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 Moving Image

 

GCE Moving Images is designed to enable candidates to develop their creative and critical abilities throught hands-on-learning in the Craft and Moving Images Arts.  Moving Images acts as a medium of passing on information and knowledge, accessed through: Cinema, Television, DVD and the internet.  Candidates will create their own moving image arts works centred on Film and Animation.  The course is designed to enable students to develop their creative and technical abilities through hands-on-learning in the craft and moving image arts.  It will introduce candidates to a rich variety of moving image practices, processes, conventions, styles and techniques.

Why Study Moving Images Arts?

  • You have an interest in the media world around you
  • You enjoy working with technology e.g. digital cameras
  • You would like to develop your skills and be able to produce your own film/animation
  • You want to progress to study Moving Images Arts or as a related subject at degree level
  • You want a career in the film industry
  • You want to study a subject or take up a career for which a Moving Image Arts qualification is useful

 

Course Structure and Assessment  

MODULE

COURSE CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

AS LEVEL (Year 13)

Module one

 Creative
Production

Students will create a complete moving image artwork of their own, either film or animation lasting between 3 – 5 minutes.  Their piece of work will be supported with written evidence including an evaluation of their work.

Portfolio
Assessment

 

35% of ‘A’ Level Grade

Module two

 Critical
Response

This consists of an online examination where students will answer questions relating to moving image clips, both film and animation.

Online
Examination

15% of ‘A’ Level Grade

A LEVEL (Year 14)

Module three

 Creative

Production and Research

Students will produce an illustrated research essay, two production exercises outlining the processes completed, and a complete moving image artwork, either Film or Animation.

Portfolio
Assessment

35% of ‘A’ Level Grade

Module four

 Critical
Response
And
Specialisation

This consists of an online examination, where students will respond to a range of moving image clips both film and animation.

Online
Examination

15% of ‘A’ Grade