Final push

Mr Mottershead is very kindly available on Tuesday 11th to open up the Mac Room [K4] and he will have told you what time.


The ABSOLUTE deadline is 9 a.m. Monday 17th April so that we can moderate when we get back to school. And yes, EVERYTHING has to be finished by that date.

Helpful hints for your film review and poster

The internet has a wealth of examples so use it - type in film poster [or review] analysis - and then click on images to see a range of examples - some good some basic! Remember not all are A level standard!


Here are screen shots of some of those I found:

There are also some slideshare presentations like these:

https://www.slideshare.net/kymberlyjadet/film-poster-analysis-5391288?next_slideshow=1

https://www.slideshare.net/mickgoogan/a2-media-film-poster-analysis

Remember you have to analyse existing examples yourself and then use the same conventions for a similar vehicle [ie magazine or billboard / bus stop etc]

Also remember that for both, you need to show your research and the final product along with a quick evaluation [remember one of the evaluation questions is the continuity between the ancillary products and the film itself.]

For the film review you need to discuss the magazine your review is going into. Maybe house style, use of language or register, purpose or intent of the review within the magazine, bear in mind the target audience of the magazine.

For the poster you need to consider where exactly will your poster be seen, by whom and what you need to think about regarding what you can show.





Marking criteria for G324

G324 Advanced Portfolio in Media

Research and Planning

Minimal Level 1         0–7 marks                          Basic Level 2          8–11 marks                                                             Proficient Level 3        12–15                                   Excellent Level 4         16–20    

·         There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.

·         There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.

·         There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.

·         Time management may be very poor.

·         There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.

·         There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.

·         There are minimal communication skills.

Marking Criteria for Evaluation

Each candidate will evaluate and reflect on the creative process and their experience of it. Candidates will evaluate their work electronically. The format of the evaluation has some flexibility and its form can be negotiated between teacher and student: it may take place with individual candidates or with the production group as a whole, or each individual candidate or production group may make a formal or informal presentation to the whole class.

The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

1.    In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2.    How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

3.    What have you learned from your audience feedback?

4.    How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Minimal Level 1     0–7 marks             Basic Level 2        8–11 marks                                                        Proficient Level 3           12–15                    Excellent Level 4      16–20

·         There is minimal understanding of the forms and conventions used in the productions.

·         There is minimal understanding of the role and use of new media in various stages of the production.

·         There is minimal understanding of the combination of main product and ancillary texts.

·         There is minimal understanding of the significance of audience feedback.

·         There is minimal skill in choice of form in which to present the evaluation.

·         There is minimal ability to communicate.

·         There is minimal use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.

Film/Television/Video

Marking Criteria for the Media Text

In this piece of work, in terms of production 40 marks will be allocated to the main task and 10 marks each for the two ancillary tasks. In arriving at these marks, centres should use the relevant mark scheme below for whichever media is being assessed. Within the section of the main task, centres should consider the relationship between the tasks and ensure that a sense of brand identity across the package is evident. This should be taken into account at this stage.

Where candidates have worked in groups, the teacher is asked to indicate clearly on the mark sheets any differences in the contributions made by each individual to the group’s work. The teacher should also make clear on the mark sheet the quality of the brand identity across the package as a whole.

In arriving at a level, teachers are advised to adopt a ‘best fit’ approach.                           Main Task		Subsidiary Task
Level One	0 – 14 marks		0 – 3 marks
Level Two	15 – 23 marks		4 – 6 marks
Level Three	24 – 31 marks		7 – 8 marks
Level Four	32 – 40 marks		9 – 10 marks

Level 1                        Minimal

Work likely to be unfinished.

There is evidence of minimal ability in the creative use of any of the following technical skills:

·         the ability to hold a shot steady;

·         framing a shot appropriately;

·         using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;

·         shooting material appropriate to the task set;

·         selecting mise-en-scène;

·         editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;

·         using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately;

·         using sound with images and editing appropriately.

Where a candidate has worked in a group, there is only minimal evidence of a contribution to construction.

Level 2                                  Basic

Level 3                                  Proficient

Level 4                                  Excellent

A few words about the ancillary tasks for your course work

You need to produce 2 additional items to your film each worth 10 marks.

1.  A film poster
2. A film review for a print magazine.

Regarding the Film Poster: if working in a group I recommend you each choosing a different place / location and audience. For the Film Review, again, I recommend each of you choose a different magazine and audience for the review.


Both artefacts are to be found on your blog, we do not need hard copies!


Both will need to show evidence of research into similar products done - so analyse 2 film reviews from different magazines, and a range of posters - perhaps from different eras. And then analyse your own finished products and show how you took inspiration from existing examples. Please ensure any wording is readable! Check that you have understood and applied the conventions for these items.
[look on the internet for examples - you will find many student examples choose wisely!]


These have to be completed as with the rest of the work by 16th April. NO EXCEPTIONS!