Monday 18 April 2016

Exam Structure -

Exam dates, 19th, 21st and 26th April

Please ensure that you address the following within the blogger.

Target number of shoots = 2

The first three hours of the exam must be consecutive.

It is recommended that students do not start their exam with a first shoot on location unless they intend to continue the shoot for a 3 hour period.

PRIOR to the exam students who intend to photograph on location must have an outline proposal on their web site.  The shoot time will be measured as the time taken to photograph – travel time.  For each shoot (e.g. shoot 1) you can photograph in two different locations and have the travel time between the shoots deducted.


Done
y/n
AO1:  
·  Is my work linked to my research? 
·  Am I showing a progression of my work from previous shoots? – mention the preparatory shoots within the work record.
·  Am I analysing my work objectively… (connotation, denotation, etc.)? This can be done in the work record.

AO2:  
·  Am I experimenting with techniques, processes, materials? This can be shown in the work record, computer experiments and physical experiments (if done as part of the exam).
·  Am I reviewing and refining my ideas (learning from e.g. preparatory shoots)? This can be shown in the work record and final evaluation.

AO3:
·  Am I recording my ideas, observations?  This can be shown in the work record.
·  Am I reflecting on my work and progress? This can be shown in the work record and final evaluation.

AO4:  
·  Am I adopting a personalised approach within my photography, am I expressing why I photographed/edited/printed the subject area in a particular way? This can be shown in the work record and final evaluation.
·  How do my final photographs/final pieces, connect with my previous research?  This can be shown in the final evaluation.


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

·       Contact sheet
·       Straight images (as many as you wish to post)
·       Work Record
·       Computer experiments (if carried out during the exam)
·       Physical experiments (if carried out during the exam)
·       Final Pieces
·       Final evaluation


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).  What I am doing to do next (this might mean something that occurred whilst doing that shoot that you want to develop or maybe even a change in direction, etc).  Clearly your final shoot will not have a “what am I going to do next section”

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.

FINAL PIECES
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
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:

  • Technical (learning new techniques in camera 
  • Operation, shooting)
  • 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

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Exam Plan Document -

Information - 

Name: Morgan Redman                                                                                           
Issued 12/04/2016

AS Photography students

Aim: Prepare shoot proposal for the set exam 

  • Identify materials equipment processes required for the set exam 
  • Demonstrate an ability to plan for the exam paper 

Set exam dates: 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th April

Plan - 

My exam proposal is: 


I plan to complete two shoots one in the sub-category of portraiture alongside costumes and props that document gender roles both conformed to and subverted.


I will be working in the following locations (maximum number 2):


Shoot 1 = studio to do male gender stereotype portraits.

Shoot 2 = studio to do female gender stereotype portraits or visa-versa.


I need the following resources(include studio and materials/backdrops, tripods, lights, etc):



I will need:
Tripod
Two softboxes (lights)
White backdrop
My peers for portraits
My set of objects/ props/ costumes
Table for tabletop some frames

I am planning my shoots on the following dates/times:


I hope to complete my first shoot on the 19th at 9.15am thus leaving me until 12.45 to start the editing and evaluation written process.

I would like to complete my second shoot on the 21st, unless otherwise ill, from 1.40 pm which gives me until 4.30.

I will then continue the evaluation written work and process on the final session date 26th from 9.15am to 12.45.


Information - 

You will need to plan your shoots and include the writing material within the set time schedule… The total exam time is 10 hours

All students working on location must allow sufficient time to complete their write-up within the set exam times

Students are advised to ensure that their exam piece addresses the set assessment objectives.

  • Links to “known/established photographers” 
  • A personal response (original/creative work) 
  • Record of how the photographs were taken/edited 
  • How work links with previous posts within the blogger 
Refer to the presentation on Qube for full details of the assessment objectives.

All students will need to create the same blog structure as outlined in the hand-out.

ON THURSDAY THE 14TH ALL STUDENTS MUST provide an invite to jbell@harlow.college.co.uk to have administration rights on their blogger.

Your unit 2 blogger will be locked on the 19th of April.