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IB FILM Assessment Overview
50% Production Portfolio
(Internal Assessment by teacher-Externally Moderated by IB)
Component: One completed film project with an associated trailer & written documentation encompassing &
connecting both: Max: HL=1750 words or SL=1200 words
HL film 6-7 minutes including titles –Individual rational for the film- Max. 100 words
SL film 4-5 minutes including titles – Individual rational for trailer- Max. 100 words
Group work: The film project may be undertaken as a group project, but all accompanying documentation must
be individually produced. Students cannot present the same edit of their film projects for internal assessment due
to the different assessment requirements. Roles of Assessment must be one of the following: director, writer,
cinematographer, Sound designer-recordist- mixer, editor.
25% Oral Presentation - External Assessment
Component: To give an oral presentation to the teacher
of a detailed critical analysis of a continuous extract
lasting no more than five minutes from a prescribed
film.
The teacher selects 3 films from a IB prescribed list.
Students will choose 1 of the 3 Films.
Films are not studied in class.
Students will have 4 weeks to prepare.
SL= Max. length 10 minutes
HL= Max. length 15 minutes
25% Independent Study - External Assessment
Component: Film Theory or Film History with some textual analysis
SL=Minimum of 2 Films or HL= Minimum of 4 Films
•Must produce a script for a complete short documentary from more than
one country.
•HL Documentary Script 12-15 pages - Rationale: Max. 100 words
•Documentary Script SL=Max. 8-10 pages Rational: Max. 100 words
•Comments from celebrities or others must be annotated.
•Investigate genre, theme, direction, Use of sound, color,
editing and lighting.
•Target audience 14 to 18 years of age
•Topic must be discussed in cinematic terms
•Student is the narrator