Art - KS4 - Photography

10

What students will learn

How it builds on learning

September

February

July

The first term of Year 10 is spent gaining skills within three of the course Assessment Objectives. Each is worth 25% of final mark:

AO1 Critical understanding: develop ideas through investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.

AO2 Creative making: refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes.

AO3 Reflective recording: record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work progresses.

Pupils will explore and develop ideas through skills in:

-          Composition

-          Aperture and Shutter Speed Priority

-          Studio lighting

-          Photoshop editing

-          Manual editing / collage

-          App editing

From February, pupils start to compile and make plans for the Unit 1 Portfolio. In this they will reflect on the first term, build on ideas and select their coursework themes.

Up until the summer, they will explore ideas relating to their themes, working to provide evidence of all three assessment objectives already mentioned above.

Pupils will have some knowledge of composition and basic edits using Snapseed app from KS3. We will build on this from September to February of Year 10, learning to shoot and edit using both smartphone/iPad and manual DSLR cameras.

Learning in regard to use of DSLR camera is likely to be from scratch as pupils seldom have prior knowledge. However, skills picked up in app editing are quickly translated to both Procreate and Photoshop, both of which we move on to use in Year 10.

Pupils will increasingly ‘self-direct’ and need to show independence in their ability to progress while showing evidence of work that can be rewarded against the three assessment objectives introduced in term 1.

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What students will learn

How it builds on learning

September

December

January

April

Pupils will learn how to ‘refine’ an idea toward a final outcome. We will look at the final assessment objective, worth 25% of final mark:

AO4 Personal Presentation Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates understanding of visual language.

At the start of January pupils will receive and Exam Booklet and commence work on their Externally Set Assignment Unit.

This unit will culminate in a 10-hour exam spread across two school days.

In completing their final outcome, pupils will learn and demonstrate skills in planning, time management and the sustained focus and resilience needed to realise an exciting series of photographs and edits.

In completing their Externally Set Assignment Unit, pupils will need to apply their knowledge and skills in all assessment areas but in a more decisive. They will use their experiences from Unit 1 to identify a direction and creative response, explore it and refine it efficiently and with purpose toward their final outcome.