G325 - Question 1

Question 1a - remember that you must talk about AS  AND  A2! Paragraph 1: This should be an introduction which explains which projects you did. It can be quite short, but should frame your response. Explain what you did, e.g. 'For my AS Foundation Portfolio, I produced a two-minute chick flick film opening and for my A2 Advanced Portfolio, I made a pop music video.' Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5: You should pick up a skill area and suggest something about your starting point with it- what skills you had already and how you used them. Use examples and have some key phrases ready, such as: The ‘use of iMovie helped me understand the conventions of film editing' (good for analysing how use of software links to creativity). Or ‘My photoshop skills improved from AS to A2 as I  became more proficient with editing material and applying filters ' (then give examples of effects you used such as colour saturat...

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