Students will be given the opportunity to investigate and respond to a variety of historical and contemporary sources through different lens-based media including photoshop and dark room development. Students will develop and extend their creative skills to produce a professional portfolio containing a large body of work, responding to a range of contextual sources.
In Year 10 students will investigate key principles of photography whilst building knowledge of practical elements including shutter speed and aperture. A personal and sustained project allows experimentation into a variety of approaches with students themselves making decisions about their creative journey.
Students begin Year 11 with a mock exam which they will have the choice of several starting points, of which they are to base individual projects. With focus on experimentation, artist investigation, image manipulation they are to create personal and meaningful outcomes.
From January, students begin preparation for their externally set assignment, again, responding to one of several starting point set by the examination board. During a 10-week preparation period, students will produce a body of work including investigations and experimentation using a range of relevant sources, resulting in a final exam piece.
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Year
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Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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10
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Photography skills & principles
Investigate the building blocks of photography whilst experimenting with specialist equipment to capture your ideas.
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Sustained project
Become immersed within the creative process. Conduct your own research, record your own ideas and experiment with materials and processes to realise your own individual intentions within a specific topic.
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Sustained project
Become immersed within the creative process. Conduct your own research, record your own ideas and experiment with materials and processes to realise your own individual intentions within a specific topic.
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11
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Mock exam
Pupils begin Year 11 with a mock exam, where they will explore a variety of techniques.
They will use artist influence and experimentation to produce individual outcomes with messages and meaning.
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Externally set exam
From January, pupils begin preparation for their externally set assignment, each responding to a topic set by the examination board. During a 10-week preparation period, pupils will produce a body of work including investigations and experimentation using a range of relevant sources, resulting in a 10-hour exam.
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Externally set exam and coursework finalising.
From Easter pupils will of completed the exam proportion of the course and will have time to refine any final coursework elements before submission.
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