me ideas about creating my music video. My findings from Chris Brown is that his always wearing either suits or jeans with a top on something thats very simple, classic outfit one that is still in season.


By me doing all this research it has made me change some of my ideas when it comes to creating the music video and writing about it because from the research findings its helped me when it comes knowing what types of things to use when it comes to the wardrobe  and tips about shooting music videos and different  angles shots that are needed to help me place in different scenes of the music video. The type of music video that i will producing has to suit a wide genre of audience because thats the type of artist that Chris Brown appears. The type of people that do watch his music videos are people who listen to RnB

Focus Group feedback

Magazine Proposal

Milagro Kasese
Room 41
Thomas Adams school
Lowe Hill Road
Wem
Shropshire SY4 5UB

The magazine proposal for this magazine would be Beatz

The purpose of Beatz  magazine is to entertain, advice and to tell people about the latest news that’s been out such as the latest gossip on celebrities, the latest fashion trends and new albums and  upcoming tours. It’s a magazine that’s different because it offers everything in one. The closest magazine competition would be Vibe because it also talks about music . Beatz is different because it talks about the whole media entertainment rather than just music. This magazine is different its offers a unique style for a group of people that are interested in the music, Fashion and gossip and knowing about the latest style. Each week brings a new theme and more about the latest news on fashion and music

Beatz magazine is different to any other magazine in the sense that it talks about music as well as the latest fashion trends and gossip about celebrities it gives the reader a taste of everything about lifestyle. the magazine would be bold so that it stands out and the image would start off with Alicia Keys a celebrity but every week it would change. The setting of Beatz would be in a white with different background colours so that it represents causal but also attracts different people looking for a magazine that is based on different topics. The purpose of this Beatz magazine is to inform people more about what's going on in the media and music industry, as the content of the magazine the model “Alicia Keys” will be posing on the front cover. It will feature her dressed in a top and denim jeans. I am trying to across the feeling of something that is new and is meant to be exciting to read.

The target audience of this magazine is teenagers and older people people who are interested in music, the latest fashion and gossip. Beatz magazine attracts people who are into knowing the latest about the media and this magazine is going to make them read it because its going to have everything that they like knowing about.

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