PORTFOLIO: RESEARCH EVIDENCE

QUESTION: WHAT KINDS OF RESEARCH IS EXPECTED?
For this project, research is normally undertaken into film audiences, films, film openings, genres, genre conventions, film styles and film making techniques.

QUESTION: WHAT CONSTITUTES LEVEL 4 RESEARCH?
For level 4, we would expect to see research that 
1. is relevant
2. is varied
3. was carried out independently
3. demonstrates what you learnt by undertaking it

QUESTION: WHAT KINDS OF RESEARCH HAVE WE DONE THAT WE COULD SUBMIT AS EVIDENCE?

1. Individual research into any of the theories explored in class during the foundation teaching stage - into genre, narrative, theorists, continuity etc. (You did this kind of thing as homework tasks well before you started the group project. As long as you did it yourself, this counts as research and can be submitted via your individual blog. Homework labels MUST be removed). This work could meet the criteria for Level 3.

2. Research completed during the early ideas stage of the group project. If you did any individual research (eg into openings/films/genres) to inspire your individual ideas, then this counts as research evidence and can be submitted via your individual blog. This only refers to any research undertaken BEFORE the final idea was chosen by the group. This research could meet the criteria for Level 4.

3. Research completed once an idea was being considered or had been chosen by the group: from this stage on any research completed should be on the group blog, and labelled according to the individuals who produced it. It would probably have been undertaken to inspire, inform or influence your group's final idea and should demonstrate direct relevance to your group's plans. It might include research into audiences, films and film openings, characters, scripts, mise-en-scene, titles, graphics, editing style etc - anything that was of particular relevance to the development of your specific project. For example, the work you did for your pitch/ presentation provides good evidence of this research. This research could meet the criteria for level 4.

PLEASE NOTE: Do not delete any research that was no longer relevant once the project changed direction - just make sure it is clear that the research was relevant to the first or 2nd, but not the final idea.  

4. Any audience feedback gathered once the project has been completed can be submitted as research evidence. If you organise this on behalf of the group (ie a screening/ focus group organised in school), it should be submitted via the group blog. If you organise it purely for your own personal use (ie with family/friends at home), then it should be submitted via your individual blog, and is not the property of the rest of the group. This research could meet the criteria for Level 4.