Syllabus
Exam:
Section A: Textual Analysis and Representation – TV Drama (50 marks)
Section B: Institutions and Audiences (50 marks)
Coursework:
Preliminary task and making an Opening Title Sequence (OTS) (50 marks)
Grading of Coursework
Research and planning – 20 marks
Construction (your final OTS) – 60 marks
Evaluation – 20 marks
Preliminary task: completed in groups of no more than 4. Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Preliminary task: completed in groups of no more than 4. Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Main task: to create the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes. All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s) with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.
Evaluation: the evaluation stage consists of a series of questions, which are to assess what you have learnt from the coursework and your ability to evaluate this process throughout.
Evaluation Questions:
1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
4) Who would be the audience for your media product?
5) How did you attract/address your audience?
6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Levels
• Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed.
•There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
•There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
•There is excellent work on shot lists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
•There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.
•Time management is excellent.
Level 3 (12–15 marks)
•Planning and research evidence will be complete.
•There is proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience.
•There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
•There is proficient work on shot lists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
•There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.
•Time management is good.
•Planning and research evidence may be partially incomplete.
•There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience.
•There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
•There is basic work on shot lists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
•There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.
•Time management may not be good.
Level 1 (0–7 marks)
•Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
•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 shot lists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
•There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
•There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.
•Time management may be very poor.
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