Creativity:
After looking back at all the work I have completed for Unit 2, I think that I have been quite creative. But I definitely think that I have got more creative as the course went on and as I learnt new skills. E.g. using Final Cut, Photoshop etc. I have done lots of research into each topic we were doing e.g. making a music video, opening sequence, magazine etc. to make sure I got the results that I was wanting and had hoped for. I also brainstormed so I could build up ideas and then choose the one that I was most happy with.
Working Accurately:
When I am creating a new piece of work for Unit 2, I always make sure everything is made presentable. For my magazine I aligned the cover lines on my magazine to make it look neat and tidy. For all my pieces of work I have mostly used Photoshop, I ensure that all my photos are cropped neatly and are inline with all the other images. When I am writing a piece of text, (like this one), I re-read it to check that I have used punctuation, grammar, and to check that I have not spelled anything incorrectly. As having mistakes in your work looks scruffy and unprofessional. I also underline and bold important headings, so that people reading it can see that this is the main topic.
Saving/Storing Material:
On my work area I have saved all my documents and media pieces in a 'Media' folder, which is inside my 'mccg96' folder. I save it here as they are always saved in my area, as saving on your desktop is risky because the computer could break therefore losing your work. I have a number of different folders inside the Media so that I can easily find my work. E.g. I have a Magazine, Movie Poster, Music Videos, Music Video Textual Analysis, Video Screen Shots one etc. All my documents and folders are correctly named so that if I did lose something, I can quickly find it by going to Finder and typing in the name of it.
Use of Equipment
The equipment that was new to me was using a tripod when we were filming our opening sequences, and a scanner for when we had to scan our movie posters and magazines in. Also I had not used the programs Photoshop or Final Cut before. We use Photoshop to create all our pieces of work, and used Final Cut to create my opening sequence. We then upload these pieces of work to our blog on Blogger. But I can now set up a tripod, scan in work, and use Photoshop confidently. The equipment that I had used before was a camera, printer, apple mac, word, Blogger, Google Documents and YouTube. Although I have learnt new skills for using Blogger (uploading JPEGS) and an apple mac (all the shortcuts) which I did not know before.
Strongest Skills & Skills That Need Improvement
I think my strongest skill was when I began the course is using Blogger, a mac and using a camera. My skills with these programs have definitely improved as I can now work my way round a mac quickly as I have now learnt some short cuts e.g apple T = new tab, apple W = close tab, apple S = save, apple N = new window. I knew how to use Blogger but I have learnt how to select different layouts and backgrounds. I found using Final Cut for editing our opening sequences quite difficult as it was new to me at the start and it was hard to use. I do know some aspects of using Final Cut but I definitely think I could improve on my skills and that I could learn a great deal more. I think I am quite good at using Photoshop as I know how to use it but I think I could improve my skills further. I will improve my skills on Photoshop and Final Cut by looking at tutorials on YouTube on how to do different things. I could also ask other students and my teacher on things that I am stuck on and how to improve my pieces of work
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