UAL Awarding Body
CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION
AND TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA
Unit 8: Developing a creative media production
Date Issued: 22nd March 2021
Interim Deadline: 14th May 2021
Final Deadline: 28th May 2021
Lead internal Verifier: Sarah Wilson (All classes)
External Verifier: UAL Senior External Moderator for subject
LO2: Be able to use research methods to inform ideas
Research
Fail Pass Merit Distinction
Research Little or no Sufficient relevant Thorough and Independently
evidence information has sustained identified,
Research your presented or been gathered, research and thorough and
idea information does documented and investigation of sustained
not relate used in the relevant sources, research and
referencing sufficiently to task. development of interpretation and investigation of a
everything ideas. synthesis of range of relevant
information used sources, insightful
to inform, support interpretation and
and develop synthesis of
ideas. information used
to inform, support
and develop
ideas.
Individually, you are required to research your production
Items to include in your research are:
• Medium (short film / music video / documentary etc.) What is it?
• Genre – the conventions of your chosen genre along with TWO examples from that
genre focusing on camera angles, lighting, narrative and mise-en-scene
• Artists / professionals within the chosen medium who you admire and whose
work you would like to draw on for your own project
• Target audience (this needs to be primary and secondary and your findings need
to be presented professionally using infographics)
• Platforms your work can be viewed on - internet / TV etc. and the advantages
of such platforms – this could be researched through a focus group
All work MUST be referenced and you must use different types of research such as
internet search, survey monkeys and focus groups
Harvard Referencing can be completed using Neil’s toolbox
http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/
Infographics can be generated using
Venngage https://venngage.com
All survey monkey answers must be uploaded and all face to face interviews or focus
groups must be voice recorded or filmed and uploaded.
Problem Solving
Fail Pass Merit Distinction
Insufficient Sufficient Decisive Decisive
Problems faced exploration of exploration of demonstration of demonstration of
alternative ideas alternative ideas initiative in initiative in
and processes. using established effectively solving effectively solving
What problems
Problems approaches to problems, problems,
do you see
unresolved. resolve practical adapting to autonomously
yourself facing and theoretical unforeseen implementing
and how will problems practical and creative solutions
you overcome theoretical and adapting to
these? challenges to unforeseen
This work must achieve identified practical and
also be goals theoretical
documented in challenges to
your blogs achieve identified
goals.
You are required to individually complete:
• Contingency plan for all aspects that you could face during filming
• Legal and ethical issues you may face producing this production – focus on
plagiarism and copyright as well as filming in unauthorised locations, scenes of
nudity, upsetting scenes, covering difficult subjects / topics, advertising unauthorised
material / products, content of the narrative could be sensitive etc.
• You are required to obtain consent forms to film in locations as well email
confirmation of actors and their involvement
• Undertake test shoots to make sure everything works as you would like
All problems faced must be recorded in your log
