MARKING CRITERIA FOR UNIT G321: FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO

A mark should be awarded for the individual’s contribution to the main taskonly. The aim of the prelim task is to allow a sense of progression and toprepare candidates for more full-scale production work.

• RESEARCH & PLANNING - /20• CONSTRUCTION - /60• EVALUATION - /20

1) Research & Planning will be presented as your blog.Level 1: 0-7 marks MINIMALLevel 2: 8-11 marks BASICLevel 3: 12-15 marks PROFICIENTLevel 4: 16-20 marks EXCELLENT

• There is ________ research into similar products and a potential target audience.

• There is ________ organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.• There is ________ work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or

storyboarding.• There is ________ care in the presentation of the research & planning.• Time management is ___________ .

2) Construction is obviously your final opening to your film.

Level 1: 0-23 marks MINIMAL EVIDENCELevel 2: 24-35 marks A BASIC LEVEL OF ABILITYLevel 3: 36-47 marks PROFICIENCYLevel 4: 48-60 marks EXCELLENCE

There is evidence of _________ in the creative use of most of thefollowing 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-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects

and setting• Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer• Using varied shot transitions and other effects selectively and

appropriately• Using sound with images and editing appropriately• Using titles appropriately

3) Evaluation – Marking CriteriaCandidates will evaluate their work electronically. This MUST contain an element of audiencefeedback and may be either integrated with the presentation of the research and planning material ormay be presented separately (ppt). Where candidates have worked in a group, the evaluation may bepresented individually or collectively but the teacher must allocate a mark according to thecontribution/level of understanding demonstrated by the individual candidate.

The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

• How does your media product represent particular social groups?• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?• Who would be the audience for your media product?• How did you attract/address your audience?• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from

it to the full product?

Level 1: 0-7 marks MINIMALLevel 2: 8-11 marks BASICLevel 3: 12-15 marks PROFICIENTLevel 4: 16-20 marks EXCELLENT

• ___________ understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production

• ___________ ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.• ___________ understanding of their development from prelim to full task.• ___________ ability to communicate.• ___________ skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.