1. Please bear in mind I have DELIBERATELY changed the context so you CANNOT just copy this. In addition I shall be heartily annoyed if you presume to copy and think I won’t notice.

2. Candidates will provide evidence of creating and editing appropriate graphics, at least one animation and one sound or video clip. Appropriate text & Graphics I chose a thick font so that it would show up against a clipart image of a star that I chose to signify navigation. I also gave the text a brighter colour and dark, thick outline so that it would stand out. The original image was brighter so I dropped the brightness and increased the contrast so that it would show without conflicting with the text. I used the same approach to the design of all of the

3. Candidates will provide evidence of creating and editing appropriate graphics, at least one animation and one sound or video clip. Animation I chose Adobe Flash CS4 to create my animation of tacking from above. I used straight lines that I added to for each transition so that I could show how the boat changed direction after a time, but eventually ended up where it should be, even if it took longer.

4. Candidates will provide evidence of creating and editing appropriate graphics, at least one animation and one sound or video clip. Video I chose MovieMaker to create my video of tacking in real life because it is easy to access & use with a fairly wide range of facilities. I edited the video to cut out details that were not needed and to keep the size of the video small Click HERE for details of edit

5. Candidates will provide evidence of creating and editing appropriate graphics, at least one animation and one sound or video clip. Audio I chose Audacity because it is easy to access and is intuitive to use, with all the basic editing facilities I need I edited the audio to cut out where I paused because I forgot my script! I also edited the interview with the Maritime Agency representative to focus on what I needed to communicate Click HERE for details of edit

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