Student FIlm Opening and Mark Scheme

 

Level 1 0–23 marks The work for the main task is possibly incomplete. There is minimal evidence in the work of the creative use of any relevant technical skills such as:

• • Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
• • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
• • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
• • shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
• • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.
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Level 2 24–35 marks There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some of the following technical skills:

• • Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
• • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
• • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
• • shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
• • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

 

Level 3 36–47 marks There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:

• • Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task;
• • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
• • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
• • shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
• • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

 

Level 4 48–60 marksThere is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

• • material appropriate for the target audience and task;
• • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;
• • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;
• • shooting material appropriate to the task set;including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;
• • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

 We used this mark scheme in class to mark multiple student film openings. We looked at both good and not so good opening scenes. We also looked at the film opening that won the BFI from last year. 
 
This film opening was marked as level 4 with a rough average of 56 marks by the class. It actually got 57. It had unique shot and good editing when adding the titles. The titles where done in a way that they came into the environment which was very different to other film openings. The music that was used really solidified the opening scene as a action as it added lots of suspense.