Post Essay Plan

What is Post Production

Post-production
You should discuss some of the Photoshop effects that you used to manipulate photographs here but this topic really requires you to consider your trailer project.
You would need to discuss:
EDITING – techniques used; style; pace; transitions and how the editing helped communicate meaning to the audience.
SOUNDTRACK & SOUND EFFECTS – the choices made and the impact of these choices on audiences.
SPECIAL EFFECTS – discuss any special effects (fast-motion, slow-motion etc.) and any effects you used to distort/edit images. Again, the emphasis should be on the way these effects impact on audiences and communicate meaning.

An Essay Plan
My AS brief was to…..
As part of this I had to develop post-production skills using Adobe Photoshop to…..
I used a variety of tools including …………………to …………………….In particular I used…………… to…………… While I was generally satisfied with my final productions, I was a little disappointed with / because……..
In My A2 year, I was able to make considerable progress and build on some of my own perceived post-production weaknesses. I demonstrated new skills in my ability to use Photoshop to…..
My post-production skills were also developed beyond Photoshop in my A2 year. I made extensive use of Adobe Premiere Elements to …… The key skills that I developed included…., and I became particularly accomplished at. One of my most successful uses of the technology was in……As well as editing the video footage, I did a considerable amount of work recording and editing sound (give details) in Audacity. I imported this work into my project to add soundtrack music and sound effects.

Post Production Link  - This is a link to another teachers blog and has very detailed advice about post production