Print Specification Criteria

I also found the specification marking criteria for the Print tasks, as I have chosen a poster for the film, and a film magazine review of my short film as my subisidiary tasks. Here's that specification criteria:

Level 3

The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

• holding a shot steady, where appropriate;
• framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
• using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
• shooting material appropriate to the task set;
• selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
• using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;
• using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set.
  
  Where a candidate has worked in a group, a proficient contribution to construction is evident.

Level 4

The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

• holding a shot steady, where appropriate; framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
• using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
• shooting material appropriate to the task set;
• selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
• using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately;
• using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task.
  
  Where a candidate has worked in a group, an excellent contribution to construction is evident.

Film/Television/Video Specification Criteria

I have been looking at the OCR assessment criteria, and found the loose marking criteria for the film/television/video tasks. I am aiming for level 3/4 grades, so have decided to only look at them.


Level 3

The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

• holding a shot steady, where appropriate;
• framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
• using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
• shooting material appropriate to the task set;
• selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
• using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;
• using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set.

Where a candidate has worked in a group, a proficient contribution to construction is evident.

Level 4

The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:
• holding a shot steady, where appropriate;
• framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
• using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
• shooting material appropriate to the task set;
• selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
• using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately;
• using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task.

Where a candidate has worked in a group, an excellent contribution to construction is evident.

Short Film Inspiration.

I created a prezi, evaluating short film connoations, and the connotations for my subsidiary task.
Here is the prezi:

MEDIA SHORT FILM MOOD BOARD. on Prezi

MY INITIAL IDEAS.

My initial idea for my product, a short film, is dealing with the death of a beloved pet. It will tell the story of the death of an old dog, and then moving on and getting a new one. My ideas for how it will be shot is that, at the start of my film, we see a line up of pictures of the old dog, and then it will stop on a picture of said old dog waiting for his ball to be thrown, in some kind of R.I.P. picture frame - the owner gets a new pet, battles with training it, etc. The film will end with the new dog sitting in the same pose as the old dog. Aww.