UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND

TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 8: Developing a creative media production

Date Issued: 4 th April 2017

Final Deadline: 9th June 2017

Marking teachers: Adam Jones (1A) James Ashford (1B) Chris Leinster (1C)
Lead internal Verifier: Sarah Wilson (All classes)

External Verifier: UAL Senior External Moderator for subject

LO2: Be able to use research methods to inform ideas

Research

Fail Pass Merit Distinction

Research Little or no Sufficient relevant Thorough and Independently

evidence information has sustained identified,
Research your presented or been gathered, research and thorough and
information does documented and investigation of sustained
idea
not relate used in the relevant sources, research and
referencing sufficiently to task. development of interpretation and investigation of a
everything ideas. synthesis of range of relevant
information used sources, insightful
to inform, support interpretation and
and develop synthesis of
ideas. information used
to inform, support
and develop
ideas.

Individually, you are required to research your production

Items to include in your research are:

Medium (short film / music video / documentary etc.) What is it?

Genre the conventions of your chosen genre along with TWO examples from that
genre focusing on camera angles, lighting, narrative and mise-en-scene
Artists / professionals within the chosen medium who you admire and whose work
you would like to draw on for your own project
Target audience (this needs to be primary and secondary and your findings need to
be presented professionally using infographics)
Platforms your work can be viewed on - internet / TV etc. and the advantages of
such platforms this could be researched through a focus group

All work MUST be referenced and you must use different types of research such as internet
search, survey monkeys and focus groups

Harvard Referencing can be completed using Neils toolbox

http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/

Infographics can be generated using Venngage

https://venngage.com

All survey monkey answers must be uploaded and all face to face interviews or focus groups
must be voice recorded or filmed and uploaded.
Problem Solving

Fail Pass Merit Distinction

Insufficient Sufficient Decisive Decisive

Problems faced exploration of exploration of demonstration of demonstration of
alternative ideas alternative ideas initiative in initiative in
and processes. using established effectively solving effectively solving
What problems
Problems approaches to problems, problems,
do you see
unresolved. resolve practical adapting to autonomously
yourself facing and theoretical unforeseen implementing
and how will problems practical and creative solutions
you overcome theoretical and adapting to
these? challenges to unforeseen
This work must achieve identified practical and
also be goals theoretical
documented in challenges to
achieve identified
your blogs
goals.

You are required to individually complete:

Contingency plan for all aspects that you could face during filming
Legal and ethical issues you may face producing this production focus on
plagiarism and copyright as well as filming in unauthorised locations, scenes of nudity,
upsetting scenes, covering difficult subjects / topics, advertising unauthorised
material / products, content of the narrative could be sensitive etc.
You are required to obtain consent forms to film in locations as well email
confirmation of actors and their involvement

All problems faced must be recorded in your log