UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGYLEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 9: Characteristics and contexts in media and communication - CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sarah Wilson; Adam Jones; James Ashford; Chris LeinsterDate Issued: Monday 06/11/2017Final Deadline: Friday 15/12/2017

Vibe Productions

Vibe Productions requires you to produce a series of media productions to demonstrate your expertise within your chosen field.

You must submit a portfolio of work which shows your understanding and application of conventions and techniques within your chosen specialism.

Your products must be completed and submitted by 15th December 2017

Your work must include details on the conventions of your specialism, existing examples to support your points, self-created content, and an evaluative section detailing your strengths and areas for improvement.

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The Fine Print

You must produce your own products using the following guidelines:

You must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of your specialism across three genres or formats

Only one person of each specialism is allowed in each group Group size should not exceed three people

DocumentationPrior to shooting your production, you must submit the following (may vary depending on specialism):

Planningo Scripto Story boardo Test shotso Props listo Location Recces

for ALL locationso Call Sheeto Equipmento Clearances /

permissions

Grading Criteria

Unit aim: Provide students with an opportunity to develop a focused, in-depth, understanding of the range, characteristics, complexity and contexts that define media and communication activity. It will require the student, through exploration and investigation to enter into a more formal dialogue of personal interrogation and understanding designed to confirm strengths, enthusiasms and ambitions.

Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit the student will:

1. Understand the characteristics and context for a chosen media and communication activity.

2. Be able to use knowledge of the characteristics and context of a media and communication activity.

3. Be able to use evaluation in support of creative media production.

LO1.1 Research:

Analyse at least three examples of your chosen specialism across different genres/formats. Discuss how and why different techniques are used depending on the context.For example, you could look at how the practice differs across movies from the horror, comedy and action genres.

1. Secondary Research – Using the internet and books, research the conventions of your specialism. What is the purpose? How is it used differently to create different effects or meaning?

- Examples – find at least 3 examples to illustrate cinematography being used and analyse and evaluate its effectiveness.

- These should be in-depth analysis of the videos, with at least 10 screenshots uploaded and discussed.

- As a cinematographer, you should refer specifically to time codes in the videos you have used, in order to discuss camera movements/changes in focus etc.

2. Harvard Referencing – Ensure all of your research is Harvard Referenced. This is easiest if you complete it as you work rather than just doing it all at the end. The more references you use, the greater the reliability of research.

LO1.2 Propose a brief:

Based on your research from Task 1, propose a brief for a project which will demonstrate your ability to use your skills in cinematography appropriately across three different genres/formats.For example: An editor/cinematographer/lighting technician could script a short situation and edit/film/light it in three different ways to create pieces in three different genres using the same source material.

Suggested Scenario:

“Someone walks into a room and opens a box”

Create three different versions of this scenario: a horror, a comedy and an action movie.This scenario could apply to editors, camera operators, set-dressers, costume/make-up designers, lighting technicians, sound technicians, script writers.

LO2 Plan and Produce a Media Product:

As you will be focussing your own specialism, you may want to work with another student whose specialism will compliment your own. For example, an editor and a camera operator could work together, or a camera operator and a lighting technician.Maximum group size is three. You can only have one person in your group for each specialism. Don’t have two editors working together!Prior to shooting your media productions, you need to plan them to ensure their success. It will make you more time efficient when filming and will make sure your productions run smoothly.Your pre-production should include the following (some may vary dependent on production)

Production Schedule Props List Crew List Storyboard Script Location Recces Clearances and Confirmations Contingency Plan

Your finished product should be of a high standard and demonstrate an awareness of key techniques and concepts. This may include (some may vary dependent on specialism)

Camera Angles Mise-en-Scene Editing Techniques Lighting Sound Design

LO3 Evaluation:

At the end of each LO, you should be completing evaluative journal entries - evaluating, analysing and highlighting areas for improvement.

It is extremely important that these are completed as you work and not just at the end. Please remember to take photos during production and screenshots as you edit. All of this will help to support what you are evaluating.

Follow the guidance available at to help you through each week’s entry.