1. Section A
THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION
1 EXAM 2 SECTIONS 2 hours
Section B
CONTEMPORARY MEDIA ISSUES

2. THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION
1 EXAM 2 SECTIONS Section A 1hour
30mins
The second asks you to identify one
30mins production and evaluate it in relation to
one theoretical concept.

3. THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION
1 EXAM 2 SECTIONS Section A 1hour
The first requires you to describe and
evaluate your skills development over
30mins
the course of your production work, Section 1A
from Foundation Portfolio to Advanced
Portfolio. 2 SECTIONS
The second asks you to identify one Section 1B
30mins production and evaluate it in relation to
one theoretical concept.

4. AS: A2:
Preliminary task Ancillary Tasks
Film opening digipack, poster
Music magazine Music video

5. All coursework must be talked
about over the 2 year course
Section 1A
AS: A2:
Preliminary task Ancillary Tasks
Film opening digipack, poster
Music magazine Music video

7. AS: A2:
Preliminary task Ancillary Tasks
Film opening digipack, poster
Music magazine Music video
The list of practices to which questions will relate is as
follows:
• Digital Technology
• Creativity
• Research and planning
• Post-production
• Using conventions from real media texts

8. Using www.jcgmedia.co.uk look at the research and planning
requirements for both AS and A2:
Then make a list using the 4 elements used to mark the section, and
produce a list of jobs you completed.

9. The list of practices to which questions will relate is as follows:
• Research and planning
Using www.jcgmedia.co.uk look at the research and planning
requirements for both AS and A2:
Then make a list using the 4 elements used to mark the section, and
produce a list of jobs you completed.

10. Creativity Research and planning
Then make a list using the 4 elements used to mark the
section, and produce a list of jobs you completed.

11. Creativity Research and planning
Research and Planning
What research did you carry out, just the minimum? and the planning, did you complete this to
a high level, did you use the criteria on www.jcgmedia.co.uk
Then make a list using the 4 elements used to mark the
section, and produce a list of jobs you completed.

12. There is excellent research into similar
products and a potential target audience.
Either in pages, word or text edit,work There is excellent organisation of actors,
in pairs and write up using the 4 locations, costumes or props.
points of the criteria for planning and
research what you have done for both
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts,
AS and A2
drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
Time management is excellent.
EXAMPLE
1.completed 10 film openings
There is excellent research into similar screen grabbed 6 images and analysed them
once uploaded onto blogger
products and a potential target audience.
2.made a short research documentary

13. Complete your skills audit so that you can refer to this and add to it throughout the year as
your skills develop
There is excellent research into similar products and a potential
target audience. Research and Planning skills Audit
The use of blogger: to record the screen grabs
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or
props.
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or
storyboarding.
Time management is excellent
There is excellent use of digital technology or ICT in the
presentation.

14. Section 1a
Deadlines for your essays
Evaluation Topic Essay Deadline
RESEARCH AND PLANNING 14th November
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 21st November
CONVENTIONS 2nd January
POST PRODUCTION 16th January