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: Amneet Dhillon……………………..…………………………... Levels: Basic – Competent - Advanced

Practical Skill AUDIT Evidence AUDIT Evidence AUDIT Evidence
DATE DATE DATE
ONE TWO THREE
Sound Basic/None Competent/ Used in
Using a microphone 7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Media to record on
to record on location/exterior where
location/exterior we recorded natural
sound from the
environment.
Using a microphone Basic/None Competent/ Used in
to record interior 7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Media while recording
sound sound using boom
microphone.
Monitoring sound Basic/None Competent/ Used in
levels 7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Media to monitor sound
levels for my promotional
video.
Recording a voice Basic/None Basic/None
over commentary 7/9/2010 24/11/2010

Competent/ Used in I.C.T to Basic/None

7/9/2010 create adverts for my DiDA 24/11/2010
Creating and using
project.
sound effects
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Recording/editing Basic/None Competent/
music with images 7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Used in Media
for my
promotional
video
Editing Competent/ Used Competent/
Transferring footage 7/9/2010 at home to transfer 24/11/2010 Used in Media
footage from one when editing my
video to another video.
using windows
movie maker.
Creating a timeline Competent/ Used at Competent/
7/9/2010 home to create a 24/11/2010 Used at home to
video for a game. create a video
for a game.

Cutting images Competent/ Used in Competent/

7/9/2010 I.C.T to cut certain 24/11/2010 Used in I.C.T to
parts of an image cut certain parts
out which you don’t of an image out
need and use the which you don’t
rest where needed. need and use
the rest where
needed.
Creating titles Competent/ Used at Competent/
home and in I.C.T to 24/11/2010 Used at home
7/9/2010 create titles for my and in I.C.T to
videos and for my create titles for
DiDA project to my videos and
create titles for for my DiDA
certain tasks. project to create
titles for certain
tasks.
Using transitions Basic/ Used in I.C.T Basic/ Used in
7/9/2010 to create special 24/11/2010 I.C.T to create
effects for special effects
PowerPoint for PowerPoint
presentations presentations
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Sound Editing Basic/None Competent/
Extracting sound 7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Used in Media
for my
promotional
video from
getting sound
from the camera
to the mac
Editing sound Basic/None Competent/
7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Used in Media
when recording
voice sound.
Increasing and Basic/None Basic/None
lowering volume level 7/9/2010 24/11/2010

Lighting Basic/None Basic/None

7/9/2010 24/11/2010
Externally lighting a
scene
Basic/None Competent/
7/9/2010 24/11/2010 Used in Media
Using Diffusers and
when creating
Gels
love imagery.

7/9/2010 Basic/None Competent/

24/11/2010 Used in Media to
Using a three point
record a clip for
light system
a charity appeal.
Using lighting to 7/9/2010 Basic/None Competent/
create atmosphere 24/11/2010 Used in Media
when creating a
romance scene
Other 7/9/2010 Competent/ Used in Basic/None
Using fireworks to I.C.T to create and 24/11/2010
create graphics/logos add effects to an
image.
Using PowerPoint to 7/9/2010 Competent/ Used in Competent/
create a presentation Technology to 24/11/2010 Used to create
create my my equipment
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Camera Competent/ Used in Competent/
Basic operation, I.C.T to record a None
recording, playback 7/9/2010 certain task and then 24/11/2010
and manual focusing to playing it back to
view the video.
Shot composition Basic/None Basic/None
using different shots 7/9/2010 24/11/2010
types

Using high and low Basic/None Basic/None

angle shots. 7/9/2010 24/11/2010

Camera Movement Advanced/ I have Advanced/

7/9/2010 used Camera None
movement in I.C.T to 24/11/2010
record certain tasks
we had to complete.
Framing a shot 7/9/2010 Basic/None Basic/None
appropriately 24/11/2010

White balance 7/9/2010 Basic/None Basic/None

24/11/2010
Practical Skill AUDIT ONE Evidence AUDIT TWO Evidence AUDIT THREE Evidence
Internet Basic/ I have made 24/11/2010 Basic/ I have
Set up a blog 7/9/2010 my own website made my own
uploading videos but website
not with blogger/ uploading videos
but not with
blogger
Upload text to a blog Basic/ I have 24/11/2010 Basic/ I have
7/9/2010 uploaded text to my uploaded text to
own website but not my own website
with/to blog. but not with/to
blog.
Upload photos to a Basic/ I have 24/11/2010 Competent/ I
blog 7/9/2010 uploaded photos to have uploaded
my own website but lighting photos to
not with/to blog. my blog.

Embed items on blog Basic/None 24/11/2010 Competent/ I

7/9/2010 have embedded
many documents
from Unit 2 onto
my blog such as
a Camera
evaluation.
Set up a you tube Advanced/ I have 24/11/2010 Advanced/ I
account 7/9/2010 set up my own have set up my
account on own account on
YouTube. YouTube.

Upload footage to a Advanced/ I have 24/11/2010 Advanced/ I

you tube account 7/9/2010 uploaded videos to have uploaded
my YouTube videos to my
account. YouTube
account.