Screenplay / Film
Creative Project
The creative project should demonstrate candidates' active engagement with issues raised during their studies at AS and/or A2. It comprises three
elements:
Aims & Context
A clarification of the aims and context of the product to be completed on the appropriate cover sheet.
Please note: the 'Aims and Context' must be completed on the appropriate cover sheet, otherwise the Creative Project and accompanying Reflective Analysis cannot be adequately assessed.
(ii) Creative product (45 marks)
The creative product may be one of the following:
(iii) reflective analysis - approximately 1000 words or equivalent (15 marks, including aims and context)
The reflective analysis should select key features of the creative product and reflect critically on both the creative process and the product. Candidates working in a group should focus on the construction and impact of their role.
The analysis can be presented:
The creative project should demonstrate candidates' active engagement with issues raised during their studies at AS and/or A2. It comprises three
elements:
- aims and context
- a creative product (short film or film extract or screenplay)
- a reflective analysis
Aims & Context
A clarification of the aims and context of the product to be completed on the appropriate cover sheet.
Please note: the 'Aims and Context' must be completed on the appropriate cover sheet, otherwise the Creative Project and accompanying Reflective Analysis cannot be adequately assessed.
(ii) Creative product (45 marks)
The creative product may be one of the following:
- a film extract or a complete short film (3-5 minutes in length). Group work is permitted for this option (maximum 4) but members of the group must be responsible for a clearly defined role on which they are assessed.
- a screenplay (approximately 1800 words) for a section of a feature-length film or a complete screenplay (approximately 1800 words) for a short film. The standard conventions of screenplay writing should be observed.
(iii) reflective analysis - approximately 1000 words or equivalent (15 marks, including aims and context)
The reflective analysis should select key features of the creative product and reflect critically on both the creative process and the product. Candidates working in a group should focus on the construction and impact of their role.
The analysis can be presented:
- as a continuous piece of writing, with or without illustrative
- in a digital form such as a suitably edited blog or another web based format
- as a focused DVD commentary.