skills review

.....SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.....

 

.....How have my skills been developed in AS and how could they be improved in A2?.....

.....Research and planning.....
In AS my research and planning wasn’t very great, I had many more things that I could have done to further extend my planning. Half way through the production I realised how much the research and planning helps with the practical. Looking back I realised that I need to improve the way I plan and research the genre and how I will film, next time I feel that it would majorly benefit me to have all the planning done previous to shooting the first scene and that by having in-depth research it would enable me to get a larger variety of shots and explore other angles.

 

.....Using conventions from real media texts.....
I have looked back into my AS project and I found that I have had major influences from real media texts that I looked into prior to starting the project. By looking at real media texts before creating my project I focused on conventions and it paid off later down the line, it allowed me to use what I had discovered to make my final project. I feel that the real media texts that I looked into really helped me to gain ideas that helped me to get my project to where it is, however I feel that for A2 I need to go into more depth and look into more media texts.

.....Digital technology.....
I already knew how to use the cameras and edit using premier pro, however I would like to further extend my knowledge in after effects and editing skills to allow me to create a great project that will allow me to gain a higher grade. I would like to look into using multiple angles and tracking for my music video, I would also like to develop my in camera editing skills as I feel that it would majorly benefit me. I need to use the skills I have learned in photography to help me progress into A2, I need to focus on my project and also to develop my digital technology skills.

.....Creativity.....
I am quite creative so I do like to put new ideas into what I make and produce, I like to use my ideas from other projects and incorporate them into my latest project. I would like to use the media hub and other resources to allow me to move forward, also by looking into the creative side of media it will allow me to gain inspiration.

.....Post production.....
From AS to the start of A2 I have developed my skills hugely, the workshops really helped and as a photography student I will try to use my skills that I have in that to improve my skills and work within media. The workshops are a great help dramatically and it has had a large impact on the way I look at media work and projects, and so by doing this it has helped me to develop my ideas and they will help ultimately to gain me a higher grade and give me the knowledge to achieve this. I want to really develop my skills in the way of in camera editing and the use of editing to create effects and by using my creativeness I will hopefully succeed in A2.