Your Externally Set Assignment (ESA / Component 2) exam time is 10 hours.
Exam Dates
- Wed 24th April Groups 12A (ICT Media) and 12B (Photography 1)
- Thurs 25th April Groups 12C (ICT Media) and 12E (Photography 1)
- Thurs 2nd May Groups 12A (ICT Media) and 12B (Photography 1)
- Friday 3rd May 12C (ICT Media) and 12E (Photography 1)
Exam Times (5 hours per day)
- 9-10.15am Session 1
- BREAK
- 10.15 – 11.15am Session 2
- COMFORT BREAK
- 11.20-12.20pm Session 3
- BREAK
- 12.35-1.35pm Session 4
- LUNCH
- 2.20-3.20pm Session 5
What you do in the exam
Day 1= Edit and finalise final images for “Journeys and Pathways”
- decide on your series, sets, sequences of images
- add files to the print folder in the M : Drive (must be high res 4000 pixels on the long edge)
- all images added to the blog should be low resolution (1000 pixels on the long edge)
Day 2=Frame, mount, present and display final prints
- complete any unfinished blog posts
- check your work against the marking criteria
- ensure you have used photo-lingo throughout you annotations, analysis, evaluation and critique of final outcomes
Exam Rules
- No talking / communication with others
- No use of mobile devices / social media
Weekly Schedule
Week 1 Mon Feb 4th = Mindmaps, moodboards, research / case studies plan and carry out Photoshoot 1
Week 2 Mon Feb 11th = Edit and experiment with images from Photoshoot 1
Feb Half Term = take more photos!
Week 3 Mon Feb 25th = edit and experiment with initial images / responses
Week 4 Mon March 4th = move onto idea 2 / refine initial idea / plan photo-shoot 2
Week 5 Mon March 11th = edit and experiment with images from second photo-shoot
Week 6 Mon March 18th = review and refine progress…change plan if necessary
Week 7 Mon March 25th= develop and plan ideas for final photo-shoot
Week 8 Mon April 1st = explore display and presentation ideas, complete all available blog posts and drafts
Easter
Week 9 Mon 23rd April = Exam Week 1
Week 10 Mon 30th April = Exam Week 2
Always ensure you have enough evidence of…
- moodboards
- mindmaps
- case studies (artist references-show your knowledge and understanding)
- photo-shoot action plans / specifications (what, why, how, who, when , where)
- photo-shoots + contact sheets (annotated)
- appropriate image selection and editing techniques (lots of experiments!)
- presentation of final ideas and personal responses
- analysis and evaluation of process….justify your final images
- compare and contrast your outcomes to a key photographer
- critique / review / reflection of your work
Always explore, describe and explain :
- who (is in the photo / took the photo)
- what (is the photo about?)
- why (has the image been made / displayed / connected to other images or text)
- where (was the photo taken)
- how was the photo taken (technical attributes)
- when (was the photo taken)