plan for exam

I AM GOING TO CONDUCT TWO SHOOTS ON WRITING COMBINED WITH PORTRAITURE, WITH INSPIRATION TAKEN FROM NANCY HELLEBRAND, KELLY MAKER AND MARTIN SCHOELLER.

The shoots I need to conduct include a PORTRAITURE shoot CLOSE UP and a PORTRAITURE/LANDSCAPE shoot as well as DIFFERENT WRITINGS by individuals.

Exam Dates:

Tuesday 30^th April and Thursday 1st May (all day)

Target number of shoots =  2

Students are expected to have independently have conducted 2 additional shoots prior to the start of the exam, these shoots are not to be written up within the preparatory shoots blogger

PRIOR to the exam students who intend to photograph on location must have an outline proposal written up and handed into the tutor. .

YOU WILL BRING IN THE MEMORY STICK WITH THE IMAGES AND ANY OTHER MATERIAL REQUIRED FOR THE EXAM E.G. PAINT, GLUE, PAPER, ETC.

What do I need to do during the exam?

For each shoot you will need to create the following posts for the work record.

·         Research influences

·         Contact sheet

·         Straight images (as many as you wish to post)

·         AO1:

·         AO2:  (including Computer experiments (if carried out during the exam)

·         Physical experiments (if carried out during the exam)

·         AO3:

·         AO4: emphasise how the work has developed and how it has been influenced by prior research.

·         Final Pieces

·         Final evaluation

MAKE SURE THAT YOU SET THE BLOGGER TO SIMPLE IN THE THEME SECTION AND CREATE A GADGET. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO EITHER AS YOUR TUTOR OR COLLEAGUE

On page 2 there is an outline of why these components are required and what you need to write within each section.

Why you need the following posts

Contact sheet

Will evidence the breadth of your research. 

Straight Images (as many as you wish to post)

 Select the best images from the shoot that you might wish to take further through editing

Work Record your Plans for the shoot, What you hope to achieve. NB (those first two sections should be written before the shoot in order to help you clarify your ideas and to ensure you have all that you need).  This is followed up by What I actually achieved (with two evaluated pictures - equivalent to the evaluation section of a work diary) In this section you must record how you took the photograph in terms of camera settings and the visual outcome (did you achieve the type of photographs you wanted, what are the denotations and possible connotations associated with the images).  Candidates are expected to use technical language (e.g. depth of field, etc).

Research influences (AO1:)

 Demonstrate how your work is influenced by an artist you have researched 

AO2:

·         Demonstrate your ability to experiment with photographic media, techniques and materials.

·         Demonstrate your ability to review and refine work as it develops

This includes : -

    

Computer experiments - 

·         Computer experiments will demonstrate your ability to experiment with the medium of digital photography… This is an important aspect of the AQA assessment criteria.  You will need to explain the process used.   You can do this with screen prints and text or just use text only.

·         You should evidence the photograph before and after the computer experimentation.

Physical experiments -

Physical experiments will demonstrate your ability to experiment with the medium of photography… This is an important aspect of the AQA assessment criteria.  The process involves the way a final print is physically transformed and how the meaning of a print changes as a result of the transformation.  Physical experiments SHOULD be recorded by scanning in the transformed print..  You will need to explain how the transformation has changed the meaning of the photograph e.g. describe your concept and the connotations associated with the print.

A03: 

·         Reflect critically on your work and progress, (evaluate the images you have produced in what way do the images link to your initial plans/the exam paper…

AO4:  LEAVE THIS SECTION EMPTY FOR THE WORK RECORD

FINAL IMAGES  (A04:)

Show the images the best images that you have created in a single post.  Ensure that the images selected work as a series and are linked to the exam paper.

Describe how the work is linked to your preparatory work (i.e. photographers research or shoots)

Final Evaluation(AO4:) 

Here you will need to summarise how your work has developed as a result of the shoots that you have undertaken.

·         How has your research (photographers research, research log) and preparatory shoots influenced the final series of images that you have created?

·         What have learnt/ how has your work developed as a result of the project, this can be:

o    technical (learning new techniques in camera operation, shooting)

o   aesthetic (new ways of presenting work)?

·         How successful were you in responding to the exam paper? Identify areas where your work is strong and areas where you might want to improve your work further.

Why do I need to do this, your work is assessed according the four assessment objectives, please see below an explanation why you have to prepare the written material:-