CCR #1
In the planning stage, I presented three options for how to answer the question: PowerPoint, video, or Prezi. I chose video because PowerPoint was better suited for another question, and Prezi overcomplicated the relatively simple question.
First I wrote the general set up of the video, I sat to the side and had the images displayed beside me. Then what was included and excluded in the magazine. Then I wrote a short explanation on why I didn't include something. I also wrote out the demographic my magazine represents and the issue it tackles.
[Below is part of the script]
I recorded the video on my iPad so I could use the stand on it to get a better angle without the help of another person. This was done in the morning to minimize the chance of being interrupted. It also provided good lighting.
Finally I used Capcut to add the pictures and section headers through out the video. I sat to the side to avoid the pictures obstructing my face. I added pictures of my magazine pages so the conventions present or excluded could be easily seen by the viewer without me saying anything. I also added examples from SORA because most of the excluded conventions aren't commonly used in my genre, so I showed magazines that also don't have them.
[Below is some of the editing I did in CapCut]
CCR #2
I originally planned for it to be a podcast but the final product was a PowerPoint. The podcast was used for another question and PowerPoint also worked nicely. There was no pre-planning for this, I just started making slides that are relevant to answering the question.
Despite this being the second slide in the PowerPoint, it was the last to be made. After finishing the PowerPoint, I realized the viewer was missing information that is neccessary for later slides, so I added an overview slide at the beginning to fix that.
Since the question asked for a distribution slide I thought having a production slide before it made sense. It also offers details on how the magazine will be packaged, which is relevant to how it will look when it's being distributed to the audience.
My second to last slide was about what social media would be used for the magazine. While I did not include any in my magazine, it is very important for audience engagement, which is part of the question. I chose Facebook and Youtube because it's more popular with people in their 30s (my demographic).
Finally I recorded the presentation with XRecorder, a screen recording app. Since the website version of PowerPoint doesn't have the record slide feature (only the desktop version does) I downloaded it and screen-recorded the presentation as I talked through it. There was no script, I just went off on what the bullet points were.
[Below is the XRecorder app icon]
CCR #3
I originally planned to do an infographic with Piktochart in a timeline format. I still did an infographic, but in Canva in a different format. No planning was done, I just started typing in Canva.
The infographic was split into three sections with each being a facet to the production skills I learned/improved throughout this project. The blue section details how my photography skill improved by listing techniques that helped me take better photos. I added a picture of a camera since it went along with the photography theme of the section.
The film stock in the background will be a consistent element in all three sections because it connects all the facets because they are organized in chronological order, like a film. It's basically is an homage to the timeline format that was scrapped.
The second section details how I collected information for my magazine. It lists all the skills I had to learn to do that.
This is the final section of the infographic, it details what I had to learn to construct and decorate my magazine.
Finally, I screen recorded it using XRecorder since I couldn't find the record feature in Canva.
CCR #4
I originally was going to do a director's commentary but I was completely wrong in how it worked. It's actually more akin to an interview rather than a podcast which was how I was treating it in the planning stage. Since I treated it so much like a podcast I decided to make it one instead.
I wrote a script detailing the technologies I used to make this project and how they helped me. I tried to make it sound like a podcast by giving it a name (The Tech Study Podcast), intro, and outro.
[Below is part of the script]
I recorded the audio of the script using 'Easy Voice Recorder' on my phone, then saved it.
[Below is the 'Easy Voice Recorder' app icon]
I created a podcast cover using Adobe Express. Having a cover made it feel more like a podcast. I added pictures of software and hardware to push the technology theme. Same reason why I used the fonts on the final cover.
The first version of the cover was chaotic due to the clashing colors of the icons. They took the attention away from the title, especially since the font was very bland.
Final Cover
I made all the icons darker so they better synergize with each other. The font was changed to better draw the viewer's attention to it. I added my name and the episode number since those were conventions for podcast covers.
Finally, I combined the audio and the cover in Capcut on my phone.
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