A2 Film Studies - Creative Product Brief

This particular unit of coursework is worth 50% of my A2 course alonside my small scale research project, making it 25% of my full A-level. It is worth 60 marks whereas the small scale research project is worth 40 marks. The different portions of the unit are as follows.

- Aims and context (Required for assessment)

- Creative Product (45 Marks)
- Evaluation (15 Marks)

The film / video production option of FM3 gives me the opportunity to develop an extended sequence from an imagined feature or develop a complete short film between 3 and 5 minutes.

With both of these options I am meant to engage with the issues raised in FM1 in relation to the production of meaning and the study of film stylistics and theory. I can undertake this task as an individual and it is advised that I do so, but if I do work in a group then my production role within said froup MUST be clearly defined and I will need to provide evidence of my contribution in terms of that role and I will be assessed on my performance in that role.

The film studies department advise that each student should plan and produce a short film or extract and that other students within a study group (4 people max) will help them. You will work on each others films. All students will aid everyone in the study group and they will in turn recieve help on their production.

It is clearly vital that if I am contributing to a production group that I must be reliable, committeed and I must accept the final decision of the person who's project it is. The finished production should clearly show evidence of the individual roles while group members may assist in various roles I will will be assessed on the role I have chosen as my primary role.

This will form the basis of my refleective analysis.

The reflective analysis should select key features of the creative project and reflect critically on both the creative process and the product, focusing on the contruction and the impact of my specific role and how meaning has been created. In order to aid me in this I have produced this blog which must be updated weekly (by 1:00pm on a Friday) to allow for effective monitoring. This will take the form of a production diary and record my progress an creative decisions made.