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A2 Photography

A2 Photography. Taster sessions. Welcome Back!. Over the next two weeks you will do the following... Learn B&W printing techniques Understand the structure of next year Launch and begin part of next years coursework. Next Year.

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A2 Photography

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  1. A2 Photography Taster sessions

  2. Welcome Back! Over the next two weeks you will do the following... • Learn B&W printing techniques • Understand the structure of next year • Launch and begin part of next years coursework

  3. Next Year • Skills Development: First six weeks recap darkroom; lighting and learn DSLR Video skills • ARTF3: Personal Investigation – A project running from now until the end of January 2014 – 50% of A2 (25% of A Level) – any topic you choose – must be able to sustain study over long period – written component of 2000 words – Investigate, explore, resolve • ARTF4: Controlled Assessment – respond to a range of starting points from AQA – 15 hours of controlled time at the end - 50% of A2 (25% of A Level)

  4. Personal Investigation

  5. Personal Investigation • Can be on any theme you choose • This will later be classified as one (or more) of the three key genres; Fine Art, Documentary, Portraiture • We will learn about each genre • 2000 word essay on an area within your investigation • Presentation showing early research and intentions

  6. Personal Investigation • Range of detailed artist research with a focus on using that research in informal shoots • At least 6-10 formal test shoots with detailed development • Use a range of digital, traditional, video and other media production techniques • Produce a final, resolved body of work, framed or similar • Work must be sustained and focused throughout and aim to get to the bottom of your issue

  7. Summer Task • Over the summer you MUST develop ideas for your personal investigation. This is a long project that must reflect your own interests and artistic preferences as well as show strong academic values and be linked to wider a wider context such as ‘issues’ within society, the arts or media. • By the time you return you will have a clear theme developing via: - informal test shoots - research in the form of articles etc - development in the form of sketches - A draft proposal

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