Film+Studies+Presentation

In this component, the student is required to make an oral presentation to the teacher of an analysis of an extract lasting no more than five minutes from a prescribed film. The list of films prescribed by the IB is published each year in the November edition of the //Diploma Programme coordinator notes//, and can also be found on the OCC. It is not carried over from year to year.
 * Presentation **
 * Weighting: 25% **

Teachers choose **three** films from the prescribed list. **These films must not be studied in class.** Should any of the films on the list have already been studied in class when the list is published, these films must not be chosen by the teacher for any of the presentations.

Students should be provided with the names of the three chosen films **four weeks** in advance of the presentation. They will select **one** film from the three and prepare their presentation within this four ‑ week period.

The aim of the presentation is to encourage a close textual analysis of a continuous extract, relating its features to the film as a whole and to the wider sociocultural context. Students must present a clear understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use of film language. Students may prepare and take notes into the assessment, but they should not read from a prepared document and any notes should be used for reference and guidance only. It is the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that students do not read out their presentation.

Students should select an extract lasting no more than five minutes from their chosen film and offer a detailed textual analysis of the extract, placing it in the context of the film as a whole and in a broader sociocultural context, as appropriate. Students should include reasons for choosing the particular extract. Shot ‑ by ‑ shot analysis may form part of the presentation, but this should not be used as a substitute for observations that are drawn together from different parts of the chosen extract.

Any sources consulted during the preparation of the presentation must be acknowledged on the coversheet. The following must be adhered to in preparing and submitting presentation work.
 * The presentation must last no longer than 15 minutes.
 * The presentation must be recorded on CD.
 * The presentation must be sent to the external examiner with the appropriate coversheet, including precise details of the chosen extract.
 * Playing the film extract must not occupy any of the student’s allotted 15 ‑ minute commentary time.

Students must prepare for this assessment alone and without teacher assistance. Assistance must only be provided in the form of preparing students throughout the course for this type of activity, but not for the final activity itself on which they will be assessed. No discussion of the film should be entered into. During the presentation, the teacher should not interrupt. The teacher may only remind the student of time left and ask whether they have anything further to say but they must not make reference to specifics or ask leading questions. Students should use as much of the time available as possible. Presentations that are significantly shorter than 15 minutes may be awarded a mark that does not represent the student’s full potential.
 * Teacher guidance **