Poster Evaluation Questions

You need to answer the following questions in as much detail as possible. This is a very important part of this project.

Answer each question in as much detail as possible. Add examples from all parts of your work.

As guidance, the commentary should be around 350–750 words in length; or 5–10 slides if using a PowerPoint style presentation.

• How effective was your research into similar posters and relevant target audiences. What did you learn from your research into these two areas? In what ways did this shape the creation of your posters?
• What creative decisions did you have to make at the different stages of your poster production? How did your posters change as your work progressed?
• How closely does your poster follow the forms and conventions of existing posters? Give examples of real posters you referenced.
• How successful is your finished poster? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

Poster Evaluation - From The Specification

The production exercise should be supported by an evaluative commentary, reflecting on decisions made and explaining how codes and conventions and media language have been employed to convey messages about representation. As with the comparative analytical assignment, the commentary may be written or submitted as a podcast or a slide presentation such as PowerPoint.

As guidance, the commentary should be around 350–750 words in length; or 5–10 slides if using a PowerPoint style presentation; or around three minutes for a podcast.

In the commentary, the following areas must be covered in whatever form the candidate has chosen:

• an account of the research and planning carried out
• how the production is targeted at a particular target audience
• an explanation of the ways in which media language has been used in the production exercise to communicate representation
• an explanation of the ways in which codes and conventions have been used in the production exercise to communicate representation
• an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses within the finished production.

10WMS1 - Work schedule

Monday 24th April - Friday 5th May

• 5 lessons/ 5 hours to complete both film posters

Monday 8th - Friday 12th May

• 3 lessons/ 3 hours to complete your evaluation

10W - Work To Do (Monday 5th December - Thursday 15th December)

This week (5th - 7th December) your lessons are with Miss Marvin (Monday period 1) and Mr Ford (Wednesday period 5).
Next week (12th - 15th December) your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

You should have already done the following:

• Completed all the research tasks here
• Completed audience profiles here
• Flat plan/ mock up of both posters (teaser and full)
• Added all your text to both posters
• Found an appropriate background image to use on both posters
• Found appropriate images of actors (make sure images are large)
• Added the images to your posters (pay attention to size of each image)
• Decided who your own star will be
• Taken photos of your star (take at least 20 photos)
• Added the star image to  your posters

You need to use the first three lessons this fortnight to finish your draft posters.

The final two lessons will be devoted to answering the draft evaluation question.

ALSO

1. Remember to use your checklist - tick off the different pieces of work as you complete them and add them to your folder.
2. Keep looking at real posters for ideas
3. Keep looking at real posters for size comparisons of text and images

10W - Work To Do (Monday 21st November - Thursday 1st December)

This week (21st - 23rd November) your lessons are with Miss Marvin (Monday period 1) and Mr Ford (Wednesday period 5).
Next week (28th November - 1st December) your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

You should have already done the following:

• Completed all the research tasks here
• Completed audience profiles here
• Flat plan/ mock up of both posters (teaser and full)
• Added all your text to both posters
• Found an appropriate background image to use on both posters

Over the next two weeks you need to do the following:

• Find appropriate images of actors (make sure images are large)
• Add the images to your posters (pay attention to size of each image)
• Decide who your own star will be
• Take photos of your star (take at least 20 photos)
• Add the star image to  your posters

ALSO

1. Remember to use your checklist - tick off the different pieces of work as you complete them and add them to your folder.
2. Keep looking at real posters for ideas
3. Keep looking at real posters for size comparisons of text and images

Film poster work - list of things to do

You need to ensure the following have been completed by next Monday 7th November:

• Film poster analysis
• Main poster mock-up/ flatplan
• Teaser poster mock-up/ flatplan
• Target audience profile

10W - Work To Do (Monday 31st October - Friday 4th November)

This week your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

By the end of Mr Ford's lesson on Monday you must have completed the preparatory tasks for your film posters and have completed a flat plan for your main poster.

In Miss Marvin's lesson on Tuesday you will finish the flat plan and then ensure your initial research and planning is in your folder.

In Mr Ford's lesson on Thursday you need to complete the work listed on the list of things to do blog post.

You will have homework time to complete the tasks.

10W - Work To Do (24th - 26th October)

This week your lessons are with Miss Marvin (Monday period 1) and Mr Ford (Wednesday period 5)

In Miss Marvin's lesson you will begin the creative process for your film posters. This work must be completed in one lesson. In Mr Ford's lesson you will be moving on to film poster flat plans.