Fateh Khaled 13SWA

The course consists of two units

1 G324 Advanced Portfolio in Media (Coursework) ndash50-Research and planning ndash 20 marks- Promotion ndash 60 marks (consists of the final media product which is worth 40 marks and two ancillary tasks worth 10 marks each - Evaluation ndash 20 marks (consists of 4 questions)

2 G325 Critical Perspectives (Exam) ndash 50 - Consists of two sub-sections

Coursework in more detail

The coursework itself will consist of a promotion package for the release of an album to include a music promo video together bull a digipak for the albumrsquos release bull a magazine advertisement for the digipak

Students will also be required to use Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and In-Design to make the ancillary tasks

Below the 4 evaluation questions are statedbullIn what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

bullHow effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts

bullWhat have you learnt from your audience feedback

bullHow did you use new media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages

The exam in detailThe duration of the exam is 2 HoursThere are two sections to this paper Section A Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks) Section B Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

The course consists of two units

1 G324 Advanced Portfolio in Media (Coursework) ndash50-Research and planning ndash 20 marks- Promotion ndash 60 marks (consists of the final media product which is worth 40 marks and two ancillary tasks worth 10 marks each - Evaluation ndash 20 marks (consists of 4 questions)

2 G325 Critical Perspectives (Exam) ndash 50 - Consists of two sub-sections

Coursework in more detail

The coursework itself will consist of a promotion package for the release of an album to include a music promo video together bull a digipak for the albumrsquos release bull a magazine advertisement for the digipak

Students will also be required to use Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and In-Design to make the ancillary tasks

Below the 4 evaluation questions are statedbullIn what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

bullHow effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts

bullWhat have you learnt from your audience feedback

bullHow did you use new media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages

The exam in detailThe duration of the exam is 2 HoursThere are two sections to this paper Section A Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks) Section B Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Coursework in more detail

The coursework itself will consist of a promotion package for the release of an album to include a music promo video together bull a digipak for the albumrsquos release bull a magazine advertisement for the digipak

Students will also be required to use Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and In-Design to make the ancillary tasks

Below the 4 evaluation questions are statedbullIn what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

bullHow effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts

bullWhat have you learnt from your audience feedback

bullHow did you use new media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages

The exam in detailThe duration of the exam is 2 HoursThere are two sections to this paper Section A Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks) Section B Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Below the 4 evaluation questions are statedbullIn what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products

bullHow effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts

bullWhat have you learnt from your audience feedback

bullHow did you use new media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages

The exam in detailThe duration of the exam is 2 HoursThere are two sections to this paper Section A Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks) Section B Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

The exam in detailThe duration of the exam is 2 HoursThere are two sections to this paper Section A Theoretical Evaluation of Production (50 marks) Section B Contemporary Media Issues (50 marks)

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Section A has two compulsory questions

Question 1a asks you to describe and evaluate your skills development over the course of all your production work from AS to A2

In the examination questions will be posed using one or two of the following categories

bull Digital Technology bull Creativity bull Research and planning bull Post-production bull Using conventions from real media texts

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Question 1b asks you to select one production (ie either AS or A2 work) and evaluate it in relation to one of the following media conceptsbullGenre bullNarrative bullRepresentation bullAudience bullMedia language

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Section B Contemporary Media Regulation

bull What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices bull What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation bull How effective are regulatory practices bull What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Research and Planning

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailedbull 1048696 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential

target audiencebull 1048696 There is excellent work on shotlists layouts drafting scripting or

storyboardingbull 1048696 There is excellent organisation of actors locations costumes or

propsbull 1048696 Time management is excellentbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

presentationbull 1048696 There are excellent communication skillsbull 1048696 There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research

and planning

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Grading of FilmVideo (MAIN TASK)

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the

creative use of most of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set including

controlled use of the camera attention tobull framing variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise en

scenebull 1048696 editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making

selective and appropriate use of shotbull transitions captions and other effectsbull 1048696 recording and editing sound with images appropriatelybull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent

contribution to construction is evident

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Grading of Ancillary Tasks

bull Level 4bull The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most

of the followingbull technical skillsbull 1048696 awareness of conventions of layout and page designbull 1048696 awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text sizebull 1048696 accurate use of language and registerbull 1048696 the appropriate use of ICT for the task setbull 1048696 appropriate integration of illustration and textbull 1048696 framing a shot using a variety of shot distances as appropriatebull 1048696 shooting material appropriate to the task set selecting mise-en-scegravene

including colour figurebull lighting objects and settingbull 1048696 manipulating photographs as appropriate including cropping and resizingbull Where a candidate has worked in a group an excellent contribution to

construction is evident

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Evaluation - Grading

bull Level 4 16ndash20 marksbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used

in the productionsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in

various stages of thebull productionbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product

and ancillary textsbull 1048696 There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience

feedbackbull 1048696 There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the

evaluationbull 1048696 There is excellent ability to communicate

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief

Music Video Questions

bull Q How long should music videos be bull A The length of the track is the usual convention but if it is a particularly long track they could

fade early Three minutes is the classic pop song bull For the Digipak is there a template for students to produce all four panes or can they just

complete four CD sized examples bull A No template is provided by OCR All you would need to do would be to identify which bit of

the Digipak belongs where eg front cover front inside etc See clarification 6 on the OCR Get Ahead Media Studies Blog and this post on the OCR Media Studies Get Ahead Blog for more information

bull Q Is there room for flexibility in A2 briefs eg swapping Digipak for CD cover as music video ancillary task

bull A No theres no flexibility to the briefs as all outcomes must be comparable between centres and candidates

bull Q How do we deal with copyright issues in relation to using music for advanced production

bull A For the music video candidates need to show evidence they have sought permission to use the track - no more than that eg a letter or fax to the artistlabel concerned Other non-original material may only be used in a limited way

bull Brief