IB Film Studies

Key Information

Here is the guidance  from the IB Film Specification Guide

The Comparative Video Essay.

Here is the assessment criteria

 Dates and Deadline

• Script Deadline – Monday 25th November
• Draft 1 Deadline – Monday 9th December
• Final Deadline – Friday 20th December

Schedule:

Week 1

• Introduction to film focus:
  • Genre & Style
  • Film Theory
  • Film Movements
• Select First Film and/or Film Focus

Week 2

• Select comparative film & film focus
  • Comparative film must have different cultural context.
• Research into movement, theory, genre…
• Research into focus film (critical reception)
• Teacher meeting 1.
  • Develop research question

Week 3

• Scripting
• Assembling task components

Week 4

• Script Deadline (Monday 25th)
• Teacher meeting 2 – Group Seminars
  • Read / discuss draft scripts

Week 5

• Record Commentary
• Assembly video
• Draft 1

Week 6

• Draft 1 Deadline (Monday 9th December)
• Teacher meeting 3
  • Formative Feedback

Week 7

• Final Draft & Deadline
• Final Submission (Friday 20th December)