my skills audit

My Skills audit at the beginning of A2

I currently rate my ability in the creative use of the following technical skills as:

Filming	1	2	3	4
Holding a shot steady		x
Framing a shot, including and excluding elements where appropriate			X
Using a variety of shot distances as appropriate		X
Shooting material appropriate to the task set				X
Selecting mise–en-scene, including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting				x
Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer				X
Using varied shot transitions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set			X
Using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set			X
Using titles appropriately				X

I set myself these technical skills targets, when I begin the A2 Coursework:

1. Practise shot taking to be able to hold a steady shot

2. Use more of a variety of shots next time

3. Use more shot transitions

4. practise framing a shot

I currently rate my ability to research and analyse media texts as follows:

Research and analysis	1	2	3	4
I can recognise a genre by identifying its particular patterns of codes and conventions				X
I am able to comment upon the construction of values and ideology within a media text			x
I am able to discuss possible audience reception of a text, in a meaningful way				X

I set myself these research targets, when I begin my A2 coursework:

1. Revise more in-depth

2. Go further into research

3. Try to memorise all types of codes and conventions

4. Improve the structure of your comments

I currently rate my ability to plan my own A2 coursework as follows:

Planning	1	2	3	4
I can create a detailed shot script		X
I can use storyboarding and take photographs in preparation for filming		X
I can manage time effectively	X
I can respond to and overcome difficulties while filming			X
I can use my previous research of genre to inform my own work				x

I set myself these planning targets when starting my A2 coursework, as follows:

1. Improve time management

2. be more detailed in doing shot script

3. think more logically when doing storyboard

4. start work earlier

I currently rate my ability to evaluate my own A2 coursework as follows:

Evaluation	1	2	3	4
I know how to ask questions of my target audience in a way that will reveal the success or otherwise of my coursework			X
I know how to look back at my research and identify the success or otherwise of the codes and conventions I used in my own coursework			X
I am able to judge the success or otherwise of my camerawork and editing				X
I am able to identify a strong link between my research, planning and final product		X
I am able to give persuasive reasons for all of the decisions I made during the coursework process			X
I am able to analyse my final product, in the way that I have created meaning			X

I set myself these evaluation targets when starting my A2 coursework, as follows:

1. Spend more time on it

2. Be more detailed with answers

3. Use a more complex layout

4. Identify strong links