Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigation informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

Show progression in ideas by looking at appropriate sources such as artists and analyse them.

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

Look at resources which are appropriate to the topic and experiment with different mediums to develop work. 

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

Record progression in a way relevant to the topic, analysing and evaluation work in order to progress.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.

Show a detailed response which is appropriate and reflects the topic well. In addition, this response should relate to other elements involved in the topic.

Illustrated Discussion

Illustrated Discussion - The Passing of Time

Possible Approaches to Explore -

- Age and Decay - I would perhaps explore peoples ages like Tom Hussey or may explore the growing of plants or something similar to show the element of how things change as time passes.
-Day and Night - This would be a more simplistic way to show the passing of time and I could use the work of Richard Silver as inspiration.
- Long exposure - I would use a slow shutter speed to show the different movements and also perhaps give a ghostly effect, similar to Alexey Titarenko's work.
- Movement - I would explore movement and how movements happens in a set amount of time as well as trying to capture different frames of movement and combining them into one to show the movement which occurs during a set amount of time. For this, I would look at the work of Eadweard Muybridge.

Possible Photographers to Explore -

Alexey Titarenko

Alexey Titarenko would be a good photographer to look at if I was to explore long exposure and movement combined as this is what he focuses on in his images. I like his work and could also use it for inspiration if I was to look at the ghostly element associated with the topic. I also like how, due to the long exposure, the people are fluid like. In addition, I like the black and white colour schemes in his work as it gives the images an element of mystery which therefore makes them more interesting to the audience. Below shows some examples of his work.

Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge's work would be useful as inspiration if I were to experiment and explore movements for the topic of the passing of time. I like how the images are all still but are combined together to show a sort of motion. I like this idea of the combined images as they are simplistic yet very effective. Below shows some examples of his work.

Richard Silver

Richard Silver would be a good photographer to look at if I decided to follow the route of looking at day and night. His images have a sort of photo joiner feel to them and this is an idea which I would like to take forward into my own work, regardless of the topic. I like this as an idea as it is effective and clearly presents the idea of the passing of time. I also like how his images appear quite natural and do not look over edited. Below shows some examples of his work.

Tom Hussey

Tom Hussey would be an inspirational photographer to look at if I were to explore the topic of age and decay. I really like the idea of reflections which show two different perspectives of an individual. From looking at these images, I have had another idea which may be to combine two faces into one which would show the changes through time. I like the idea and also feel that this sort of theme could work with things like flowers, for example, taking photos of a seed and a plant, although these ideas would require more thought. However, I do really like the idea of the reflections depicting individuals younger selves. Below shows some examples of his work.

Definitions

Definitions

The Passing of Time - Many photographers and filmmakers have recorded the passing of time in various ways. Some have explored the subject through single images or combinations of images; others have produced a sequence of images.

I plan to explore the idea of time passing within the exam paper. I hope to do this using a variety of techniques and hope to explore techniques such as long exposure and continuous shooting. 

Passing - (a period of time) going by. This can refer to a certain time frame or can also refer to the passing away of an individual (e.g. life and death).

Combinations of Images - many images joined together to make one singular image.

Sequence of Images - Puts many images together but in a sort of series. This can be done to show the different stages of movement (for example, Eadweard Muybridge).

4 Visual Examples

This example is by the photographer Kang Seon Jun. The example uses long exposure to show the passing of time. This therefore is a single image but it looks like multiple images due to the nature of long exposure. The image uses a black and white filter in order to create a more dramatic effect.

This example is by Jesus Chapa-Malacara. I like the bold colours of the image and think that they look very effective and eye-catching. The image uses long exposure and I think the blur lines also help to add more interest to the image.

This example is by Eadweard Muybridge. I like this idea and it is an example of what can be done with a sequence of images. I would like to attempt to adopt this idea into my own work and also think that this would look very effective in a variety of contexts. I also like the element of black and white and will try to adopt this into my own work.

This example is by Alexey Titarenko. I like the outcome and feel that this could be a very influential artist for my unit. I like the image and think that the black and white filter gives it a slightly unnerving feel. I also like the fact that the long exposure technique used is evident but still subtle as I feel as though this helps to add an element of mystery to the image.

Check List

Required by w/c 17th April

3 questions initial mind map -1...2....3....

Mindmap – with 3 levels of detail

Definition -  a breakdown of the exam paper with definitions relevant to the exam and how you wish to explore the paper, also add 4 visual examples that relate to the definitions post with annotations.

Illustrated Discussion, this should include your possible approaches- .you want to explore and examples of work on the photographers within the paper

Image Bank - complete with 30 images you can use this to record pictures that inspire you or that you want to use the ideas  ...............

Research Log - completed with at least fifteen – twenty entries and annotations….. discuss why the images were selected and how they are relevant to your response to the externally set exam  ( 5 should be non American or European) ( remember connotation, denotation and context)

Photographer Research (connotation, denotation and context)

   No1 why picked..... 4 photos......evaluations....... influence....sum.....

   No2 why picked..... 4 photos..... evaluations....... influence....sum.....

   No3 why picked..... 4 photos..... evaluations....... influence....sum.....

NB The next two should be non American or European

   No4 why picked..... 4 photos..... evaluations....... influence....sum.....

   No5 why picked..... 4 photos..... evaluations....... influence....sum.....

Connecting your work to others -one..two...three..four....five...

Contacts prep shoots- one...two...three....four....five....six.....seven...

Straight prints - From your shoots at least THIRTY  ...............

Work diaries - one...two...three....four....five....six.....seven...

Each diary will have a progression section

Computer experiments - image within image.... image and text........ duotone....overlay....selective colour....repetition.....montage... framing......

Physical experiments - one...two...three....four....five....six.....seven...

Folder containing work from 10 hour exam - .............

Electronic portfolio (Powerpoint on blog)........... 

Final pieces 1..2..3..4...5...6...7..8...9...10.... 11...12...13...14....15..... 16.....17...... 18....19....20.....

Overall project Evaluation.........