This document outlines the lessons, requirements, and grading criteria for an Advanced Production Portfolio media studies course. It provides guidance on pre-production planning elements like storyboards, production schedules, equipment lists, and casting requirements. Completing thorough pre-production work is important for organization and is emphasized as a key factor in achieving higher grades. Students are expected to storyboard their projects, create schedules, and plan costumes, props, and locations. Attention to shot types, editing, and technical elements like syncing audio to video are also addressed.

1. A Level Media Studies
G324: Advanced Production Portfolio
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2. Connect…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAtAM7vtgc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRckgn36lzY
• What do you think about both of these clips?
• Which one is your favourite? Why?
• How will this promote the song and the artist?
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3. Discover
Discovery Question
Why is being organised so important to
planning?
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4. Learning Objective/ Outcome
Level
All:
• To recognise the significance of shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or
storyboarding.
Level 2
Most:
• To complete pre-production planning work towards shotlists, layouts,
drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
Level 3
Some:
• To complete pre-production planning work towards shotlists, layouts,
drafting, scripting or storyboarding to a detailed, near professional standard.
Level 4
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5. Things you need to do
according to the chief
examiner:
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The choice of blog template needs to be chosen carefully and have an ability to
access categories of tags easily, or an archive.
All work should be original (except for the music used in the Music video).
Students must include textual analysis of professional products as part of their
research.
Detailed storyboards must be produced.
Best work shows bravery and flair.
You must edit to the beat.
Filming each aspect from a number of different camera angles produces the best
results.
Music videos should have performance in them (lip-sync, performance, dance).
Lip-syncing should be in sync.

6. Grading Criteria
• Level 4 =
• ‘Time management is excellent.’
• ‘There is excellent organisation of actors,
locations, costumes or props.’
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7. Storyboard
Methods
Your storyboard will lead to an animatic (as
explored during AS cw)
What works well?
• Strong contrast (clear, black ink)
• A variety of angles, shot types explored
• Use of post it notes
• Consideration of editing (intercutting, black
screen)
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8. Production schedule
• Key piece of planning that shows a competent
level of detail for a level 4.
Level 4 =
‘Time management is excellent.’
‘There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.’
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9. Production Schedule
• To compliment your Production Board, which organisies your
Cast, Props and Locations you also need a Calendar
• This Calendar will show when you will film each sequence on
your production board – remember you can shoot out of
order!
• Use your Google Calendar to block in your filming times – be
specific!
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10. A B C D
Story board
Production
schedule &
Calendar
Costume,
Props,
Equipment
list
Casting
requirements

11. Develop
Progress Check
• Swap sheets/screens with your group
• Look at each others work carefully
• Do you understand their ideas?
• Have they used the correct terminology?
• Does it look porfessional?
• Give them feedback on your post it note
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12. Develop
Pre-Production
• You need to complete:
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Storyboard
Animatic
Production Schedule
Costume List
Props List
Equipment List
Casting Requirements
Crew Requirements
Contingency Plans
Location Recces
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