Reflecting back on the AS year: Technical Skills

During the AS year of Media Studies, I developed a number of skills. Some of theses were:

1. Using equipment to film the Thriller opening (camcorders, tripods, SD cards), and how to use it effectively to film professional-looking shots. We also used digital cameras to take pictures when we were filming.

2. Using different software to edit and create sound & titles. This included

• Final Cut Pro - used to edit the footage we filmed, and also to cut clips of other Thrillers to post on the blog as part of the planning stage.
• LiveType - We used this to create the titles for the Thriller opening
• Soundtrack Pro - used to create the sound effects and diegetic sounds which formed part of the soundtrack.
• Logic Pro - I used Logic to create the musical part of the soundtrack
• Handbrake - used to convert high quality files exported from Final Cut to lower quality so they could be uploaded to the blog quickly.

3. Using websites such as Blogger to show our research, planning and evaluation of our work.