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Film production (Making Short Film NEA)

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you produce a strong short film or screenplay for the OCR NEA, applying the elements of film form to make meaning?

Producing the short film or screenplay. Applying cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound and performance (or screenwriting craft and storyboarding) deliberately to make meaning, working through pre-production, production and post-production, and meeting the AO3 demands.
An OCR A-Level Film Studies guide to producing the short film or screenplay for the NEA. Covers applying cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound and performance (or screenwriting craft and storyboarding) deliberately to make meaning, working through pre-production, production and post-production, and meeting the AO3 demands.
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What is the evaluative analysis in the OCR NEA, and how do you analyse your production against professionally produced set short films?

The evaluative analysis. Analysing your own production in relation to professionally produced set short films, using the language of film form, reflecting on your choices and their effect, and meeting the AO3 demands of the written element.
An OCR A-Level Film Studies guide to the NEA evaluative analysis. Covers analysing your own production in relation to professionally produced set short films, using the language of film form, reflecting on your choices and their effect, and meeting the AO3 demands of the written element.
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What does the OCR Making Short Film NEA require, and what are the options (short film or screenplay) and the assessment?

The Making Short Film NEA: the task and options. The production options (a short film of around five minutes, or a screenplay with a digitally photographed storyboard), the evaluative analysis, how the NEA is assessed (AO3, 30 per cent), and its relationship to the rest of the course.
An OCR A-Level Film Studies guide to the Making Short Film NEA. Covers the production options (a short film of around five minutes, or a screenplay with a digitally photographed storyboard), the evaluative analysis, how the NEA is assessed (AO3, 30 per cent), and its relationship to the rest of the course.
16 min answer →