Essay of creativity

By Jada Ramsammy

In AS all the work was done individually and I had to do everything by myself and I found that easier. This is different in A2 because in A2 we have to work in groups and depend on each other in order to create our final product which is a horror trailer. This helped with my creativity because when I was by myself it was easier to work but the ideas I had were limited, whereas if you are in a group everyone can pitch an idea and have more ideas and you can build up the ideas and add more ideas to the project that you are working on. 

During my time in media I have managed to improve certain skills from when I transferred from AS to A2.

One example of this is in AS I did a magazine cover and I had to sort out the costume and props for my model to pose with for my magazine. Whilst being in AS I didn’t really have an idea of what costume my model should wear for my cover so I let her wear anything which didn’t really go with my theme of the magazine I was working with which was music. In A2 though I got an idea of how to direct the models and actors for my film and told them what to wear. From the experience I got from AS I knew how to suggest poses and direct my models so that they looked as though they fit the theme for my trailer, poster and magazine, which was horror.

Another example is working with a camera and doing certain angles. In AS I managed to learn about different camera angles for still images, his was so that I could use this knowledge for the types of shots I would use for my models in my magazine. I was able to learn about these quickly and maser them even quicker. In A2 my skills behind the camera were put to the test because I had to learn the different shots that there were whilst filming and try to mimic some of them. Using knowledge I had already gained from AS I managed to improve those skills and quickly picked up the skills of mastering the different shots for my horror trailer.

The genre dramatically changed whilst transferring from AS to A2. In AS I did a music magazine and I chose the type of genre of music, I did Pop, which was all about fun, vibrancy and it was very upbeat. I had neon colours for my magazine which suggests it was to attract the audience to make them feel happy and upbeat. However in A2 I did a horror trailer and that included dull colours which was all about feeling gloomy and creeped out. I used darker shades of blue, white and black which helped to add to the gloomy feeling of the magazine, poster and trailer.