A2 Media set 3: focus on post production and digital technology in production work.

1. A2 Media Studies
Feedback on Digital Technology and
Focus on Post Production

2. Results of homework essays
• Strengths
– Some strong uses of Triangulation
– Some good reflection on the development of skills
• Areas for improvement
– Structure
• Must start with AS and not A2 (otherwise the journey is back to front)
– More uses of triangulation
• What did you do (which bit of the skill did you use)
• When did you use it (which project)
• Why did you use it (what effect did it have on your project?)
– More reflection
• How did the development of your skill change you as a media producer / effect the
quality of your product?
• What did you learn about yourself as a media producer?
• How much did your skills improve?
– Have a clear introduction
• Define the skill
• State your level of skill
• Briefly outline the productions you will refer to.

3. Triangulation - Reminder

4. Reflection on your writing
• Take a highlighter pen and highlight
examples of triangulation in your essay.

5. Triangulation Exercise
• Think about how you used FCP in AS (or Pr Ellen)
• Identify one specific use of editing and one example
from an AS production
– Write a triangulation paragraph, following the diagram
– Swap your paragraph with the person sitting next to you
• Identify where they have used a specific skill, linked it to a named
specific production and then discussed why this skill was used
and the effect it had on the overall production.
• Repeat for a use of Premiere Pro in an A2 production
• Be prepared to read your paragraph out

6. Useful hand-out for revision
This hand-out will help you to
prepare specific examples from your
AS and A2 use of digital technology

7. Quick essay plan
This essay plan,
written by the
Chief Examiner,
outlines a quick
way of addressing
how to structure
your response.

8. Post Production
• Write a definition on your sheet
– How does it differ to digital technology?
– Where does it cross-over?
• Brainstorm some examples of post production
skills in the box on your hand-out

9. Post Production Skills
• Moving image techniques you could have included:
– Final Cut Pro / Premiere Pro
• Filters
• Image control
• Manipulation of speed (slow mo or fast mo)
• Jump cuts
• Match cuts
• Adding text/titles
– After Effects
• Animation
• Titles / captions
• Green screening
– Garage Band / Sound Track Pro / Logic Pro
• Layering sounds
• Creating musical scores
• Amplifying foley sound
– Life Type
• Creating titles
• Animating titles

10. • Print techniques you could have included:
– Photoshop
• Cropping and resizing images
• Using filters
• Image control
• Quick selection to cut out
• Integration of text
• Using layer effects
• Web design techniques you could have included:
– Wix
• Importing and placing images
• Creating banners
• Integrating / changing fonts
• Adding links / tabs
• Integrating social media icons
• Embedding videos / gif files
Post Production Skills

11. Complete time-line activity
• Do this on paper first (and transfer to
TimeToast as part of your revision).