Year 11 Photography
Curriculum:
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Content Overview:
Skills Covered:
- This year, pupils will conclude their Portfolio project using the theme ‘Order and Disorder’ during the Autumn term. They will start their Set Task Exam paper in January of next term.
- Pupils will continue to carry out a mixture of sketchbook-led and practical-led lessons; practical lessons taking place every fortnight during a double lesson.
- Location photoshoots
- Students will complete their ‘Final Piece’ for this project during their Mock Exam in November.
- This project is worth 60% of their overall grade.
- DSLR camera manipulation
- Adobe Photoshop
- Physical Manipulation
- Creativity with a scanner and printer
- Photograph transferring
- Studio Lighting
- Analysis of other practitioners
- Presentation of work
- Careers within the Photography Industry
- Independent working
Artists Used for Reference:
Assessment Objectives:
- Sebastian Magnani
- Shira Barzillay
- AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
- AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
- AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
- AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.
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Content Overview:
Skills Covered:
- In the Spring term, students will receive the externally set task paper set by OCR.
- This set task paper will house five starting points which are introduced to them along with suggestive photographers and techniques. Students can also find their own on art2day.co.uk
- Students will then create a second sketchbook inspired by their chosen starting point. The Final Piece will be completed in the 10-hour set period in the summer term.
- Photoshop.
- Physical Manipulation.
- Photograph transferring.
- Studio Lighting.
- Analysis of other practitioners.
- Presentation of work.
- Students are free to investigate materials which suite their style and interests.
- Careers within the Photography Industry.
Artists Used for Reference:
Assessment Objectives:
- Students are provided with recommended artists at the beinning of the term.
- AO1: Develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
- AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.
- AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.
- AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.
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By this point in the academic year, we have completed the course content and we are focusing on revision, exam technique and pace.
Subject Overview:
Students in Year 11 have 3 Photography lessons each week.
In Year 11, students have 1 piece of homework set every week.
Assessments:
Students will finish their digital portfolio during this year.
In the Autumn Term, students sit a 10 hour mock practical exam.
Students will then sit their final exam in the Summer Term. This exam is a 10 hour practical exam.
