Unit 1 assessment

UNIT 1 ASSESSMENT – TV & Film 

UNIT 1: Introduction to media processes and technical skills – Assessment (credit value 12) 

Unit Aim: To provide the student with an introduction to a range of processes and skills used in creative media production and technology and to the particular characteristics and methods of communication within the media sector. 

Learning Outcomes The student will: 

1. Understand processes and technical skills used in creative media production. 

2. Understand the characteristics and methods of communication within a media context. 

Assessment Criteria The student can: 

1.1 Apply understanding of a range of processes to support media activities. 

1.2 Apply media processes and skills safely and appropriately. 

2.2 Critically compare a range of communication methods used to convey meaning in creative media production.  

NAME: 

Ross O’Donoghue 

TERM	DEFINITION WITH EXAMPLE	FEED-BACK
Key concepts
Media Forms	Media forms are the forms in which media is displayed. Example the internet, TV, film.
Institution	A media institution is an institution that produces media, examples include BBC ITV and RTE.
Genre	A genre is the type of the film or TV, example horror, comedy.
Representation	Representation is how the media represents its audience, for example, how it engages the audience to buy said product.
Audience	The audience are the people who are represented by the media institution, e.g. comedy fans will become an audience for comedy films.
Ideology	An ideology is and idea or a way of doing things, each ideology is different to each media institution etc.
Narrative	Narrative is how the story is told. E.g. if there is a voice over explaining the story to the audience.
Editing
Continuity	Continuity is when nothing is out of place in a film or TV show, e.g. keeping the same objects in the same place when having to do retakes etc.
180 degree rule
Match on action
Shot reverse shot	Shot reverse shot is when a shot goes from shot A to shot B to shot A to shot B. It goes continuously between the two shots to show there is a connection between them.
Eye line match	Eye line match is a following shot that follows what the character is looking at. I makes cuts smoother and it makes the audience eager to see what the character sees.
Cross cutting	Cross cutting is the technique of continuously alternating two or more scenes that happen simultaneously but in different locations.
Insert shot	An insert shot is a part of a shot filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the establishing shot.Insert shots cover action already scene in the establishing shot but emphasize different aspects of it.
Cutaway	A cutaway is a scene that cuts away to relevant images or footage.Often used in documentaries or in a film where vital a piece of information is needed to show the audience.
Sound design
Lighting
Three point lighting	Three point lighting is used to light a scene, the three lights used are the backlight, fill light and front light
Reflector	The reflector is used to reflect light onto the scene.
Lighting for green screen
Filters
Cameras
ISO	ISO is measured in 100 to 6,400 and it also has an audio option, it is an archive for files on a camera.
Aperture	Aperture is measured in F stop. The higher the number, the more light will be restricted, the lower the number, the light will be not as restricted as previously mentioned.
Shutter	The shutter determines how much light gets into the camera.
Noise
Depth of field
Motion blur
White balance	White balance is the process of removing unnatural colour casts to objects to appear white on screen.
Focus	Focus is when you have a person for example as the main object and the background is blurred out.
Tripod	A tripod is a stand for the camera to be held into place.
Framing
Sound
Microphone types
Microphone placement
Levels
Monitoring sound
Phantom power
Types of sound
Digetic Sound	Any voice, musical passage, or sound effect presented as originating from a source within the film's world is diegetic.
Non digetic sound	If it originates outside the film (as most background music) then it is non-diegetic sound. Non-diegetic sound is sound that the characters in the film can't hear but the audience can.
Sync sound recording
Sound bridging
Foley sound
Voice over	A voice over is someone who is not a part of the scene and is giving an explanation on what is going on to the audience.
Dialogue	Dialogue is the spoke word between the characters in a film.
Sound effects