Oral+presentation

back to home

**Presentation ** Quick Check documents This is worth 25% of your IB grade...
 * What do I see/hear?
 * What is this called?
 * How is it done?
 * In what way is it connected to something else?
 * What does it mean?

In order to get a good grade in your Presentation you MUST understand the grading criteria and how to get the top marks. This document breaks the grading criteria down into manageable chunks. Make sure you digest this and understand it yourself...
 * Grading **

You can see that this document above has just broken down the actual IB grading criteria:

Have a look at this Marksheet for the Presentation - are you talking about all of these categories? By understanding how the grades are allocated you are able to tailor your presentation to meet the individual components...

Use this document to make notes about your extract and to begin to plan your Oral Presentation. Make sure that you not only identify key filmic features and techniques, but that you FULLY ANALYSE them too - this is where you gain your marks. You may not find much to talk about in every single category, but there will be things worth saying for most of them.
 * Planning the Presentation **

The Presentation is ALL about textual analysis. The text, of course, being the film itself.
 * Textual Analysis **

Textual analysis of film requires observing and questioning all the elements that create meaning within the piece, such as acting, directing, lighting, cinematography, mise-en-scene, and more. Besides noticing the individual elements that create a film’s meaning, textual analysis also involves understanding how the film fits into the larger context of its social, historical, cultural and political environment. So textual analysis also requires researching a film’s genre, audience, and its historical, institutional, and socio-cultural significance. It’s only in combining all of these elements that we can create a thorough understanding of the film.

For the oral exam, HL students are expected to complete a 15 minute presentation (10 minutes for SL) that addresses these two areas of focus: 1. Analyse and Research the film as a whole focusing on the film’s genre and audience as well as its historical, institutional, and socio-cultural significance.  2. Complete a close textual analysis of a specific scene. Be sure to cite specific examples from within the film that relate to its larger frame work.

** Getting Started: ** 1. Preview the questions for each of the sections below that address the areas that must be included in the presentations.  2. Watch your film and then focus on what you think is important about the film. As you take notes on the film, refer back to the questions. Be conscious of the many aspects within the film that create meaning.  3. Focus on one scene that seems to really illustrate your interpretation of the film. Try creating a Quicktime clip of the scene to be used in your presentation. You should not watch these films on the internet through streaming as quality is very poor. Buy or download the movie.  4. Begin your research and take notes in order to explore areas of genre, history, institutional and socio-cultural context as they relate to your selected film. Please cite your research in order to show where your information came from.


 * Research and Analysis: Areas to be Covered in your Presentations **

** I. Genre and Audience ** Consider the historical context of the style and genre as well as factors that shaped the directors decisions. Other films, novels, or artistic genres that were referenced in the film should be considered. 1. What tradition or genre is it part of?  2. What are the features determining genre?  3. What other work might it be connected to?  4. Who made this? Why?  5. What can we tell about its’ creators?  6. How does it fit within the director’s other work? a. Does it share significant narrative or thematic concerns?  b. Does it share particular visual or technical elements? 7. What is the film’s theme? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 8. What is the target audience? How does it address its audience?
 * Part 1 – Background and Context **

** II. Historical and Institutional Factors ** Consider the film as a text that is part of the industry of critics, and awards. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. What do we learn about the film in relation to the body of critical reviews that surround the film as well as the awards and special recognition the film has received. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 2. What evidence do you find in the film's financial/economic to the film's success? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 3. What are the institutional factors that may be important? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. As a production of a specific producer (eg Walt Disney)? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. As a production of a specific institution (eg Disney Studios)? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Any specific economic factors (independent or studio film)? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Is there a political background? (eg U.S. politics in 1959) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">4. What is the film’s historical significance? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. as a document of its time? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. as a part of history of film?

** III. Socio-cultural context ** Explore what the film says about it's country of origin and the artists who made it. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. What do the film's themes say about the culture it's part of? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 2. What is the film's geographical and historical context? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 3. Where does it fall in the evolution of the genre? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 4. What is the film’s socio-cultural context? So, what does this film say about the world? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. What does it say about the society it takes place in? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. What does it say about the culture it takes place in? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. What does it say about the time period it takes place in? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. How does it fit the context of the specific country it was made in? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> e. Was it made for a specific audience? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> f. Was it made for a specific reason? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> g. Were there any social factors that influenced the film? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> h. Were there any cultural factors that influenced the film? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">5. Has the film changed through time? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Do audiences react differently to the film now as opposed to when it was released? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. If so, why? If not, why?

**IV. Narrative** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. How is this film constructed according to narrative/story being told? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 2. Is the narrative organized by plot or time sequence, or some other way? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 3. Does the film use other principles than narrative sequence as a structure (for instance, an argument? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 4. What is the nature of our engagement with the story or characters?
 * Part 2 – Focused Analysis **

** V. Film Language and Representation ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. How are characters and issues represented? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 2. What is the style and effect of acting and performance? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 3. How is meaning created by the camera? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. camera angles? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. camera shots? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. camera movement? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">4. How is meaning created through use of space (proxemics) and staging? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 5. How is meaning created by editing and sequencing? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 6. How is meaning created by lighting, shade and color? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 7. How is meaning created by sound and music? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 8. How is meaning created by location, set design and mise-en-scene.? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 9. Does the film make use of symbols, metaphors, or allegories? If relevant, explain what they are and how do they work within the context of the film? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 10. How is meaning created by technical elements such as production design, special effects (matte paintings, models, animation, computer generated images etc.) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> 11. What emotional information is conveyed through the filmmaking process?

MORE ON TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

MORE ON EVALUATING FILM PRODUCTIONS

** Structure of the Oral Presentation - HL ** It is important to have a clear and focused structure to your presentation. If you just ramble on about the clip and jump from one component to the next, your work will suffer as a result. By careful planning and by practising going through your presentation multiple times you will formulate a clear and logical structure that enables you to include all the key components without rushing or leaving anything out.

Please not that these two options below are just that - they are options. Please feel free to create your own individual structure. It is important to find a style that works for YOU. Just make sure you include all the key elements (as outlined in the documents above) and make sure you talk for as much of the 15 minutes as possible, without going over of course.

** 1. ** ** Opening Remarks (0:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Name of film, director, year etc ** 2. ** ** Context (2:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Place the film <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> i. As part of the director’s work <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> ii. Time when Made (historical, socio-cultural etc) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iii. Relation to other films <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">b. Place the extract <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> i. Position in plot <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> ii. Foreshadowing <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iii. Thematic Threads ** 3. ** ** Setting, Acting, Costume, Props (1:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Visual Style <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Actors <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Production Design/Set Design ** 4. ** ** Cinematography and Lighting (2:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Style: realistic/formalistic/stylised <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Angles, Framing, Lens Choice <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Camera placement and actor blocking <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Dominant Imagery/symbolism/Colour <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> e. Camera Distance/Space/Staging/Territory, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> f. Lighting ** 5. ** ** Editing (2:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Style <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Manipulations of time and speed <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Length of cuts and pacing <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Narrative techniques such as flashbacks/forwards, parallel action <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> e. Montage or Visual Metaphor <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> f. Types of fades and cuts ** 6. ** ** Score (1:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Style <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Repeated Motifs <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Foley or FX <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Diegetic/non-diegetic (aka synchronous/nonsynchronous) ** 7. ** ** Script (1:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Narrative Structure/Style <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Character Driven vs Plot Driven <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. Nature of Dialogue <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Use of humour, subtext or irony <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> e. Message ** 8. ** ** Genre (1:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Features determining genre <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. How extract meets genre <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. How extract subverts genre – if at all ** 9. ** ** Business and Criticism (1:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. How well was the film received by critics at the time? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. How well is the film received by critics now? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> c. How successful was the film financially? At the time of release? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> d. Subsequently? ** 10. ** ** Rationale (0:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Why I selected this extract ** 11. ** ** Closing Remarks (0:30) **
 * OPTION 1 **

** 1. ** ** Context in film (2:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. “I selected this section for the following reasons…” <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Explain how the extract relates to the rest of the film narrative and to the structure of the film as a whole. ** 2. ** ** Analysis (7:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. “My view of the director’s intent is…” <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> b. Detailed analysis and support of your statement above by looking at: <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> i. Mise-en scene <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> ii. Framing <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iii. Composition <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iv. Shot choices and camera angles <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> v. Lighting <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> vi. Costume/Make-Up/Prop choices <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> vii. Presentation of time <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> viii. Shot length and movement <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> ix. Space and staging <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> x. Acting/Characterisation choices <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xi. Editing choices – cuts, fades etc <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xii. Visual symbolism <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xiii. Script/dialogue <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xiv. Use of Narrative and structure <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xv. Sound, score and foley <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> xvi. and whatever else is significant… ** 3. ** ** Context in History/Genre (4:30) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Explanation of the extract’s significance in terms of: <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> i. Genre <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> ii. Target audience <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iii. Film history <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> iv. Socio-cultural significance <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> v. Institutional factors <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> vi. Critical reception <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> vii. Financial success <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -108pt;"> viii. and whatever else is significant… ** 4. ** ** Final Summary and conclusion (1:00) ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 13.8pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;">a. Reinforce key points and reasons for you choice of extract
 * OPTION 2 **


 * General Tips **
 * DO NOT do a shot by shot breakdown of the extract, but instead group comments into sections as outlined in both models above.
 * Always use FILM LANGUAGE
 * Avoid Repetition
 * Make sure to explain how meaning is created in the film through film language.
 * Do NOT talk for more than 15 minutes. You WILL be penalised!
 * But do not talk for much less than 15 minutes - otherwise you will have left too much out!
 * Make sure you refer to director’s intention
 * Consolidate your evaluative interpretation into a focused oral paragraph for each section
 * NEVER have the first time you present your oral presentation be the real thing in front of your teacher. Practise practise practise! Record yourself on a computer and listen back to make sure you are speaking clearly, to make sure that you are talking about every aspect of the extract, and to make sure your timing is perfect!
 * Relax.

CHECKLIST: **PRESENTATON** -Has the student look for research materials – **film history** and **cultural significance** – as well as doing their own**analytical observation**? -Can the student explain why they have chosen the **5 minute (or less) extract**? -Can the student demonstrate an **excellent awareness** of their 5 minute extract’s **relationship to the film as a whole**? -Is the extract the best possible selection to show the student’s view of the film and how **meaning** is **constructed** in it through **film language**? -How is the extract related to the **film** **as a whole**? -Has the student used the extract to examine **film language** and it’s use in the film’s **mise-en-scene** and **production design/**the **shot design** and **composition/ lighting/editing/digetic** and **non-digetic sound/narrative/symbolism/iconograpy. . .** and whatever other elements are significant for this particular film? -Has the student used the extract to discuss or analyze the **director’s intent**? -Has the student correctly placed the film in the context of **history**, either **film history** or **genre history**? -Has the student the film within a broader **sociocultural context**? -Has the student kept description of the film’s plot to a minimum, while focusing on **analysis**? -Has the student considered the film’s **target audience**? -Has the student brought **cue cards** for the presentation?(//**Note: the student must not read the Presentation. Centers where students are suspected of reading will be investigated for malpractice. Cards with cue notes are appropriate, but the teacher supervising the Presentation must make sure the student does not bring extensive notes into the assessment.)**// - Has the student brought their **list of sources** so that they can complete the cover sheet? __**AT HIGHER LEVEL**__ Has the student found **‘examples of responses from audiences and reviewers, critics or scholars at the time of the original release and/or subsequently,’** and have these samples been **discussed** as part of the presentation?
 * -**Has the student watched their film **several times** as part of their primary research?

Review [|the IB Support Site] for details and samples of student work. This is an excellent resource as it not only includes examples of students work, but it also includes the grades they were given. Have a listen to some of the presentations and grade them as you go. DId your mark end up being the same or similar to the examiners mark? If so, you are on the right lines. If not, there must be something you are not quite understanding. What is it? How could you gain a greater understanding of this assessment task? If you cannot answer these questions after some careful independent thinking, come and speak to me about it and we can work it out together.
 * Examples of Presentations **

CLERICAL ISSUES