2–2½ minutes; 40 marks; 20% of GCSE
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The production process should be thoroughly documented in your Production Diary.
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A film extract from one of the following genres of film:
- Action
- Horror
- Romance
- Science fiction
- The teenage film
The extract must take the form of one of the following two options:
- The opening of the film.
- An extract from any part of the film which creates suspense and tension.
The extract must be between 2 minutes and 2 minutes 30 seconds.
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Learners must be responsible for the camerawork and editing of their short film. Unassessed participants may act in, or appear in, the film. Performance skills will not, however, be assessed in the production. Although there is no explicit requirement for independent lighting or independent sound, if either of these is required unassessed assistants may operate lighting and/or sound equipment provided they are under the direction of the assessed learner.
Learners are encouraged to put into practice an appropriate range of camera shots and editing techniques in their production, applying their knowledge and understanding of cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing and sound.
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Learners may also make use of material which is not the learner's own under the following conditions:
- A soundtrack from existing sources (music or music from a film) may be used provided it is appropriately acknowledged on the relevant form and used for education purposes only.
- Af use outside education purposes is envisaged (e.g. uploading to YouTube or similar), normal copyright restrictions must be followed.
- Up to ten seconds (maximum) of found visual material may be used if its use is integral to the genre-based film extract (which could either be a shot or shots which would be impossible to film or found footage such as a news extract).
- If found footage is used, it must be excluded from the specified length of the production. All use of material which is not the candidate's own must be acknowledged on the relevant form accompanying the submission of work for assessment. </aside>
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It is recommended that learners:
- Use copyright-free material where possible.
- Plan genre-based extracts which do not rely on shots impossible to film or other examples of found footage. </aside>