A2 Reflective Analysis Guidance
To complete the practical element of
your coursework you are required to write a 1000 word reflective analysis of
your film sequence and the decisions behind the shots you’ve chosen to use.
As with the AS coursework, you need
to talk about the meanings created by the micro elements you’ve used in your
film and the responses you aimed to provoke in the audience, You must discuss
the decisions you made for the film in terms of the role you took during the
production (director, cinematographer or editor). You also need to make
reference to an aspect of the Film course that has influenced the film you
produced and the decisions you made.
Use the guidance below to help you
structure your analysis:
1.
Start by briefly
explaining the storyline of your film; whether it is an entire short film or an
excerpt from a longer film and the general mood(s) you wanted to create in your
film. If relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced
the style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics
studied for the AS exam.
2.
In terms of the
role you took on the production (director, cinematographer or editor), talk about
the technical decisions you’ve made and why, explaining what meaning is created
by them and what response you hope the audience have for each. Again, if
relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced the
style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics studied
for the AS exam.
3.
Talk about how
the decisions you’ve made work with the other micro elements (mise en scene,
cinematography, editing, sound and SFX) to help convey meaning.
4. Write a conclusion, that discusses what you thought was
successful about your film and what didn’t work as well as you had expected,
referring.
