Beth Allen Advanced A2 Portfolio

While editing our music video we found that on one particular part we wanted a blur effect around the outside to make it clear that it was a flashback. We tried many different ways but they didn't look quite right so we decided to search on YouTube and see if we could find a video that helped. We found this video below: This video taught us how to use a 'Gaussian Blur' which was a lot easier to do, all it took was placing a circle over the part we wanted visible and it blurred the rest! This is the finished image we got and the edges looked a lot smoother than the previous attempt so we were really happy with how it turned out!

In lesson today we looked at exam questions and how we can apply some theories to the questions that we could face in the actual exam. Section A - 1 hour 2 x 25 mark questions = 50 marks Question 1A - You don't have to talk about theories and the progress you make from AS to A2. Question 1B - You have to analyse one of your productions, and answer a question while adding in one of the theories.  Question 1A   Always asked about progress from AS to A2 and it could include topics such as: How you used research and planning to good effect Understanding of conventions of real media texts (textual analysis) Digital technology Post-production Creativity                                            Question 1B Apply theories of one of the areas below to one of y...