g325 a2 media exam - q1a

Post Production

What skills did you develop at the stage of post production?

G325: Section A: Theoretical Perspectives in MediaQuestion 1(a)

LO: To understand and interpret genre theories and apply them to media products.

• Production at AS consisted of filming the prelims and title sequence.

• Post Production at AS consisted of editing the timelines and putting all the text and graphics and sound together in FCE.


Production and Post Production

• Production at A2

consisted of filming the preliminary and the main music video. It also consisted of things like taking photos for adverts/digipaks, and recording director’s commentaries.


Production

• Post Production at A2 consisted of editing the footage in Final Cut Express. It also included manipulating the photographs and putting all the text and graphics together on Photoshop.

Post-Production


TASK 1• You have 5 minutes to

brainstorm everything you did for your main product at AS at the stage of post-production.

• This must be detailed in terms of tools used, the software pros /cons, your strengths /weaknesses.


TASK 2• You have 5 minutes to brainstorm

everything you did for your main product at A2 at the stage of post-production. This must be detailed in terms of tools used, the software pros /cons, your strengths /weaknesses.

• You should also detail your progression of editing, web design and Photoshop skills at stage of post production between AS and your A2 ancillary tasks.


• You also have to remember that you may have produced and post produced work for your both your evaluations.

• The main difference between AS and A2 for us isn’t obvious – video to video.

• But you must be able to evaluate these skills and think about everything that you have learned for your entire four pieces of coursework.

Evaluations?


TASK 3

• Final Cut Express in general. • Use of Photoshop at A2.• Further advanced use of Final

cut Express at A2 to construct your evaluation and create meaning.

You have 5 minutes to detail the progression specifically from:


• MEDIA LANGUAGE• REPRESENTATION• AUDIENCES• INSTITUTIONS

So if you were to state that you used FCE solarize tool as a transition you need to explain why you did this in terms of communication/meaning/mode of address for the audience.

All of your work should make reference to your knowledge of the KEY MEDIA CONCEPTS.


E.g. “At the stage of post-production there were more advanced transitions effects in the video effects bin on FCE. I used the solarize tool as a transition that would signify a new character in the narrative for the audience. This connotes that this character is important, giving more information about X, enhancing their representation of X. It is also convention of the teaser trailer to highlight character.”


Spot the concepts!

TASK 4• You have 5 minutes to link 6

post production choices you made to one or more of the key media concepts.


Links between the areas?It is vital that you understand that for Q1(a) of this exam that you will be required to answer an evaluation of skills between AS and A2 on either one or two areas.So far we have considered:1.Digital Technology2.Creativity3.Research and Planning4.Post Production


TASK 5• We need to start recognising links

between these at the different stages of production and there is a choice of 3 essay questions.

• You therefore have 10 minutes to identify how each area might fit with the others in terms of SKILLS development.

• e.g. start with DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY in the middle and write the other three areas around it, make notes on how they fit. e.g Research and Planning – technology of blogger.com


“A media product is primarily created a the stage of editing”. In your own experience detail how far the meaning of your product was constructed at the stage of post production.

“Creativity is something that is inherent and cannot be learned”. In your experience detail how the post production of your media products developed your creative skills.

“Consumers are now media producers”. In your experience detail how far the post production of your work was enabled by the digital technology available to you.


Choice of 3 questions...remember they start with a statement as below for you to ultimately answer as part of your evaluation.

g325 a2 media exam - q1a

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