Weekly Journal

Regular evaluation updates are required, as with every unit. Please remember to take photos and get behind the scenes footage as you film. You might find it easier if you note down a record of what you did each day in a diary form.

Please use the following guidance to help you with each week.

Week 1 This week you worked on your research

What have you been asked to do?

What were the options you could choose from? Why did you pick this one? Why have you chosen these people to work with? What guidelines do you need to follow?

How has writing the brief helped you to finalise your idea?

How have you expanded on your initial idea following the guidelines set? How did the group come to a decision?

What did you learn from practising the conventions you researched?

What did you practice? How successful was it? Why will this be useful in your production?

Are you on track for this week? If not, how far behind are you?What work do you need to complete outside of lessons to stay on track?Week 2 This week you worked on your planning

How has analysing videos helped you to understand the genre better?

What have you learnt? What must you include for it to be conventional to the genre?

How did making infographics help you to process your research?

How does processing the results in this way help you understand them? Did you find out anything interesting?

What did you learn from your planning? How has it helped you to progress your idea?

Consider script writing, choosing locations, actors

How has your idea developed/changed during the planning stage?How did you ensure that your storyboards were to a high enough standard?What issues did you have when planning your production? How

did you overcome them?How much work did you complete outside of the lessons?Are you on track for this week? If not, how far behind are you?What work do you need to complete outside of lessons to stay on track?

Week 3 This week you worked on your production

What practical work have you done and how helpful was your earlier planning?

How did your planning help you when out shooting? Did the script help your actors? Did the storyboards ensure you moved the camera properly? Where the locations suitable?

Upload your behind the scenes photos and videos (explain what they show)What issues did you encounter when filming and how did you overcome them?What locations did you use and why did you choose them?How did you find the editing process?What new skills did you learn when editing? Upload screenshots of the editing process and discuss why you made these changes.What issues did you encounter when editing and how did you overcome them?How well have you worked to your production schedule?Are you on track for this week? If not, how far behind are you?What work do you need to complete outside of lessons to stay on track?High Grade Tips

Use screenshots to support your analysis – especially when comparing your work to

other pieces.

Considered and capable demonstration of processes – detailed documentation of your production process – such as still images, and annotated screenshots of your specific production and editing process – including ‘what’ and ‘why’ and not just ‘how’.

Specific – be specific! Don’t just say e.g. ‘the lighting was good’ – show us where the lighting looked good and why you think that.

Week 4 This week you worked on your production

What were your production strengths?

What were your production weaknesses?

How did you work as a group?

What was your role and how did you perform?

Complete a written comparison of your work to professional productions you researched previously. Use screenshots of both productions to support your analysis.

High Grade Tips

Use screenshots to support your analysis – especially when comparing your work to other pieces.

Considered and capable demonstration of processes – detailed documentation of your production process – such as still images, and annotated screenshots of your specific production and editing process – including ‘what’ and ‘why’ and not just ‘how’.

Specific – be specific! Don’t just say e.g. ‘the lighting was good’ – show us where the lighting looked good and why you think that.