Thomas Adams AS Photography : November 2011

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AS Art and Design: Photography

Structure of assessment

F413 Coursework Portfolio 60% 100 marks

One unit of coursework based on themes and subject matter developed from personal starting points. All work will be selected, evaluated and presented for assessment by the candidates. Critical contextual understanding may be demonstrated through written, visual, oral or other appropriate forms.

To be internally set, internal assessments to be sent to OCR by mid May and externally moderated in June.
Deadline: 1st February 2013

F423 Controlled Assignment 40% 100 marks

One unit that comprises an externally set assignment presented to the candidates at the start of the preparation period for the controlled test that will be a continuous period of focused study of five hours.

All work will be selected, evaluated and presented for assessment by the candidates. Critical contextual understanding may be demonstrated through written, visual, oral or other appropriate forms.

To be externally set on 1st February, internal assessments to be sent to OCR by mid May and externally moderated in June.

The same mark scheme is used to assess both units and this is attached at the end of this document.

F413 ASSIGNMENT

Stage 1

Choose one of the following themes as the starting point for your work:

Moving

Journey

Order

Repetition

Childhood

Reflection

Conflict

Hidden

Light

Everything you do from now on must be recorded on your blog.

Stage 2

Now you’ve chosen your theme you need to develop a personal investigation which will be the basis of your work. It is entirely up to you how you interpret the theme.

A good starting point would be to do all of the following:

Ø Produce a mindmap of your chosen theme

Ø Look up the word in a dictionary and write down the definition

Ø Look up the word in a thesaurus and write down all the suggestions

Once you have done this you need to decide on an initial focus for your work.

For example, if the theme was Nature, depending on their personal interests, people could choose as their focus: global warming; the concept of Mother Nature; nature versus nurture; lifecycles; the seasons; urban versus rural; or organic to suggest just a few!

At this stage you do not have to think of what your final outcome will be, just decide on a focus which interests you and which you can begin to research and develop ideas for.

Once you have decided on the focus for your investigation write a brief statement of what you intend to do. This should basically take the form of a flow diagram showing how you initially think your work is going to develop. However, this is not set in stone and you could find that at some point in your work things take on a completely different direction to that which you initially planned.

The important thing is that there must be a logical flow to your investigation where things clearly link together. A study which just constitutes different random pieces of work will not score highly.

Once you’ve done this show it to your teacher who will discuss it with you and might raise issues you hadn’t considered. Once you’ve had this discussion you are ready to begin your work.

Stage 3

Get on with it!

At this point it’s important to have a clear understanding of how your work is assessed as you need to make sure that your work is detailed and meets all the requirements in order to achieve the best possible result.

Your work is assessed in four areas:

Develop - AO1 Develop their ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

Experiment - AO2 Experiment with and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes reviewing and refining their ideas as their work develops.

Record - AO3 Record in visual and/or other forms, ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions, demonstrating an ability to reflect on their work and progress.

Present - AO4 Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and where appropriate, make connections between visual, written, oral or other elements.

So what are the sources you can use?

Well that depends on what your personal starting point is, but things it must include are:

Ø Analysis of existing images

Ø Analysis of appropriate photographers. For example if the topic is nature you might analyse the work of photographers who specialize in photographing landscapes or animals.

Don’t just think about photography though!

Ø You might need to research a topic and draw out the issues or facts from the topic which you want to explore further.

Ø You might analyse works of art such as paintings or sculptures if this is relevant

Ø You might visit a particular location to get information

Ø You might go to a museum or art gallery or photography exhibition

Whatever research and investigation you do, this must be detailed in your sketchbook; and you need to reflect on your research.

You must clearly indicate what are the important aspects that you are going to explore further or use to incorporate in or influence your work. For example your analysis of the work of a particular photographer might identify a particular technique which you are going to utilize in your own work.

YOU MUST NOT SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET OR COPY FROM A BOOK. USE YOUR OWN WORDS!

AS Unit F410–F416: Coursework Portfolio

For this unit candidates need to produce a portfolio of work that derives from initial starting points, topics or themes that are determined by the centre.

The focus here is to produce, and select for submission, work that shows how the candidate has both:

Ø developed their knowledge, skills and understanding;

Ø explored, researched and acquired techniques and skills.

The portfolio is assessed holistically through all the AOs, but there is an emphasis when marking on AO1 (develop) and AO2 (experiment).

Candidates are expected to:

Ø record observations from sources relevant to intentions;

Ø develop ideas and techniques appropriate to their chosen specialism(s);

Ø produce work that is appropriate to their intentions.

Candidates should be aware that in practical or written work all references and sources should be correctly acknowledged.

The portfolio can comprise:

Ø a single, sustained project, theme or course of study;

Ø a number of smaller projects;

Ø a combination of work presented in sketchbooks and/or mounted on sheets, or any other appropriate format.

The portfolio must be presented in an appropriate format and aim to have sufficient work to satisfy all the Assessment Objectives.

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