The document discusses the author's skills in various areas related to media studies, including terminology, theories, and software programs. The author felt proficient in using terminology in exams but wanted to learn less common terms. They also wanted to learn theories in more depth. While skilled in programs like Photoshop and PowerPoint, the author expressed interest in gaining higher proficiency in Photoshop and learning Adobe design software. Areas like blogging, file organization and photography the author believed could be improved further.

1. Audit of skills
Terminology- Within my exam it was crucial to use a wide range of good media terminologies to be
able to explain the media/ film institution in accurate detail. In my exam I included terminogies such
as ; conventions, consumer , genre, institutions, denotation (The common sense, obvious meaning of
something) and Connotation ( Associations triggered by eg. an image or an object) and convergence.
I believe I used a sufficient amount of media terminologies within my exam however it never hurts to
learn more and I would be interested in learning the less common terminologies to make my future
work more unique and in depth.
Theories- Personally, I don’t feel I learnt a sufficient amount of theories within media, I do feel I
should learn theories in depth in yr13
Using Software- I feel in year 12 we had a good range of software at our disposal, for example I
became able to use Photoshop more sufficiently and work PowerPoint to its full potential, I even
learnt how to coincide two pieces of software together using PowerPoint and slideshare. In yr. 13 I
would like to be able to use Photoshop at a high level and then eventually just use Photoshop for the
majority of my media projects.
Photoshop- This is a major software program that initially starts off as a hard programme to
understand and work with, however as time progresses it becomes easier to use.
PowerPoint- I have always been able to use powerpoint, but never really used it to its full potential as
I have never felt the need to. However, with my previous project involving showing usage of skills
on software, I incorporated music and transitions from slide to slide.
Blog- I loved using my blog as I run a blog in my free time, I customised this blog to make it unique
and personal to me by changing the header and sidebars. I hope that on my A2 blog I can make it
even better. This was possibly my favourite thing about AS.

2. • Adobe design- This is one software product that I actually don’t use, however I have viewed
documents on adobe before. I believe in yr. 13 I should probably improve my skills with this
programme.
• Word- I’m experienced with using word however it isn't really needed as the majority of work I
put on my blog is done through PowerPoint and SlideShare.
• Scanning- I did not scan any of my documents or pictures however I do know how to scan
things if I need to. In A2 I will probably use a scanner at some point to upload written work to
the computer.
• Evaluation- I actually think I did an in-depth evaluation and it even surprised me that I had it
finished on the original deadline and didn’t need to extend it.
• Generating Ideas- This isn’t usually a problem for me as I think I’m fairly creative and unique
when it comes down to ideas. I created my magazine based on 80’s/90’s culture.
• File organisation esp. images- I don’t think I was that bad at file organization. I had two
separate folders for each teach who taught different things within media so I knew where
everything was and then I had a separate images folder for my magazine.
• Photography Skills- At first I thought my photography skills were fairly limited. I seemed to
take photo’s of the same thing but in different angles, however when I was pointed out on this I
changed my approach and did more versatile pictures.