Digital Technology - A2 Exam Session Part 2

Part 1 (15 minutes): Read through the exemplar answer on digital technology and the examiner response.


20/25 mark answer https://netherhallmediastudies.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/g325-section-a-january-2011-i.pdf


Part 2 (30 minutes): Prepping your response


1) Start with a list of all the digital technology you have used since the beginning of AS. Think about EVERYTHING.

• Digital cameras, both video and stills. An iMac, another computer, an iPad or tablet, your mobile.
• Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign.
• Wix, Vimeo, YouTube, Prezi, Slideshare, Blogger etc. 

What's different about these 3 groups?
Did you use any other forms of digital technology?


2) Now describe what your knowledge of digital technology was at the start of AS. Tell us how you felt about using it, what you did know and what you didn’t. How did you develop knowledge and skills? Workshops, study days, tutorials?


Part 3 (30 minutes): Prepping your response


Use the A3 paper and create a poster / mindmap / timeline for each piece of technology that you encountered or create a post-it note video using your phone and upload it to YouTube.


3) Discuss how you USED it from the AS Prelim right through to the A2 Music Video. Was your use of it exactly the same from AS to A2? (Hopefully not!) Did the use of digital technology help you when planning your productions? How did you get better at using it? What impact did it have on your work (how was your A2 work better and how did it have better production values?)


You can't discuss every single feature so pick out the ones that had the biggest impact.


Part 4 (30 minutes): Writing a response


Now have a go at writing up a response. Go back to the exemplar if needed.