MS2: An Overview
Your MS2 coursework is worth 50% of your AS mark and 25% of your full A Level. It is assessed via a portfolio consisting of three pieces of work: one pre-production piece, one production piece, and an evaluative report.
Your work should show an understanding of genre and narrative conventions, audience expectations and mastery over your chosen equipment. Work which shows evidence of research and organisation will be marked positively.
AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding when analysing media products and processes, and when evaluating their own practical work, to show how meanings and responses are created
AO3: Demonstrate the ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills
AO4: Demonstrate the ability to undertake, apply and present appropriate research
Your work should show an understanding of genre and narrative conventions, audience expectations and mastery over your chosen equipment. Work which shows evidence of research and organisation will be marked positively.
AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding when analysing media products and processes, and when evaluating their own practical work, to show how meanings and responses are created
AO3: Demonstrate the ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills
AO4: Demonstrate the ability to undertake, apply and present appropriate research
Mark Allocation:
Pre-Production: 20
Production: 40
Report: 40
Total: 100
Pre-Production: 20
Production: 40
Report: 40
Total: 100
Pre-Production: devise and create a storyboard for a specified scene of a film, trailer or TV programme in a genre of your choice. 12-18 slides.
Links:
MS2: Pre-production page - a guide
How to set up your research blog
How to research effectively
Production: an adaptation of your pre-production work, using your chosen genre and audience to create a practical production piece, e.g. a DVD cover and poster for your film. 2 pieces minimum.
MS2 Production - A Guide
MS2 Production - Practical Help
Report: an account of your research and how you used in when creating your pre-production work, as well as an evaluation of the success of your production piece. 1200-1600 words.
How to write your MS2 report
Links:
MS2: Pre-production page - a guide
How to set up your research blog
How to research effectively
Production: an adaptation of your pre-production work, using your chosen genre and audience to create a practical production piece, e.g. a DVD cover and poster for your film. 2 pieces minimum.
MS2 Production - A Guide
MS2 Production - Practical Help
Report: an account of your research and how you used in when creating your pre-production work, as well as an evaluation of the success of your production piece. 1200-1600 words.
How to write your MS2 report
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