AS Media
Production: Technical
Skills Audit Print Production
Name: Owen Dixon Tutor group: Date:
18/09/13
Photographic
Skills
Which of the following
photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:
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Feature
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Yes
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No
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Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Manual
Focus features
Creative writing classes
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X
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Shutter
Speed
|
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X
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Aperture
control
|
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X
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A
tripod
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X
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External flash
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X
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Self
timer facility
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X
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Light
meter
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X
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Composition
grids
|
X
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I learned about these
when studying media last year. A grid appears on your computer screen
allowing you to follow the rule of thirds easier.
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Photoshop
Skills
Which of the following
features of Photoshop have you used before:
|
Feature
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Yes
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No
|
Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Text
control
|
X
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I used this fairly often
last year, mainly to aid my editing process
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Filters
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X
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I used filters on nearly
every photo I edited for my media coursework.
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Brushes
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X
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Layers
|
X
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I added multiple layers
to some photos so that I could get my desired finished image
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Opacity
control
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X
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Shape
creation
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X
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Brightness
and contrast control
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X
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Dodge/Burn
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X
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Clone
stamp tool
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X
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Colour
curves adjustment
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X
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Magnetic
lasso, polygon lasso tool
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X
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These are used to edit a
photos by taking out the undesired background. This is more detailed than
cropping.
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Cropping
tool
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X
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This is used to cut out
background but without the precision of magnetic lasso and polygon lasso
tool.
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Retouch
tool
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X
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In Design
Skills
Which of the following
features of In Design have you used before:
|
Feature
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Yes
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No
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Comments if yes – where
have you completed this skills and to what level
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Margin
and column guide creation
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X
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Inserting
text in ID
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X
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Inserting
images in ID
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X
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Resizing
images in ID
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X
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Text
manipulation – resizing, rotation
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X
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Text
manipulation – controlling kerning and leading
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X
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Text
flow creation
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X
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Text
effects – drop shadow
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X
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Drop
cap insert
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X
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Using
transparent imagery in ID
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X
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Shape
creation In design
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X
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Text
wrapping
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X
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Exporting
to PDF from In-design
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X
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