STUDENT+REFLECTIONS

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** Student Reflections ** After each filming project, I'd like you to write a written reflection of what you did. This is all in preparation for the written commentary aspect of your Production Portfolio (50% of you IB film grade). The final written commentary has a max of 1750 words (HL) and must include pictures, screenshots, excerpts from the screenplay, set design, lighting set ups etc. ** You do not need to do these written reflections in nearly as much detail. ** This is just to give you an idea of what //will// be expected of you.

When writing a reflection, you should focus/think about the following:

Criterion A – Planning and Research
 * What specific planning and research did you do to prepare for the film?

Criterion B – Reflection and Evaluation
 * Have you analysed both the artistic and logistical processes of your Production?

Criteron C – Professional and Technical Skills
 * Does the ** execution **of your film demonstrate technical ability?

Criterion D – Effective Use of Film Language
 * Are you using your camera, editing or sound etc (whatever role you are focusing on) to create **meaning**? Explain how you use film language to create meaning.

Criterion E – Originality and Creativity
 * Is your work original and fresh?
 * Do you accurately follow – or intelligently go against – the conventions of the genre?
 * To what extent is the audience engaged in your work?

By the end of your written production portfolio the examiner should have answers to the following questions: 1. What is the purpose of the film? 2. How did you plan to use (and how did you use) film language to convey this purpose to your target audience? 3. What filmmakers (films) or styles (genres) have influenced your creative expression? 4. Which choices in regarding the look and feel of the film (production design) have been deliberate? 5. Where did you have to take creative risks in order to solve problems? 6. What were the biggest challenges you faced during the making of your film? How did you overcome them? 7. What might you do differently next time?
 * What MUST I include in the Written Production Portfolio?**

And here are some lovely pictures of reflections to get you going...