1. Learning Objective:
• Understand how we achieved marks in our
practise exam, and how we could have
improved.
• Consider the significance of research and
planning.

2. Research and planning tasks
• In small groups, bullet point a list of all the
research and planning tasks you carried
out. Use one piece of paper for AS, and a
different one for A2.
Consider research into: genre,
audience, institutions, existing media
products.
Consider storyboarding, sketching
and drafting.
Consider audience feedback.

3. How did your research and planning
develop throughout the course?
• Write a paragraph to sum up your answer.
• As we listen to some examples, can we
link anything to the mark scheme (e.g. is
there a range of examples, or good use of
terminology?)

4. Essay plan
Even though all research and planning takes place at the
start of the coursework, it still has an impact at all three
stages of production. This means you can still structure
your answer the same way.
1) Intro
2) Pre-production
– What research into existing products and your audience did you
carry out?
3) Production
– How did you use your planning (e.g. photoshoot plan at AS,
using storyboard, shotlist, proplist, costume list and location
scouting photographs at A2) during filming and photoshoots?
4) Post-production
– How did you use your planning (e.g. sketches at AS, storyboard
and intial sketches at A2)?
5) Conclusion

5. Homework
• Describe how you developed research
and planning skills for media production
and evaluate how these skills contributed
to creative decision making. Refer to a
range of examples in your answer to show
how these skills developed over time.
• Complete this exam question for next
week.

6. Homework
• Describe how you developed research
and planning skills for media production
and evaluate how these skills contributed
to creative decision making. Refer to a
range of examples in your answer to show
how these skills developed over time.
• Complete this exam question for next
week.