G324 is marked and internally standardised by the centre and marks are submitted to OCR by a specified date, a sample is then selected for external moderation.
The unit is marked out of a total of 100 marks: 20 marks for the planning and research and its presentation; 60 marks for the construction; 20 marks for the evaluation.
In the evaluation the following four questions must be addressed:
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
• How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
• What have you learned from your audience feedback?
• How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
3.4 A2 G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
The purpose of this unit is firstly to assess candidates’ ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills (AO3); secondly to assess candidates’ application of knowledge and understanding in evaluating their own work, showing how meanings and responses are created (AO2); and finally to assess candidates’ ability to undertake, apply and present appropriate research (AO4). The unit requires candidates to engage with contemporary media technologies, giving them the opportunity to develop their own skills in these technologies. It also enables them to develop the skills of presentation that are required for further study at higher levels and in the workplace.
This is a coursework unit.
Centres must set the brief from the menu below, though they may define more precise details in negotiation with candidates. From this brief, candidates will produce:
• a media portfolio, comprising a main and ancillary texts;
• a presentation of their research, planning and evaluation in digital format(s).
The media portfolio will be produced through a combination of two or more of the following media:
• Video
• Print
• Web-based
• Audio
• Games software
Each candidate will evaluate and reflect upon the creative process and their experience of it.
Candidates will evaluate their work digitally, this evaluation being guided by the set of key questions above.
This evaluation is individual.
Examples of suitable formats for the evaluation are:
• A blog
• DVD extras
• A podcast
• A powerpoint
• A Website
• Or a combination of two or more of the above.
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In all cases, candidates should be encouraged to see the evaluation as a creative task and the potential of the format chosen should be exploited through the use of images, audio, video and links to online resources. Marks should be supported by teacher comments and may be supported by other forms such as audio or videotaped presentations.
