Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Initial Skills Assesment

AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name:       Alyson Shaw              Tutor group:      1.15  Date: 19-09-2012

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
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.

Shutter Speed
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.

Aperture control
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.

A tripod
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.

External flash

N



Self timer facility
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.

Light meter

N



Composition grids
Y


I have a basic knowledge of this skill. I learned this in my free time.



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
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?
Y


I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.

Text control

N



Filters

N



Brushes
Y


I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.

Layers
Y


I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.

Opacity control

N



Shape creation

N



Brightness and contrast control

N



Dodge/Burn


Y

I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.
Clone stamp tool
Y

I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.

Colour curves adjustment

N



Resolution setting control

N



Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool

N



Cropping tool
Y

I used Photoshop as part of my ICT skills and in my own free time, I only have basic knowledge.

Retouch tool

N





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
Have you ever used In design ever before?

N



Margin and column guide creation

N



Inserting text in ID

N



Inserting images in ID

N



Resizing images in ID



N

Text manipulation – resizing, rotation

N



Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading

N



Text flow creation



N

Text effects – drop shadow



N

Drop cap insert


N



Using transparent imagery in ID

N



Shape creation In design

N



Text wrapping



N

Exporting to PDF from In-design

N