Michael analyzed his personal skills related to digital technology, post-production, research and planning, and creativity acquired from his AS media studies course last year. He focused on sound production for his group project, using software like Photoshop, Final Cut, and Cubase. His research and planning skills helped with his opening sequence. This year, he hopes to further develop these skills at college through more practice with software and analyzing a wider variety of media texts to make his A2 project stand out creatively while adhering to conventions.

1. Personal Skills Audit Name:_Michael Rowell______________
Skills acquired How did these skills How will you develop these
contribute to the creation of skills during the A2 project?
your product?
Digital technology I learned to use photoshop and My main focus in the group, This year, I hope I will be able
- What final cut last year at AS. I also was to supervise the sounds of to spend a lot more time with
equipment/software learned how to work a camera the product. I was in charge of the resources available at
packages did you use to and use a Dolly-track. I also making a soundtrack for the college. These include using
produce your used Cubase to create a film, and finding the sound the macs to further develop my
production? soundtrack to use for my AS. I effects used. I also did most of editing and graphic production
also used a flash-based the graphic work, such as a skills using Photoshop and
presentation software on the company logo, and a film Final Cut.
internet called Prezi. This was poster.
used as an alternative to
powerpoint.
Post production With Cubase, I used its built in These skills helped me to I will develop my editing/ sound
- What software did you functions to build the different achieve my major group role, editing skills this year, in the
use to create your instruments digitally that I which was sound hope that I can achieve an A
production? wanted to use in my producer/engineer. I think my grade. This year I want to be
- Discuss specific features soundtrack. I wanted sound work was to a high able to do all the
of the software. instruments that would stick standard using the resources I editing/graphic work/sound
with the noir genre that our film had at the time. Ultimately I work myself.
fell into. These instruments achieved a B grade for my
include, saxophones, piano, coursework.
violins, muted trumpet.

2. Research and Planning Last year, the research and These skills that I acquired These skills will develop in A2
- What tasks did you planning stage gave me the contributed to my work because I am in a smaller
complete when opportunity to develop my skills significantly. I used my group this year, meaning I will
preparing to film your and understanding of the research and planning skills to not be able to rely on other
sequence? subject.Last year, I use when it came to planning people to do some research
- How did your planning deconstructed different media my own opening sequence. tasks. This year I will have to
help the smooth texts such as opening use and develop these skills to
progression of your film? sequences from films of the ensure I get the B grade I
same genre. want.
Using conventions of real In AS, I had to analyse various Analysing these media texts This year in A2 Media, I want
media texts media texts, and by doing this I last year, allowed me to learn to select a wider range of
- Which texts did you think I have acquired a fairly how to break down a media text different media texts from
analyse? extensive understanding of the and study the individual things different genres. This is
- Did you take any conventions used in various that I could later incorporate because I think it will give me
inspiration from the media texts. For my group, I into my own work. the chance to learn more about
conventions found from had to analyse the opening for how a music video is
your research? Memento. structured. I also want to
analyse more media texts than
last year, as I thought that in
AS I could have done more
work for my research.
Creativity At AS, I think I learnt how to These skills that I acquired, This year I aim to push my
- were your ideas for your think creatively thanks to the allowed me to use imaginative creative ideas as far as I am
portfolio imaginative and unique many media texts to study and and unconventional ideas in my allowed. I think that, by
or did you adhere to worksheets that were made work. studying more outlandish
conventions? available. media texts, I can learn how to
use different and unique ideas
without over doing my video.