Marking Criteria

Marking Criteria for the Presentation of the Research and Planning

Research and Planning should be presented in digital format on blogs, using a wide variety of digital media for the presentation. Where candidates have worked as a group, this may be presented collectively, but teachers are asked to differentiate the contributions of individuals within the group in arriving at a mark and justifying individual marks on the assessment sheet. Each candidate should give a clear indication of their role in any group research and planning. As part of the moderation sample, the moderator will expect to see full evidence of the research and planning informing the construction process in order to support assessment. 

RESEARCH MS

Level 4 16–20 marks

•   Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed; 
•   There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience; 
•   There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props; 
•   There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding; 
•   There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning; 
•   Time management is excellent. 

VIDEO MSMARK SCHEME:
Level 4 48–60 marks

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

•   material appropriate for the target audience and task; 
•   using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions; 
•   using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set; 
•   shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene; 
•   using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.