Digital technology

Refers to hardware, software and online technology, so the digital cameras, the computers, the packages you used and the programs online that you have worked with.
Eg- Imac, Ipads etc.

Typical question:
Explain how your skills in the creative use of digital technology developed over time. Refer to a range of examples from your media productions in your answer (25 marks)

4 key areas to talk about when discussing digital technology:

Presentation:

• Emaze
• Powtoon
• Prezi
• Photobucket
• Blogger

Post- production:

• Adobe premeire 
• After effects
• Photoshop

Communication:

• Facebook
• Whatsapp
• Email

Digital hardware(what we filmed on):

• Imac
• Iphone
• Ipad
• Drone
• Steady cam 

5 areas of digital technology to write about in the essay:

• Adobe Premiere - In year 12 (I knew nothing), eventually i managed to create a film opening with ordered shots. In year 13 i learnt how to adapt our editing style to a music video (multiple cuts).

• Blogger- In year 12 (i knew nothing), by the end of year 12 i managed to learn the basics of how to use blogger (eg adding labels, creating a template, adding different backgrounds). In year 13 blogger was more important (had to have double the posts, the blog was were i organised my notes and presented my research into music videos). Managed to learn how to embed videos, emazes, prezis.

• Prezi - In year 12 (i didn't know what it was), eventually i learnt the basics of the program. In year 13 i used to prezi to create presentations in more depth exploring the many different things you can create using prezi for example the production diary. 

• Instagram- In year 12 when my group created a film opening we was looking for a large, unspecific audience, where as in year 13 we was looking for a specific target audience and creating social media accounts such as instagram to increase the popularity and of our artist. It was crucial for us to have these social media accounts as many artists do, it is clear that in year 13 we did a lot more research prior to creating our cross-media products. 

• Camera and Tripod- My experience of using a camera was limited in year 12, as i only learnt the basics such as how to record a long basic video. Whereas in year 13, the camera i used was used in many different ways, for example at times for the music video a steady shot was needed, so me and my group used a tripod. This shows the development from media in year 12 to media in year 13 as the demands were different and it was harder.