FINAL SKILLS AUDIT

AS Media Production: Final Skills Audit Print Production

Name:                         Tutor group:              Date:

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	x		I used this feature on the camera in order to ensure my camera was in focus allowing me to take a clear image.
Shutter Speed	x		I used the shutter speed settings on the camera during skills development, taking photos of moving objects and capturing them in motion, subjects such as moving cars and running water.
Aperture control		x
ISO Control		x
A tripod			I have used a tripod when taking images to hold the camera in a stable position.
External flash	x		I have used an external flash to provide light for the images I have taken for my product.
Self timer facility	x		I used the self timer facility in order to take photos on a timer.
Light meter		x
Composition grids	x		I have used composition grids to allow me to align the subject which I am taking a photo of correctly.

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	x		I have used text control to manipulate text.
Filters	x		I have used filters in order to apply a certain colour to images.
Brushes	x		I used the brushes in Photoshop during skills development,  I used it to create cuts on a face during a tutorial.
Layers	x		I have used layers within my project to place objects in the correct order; this allowed me to edit a certain element at will.
Opacity control		x
Shape creation	x		I used this tool in order to create shapes, I created rectangular boxes in my front cover to include content.
Brightness and contrast control	x		I used the brightness and contrast control to manipulate my images to be brighter or more or less contrasted.
Gradients			I used the gradients tool in order to change colours, such as different brightness levels.
Load selection features	x		I have used the load selection features in Photoshop to create 3D effects on text, during skills development then eventually within my final product.
Feathering		x
Colour curves adjustment		x
Resolution setting control		x
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	x		I used this image to cut around objects and paste them elsewhere. I used this in my final product for my front cover, I used a found image and cut around it to place on my front cover.
Cropping tool	x		I used the cropping tool to cut down images.
Clone tool	x		I used the clone tool during a tutorial in which I cleared up a face of a woman with acne.
Retouch tool	x		I used the retouch to edit peoples skin in order to clear blemishes etc.

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
Have you ever used In design ever before?	x		To create magazine double page spreads.
Margin and column guide creation	x		I used this tool, in order to place items within my double page spread such as text in the correct position on each page.
Inserting an image ID	x		I used this tool in order to place images on my double page spread.
Resizing images in ID	x		I used this tool to manipulate images, making them larger or smaller.
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation	x		I used this tool in order to make text larger/smaller as well as
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		x
Text flow creation	x		I used this tool to allow text to flow continuously form one text box to another.
Using transparent imagery in ID		x
Shape/line creation In design	x		I used this tool to create shapes and lines such as rectangular breakout boxes on my DPS.
Exporting to PDF from In-design	x		I used this tool to export my final product for hand in.
Text Wrap	x		I used this tool in order to place text around an object such as an image.