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Production

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What is the WJEC Film Studies production, and how do you plan and make a film extract or screenplay that applies what you have learned for the NEA?

The production: the Component 3 non-exam assessment options (a short film or a screenplay with a digital storyboard), the brief, and how to plan a production that applies film language and the core study areas.
The WJEC Component 3 production (non-exam assessment). The two options (a short film extract or a screenplay with a digital storyboard), what the brief requires, how the production applies film language and the core study areas, and how to plan a focused, well-crafted piece.
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What is the evaluative analysis in the WJEC Film Studies NEA, and how do you reflect on your production using the films and styles you have studied?

The evaluative analysis: the written reflection that accompanies the production, how it links your creative choices to professionally produced films and the core study areas, and how to write it analytically rather than descriptively.
The WJEC Component 3 evaluative analysis: the written reflection accompanying the production. What it asks for, how it links your own creative choices to professionally produced films and the core study areas, and how to write it analytically rather than as a description of what you did.
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