AS Evaluation-Question 7

AS Evaluation
Antonia Georgiou

 
 
 
4. Look at your prelim task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression of it from the full product?

 When I just started AS media we were asked to complete a prelim task which was me and a partner recording for the first time using different camera angles. Here are some of the skills I have gained since the beginning ...

• How to edit footage(filters, cropping, adding sound and general editing)
• How to use the camera properly
• How to create different shots with the camera (close up, long shot etc.)
• How to use the tripod properly to make sure it is steady and looks professional for when recording.

I have improved on my editing footage skills by practicing and having a fiddle around with the software we use for editing which is premier pro and testing all the features to it. By doing this I improved my knowledge on it which was good for when editing our final piece (opening scene) as or editing for our opening scene went very well. I have also improved on using the camera a lot as at the start I wouldn't know all the features to the camera and how to use it properly which would of affected our filming if I didn't improve.

I have also learnt a lot from the start in terms of camera angles and I am now able to preform different angles and shots with the camera. For example at the start I was only able to preform shots such as long shots and wouldn't be able to move the camera with the tripod very well. I improved this by practicing with the camera experimenting.

By doing the prelim task I gained the basic skills to editing and filming which was very important as without getting the basic skills I couldn't progress to where I am now. I am now at a stage where my editing skills are more advanced compared to when I was doing my prelim task.

By doing my main task, opening scene I again learnt a lot as me and my partner in creating the opening  helped each other with the different things s we both learnt from each other.  

Overall I would say from the start I have gained many more media skills compared to the start and the skills I have picked up from the start have very handy along the way .