Film Language test: Learner Response

Today, you need to take a short break from your preliminary exercise work and complete a learner response on your Film Language test.

The general comments I picked up while marking are:

• Get the basics right: ensure written English is correct, use paragraphs to organise your points and aim for three or four paragraphs for each question as an absolute minimum.
• Using Media terminology is essential - this was lacking in places, particularly with regards to mise-en-scene.
• Answer the question - this is so important. If you don't address what the question is asking you will struggle to achieve higher than a level 2 (6/12 marks)
• Make sure your notetaking is organised and detailed - dividing your A4 page in four and making notes for each question is a good technique.
• Analysis not description: if you are simply describing the clip, you will never access the higher levels. Make sure you are explaining the HOW and WHY - what impact does this particular aspect have on the audience?
• Revise the key terminology - there were far too many references to jump cuts. There were no jump cuts in the clip!

Your learner response task is as follows:

1) Read your feedback carefully and look at the mark and grade you achieved.

2) Read this mark scheme, grade boundaries and suggested content document. How many marks were you away from the next grade up? How much of the suggested content did you include in your answers?

3) Create a blogpost called 'Film Language test learner response'

4) Type up your feedback word-for-word (you don't have to put the mark and grade if you don't want to).

5) Re-write your weakest question on your blog. This re-write should be aiming for 12/12 marks using all the suggested content in the mark scheme. Re-watch the clip above and make dedicated reference to specific aspects of the sequence.

When you have finished all of the tasks above you should return to your Preliminary exercise planning.