GCE in Media: Communication and Production Practical Skills Audit

The document is a practical skills audit for a media studies course that requires students to record and evidence practical skills learned over the year. It contains a table for students to log three audits recording the date, evidence of competency level (basic, competent, advanced) for various media production skills like using microphones, recording sound, editing video, lighting, camera operation and internet skills like creating blogs and YouTube accounts. Many of the skills are marked as never done before or at a basic level for the initial audit, showing skills to be developed over the course of the year.

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GCE in Media: Communication and Production Practical Skills Audit

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GCE in Media: Communication and Production

Practical Skills Audit

Over the year you will learn a variety of practical skills as well as develop the skills you already have.
These skills need to be recorded and evidenced throughout. Many of these skills you will learn in Unit 2
but will also develop in Unit 3. Make sure you record your skills in these audits and state the evidence of
where they can be found.

Name:………………………..…………………………... Levels: Basic – Competent - Advanced

Practical Skill AUDIT Evidence AUDIT Evidence AUDIT Evidence
DATE DATE DATE
ONE TWO THREE
Sound Never done before
Using a microphone 28/09/10
to record on
location/exterior
Using a microphone Never done before
to record interior
sound 28/09/10

Monitoring sound Never done before

levels
28/09/10

Recording a voice 28/09/10 Basic last year for

over commentary
the live day and
trailer
28/09/10 Basic creating a
Creating and using trailer last year
sound effects
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Recording/editing 28/09/10 Basic done this
music with images last year for my
live day show.

Editing Competent
Transferring footage
done last
28/09/10 year making
a trailer
Creating a timeline 28/09/10 Basic have
done this
before in
media when I
made trailers
Cutting images 28/09/10 Competent
have done
this before in
media when I
made trailers
Creating titles 28/09/10 Advanced
Do this in
most subjects
Using transitions 28/09/10 Basic last
year in media
making a
trailer
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Sound Editing Never done
Extracting sound 28/09/10 before

Editing sound 28/09/10 Basic have

done so for
voice overs
Increasing and Advanced
lowering volume level
28/09/10 I do this
every day of
my life.
Lighting 28/09/10 Never done
Externally lighting a before
scene

28/09/10 Never done

Using Diffusers and before
Gels

28/09/10 Never done

Using a three point before
light system

Using lighting to 28/09/10 Never done

create atmosphere
before
Other 28/09/10 Basic done in
Using fireworks to
create graphics/logos ict
Using PowerPoint to 28/09/10 Basic year to make
create a presentation a presentation last
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Camera Basic
Basic operation, 28/09/10 Using a camera
recording, playback
last year
and manual focusing
Shot composition 28/09/10 Basic
using different shots
types Filming last
year to make
a trailer
Using high and low Basic
angle shots.
Filming last
28/09/10 year to make
a trailer
Camera Movement Competent
28/09/10 Live day last
year
Framing a shot 28/09/10 Basic
appropriately
Filming movie
trailer.
White balance 28/09/10 Never done
before
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Internet Never done
Set up a blog 28/09/10 before