AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production
Name: James Dent Tutor group:2.43 Date: 24/04/14
Photographic Skills
Which of the following photographic
features/equipment have you used on a camera before:
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Feature
|
Yes
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No
|
Comments if yes – where have you
completed this skills and to what level
|
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Manual
Focus features
|
X
|
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Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Shutter
Speed
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Aperture
control
|
|
X
|
Didn’t use at all in my course
|
|
ISO Control
|
|
X
|
Didn’t use at all in my course
|
|
A tripod
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
External
flash
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media in my photoshoot (soft boxes)
|
|
Self timer
facility
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Light meter
|
X
|
|
Used when experimenting at AS level
media
|
|
Composition
grids
|
X
|
|
Used when experimenting at AS level
media
|
Photoshop Skills
Which of the following features of
Photoshop have you used before:
|
Feature
|
Yes
|
No
|
Comments if yes – where have you
completed this skills and to what level
|
|
Text
control
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my final
product
|
|
Filters
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my final
product
|
|
Brushes
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my final
product
|
|
Layers
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my final
product to organise everything
|
|
Opacity
control
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my final
product
|
|
Shape
creation
|
X
|
|
I used this when making my front
cover
|
|
Brightness
and contrast control
|
X
|
|
Used when experimenting on photo
editing
|
|
Gradients
|
X
|
|
Used when experimenting on photo
editing
|
|
Load
selection features
|
|
X
|
Didn’t use at all in my course
|
|
Feathering
|
|
X
|
Didn’t use at all in my course
|
|
Colour
curves adjustment
|
X
|
|
Used when experimenting on photo
editing
|
|
Resolution
setting control
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Magnetic
lasso, polygon lasso tool
|
X
|
|
Used when making my final product
|
|
Cropping
tool
|
X
|
|
Used when making my final product
|
|
Clone tool
|
X
|
|
Used when making my final product
|
|
Retouch
tool
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Other
skills
|
X
|
|
Burn and dodge tool and can be seen
on my blog
|
In Design Skills
Which of the following features of In
Design have you used before:
|
Feature
|
Yes
|
No
|
Comments if yes – where have you
completed this skills and to what level
|
|
Have you ever
used In design ever before?
|
|
X
|
Until this course I hadn’t used it
before
|
|
Margin and
column guide creation
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Inserting
an image ID
|
X
|
|
Used in final product
|
|
Resizing
images in ID
|
X
|
|
Used in final product
|
|
Text
manipulation – resizing, rotation
|
X
|
|
Used in final product
|
|
Text
manipulation – controlling kerning and leading
|
X
|
|
Used in final product
|
|
Text flow
creation
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Using
transparent imagery in ID
|
|
X
|
Didn’t use at all in my course
|
|
Shape/line
creation In design
|
X
|
|
Experimented with it at AS level
media
|
|
Exporting
to PDF from In-design
|
X
|
|
Used when I finally exported the
product
|
|
Text Wrap
|
X
|
|
Used in my final project
|
|
Other
Skills
|
X
|
|
Inserting drop caps when putting in
my article
|
Number
of new skills achieved: 31
(compare
with your initial skills assessment)
