Wednesday, 5 October 2011

AFTER EFFECTS

Recently the Media department at my school bought the entire adobe software. This included much software including After Effects, Through After effects we are able to create and edit many videos, pictures and even produce our own Ident for a movie. As a class we were to learn the software in order to make moving image idents for our brief of producing a thriller.

Below is my first practice attempt to produce my very own Ident. I named the production company 'Harrop productions'.



Monday, 3 October 2011

My Media World

Task: Answer the question: What media do I use? How does it affect me and the world I live in?



I have a mobile phone Blackberry Curve. I mostly use my phone for communicating with my friends and family. Through my mobile I am able to contact and keep in touch with my friends through phone calls, texts and bbm (BlackBerry messenger-a free messaging service to blackberry users).
If I upgraded, I would choose an Iphone4 as this phone allows me to use many useful applications that I cannot get on a blackberry including games, travel etc. I would be able to use these games and apps to keep me entertained and useful for when I need to find out information quickly. The Iphone also has a better quality camera than the Blackberry.

      To keep in touch with my friends, I use my mobile phone and social networking sites such as Facebook. Through facebook I am able to view photots of my friends, chat,                     view friends posts and keep up to date. 


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     If I want to see a film:
  •       I tend to go to a cinema 
  • Rent a film from services such as Blockbuster or Lovefilm.

I tend to like to watch action and horror genre films.


I keep up with films by:
  • Watching trailers online
  • By watching television adverts.

I tend to book cinema tickets online as this will save me time and often guarantee me a seat  for the film I want to see in advance.




            Music is important in my life.
H   How do I listen to my music:
  •      With an ipod
  •      my laptop,
  •      radio 
  •      television music channel.

      I pay for music using iTunes. I like playing video games for entertainment. I can also socialise with friends through online gaming such as Xbox live.  I use the internet for 3 hours on weekdays and 2 hours at the weekend, I use internet to socialise on facebook, listen to music and often to help me with my homework.

In the future, what I think would be useful technology is a robot that can take care of household choirs.