There is a coherent, incisive, insightful and richly detailed evaluative interpretation of the
extract, displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use
of film language, with an excellent awareness of the extract’s relationship to the film as a
whole. There is a persuasive explanation for the selection of the extract. The critique shows
an excellent awareness of the film’s genre, its place in a broader sociocultural context, and
gives an insightful analysis of the director’s intention. Simple description will be negligible and
analysis will be clear and thorough.
21-25 Marks
For my Practice Oral, I did Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho. By listening to myself I could accurately assess and see weaknesses and strengths in my presentation.
I think I talked too much about the setting and visual design of my extract and did not talk about the cultural pressures on the film as much as I wanted to. This was because I felt my extract adressed these sections more that others. I also kind of stumbled on the speaking section and could have been much more prepared for the oral in terms of content and organization. For example, I should have paused and thought about what i was going to say rather than stuttering and being incoherent. I did not write notes as large as I wanted but I thought that did fullfil the oral.
CAS Film:
Fallen Tear Productions
Good work. You sound confident and prepared. Be careful with some of your embellishments and make sure facts are accurate. Rather than horror, you might place the film into the psychological thriller genre. I agree that you do over emphasize the mis en scene a bit. Place the extract in the context of the film's overall narrative. Make sure to break down the sections with specific examples from the extract. It feels like you jump around a bit and it can be hard to understand what section your are referring to. Talking about how the film subverts the genre at the start of the preso is hard to understand given that you hadn't really discussed any of the film. You clearly have an excellent command of film language and a solid background of historical and stylistic references that you bring to bear in your presentation. Keep it up!
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