Taking Part in a Film Competition

Towards the end of the year some of my school friends studying media were asked to create a short film for a nation-wide competition. I was mainly in charge of writing, the script, but I also assisted slightly with camera work and editing.&nb...

Storyboarding Exercise

 To introduce us to the concept of storyboarding our Media Studies teacher first showed us a clip from Psycho and then showed us a storyboard of that clip via a site called Studiobinder.Therefore, I understood that a storyboard is an effective way of helping you map out your film and organize...

Introduction to Premiere Pro

 To familiarise us with using Adobe Premiere Pro for editing, our teacher instructed us to take some videos at home, which had to be compiled into an edited sequence. This is the list of shots that we were asked to shoot at home:Wide ShotMedium ShotClose-Up ShotWe were then instructed to edit the...

Camera Shots, Movements and Angles

 To learn the different types of camera shots, movements and angles we were assigned a task that consisted of making a presentation which featured our own shots of the various types alongside a small description of when and why the shots, angles and movements are usedA few examples from this task...

Introduction

Welcome to my AS-level media studies blog! My name is Yeshiah Peries. I live in Sri Lanka and I will be attempting the Cambridge Media Studies exam in May 2023.For my AS exam, I have chosen the film task, where I will be making a two-minute film opening. Therefore, the production process of both...