1. Objectives:
1. To check that all coursework is complete to the
standard of your target grade
2. Make improvements to your foundation portfolio blog

2. Checklist – Self Assessment
Task
Complete
(Yes/No)
Prelim
Prelim video
Yes
Prelim script
Yes
Prelim storyboard
Yes
Shot logs
Yes
Evidence of editing
(screen shots and
explanatory comments)
Evaluation of prelim
Yes
Yes
Improvements/ additions made

3. Checklist – Self Assessment
Task
Complete
(Yes/No)
Research
What is an opening
sequence
Conventions of the thriller
genre
History of genre
timeline/prezzi
Title sequence timeline
Yes
Opening sequence analysis
Yes
Institutional research
slideshare
Film funding research
Yes
Film studio research
Yes
BBFC Guidelines research
Yes
Target audience profile
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Conduct primary research
Yes
into the wants/needs of your
TA
Analysis of audience
Yes
research
Improvements/ additions made

4. Checklist – Self Assessment
Task
Complete
(Yes/No)
Planning
Ideas generation
Yes
Proposal
Yes
Script
Yes
Location recce
Yes
Permissions
Yes
Risk assessment
Yes
Test camera shots
Yes
Storyboard
Yes
Shotlist
Yes
Camera set up
diagrams
Shooting schedule
Yes
Call sheet
Yes
Yes
Improvements/ additions made

5. Checklist – Self Assessment
Task
Complete
(Yes/No)
Production
3 X production diary
entries (minimum)
Shot log
Yes
3 X post-production
diary entries
(minimum)
Draft copy of
production with
reflective comments
Final copy of
production
Yes
No
No
No
Improvements/ additions made

6. Blog Peer Assessment Task
Criteria
Basic
8-11 (E/D)
Proficient 12-15 (C/B)
Excellent 16-20 (A)
Titles
Some titles are missing
Titles do not match the content of
the posts
Titles have been used consistently
Most titles are the same font and size
Titles are well expressed
Titles explain the content of the post
Titles are the same size and font
Pages
The blog does not have pages
Pages have been set up
Some pages are incorrect
The correct pages have been set up
The correct content is on the correct pages
Presentation
A mixtures of fonts and font sizes
have been used in a haphazard
way.
Presentation of the blog is messy
Fonts and font sizes are mostly consistent
The presentation of the blog is mostly neat
and tidy
Fonts and font sizes are consistent
All content fits into the editable area
Images have been inserted neatly
The content of all images it clear
Visual appeal/
engagement
The blog is mostly text heavy and
contains limited visual and
interactive elements. E.g. Video,
presentation software, relevant
visuals
The blog contains some visual and
interactive elements as well as text. E.g.
Video, presentation software, relevant
visuals
The blog consists of a collection of well
integrated visual and interactive elements as
well as engaging text. E.g. Video,
presentation software, relevant visuals
Communication
skills
There are frequent spelling,
punctuation and grammar errors.
Little or no terminology has been
used
Introductions are not used to
explain the relevance of research
Written skills are good although there may
be occasional spelling and grammar errors.
Terminology is used
Most posts have a well expressed
introduction
Spelling, punctuation and grammar are all
excellent
Terminology is consistently used throughout
The relevance of each post is made clear
through a short intro (What? Why?)
Content
Three or more items are missing
from the blog
Most of the required content is present (no
more than two items missing)
All of the required content is present and
complete
Time
management
Three or more items are missing.
It is clear that deadlines have not
been met
Most of the required items have been
completed in a timely manner
All of the required content is present and it is
clear that deadlines have been met
(home, prelim, research,
planning, production diary,
evaluation, final product)
(R&P for prelim, prelim,
evaluation of prelim, title
sequence, genre
conventions, opening
sequence analysis)