Film Analysis Mark Scheme
AO2
Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films and when evaluating their own creative projects, to show how meanings and responses are generated.
Level 1 (0-11)
Candidates will give few indications that they have gained knowledge and understanding of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on and will tend to rely on 'common sense'.
Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films and when evaluating their own creative projects, to show how meanings and responses are generated.
Level 1 (0-11)
Candidates will give few indications that they have gained knowledge and understanding of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on and will tend to rely on 'common sense'.
- There may be some reference to their chosen film but this will have no clear analytical purpose.
- There may either be little attempt at personal engagement or only a set of personal statements that fail to demonstrate any learning.
- Struggles to communicate clearly.
- Candidates will show a basic ability to identify and describe specific aspects of the micro features of film but, compared with work at higher grades, knowledge will be insecure, generalised and with significant inaccuracies.
- There will be basic reference to the chosen film but only indicating basic analysis.
- Personal response may be strongly stated but be characterised by description of personal feeling and unsupported assertion.
- Basic ability to structure ideas and use appropriate language to communicate.
- Candidates will demonstrate some ability to identify and describe specific aspects of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on.
- This will be reflected in work that is generally accurate, though inconsistent in its level of detail.
- References to the detail of the micro features of film will sometimes be clear but there will be a tendency toward imprecision.
- Personal response may be strongly stated but lacking in any conceptual focus on how meaning is made.
- Some ability to structure ideas and use appropriate language to communicate.
- Candidates will demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of specific aspects of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on.
- This will be reflected in their ability to refer in some detail and with a generally high level of accuracy to particular films. This will besupported by sound analysis of aspects of the micro features of film.
- Personal response will focus on the process of making meaning(s) in particular instances but may reveal limitations in broader conceptual understanding or in interrogating the interaction between film and spectator.
- Soundly structured and reasonably accurate use of appropriate language to communicate clearly.
- Candidates will have a good knowledge and understanding of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on.
- This will be reflected both in their ability to refer in detail and with accuracy to their chosen film and in their analysis of how micro features produce meaning(s).
- Personal response will show a competent appreciation of the production of meaning(s) through the interaction of film and spectator.
- However, compared with the very best candidates, more will be taken for granted and a less exploratory approach will be adopted.
- Well-structured and accurate communicate clearly.
- Candidates will be distinguished by an excellent knowledge and confident understanding of the micro features of the film they are concentrating on.
- This will be reflected both in their ability to refer in detail and with accuracy to their chosen film and in their analysis of how microfeatures produce meaning(s).
- Personal response will be characterised by a high level of analysis of the production of meaning(s) through the interaction of film and spectator.
- The interaction between film and spectator will be perceived as complex, subtle and resistant to simplistic assumptions.
- Excellently structured and accurate use of appropriate language to communicate clearly.