MARKING CRITERIA FOR AS PRACTICAL

Take note of each of the descriptors below. You will be marked rigidly on your ability to execute each one successfully. Before submission to the exam board I will mark them according to the following criteria. When submitted my mark will be reviewed and moderated by an external examiner who will either confirm my mark or change it; this does sometimes happen.


Last year I hopefully gave students a mark that scraped them a C, the examiner marked them down to a D. Though it was only the difference of a couple of marks, I will not make the same mistake again as it compromises the school as an examination centre and also my integrity as a media practitioner.


You have all watched films your whole lives and have studied and analysed how scenes are constructed using a range of shots and techniques (sound, music, mise-en-scene all of which can also be taken into account as research if noted on the blogs), so constructing something that at least fulfills the criteria for BASIC should be a given. I am expecting to see nothing less than PROFICIENT.


Level 1            0–23 marks

The work for the main task is possibly incomplete. There is minimal evidence in the work of the creative use of any relevant technical skills such as:
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Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
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using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
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using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
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shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
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using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

Level 2        24–35 marks

There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some of the following technical skills:
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Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
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using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
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using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
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shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
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using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

Level 3        36–47 marks

There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:
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Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
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using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
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using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
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shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
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using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.


Level 4       48–60 marks

There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:
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material appropriate for the target audience and task;
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using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
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using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;

shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
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using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.