Half term is approaching so if you're behind on you blogging this is a perfect chance to get catch up. Following is a break down of the mark scheme that examiners use and a list of suggested blog posts for the project.
OCR G321 Foundation Portfolio – Planning & Research
Below is the marking criteria for the Planning and Research section of practical work – in other words ‘everything you should be looking do on the blogs’. This part of the process is worth 20 marks (two grade boundaries) so should NEVER be overlooked. Below the main headers is a brief description of what the criteria means.
Overall the blog should tell the story of your creative process from the first look at the brief to completion. Everything that is linked to the project should be on there.
‘Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed.’
This means all your evidence is referenced (if appropriate), threads and tangents of research have followed. It answers the basic questions posed by this project – what is a Children’s film? What do we expect from a Film Opening? How does your product fit with what’s already out there?
‘There is research into similar products and a potential target audience.’
Thorough, evidence based research into existing Children Films, existing film openings and anything that is useful or influential in your creative process.
Potential target audience – this is the people you hope will come to see and pay for your product - Who are they? What else do they like? Why will they like your product?
‘There is organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.’
Are you organised? Have you researched and sourced everything you need to film? What do they look like? Where are you getting them from? Were there problems? How did you solve them?
‘There is work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.’
Pretty self-explanatory – they want to see all the creative planning and preparation.
‘There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.’
This assessing your presentation skills so is your blog interesting to read and look at? Are your storyboards neat and well constructed? Have you been inventive in your research?
‘Time management is good.’
Did you hit your deadlines? Did you work steadily throughout the project - have you got proof of that with frequent blog updates on you progress? Have you a production diary?
Just how many marks you get for this process depends on the quality of your work, be it basic, proficient, good or excellent.
Research does not always have to be big chunks of writing with pictures – try to be creative. Video diaries and videoed analysis, annotations, use of Prezi, Sound Cloud, Youtube and Powerpoint, etc is all valid as long as it appropriate and relevant to the project you are working on.
CHECK LIST
(You are marked individually for the Blogs, but as you're working in groups there will inevitably be joint posts as you don't need multiple storyboards, location scouting etc. However if there is not evidence of independent study, research and analysis you mark will suffer - so ensure you do you're own work)
Prelim + an evaluation of the process
Analyse codes and conventions of the Thriller genre
Thriller Opening Analysis
Practitioner Case Study & another (if you fancy)
Audience Research and response
Institutional Research
Character Research
Music Analysis
THE ABOVE ARE ALL POSTS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY
Credit Structure analysis
Foley Sound test and write up.
Mind map of ideas
Analysis of key influences
Analysis of past student work
Examination of the sub-genre of Thriller you're working in
Preparing for and Pitch document
Evaluation of the pitch process and re-evaluation (if necessary) of your ideas
Planning for film shoot:
Storyboards
Scripts
Drafts
Shot lists
Location planning
Props
Costumes
Casting
Lighting
Production diary
Test footage and explanation of its purpose (if appropriate).
Research on techniques, effects, filters you hope to use in Final Cut
Research on how you are going to include the credits.
Research on fonts.
Tests in Photoshop and key-framing in Final Cut (creation of ident)
Updates of progress on the project – outlining what you hope to achieve in each lesson, what you did achieve and what you have left to do - use images of your software documents, pictures of you filming.
AND IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE LOOK HERE FOR SOME GOOD PAST STUDENT BLOGS TO GET SOME INSPIRATION