Media Evalution

                AS Media Studies Evaluation

Throughout the media project I was introduced to multiple new features of software and filming methods. Previously to taking media studies as an A level I had never had any experience relating to media studies of film studies. I was introduced to the different techniques regarding different filming practises and methods.

 I enjoyed learning about the new methods of how to film different shots with various shot types and also the editing portion of the project allowed me to adapt to new software whilst still learning the ropes at the same time as I had no prior experience with either media studies or the Final Cut pro software. The overall project was greatly enjoyable as many different opportunities were presented to me over the course of filming and editing. During the editing portion of the project I found myself struggling to be able to adapt to the changes that occurred throughout the programme, which leads my point that I would like to greatly improve on my editing skills and in future be able to adapt more easily and efficiently to any problems that may arise throughout the course of the editing and also be able to use multiple effects effectively and collectively together to create a more diverse and interesting project.

I found myself to obtain multiple advantages throughout the course of the project such as being able to film and capture events and pictures effectively due to the fact that I was familiar with the technology (iPad Mini) used to film the projects. Also I found myself able to come up with creative ideas relating to the narrative of the project and both I and Cameron had good knowledge of the school which allowed us to know where to film and take the pictures without wasting valuable time that we could’ve spent editing.

 I have found that storyboarding the narrative is a vital part of the process as it allows you to brainstorm multiple ideas onto one sheet of paper and creates a list of possible routes to take the narrative and presents ideas that would be either too difficult or too extreme to create and produce efficiently in the amount of time given to us. Through the editing process I made sure to include the various effects such as transitions between key scenes/ pictures and also various slides of text incorporated at the beginning and end to introduce and conclude the project.  

I experienced a gradual increase in confidence when it came to editing and filming as I was a complete stranger to the concept of editing at the beginning and now I have found myself being able to edit a project with confidence and being able to label exactly what I have done and what I am going to do to the project.