ALL: Understand the mark scheme for the ancillary tasks MOST: Understand the main features of listings magazines and newspaper articles such as layout, fonts, images, and appropriate language CHALLENGE: Show evidence of Level 4 planning which includes appropriate use of conventions for the format, integration of images and text, and manipulation of elements.

1. Ancillary Tasks
ALL: Understand the mark
scheme for the ancillary tasks
MOST: Understand the main
features of listings magazines and
newspaper articles
CHALLENGE: Show evidence of
Level 4 planning

2. Our brief …
• An extract from an original documentary
TV programme, lasting approximately five
minutes,
• together with two of the following three
options:
– a radio trailer for the documentary;
– a double-page spread from a listings
magazine focused on the documentary;
– a newspaper advertisement for the
documentary.

3. Construction – 1 & 2 (Ancillary Tasks) Achieve Level
Level 1 Minimal 0 – 3 marks Level 2 Basic 4-6 marks d M, B, P,
Level 3 Proficient 7-8 marks Level 4 Excellent 9-10 ( ) E
1 2 1 2
• Appropriate use of IT for the task
• Understanding of convention of layout and page
design
• Awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text
size
• Accurate use of language and register
• Selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figure,
lighting, objects and setting
• Appropriate integration of illustration and text
• Framing a shot, including and excluding elements
as appropriate
• Shooting material appropriate to the task set
• Manipulating photographs as appropriate to the

4. A double-page spread from a
listings magazine focused on
the documentary

5. What is a listings magazine?
• A listings magazine is a magazine which
contains information about the upcoming
week's events such as
broadcast programming, music, clubs,
theatre and film information

6. Examples of listings magazines

7. What are the features of a double-page INTEGRATION
spread from a listings magazine? OF LAYOUT &
TEXT
QUOTES
BY-LINE
COLOUR TIME / DATE
IMAGES
LAYOUT FONT SIZES
SUB- FONT
HEADINGS STYLES

8. What are the features of a double-page spread
from a listings magazine?

9. What are the features of a double-page spread
from a listings magazine?

10. What mark would you give this?

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14. A newspaper advertisement for
the documentary

15. What are the features of a newspaper advertisement?

16. What are the features of a newspaper advertisement?

17. What mark would you give this?

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23. Tasks today …
1. Choose which one you will do as a group
and which you will complete individually
2. Start planning your group ancillary task –
at least 5 designs
3. Start planning your individual ancillary
task – at least 5 designs