John analyzed his skills related to creating a film project. He oversaw filming and editing, using equipment like cameras, tripods, and editing software. For research, he analyzed films in the genre and conventions like settings, themes, and shots. His planning helped choose shots that emulated genre conventions. While sticking closely to conventions made the product feel authentic, it limited creativity. To develop further, John will improve his filming, editing, and analysis skills and choose a less restrictive genre.

1. Personal Skills Audit Name: John Pattinson
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 used a HD camera to record My main role was to oversee I will develop my skill to a
- What the footage. We also used a the filming and try and chose higher level in order to achieve
equipment/software tripod to make sure the footage the shots we used. This was the grade I want. I had to
packages did you use to was not too shaky. For one crucial in creating the final appear in the film which meant I
produce your scene of the film we used a product. could not concentrate on the
production? camera track to get a smooth filming aspects. The scene in
moving shot. which my only role was the
filming process was much
better than when I had to
concentrate on both.
Post production T I then edited the footage with It was the first time I had used To develop for A2 I shall try to
- What software did you a software program called Final Final Cut. I had to develop my improve my editing skills and
use to create your Cut. A feature of this program is editing skills to be able to use push the boundaries of the
production? the ability to have black and the program. I edited all the software program. This will
- Discuss specific features white footage while one colour footage together. overall create a better more
of the software. still shows. To create the professional final product.
soundtrack we used Cubase. A
feature of this program is the
ability to create an entire song
with midi instruments and not
have to actually record
anything.
Research and Planning The tasks I completed in A way in which these skills To develop these skills I will try

2. - What tasks did you researching the genre were a helped contribute to our final to analyse key concepts at a
complete when contact sheet of images which product is that when we chose higher level. This will mean I
preparing to film your we thought showed the our shots we tried to emulate am more aware of what I
sequence? conventions of the genre. I also shots from existing films. We should be including when
- How did your planning looked at the opening also were aware of things which tailoring a music video to a
help the smooth sequences of a film and made would not have fit with the particular genre. I shall also
progression of your film? notes on 9 different frames. A genre such as modern objects include more plans to ensure I
skill I developed from this was e.g. modern cars. am fully prepared to film my
analysing and identifying key video.
conventions
Using conventions of real I analysed films that could be A way in which these skills To develop these skills further I
media texts described as film noir from contributed to our final product shall analyse more texts and at
- Which texts did you different eras. I took inspiration was that the product felt more a higher level. This will give me
analyse? from many conventions of the authentic and included many a better idea of the standards I
- Did you take any genre such as use of black and genre conventions. should be aiming for
inspiration from the white, themes including crime
conventions found from and murder and a setting of
your research? 1940s New York.
Creativity We tried to stick closely to These skills helped us create To improve creativity at A2 level
- were our ideas for your conventions of the genre. This an authentic product but it I will chose a genre which has
portfolio imaginative and unique limited us in what we could lacked creativity somewhat. I not a large amount of
or did you adhere to shoot as we had to wear certain think we tried to be too conventions which must be
conventions? clothes and take care not to authentic to the detriment of the followed.
include shots of things which final product.
are not part of the genre.