Following marking of last years reflective analysis essays.
The people who have done WELL tend to have the following:
A short introduction outlining their intentions when they started the
project.
A good outline of their target audience.
A clear understanding of the codes and conventions of their chosen
genre and discussion of how they used/developed/ignored them.
A focus throughout on how successfully their film achieved what they set
out to do, through specific references to micro elements.
People who have done LESS WELL have generally done so for the following
reasons:
There is little or no focus on their specific role in the production
and its impact on the finished film.
They have purely written a description of the production process
with little or no analysis of micro elements.
They have failed to identify a target audience or mention audience
feedback; therefore failing to assess the success of the finished film.
At AS the focus is purely on how the film uses micro features to make
meanings for audiences. It is just another micro analysis!
