Week 31 (wb 11th May)

This is the 12th week of controlled hours for unit B321 (hour 22 - Science exam P1). At the end of this lesson you will have a maximum of 8 hours remaining.

Here is the recommended schedule for your remaining time;

WB 11th May (hour 22) - Poster Construction
WB 18th May (hours 23 & 24) - Poster Construction
Half Term (Evaluative Commentary planning)
WB  1st June (hours 25 & 26) - Evaluative Commentary
WB  8th June (hours 27 & 28) - Evaluative Commentary
WB 15 June (hours 29 & 30) - Audience Feedback Questionnaires & Final Submission

WB 22nd June - Work Experience Week

Hours Owing Due To Absence

If you have been absent and have controlled hours 'owing' you must arrange a catch-up time with your teacher BEFORE 15th June. B321 Portfolios must be submitted at the end of the lesson in that final week and any hours you haven't used will be lost forever! The specification clearly states that 30 hours is a maximum and not a requirement and the final deadline will be the same for everyone (regardless of how many hours you've completed).

Out of Hours Learning

Start to consider what you are going to write in your Evaluative Commentary. You should aim to complete the Evaluative Commentary in 4 hours and you should include the following information;

• An account (review & evaluation) of the research and planning carried out.
• How the film poster is targeted at a particular target audience. (Link to your target audience research).
• An explanation of the ways in which media language, codes and conventions have been used in your film poster to communication representation. (layout, typography, use of language, use of images, use of colour, camera angles, costume, NVC, props, location or setting, etc). Include a review of how your poster follows the conventions of real film posters and, particularly, other sci-fi posters. 
• An evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses within the finished film poster.

To help you evaluate the success of your film poster, we have a common poster feedback survey that you can ask people to complete (preferably members of your target audience). You can even present the answers as charts in your portfolio (as an Appendix) and refer to the them in your Evaluative Commentary. (That's a big hint folks).

Here is the link to the Film Poster Feedback Survey;

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gcsefilmposter