Monday, 28 April 2014

Final Skills Audit


AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production

Name: James Henderson                    Tutor group: 1.17               Date: 22 April 2014

Photographic Skills
Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

Feature
Yes
No
Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features
Y

Used to develop manual camera control skills in changing depth of field

Shutter Speed
Y

Used to capture motion outside and used for drawing with light

Aperture control
Y

Used to develop manual camera control skills in changing depth of field

ISO Control
Y

Used to develop manual camera control skills in changing depth of field

A tripod
Y

No changes in this area since the initial skills audit

External flash
Y

Used in the studio photoshoot to control lighting

Self timer facility
Y

No changes in this area since the initial skills audit

Light meter
Y

Used in the studio photoshoot to measure and alter light brightness

Composition grids
Y

No changes in this area since the initial skills audit



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
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover

Filters
Y

Used when experimenting with new features

Brushes
Y

Used in the production of my Christmas CD album cover

Layers
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover

Opacity control
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover

Shape creation
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover

Brightness and contrast control
Y

No changes in this area since the initial skills audit

Gradients

N


Load selection features

N


Feathering

N


Colour curves adjustment
Y

This was used when I was cross processing

Resolution setting control
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover

Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover to lighten the vest top that my model was wearing.

Cropping tool
Y

Used in the production of my magazine front cover


Clone tool
Y

Used in the production of my Christmas CD album cover
                                                                         
Retouch tool

N





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
Margin and column guide creation
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article

Inserting an image ID
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (photo lead page)

Resizing images in ID
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (photo lead page)

Text manipulation – resizing, rotation
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (sub-header sticker text)

Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article

Text flow creation
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (first three columns)

Using transparent imagery in ID
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (bus on photo-lead sub-header sticker)

Shape/line creation In design
Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (breakout box and sticker sub-header)

Exporting to PDF from In-design
Y

Used in the exporting process of my magazine article

Text Wrap


Y

Used in the production of my magazine article (text wrap around the quote insert)
Other Skills






Number of new skills achieved: 28

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