CCEA A-Level Moving Image Arts AS 1 Foundation Portfolio overview quiz quiz

As non-examined coursework that is externally moderated by CCEA

By an unseen written examination

By a multiple-choice online test

By a live oral viva with an examiner

The shot list

The Statement of Intention

The evaluation

The mark scheme

Poster, trailer and credits

Budget, contract and call sheet only

Script, storyboard and shot list

Evaluation, synopsis and review

Documentary, news and advert

Comedy, horror and romance

Colour, black-and-white and silent

Classical Hollywood, realism and formalism

Continuity editing with motivated camera and location sound

Stylised montage that collides contrasting shots

Expressive low-key lighting and canted angles

Hand-painted stylised sets and abstract design

Invisible continuity cutting and natural light

Montage and expressive lighting that foreground technique

Long unbroken takes on location

Naturalistic dialogue recorded on set

Because the finished film is not marked at all

Because CCEA cannot view moving images

Because craft is shown in the design of a sequence as well as its execution

Because planning replaces the need to shoot

To summarise the plot for the audience

To list the equipment used

To replace the Statement of Intention

To reflect honestly on the film against the stated intention

Over-scoping an ambitious idea the short running time cannot deliver

Choosing a single clear stylistic approach

Writing a focused Statement of Intention

Storyboarding every shot before filming

Because CCEA forbids more than one camera angle

Because mixing approaches without reason reads as unplanned

Because realism and formalism are the same thing

Because the exam only allows one approach

It does not; they are unrelated

It replaces the exam entirely

It is where the film language analysed in the exam is applied in your own work

It only tests written recall of definitions

Because animation has no soundtrack

Because animation is not marked on style

Because animation needs no script

Because animation is built shot by shot from the storyboard and timing plan