What is creativity?

Creativity is a mental process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the existing ideas or concepts, fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight.

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Group evaluation answer question 4

To what extent have digital technologies helped to increase more creative opportunities?

During the duration of the course we have used various digital technologies, some of these include, final cut, photoshop, garageband and the internet. By using these it has enhanced our creative techniques and helped to make our projects more effective.

When creating our projects we used final cut, which enabled us to cut together our footage in a way that would be most appealing to the viewer. This therefore meant we could be more creative in the way we pieced it together with different lengths and speeds of cuts. Aswell as this we could specifically cut parts of our footage to bits in the song that go well. This then meant we could use lyrics and visuals which is a good basis to increase the creativeness of our final product.

We also used photoshop most recently with the advertisement and digipak.

Group Evaluation question plan- Qustion 3

Plan:

How have you utilized digital technologies throughout the media studies course and how have your skills when using them developed
The internet

1. The Internet

• First to look at general videos then used to view more genre specific videos.
• Carry out detailed research into specific conventions.
• Mood boards were better developed.

2. Final cut

• We started with basic techniques but then advanced by using these techniques in a more appropriate way.
• We learnt ways to improve our projects, for example adding filters.
  
• Our work flow efficiency increased throughout the duration of the course.

3. Photoshop

• See final cut
  
• We learnt ways to improve our projects but also to have a consistent theme throughout the pieces.
  

4. Garageband

• See final cut

5. Equipment

• We have used cameras and tripods throughout our projects these skills have developed to an extent.
  

S1 Evaluation Film