A2 Coursework Requirements

F433 is the coursework element of the subject for which you will develop your own starting point. You  will explore your idea through a written personal study of no less than 1000 words and a body of photographic work that links directly to your written study.
The F433 Deadline is February 1st 2013 and will be internal assessed at the end of April. Marks will be sent to OCR by mid May and externally moderated in June.

Blog/Sketchbook Requirements

YOU MUST ENSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING IS ON YOUR BLOG/IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK. IF ANYTHING FROM THE LIST IS MISSING, YOU RUN THE RISK OF FAILING THE QUALIFICATION.

1.     Detailed brainstorming of ideas for chosen starting point – Thesaurus definitions, then explore each one in detail.

2.     Select the idea(s) that you are interested in following. Make it clear what exactly you are going to look at in your research – internet; analysis; interview etc

3.     Find images for your idea, identifying the photographer who took it. Make sure that they are actually of interest to you and that they will help you. YOU WILL NOT GET MARKS FOR JUST STICKING IMAGES IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK.

4.     You must have evidence of analyses in your sketchbook. You need to analyse, in detail, the images that you have found. Make sure you write about:

·       Framing – How has the frame been placed around the subject? Where does it force you to look in the image?

·       Composition – How have the objects in the frame been placed in relation to the other things in the image?

·       Lighting - High contrast; low contrast; colour used; over-exposed; under-exposed – shutter speed and aperture

·       Editing – Have any effects been added to the image? What does it do to the meanings in the image? E.g. colour splash will draw the viewer’s eye to a specific point in a photo.

·       Write specifically what it is about the image that you hope to try out in your experimentations and final piece.

5.     Write a brief evaluation of the research you carried out, saying what was useful and how you are going to use it in your experimentations. You need to also say what you plan to do during the experimentation stage of the process.

6.     You must have evidence of experimentation. While it is ok to have a couple of images from the experimentation stage in your final piece, the majority of these images MUST NOT be duplicated.

You must explain exactly what you have done in your experimentations – Shutter speeds, aperture, framing, lighting, studio set ups, materials etc. Use the analysis headings above to help you look at your own photos.

7.     Write a brief evaluation of the experimentations you carried out, saying what was useful and how you are going to use it in your final piece. You need to also say what you plan to do for your final piece.

8.     In your sketchbook you should include any preparatory work, notes, ideas or sketches you have done for the planning of your final piece.

9.     Write an analysis of your final piece using the headings above. You must also identify the strengths and weaknesses of the final piece of work you have created.

REMEMBER, YOU ARE MARKED ACROSS FOUR ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES (AO):

AO1 – RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

AO2 – EXPERIMENTATIONS AND EXPLANATION

AO3 – RECORDING OF IDEAS, OBSERVATIONS, INTENTIONS AND HOW

WORK IS PROGRESSING

AO4 – THE FINAL PIECE AND HOW IT’S BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE

RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATIONS

MANY STUDENTS HAVE FAILED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT DONE THE WORK THEY WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE FOR AO1, AO2 AND AO3. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS WORK, IT WILL IMPACT ON 75% OF YOU MARKS.