Re-evaluation of AS coursework

In our AS media project we had 2 tasks. One of which was the preliminary task where we had to make a small case scenario which had to include two characters engaging in a small exchange of speech. Our second and predominantly our more important task I and my group had to create an opening scene which had to be approximately 2-3 minutes long. During the period of time we was creating the production, me and my group came across many obstacles and had to face several difficulties. The majority was due to the lack of equipment. This made it difficult because most of research and planning intended for the project to be filmed at a later time, because of this we had to change the locations and timings numerous times. However, the group is partially to blame as the organisation wasn’t at its best. For the planning and research part of the course we failed to keep up and it resulted in us having to rush at the last minute which gave us an unsatisfying outcome.

One thing we should have perfected more on was the time management. This is because we had a tight schedule which meant we had to organise the timing faultlessly. That is a definite part of the course we will avoid to face in A2. Also from the start of the course of AS the group was not comfortably decisive with the genre of the film, there wasn’t a happy agreement within the group. In addition to this we didn’t decide to set specific jobs for each member of the group. This resulted in one person doing a larger amount of work than the other which was also a fall back in the group, so for our A2 course we’ve decided on doing this and doing it correctly and fairly. Furthermore, half way through the production of the course, one of the members in the group bailed out which encountered in us doing much more work. This also confused the group as the person who bailed was a dominant figure of the production; this meant we had to start from the beginning. However, this year the group will be more organised and we will approach the course in a more positive way. Due to the ups and down I think that I and the group achieved a high level 2 if not a low level 3 grade somewhere in between 10- 13 marks. This is all due to the lack of preparation I and the group undertook. This was a big downside in our AS result.

However, an advantage this year is that we a creating a music video. This is a good thing as we are creating our own music instead of copying or imitating another artist. In this project we will be creating our own lyrics, instrumentals/beats and adding a little twist in the genre.