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Moving image production

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

What is Component 2, the acquisition of skills, and what are the four CCEA-set tasks that build the practical foundations of film-making?

Component 2 Acquisition of Skills in Moving Image Production in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the controlled assessment worth 20 percent in which students complete four CCEA-set tasks - storyboarding, camera and editing, sound, and animation - to build the practical skills of film-making (overview).
An overview of Component 2, Acquisition of Skills, in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the controlled assessment worth 20 percent in which students complete four CCEA-set tasks - storyboarding, camera and editing, sound, and animation - building the practical film-making skills used in the final portfolio.
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What is Component 3, Planning and Making a Moving Image Product, and what does the film portfolio require from research to finished film and evaluation?

Component 3 Planning and Making a Moving Image Product in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the controlled assessment portfolio worth 40 percent in which students respond to a CCEA production brief with a research analysis, preproduction material, a completed two-minute moving image product, and an evaluation (overview).
An overview of Component 3, Planning and Making a Moving Image Product, in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the controlled assessment portfolio worth 40 percent in which students respond to a CCEA brief with research, preproduction, a completed two-minute film and an evaluation.
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What are the three stages of the film production process, and what are the key roles - screenwriter, director, cinematographer, editor - that make a film?

The production process and roles in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the three stages of production - preproduction, production and postproduction - and the key film-making roles of screenwriter, director, cinematographer and editor, and how film-making is a collaborative process (overview).
An overview of the production process and roles in CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts: the three stages - preproduction, production and postproduction - and the key roles of screenwriter, director, cinematographer and editor, and how film-making is a collaborative process students experience across the components.
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