Personal Skills Audit                          Name: Graham Wain

                                          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 how to operate a        My main focus in the group was      This year, I will work on crafting
   - What                         camera and use a dolly track. I   to edit the sound and create a      sounds rather than creating a
        equipment/software        also used Cubase to create a      soundtrack, by doing this I had     soundtrack. I will also work on
        packages did you use to   soundtrack for my AS.             to organise certain shots were      my editing skills, due to them
        produce your                                                my track would fit in such as the   not being a main role in my last
        production?                                                 opening and ending of my            media production.
                                                                    media film. I also had to set the
                                                                    tone for the movie by creating a
                                                                    quite melancholic track.


Post production                   I learned how to use Final cut    These skills helped me to           I will develop my editing and
   - What software did you        Express HD, garage band and       achieve my major group, which       sound skills by taking control of
       use to create your         Cubase to build and create        was the sound engineer.             the sound duties and by being
       production?                instruments, edit certain sound   Certain pieces of software such     the assistant editor.
   - Discuss specific features    effects and to mute certain       as Final Cut Express HD
       of the software.           background noises in order to     helped me craft some unique
                                  make the movie have a crisp       sounds. I also used software
                                  sound.                            such as Cubase and garage
                                                                    band to re-master these sounds
                                                                    and make them more suitable
                                                                    for the scenes.
Research and Planning              Last year, the research gave       The skills helped contribute to    I will develop these skills in A2
  - What tasks did you             me the opportunity to develop      my work greatly. I used most of    because I’m in a much smaller
     complete when                 my skills and understanding of     my research to develop a           group this year, meaning that I’ll
     preparing to film your        the subject. Last year I           character for my role in the       be able to get a lot more work
     sequence?                     researched different film          movie. To develop this             done on my own, due to there
  - How did your planning          openings in order to get an idea   character I watched plenty of      only being me and someone
     help the smooth               for how I’m going to film and      different crime and noir movies.   else working on the project,
     progression of your film?     edit the opening of my short                                          meaning that I’ll get involved
                                   film.                                                                 with more media techniques.
Using conventions of real          In AS Media Studies I had to       These skills helped contribute     I will develop my Media Text
media texts                        analyse text from an opening       to my work greatly. I used most    skills in A2 because I'm in a
   - Which texts did you           sequence of one movie. The         of this research in order to       much smaller group meaning
      analyse?                     movie I decided to analyse was     assist my group with creating      that I'll be able to work on a lot
   - Did you take any              Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. We took       our opening sequence.              more things such as editing and
      inspiration from the         a lot of inspiration from this                                        production.
      conventions found from       movie when creating our title
      your research?               sequence. The sequence we
                                   took from the opening text is
                                   the gun shot animation.


Creativity                         In AS Media Studies I had to be    These skills helped contribute     I will further develop my
- were our ideas for your          very open minded with my           to my work greatly. Most my        creativity skills in A2 because I'll
portfolio imaginative and unique   groups Ideas, I also had to        ideas were used in the final       be taking control of costumes
or did you adhere to               come up with my own creative       product such as specific           and props as well as ideas for
conventions?                       ideas.                             camera angles and a small part     the main video.
                                                                      of the story.

Personal Skills Audit

  • 1.
    Personal Skills Audit Name: Graham Wain 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 how to operate a My main focus in the group was This year, I will work on crafting - What camera and use a dolly track. I to edit the sound and create a sounds rather than creating a equipment/software also used Cubase to create a soundtrack, by doing this I had soundtrack. I will also work on packages did you use to soundtrack for my AS. to organise certain shots were my editing skills, due to them produce your my track would fit in such as the not being a main role in my last production? opening and ending of my media production. media film. I also had to set the tone for the movie by creating a quite melancholic track. Post production I learned how to use Final cut These skills helped me to I will develop my editing and - What software did you Express HD, garage band and achieve my major group, which sound skills by taking control of use to create your Cubase to build and create was the sound engineer. the sound duties and by being production? instruments, edit certain sound Certain pieces of software such the assistant editor. - Discuss specific features effects and to mute certain as Final Cut Express HD of the software. background noises in order to helped me craft some unique make the movie have a crisp sounds. I also used software sound. such as Cubase and garage band to re-master these sounds and make them more suitable for the scenes.
  • 2.
    Research and Planning Last year, the research gave The skills helped contribute to I will develop these skills in A2 - What tasks did you me the opportunity to develop my work greatly. I used most of because I’m in a much smaller complete when my skills and understanding of my research to develop a group this year, meaning that I’ll preparing to film your the subject. Last year I character for my role in the be able to get a lot more work sequence? researched different film movie. To develop this done on my own, due to there - How did your planning openings in order to get an idea character I watched plenty of only being me and someone help the smooth for how I’m going to film and different crime and noir movies. else working on the project, progression of your film? edit the opening of my short meaning that I’ll get involved film. with more media techniques. Using conventions of real In AS Media Studies I had to These skills helped contribute I will develop my Media Text media texts analyse text from an opening to my work greatly. I used most skills in A2 because I'm in a - Which texts did you sequence of one movie. The of this research in order to much smaller group meaning analyse? movie I decided to analyse was assist my group with creating that I'll be able to work on a lot - Did you take any Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. We took our opening sequence. more things such as editing and inspiration from the a lot of inspiration from this production. conventions found from movie when creating our title your research? sequence. The sequence we took from the opening text is the gun shot animation. Creativity In AS Media Studies I had to be These skills helped contribute I will further develop my - were our ideas for your very open minded with my to my work greatly. Most my creativity skills in A2 because I'll portfolio imaginative and unique groups Ideas, I also had to ideas were used in the final be taking control of costumes or did you adhere to come up with my own creative product such as specific and props as well as ideas for conventions? ideas. camera angles and a small part the main video. of the story.