Grade Ten Film Course Outlines 2015/16

ADV 2O1: Film Studies and Pre-Production and AWR 2O1: Film Production and Post-Production

      Pre-requisite: ADV 1O1 and AWR 1O1

Course Description – ADV 2O1

In this course, complimentary to AWR2O1, students will focus on screenwriting and storytelling with an emphasis on genre theory and an examination of the ways in which specific genres operate according to sets of filmmaking conventions. The course will explore the artistic and technical language employed by each specific genre as well as the ideological positions implied within the film texts.

Course Description – AWR 201

This course, to be run concurrently with, and building on the ideas developed within ADV2O1, builds upon the fundamentals of film production explored in AWR1O1. Students using the technical, theoretical and stylistic conventions studied in ADV will move towards developing their own visual style and narrative voice.

Units of Study
The courses’ units of study include: Story Theory and Story Development Advanced Editing Techniques Advanced Filming Techniques Screenwriting Genre Theory A Focus on Specific Genres such as Film Noir, Comedy and Coming of Age
Assessment and Evaluation
In order to ensure that assessment and evaluation are valid and reliable, and lead to improvement of student learning, teachers of these courses use a variety of the following strategies to assess student learning and to provide them with feedback:  teacher observation oral presentations, interviews essays, reports,  journals, creative writing, computer lab work quizzes, tests performance tasks portfolios, design projects self-assessment, peer assessment check lists, rubrics Some of these strategies are also used for evaluation.  However, evaluation is the responsibility of the teacher and is based on individual student demonstration of course expectations.  Evaluated group tasks likewise must reflect individual accountability for learning and demonstration of course expectations through work submitted.
Achievement Categories/Strands Knowledge / Understanding                    20-30% Thinking                                                   20-30% Application                                               20-30% Communication                                        20-30% See attached breakdowns for more specific information.	Calculation of Final Mark              Term Evaluation:                   70 %              Final Evaluation:                    30 %
Levels of Achievement         Level 4                                           80% - 100 %         Level 3*                                         70 % - 79 %         Level 2                                            60 % - 69 %         Level 1                                            50 % - 59 %         Level R                                                    < 50 % * Level 3 is defined as the Provincial standard.  A student achieving a Level 3 should be well prepared for work in the next grade level or the next course.	Learning Skills Responsibility Independent Work Organization Collaboration Initiative Self-Regulation Learning skills are necessary for success and affect level of achievement. They will be reported as follows: E – Excellent             S – Satisfactory G – Good                   N – Needs Improvement