Assessment Brief BTEC (QCF)

Qualification: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative

Media Production Film and TV

Year: 2

Hand Out Date:

19/10/2015

Assessor: Owain Milford

Hand Out Date: 19/10/2015

Unit No (s): 26

Unit Title (s): Film Studies

Scenario:

Sight and Sound magazine have asked you to write an article for their digital magazine discussing
why a director of your choice should be considered an auteur.

Hand in Date: 23/11/2015

Task Outline
In this article you will need to discuss why a director should
be considered an auteur.
The article will need to explain what the term auteur means
and where it originated from.
You will also need to justify all ideas and points made about
your chosen director using a close critical analysis of their
films to illustrate each point. You may also want to discuss how
different approaches may affect films (eg genre analysis, content
analysis, narrative analysis, structuralism, semiotics, auteur
theory, feminism, queer theory, Marxism, psychoanalytic).
As Sight and Sound magazine is a high end magazine subject
terminology must be understood and used correctly and
confidently at all times.
Due to the article being featured in the digital version of the

magazine you may embed videos, images and include

hyperlinks in your assignment.
You will need to submit two versions of your assignment.

One version just containing words and images on

eStudy.
One version will be uploaded on Weebly and may
feature active hyperlinks and embedded videos used to
demonstrate points.

All referencing and quotations must be formatted and correct.

See LRC guides on eStudy if unsure.
You will need to write a minimum of 1500 words.
ASSESSMENT 1: (Title)
This covers criteria:
P1 apply
approaches to
analysing
films with some
appropriate
use of subject
terminology

M1 apply
approaches to
analysing films
coherently
with reference to
detailed
illustrative
examples and
generally correct
use of
subject
terminology

D1 . apply
approaches to
analysing
films critically,
supporting
points with
arguments and
elucidated
examples and
consistently
using subject
terminology
correctly

Guidance to Students:

Include details of all your references and resources that you have used when completing this
assessment (include books, DVDs, journals, web sites and class presentations) ensure you use
the Harvard (APA) format of referencing for this.
ALL PASS criteria must be gained to achieve an overall pass for this unit
PLUS ALL MERIT criteria for a Merit grade
PLUS ALL DISTINCTION criteria for Distinction grade overall

USEFUL LINKS
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-16-plus-source-guidesauteur-theory-auteurs-2008.pdf
http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Academy-Awards-CrimeFilms/Auteur-Theory-and-Authorship.html
http://film110.pbworks.com/w/page/12610154/Auteur%20Theory
https://eng3122.wordpress.com/auteur-theory/
http://sharepoint.mvla.net/teachers/GalenR/Film%20Analysis/Documents/Class
%20Readings/AUTEUR%20THEORY.pdf