For a D

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:

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;

manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing;

accurately using language and register;

appropriately integrating illustration and text;

showing understanding of conventions of layout and page design;

showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size;

using ICT appropriately for the task set.

For an A

Level 4 48–60 marks

There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

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;

manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing;

accurately using language and register;

appropriately integrating illustration and text;

showing understanding of conventions of layout and page design;

showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size;

using ICT appropriately for the task set.

DON'T USE DARK BACKGROUNDS!!!!

If you are in any doubt about what I am asking of you, re-read the title!

Use colours that are bright.

The Mark Scheme

Click the following link http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/kd/ocr_9646_kd_gce_spec.pdf

and you'll get the course outline, the pages you're most interested in are pages 11, 60 and 61 - which exaplain all you need to complete work to a highgrade.

Sample Blog

Since you've all been asking, here is a sample blog, that got a Low level 3 grade (High C)

http://alevelgroup1a.blogspot.com/

Enjoy, but not copy and paste enjoy!

Camera Shot Sheet

Click on the image for a full size, printable version.

First Blog Lesson

Lesson Title: Working Together

Aims:

To predict which qualities of a film earn the highest marks.

To isolate the key characteristics of working well in a group.