FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO

Component 1: The Foundation Portfolio (25% of total marks) 
Internally marked and externally assessed. 

• Students make the titles and opening of a new fiction film (to last two minutes) following the conventions of commercial cinema. 
• The task may be undertaken individually or as part of a group of up to four members. 
• Preliminary exercises build up learners’ skills with equipment and their understanding of conventions. 
• An individual student blog provides evidence of research, planning, construction and critical reflection.

The Principal Examiner's Report to Centres 2015 reminds us to give evidence of research into relevant, similar film openings and stresses the importance of film opening conventions such as enigma:

The report draws attention to the need for creative use of varied digital formats in presenting genuinely reflective critical evaluative responses and the success of video voice overs:

GUIDE TO STORYBOARDS HERE https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/579489-guide-to-storyboards.pdf