Author: ceggleton

Name: Target Grade:
The assessment objectives / A01 INVESTIGATE AND ANALYSE = max 24 marks / A02 EXPLORE AND EXPERIMENT = max 24 marks / A03 RECORD OBSERVATIONS AND IDEAS = max 24 marks / A04 PRESENT A PERSONAL RESPONSE = max 24 marks / Use the checklist and success criteria to review your progress and ensure you are meeting the / 4 Assessment Objectives. / We will review your progress each week.via Learning Conversations in lessons. Year 13’s will be required to book a separate 15 minute tutorial during lesson time. / You will need to ensure high standards of creative presentation and quality of work. / You need to per week spend 4-5 hours completing, improving and presenting the tasks at home.
YEAR 12—SKILLS
Term 1A / HISTORY of PHOTOGRAPHY—How did it all begin? / Photography timeline / Camera Obscura / The Pinhole Camera / Introduction to the Darkroom / Photograms, Chemograms and Luciograms / CAMERA CONTROLS—How to create, control and use LIGHT / Exposure / Aperture / ISO / Depth of Field / Time lapse / Light lines / Studio Lighting / File Formats / All experiments to be documented in sketchbooks and supported by critical references.
Term 1B / GENRES OF PHOTOGRAPHY & THE RULES OF COMPOSITION / FORMAL ELEMENTS / Genres—Portraiture, Landscapes, Documentary, Still Life, Abstract, Experimental, Photo Journalism, Darkroom / Rules of Composition—Rules of Thirds, Vantage Point, Symmetry & balance, Leading Lines, Colour, Texture, Framing, Cropping / Formal Elements— Light, Line, Space, Value (Tone), Composition, Texture, Focus, Repetition, Shape / Photo shoots to be completed for HOMEWORK and during lessons evidencing an understanding of all the rules of composition. Where would make an interesting photo shoot location? / Basic Photoshop editing skills introduced/ recapped from GCSE

Term 2A / You have the choice of two mini projects for this term to demonstrate your camera, composition and editing skills. You must cover all 4 AO’s for this project. Marks will be given for presentation, idea development and independent working also. / EXPERIMENTAL PORTRAITURE / Critical analysis of photographers who work within this genre: Aldo Tolino / Francesco Paleari / / John Clang / David Samuel Stern / Ed Fairburn / Skills covered within this unit: Image transfer / Digital manipulation using Photoshop– multiple exposure / digital drawing / blending modes / Weaving / Collage / Photographic sculpture / Stitching and mixed media / HOMEWORK– Complete portraiture photo shoots to support your class work / EXPERIMENTAL LANDSCAPES / Critical analysis of photographers who work within this genre: Alexander Rodchenko / Victoria Siemer / Jelle Martens / Fabian Rivory / Kristina Krogh / Skills covered: within this unit: Mixed Media / Collage / Digital manipulation using Photoshop / Scanning / HOMEWORK– Complete landscape photo shoots to support your class work
Term 2B / PERSONAL INVESTIGATION / What GENRES of Photography are you interested in? Portraiture, Landscape, Experimental, Still Life, / Documentary, Digital, Film, Fashion, Abstract….. Collect visual / written information about each and include your PERSONAL OPINIONS (2 double pages) / Complete critical studies based on your chosen theme. PHOTO SHOOTS AND EDITS – Complete photoshoots relevant to your critical studies. What techniques / processes do they use? How will you respond? / HOMEWORK - Complete photoshoots / tasks and present in your sketchbooks
Term 3A / PERSONAL INVESTIGATION / Continue to develop your Personal Investigation by revisiting some of the skills you have covered in Year 12 (darkroom, Photoshop techniques, image transfer, collage, mixed media etc) / Complete relevant critical studies and use your time during the summer holidays to complete photo shoots in various locations. Write a STATEMENT OF INTENT (150 words) / Which direction are you going to begin your project? Write a description of what you would like to do? What is your aim? What do you want to learn about more? What is your concept / idea? This is fluid and can change at any time but you must document and record your thought processes and why and how your ideas are changing. What are you learning? What do you want to learn from this project?
Term 3B / PERSONAL INVESTIGATION / Continue to develop your Personal Investigation by revisiting some of the skills you have covered in Year 12 (darkroom, Photoshop techniques, image transfer, collage, mixed media etc) / Complete relevant critical studies and use your time during the summer holidays to complete photo shoots in various locations. Write a STATEMENT OF INTENT (150 words) / – Which direction are you going to begin your project? Write a description of what you would like to do? What is your aim? What do you want to learn about more? What is your concept / idea? This is fluid and can change at any time but you must document and record your thought processes and why and how your ideas are changing. What are you learning? What do you want to learn from this project?

YEAR 13
Term 1 / PERSONAL INVESTIGATION / You should return with a good body of work for your personal investigation. / You should now be spending your time developing ideas towards a final piece based on your chosen theme. All work should be supported by critical studies (double pages for each one– A MINIMUM OF 8 IN TOTAL) / Try contacting photographers/ artists…. Ask them about their work, get quotes…Make your investigation PERSONAL and UNIQUE... / You need to be booking a 15 minute tutorial OUT OF LESSON time with your teacher to discuss your / project and set targets. / How can you make your work stand out?
Term 2 / PERSONAL INVESTIGATION AND ESSAY / This term will predominantly be spent producing a final piece/s and a 1000-3000 WORD ESSAY / Think about different ways of presenting your final piece– print big, use frames, print on unusual textures/ fabric, produce a 3D/ interactive piece or installation…. / Consider how your work will look in the gallery... / Review your work- is your idea working? Have you achieved your aim? / Describe what is successful and unsuccessful and why? / HAND IN FOR ALL COURSEWORK AND ESSAY– END OF TERM
Terms 3 & 4 / COMPONENT 2- EXAM / See Exam timetable for a breakdown of tasks