Annotated Catalogue - Example

http://kec-asa2filmmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/sample-annotated-catalogue.html

Presentation Script - Example

Relevant Film theory that could be applied to your research project

Spectatorship: Gaze theory
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/gaze/gaze01.html

Summary of comments on FM3 Research Project from WJEC board

Here is some of the points made by the WJEC board when moderating last years entries. Take note and learn from the advice and guidance.

• The best work is clearly where centres have encouraged candidates to work from their interests and enthusiasms and embrace the freedom of this module.
  
• Candidates tend to base their Primary research on the films themselves. Although not explicitly required, other forms of primary research can be valuable - such as 'learning conversations' (whether that's the head of the British Film Institute or an elderly relative), who can prove to be  a wealth of significant and useful information.
  
• Teachers should encourage candidates to aim for a range of sources (books, articles as well as internet sources.)
  
• It should be stressed that multiple entries from IMDb and Wikipedia are viewed as one source.
  
• Do not include YouTube clips of scenes from films as other catalogue entries, these should be referred to the films listed when referencing in the presentation script.
  
• The supporting comments for each item should offer insight into the relative value of an item and into how it may inform the study.
  
• Deselected items were particularly noticeable for the weak reasoning for their de-selection, and this is an area where most centres should focus some attention on in the coming year.
   

Recommended resources

Make sure you have searched these website for

appropriate information on your investigation.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/

http://www.screenonline.org.uk

http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/archive/search.php

this is a link to the back issues of Sight and Sound magazine, this can be put in MAGAZINES in your catalogue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/film/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film
The film section of the guardian includes a huge archive of reviews, interviews and articles on all film.

http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/features/interviews
An excellent source that focuses on issues relating to the cover film within each issue, this section has interviews with a wide range of actors and directors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/film-season/
This has over 200 interviews with directors and film stars.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/
Mark Kermode is a highly respected critic, this blog archives his views on film and often leads to healthy discussions from the public.

Annotated Catalogue Guidelines

Here is an example of the annotated catalogue.

You also need to comment on why the items in the catalogue were useful.

Area of Investigation: this is the subject of your research and may be written as a statement (Guy Ritchie's representation of the gangster).

Focus Film: you are expected to anchor the project on one film that will be the focus of the research.

Related Films: you should also have at least two other films you expect to reference as part of the project.

Internet: list the websites and include a paragraph for each website explaining why this site is useful, what does it add to your research.

Books: list the books and include author, release date and chapter. Include a paragraph for each book explaining why this site is useful, what does it add to your research.

Magazine Articles: list the magazines and include a paragraph for each website explaining why this article is useful, what does it add to your research.

Newspapers: list the newspaper articles and include a paragraph for each website explaining why this newspaper is useful, what does it add to your research.

DVD Extras: add any DVD extras that have been useful and include a paragraph for each DVD extra explaining why this site is useful, what does it add to your research.

Television: list the TV shows/interviews, include a paragraph for each television programme explaining why this site is useful, what does it add to your research.

Others: List any other type of research.

Deselected Items: Here should be a paragraph on deselected material, stating why you initially chose the item and why you rejected the item.

Small Scale Research Project 2010

A small scale research project is designed to develop research skills. It will be based on one focus film, making appropriate reference to at least two other related films. You need to chose an area of investigation that relates the chosen focus film to one of the following frameworks:

Star/Performer: A star study that engages with historical developments, cultural features, fandom as well as issues of performance. (You need to apply star theory, if you are to do this study.)

Genre: May focus on a single genre or a range of genres and is deigned to develop investigations that consider film as a structured product that is designed to relate to other similar films. Approaches here include genre-study (codes, conventions, stars, etc.), genre as a tool of industry, evolution in genres, genres as national cinema and genre as a cultural product. (Genre theory required)

Technology: focusing on the impact or development of a particular technology. This will include direct approaches such as for example the devlopment of CGI, the coming of "the talkies".

Social, Historical and Political Contexts: focuses either on the social and political contexts of production (McCarthy era films) or the commentary offered by the films made during particular social and political contexts (the Iraq war). (Representation theories)

Auteur: An auteur in the broadest sense, how being an auteur affects the way 'auteurs' perform their creative role and it is an aspect of this creative role that may become the area for investigation (such as Hitchcocks continual use of the blonde). (Auteur Theory)

Institutional: This could possibly focus on a national cinema context, a studio context or a body of work produced 'institutionally' such as the films of Empire Marketing Board.

Ethnicity may be explored through diverse approaches including analysing the representations within a film, and issues around those making a film. It should be viewed as a broad church approach that can include more traditional topics (such as Blaxploitation movies or the representation of the American Indian in the Western Genre). (Representation theories)

Gender Issues Issues of sexuality, of gender, of rep[resentation, and of other related contexts can be explored singly or through a comparative approach (such as comparing male and female directorial approaches to the crime movie genre). (Gender theories)

ASSESSMENT

The research project is completed in two parts:

ANNOTATED CATALOGUE 1000 words (15 marks)
(i)This will consist of 10-15 items selected from the primary and seconary research.

(ii) Each catalogue item should be appropriately referenced and be accompanied by approx 70 words which explains how the particular item is relevant to the area of investigation and what it conytributes to the overall research.

(iii) Also a short paragraph which lists significant items (3-5) not selected for inclusion in the catalgue, offering reasons why (200 words).

PRESENTATION SCRIPT 1500 words (25 marks)

This must take the form of notes for a presentation and could combine subheadings, bullet points, short pieces of connected prose and reference to visual extracts to illustrate the presentation.

Reference to key items of research from the catalogue must be made explicitly in the presentation. Short credited quotations may be used but care must be taken that the words of the presentation are the candidate's own.