Skills obtained so far.. (production/pre production traits gained/enhanced from AS Media Studies)

My research skills have definitely been improved due to the fact that last year not much research was needed, however regarding the music video intense research was needed into the music industry- past videos/artists were researched. Also, different genres were explored as we wanted a good grasp of the music industry as a whole- and not just specific to one genre.

For our AS footage we looked at the mise-en-scene very briefly because not much input was needed, whereas our music video is much more complex and needs attention to detail. I have spent a lot of time researching into dress code/ mise en scene for 50's inspired clothing: we have decided on floral, vintage being our ongoing theme throughout the video. Also, regarding the mise en scene we watched a range of videos and focused on just what the artists were wearing, because our artist is female we focused on female artists such as Beyonce, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera. For example Beyonce in the 'why don’t you love me' video wears floral- this is a 50's inspired outfit and another artist which looks at 50's/60's is Christina Aguilera. We used Youtube to watch/research different videos.

The camera skills which I gained last year were further enhanced in A2 media as i had grasped the basics last year and now am able to use the traits learned without hesitation or needing to ask what to do. i.e if I need a panning shot I am able to film it without hesitation- whereas last year I had to ask for assistant first, and then film.

Last year we were introduced to Adobe premier pro; I learnt to do many things on Adobe. I learned how to import clips, how to change the speed of the clips which gave it the fading, slow motion effect which is used throughout our film on many occasions. Furthermore, I also learnt how to arrange and cut these as were appropriate. I also learnt how to create titles. Better transitions can be made on Adobe, also; you can use wider range of effects for both audio and video such as putting a picture onto the timeline and placing text easily over it. The skills which i obtained last year were really useful this time round in terms of uploading/editing footage as i had previous knowledge so didn't waste time in trying to figure out what to do.