Technical Skills Audit

AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name:       Kurt Hammond          Tutor group:     1.32  Date:    18/09/13

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 Creative writing classes		X
Shutter Speed		X
Aperture control		X
A tripod		X
External flash		X
Self timer facility		X
Light meter		X
Composition grids		X

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 this very often in various different works, mostly in a media work in which I created 2 magazine pages with articles.
Filters	X		I have used filters such as sharpen and pixelate on different types of images to change them in various ways
Brushes		X
Layers	X		Altering the order of layers, mixing different layers, merging etc. are all tasks I have done frequently
Opacity control	X		Used during Graphics coursework to help enhance images to improve the overall look and suitability for use
Shape creation	X		During the creation of my Media magazine pages I used a range of shapes to create an authentic looking magazine layout
Brightness and contrast control	X		Changing the brightness and contrast to make certain images stand out from others or change the look of bad light photo.
Dodge/Burn		X
Clone stamp tool		X
Colour curves adjustment		X
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	X		Cutting out parts of images using the magnetic and polygon lasso tool
Cropping tool	X		Cropping images to remove any unwanted edges of photos/images
Retouch tool		X

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
Margin and column guide creation		X
Inserting text in ID		X
Inserting images in ID		X
Resizing images in ID		X
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		X
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		X
Text flow creation		X
Text effects – drop shadow		X
Drop cap insert		X
Using transparent imagery in ID		X
Shape creation In design		X
Text wrapping		X
Exporting to PDF from In-design		X