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Pearson BTEC Level 3 Nationals

Creative Digital Media ProductionUnit 8: Responding to a Commission

Level

3

≠≠Extended Certificate/Foundation Diploma/Diploma/ Extended DiplomaSample assessment material for first teaching September 2016

Instructions

Unit 8 assessment task contains three parts, Part A, Part B and Part B Answer and Template Booklet.

Part A contains material for the completion of the preparatory work for the set task.

Part A will be released 2 weeks before the supervised assessment session (Part B) as timetabled by Pearson.

Part A is specific to each series and this material must only be issued to learners who have been entered to undertake the task in the relevant series.

Part B contains materials for the set task. Part B should be completed using the workbook that is available in electronic

format or hard copy (word document). Part B will be completed in 5 hours under supervised conditions specified

by Pearson to respond to the task.

Information

Part

A

Paper reference 31674S52588A ©2016 Pearson Education Ltd.1/1/1/1/1/1

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Instructions to Teachers/Tutors

This paper must be read in conjunction with the unit information in the specification and the BTEC Nationals Instructions for Conducting External Assessments (ICEA) document. See Pearson website for details.

Part A will be issued to learners 2 weeks prior to undertaking Part B of the assessment.

Part A

Learners are expected to use the preparatory 2 week period to generate and plan ideas in response to the commission in Part A.

Up to 4 sides of A4 notes containing visualisations can be taken into the supervised assessment (Part B).

Teachers/tutors cannot give any support to learners during the preparatory period and the work must be completed independently by the learner.

Part B

Centres can schedule the supervised assessment period as appropriate for their learners, provided the 5 hours for producing final outcomes are under the level of supervision specified in accordance with the conduct procedures.

Part B will be a supervised assessment of 5 hours to be held during a two-day window set by Pearson.

Refer carefully to the instructions in the task booklet and the Instructions for Conducting External Assessments (ICEA)document to ensure that the preparatory period is conducted correctly and the learners have the opportunity to carry out the required activities independently.

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Guidance for Learners

Read Part A information carefully as this contains the information you will need to prepare for Part B.

Part A. You will receive the commission and carry out your own preparatory work over the next 2 weeks.

Part B. You will complete this task under supervised conditions over 5 hours.

You must work independently and should not share your work with other learners.

Your teacher/tutor cannot give you feedback during the completion of Part A and Part B. If there is anything in the task instructions you are unclear about, you should ask your tutor before starting your preparation.

Part A Instructions

1. Read the commission and the task instructions carefully.

2. Analyse the information provided.

3. Choose one commission only for your response

ÂÂ Commission 1 – Promotional video

ÂÂ Commission 2 – Website

ÂÂ Commission 3 – Audio podcast

ÂÂ Commission 4 – Leaflet

ÂÂ Commission 5 – Digital game

4. Generate and plan ideas in response to your chosen commission and medium using the information provided.

Conduct your preparatory work in the following areas:

ÂÂ your rationale

ÂÂ your pitch

ÂÂ your proposal

ÂÂ your treatment

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Part B Instructions

After the 2 week preparation period, you will be given Part B to complete over 5 hours under supervised conditions.

During the supervised assessment Part B you are not permitted to:

ÂÂ work with others

During the supervised assessment Part B you will be permitted access to:

ÂÂ Part A (the commission)

ÂÂ Part B

ÂÂ answer booklet (electronic or hard copy)

ÂÂ pens and drawing materials

ÂÂ storyboarding software

ÂÂ up to 4 sides of notes on A4 including your own prepared imagery and visualisations

Outcomes for submission

ÂÂ Completed Part B workbook (printout of the completed electronic workbook or handwritten paper copy).

ÂÂ Work for Activity 4 to be completed within the treatment templates or any appropriate template (a maximum of three sides of visual material and three sides of justifications/explanations).

ÂÂ An authentication sheet is required confirming that learner work has been completed as directed.

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Part A Set Task Information

ACTION ON SELF-HARM

Action On Self-Harm is a charity that supports young people who are affected by intentional self-harm. The charity raises awareness about the issue and is commissioning media products for its new campaign.

Read through the information provided.

Choose ONE of the five commissions offered to plan your response.

In responding to the commission, you must incorporate your research completed during Part A into your final response.

PRESS RELEASE from ACTION ON SELF-HARM

Action On Self-Harm is an independent charity set up to provide help and support to young people across the UK who are affected by intentional selfharm and to raise awareness of the issue.

There has been a big increase in the number of young people being admitted to hospital as a result of intentional self-harm (the figure increased by 68% between 2002–11). The latest research shows that more than half of adults with mental health problems developed these, and were diagnosed, during their childhood. Most of them did not receive appropriate treatment at the time. Over 250,000 UK children suffer with anxiety and 80,000 suffer with depression.

Action On Self-Harm has a focus on raising awareness of young people with mental health issues. Our mission is to recognise, act and support young people who might self-harm to help minimise the damage that it can cause. We want to assist young people to access the appropriate support and treatment.

Action On Self-Harm offers training and development to organisations working with young people. We run workshops and talks for young people around the UK and offer confidential advice, individual case studies and appropriate support through our website. We are an independent charity and rely on donations from individuals and businesses to support our activity. We are currently commissioning a set of products for a media campaign to raise awareness of the problem of self-harm.

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COMMISSION 1: PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

Action On Self-Harm needs a short (maximum six minutes) video aimed at young people that raises awareness of self-harm.

We expect this resource to be available in schools and colleges for the start of the next academic year so you will need to consider the timescales and logistics involved.

It is worth pointing out that we have sent this request to a number of media producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.

COMMISSION 2: WEBSITE

Action On Self-Harm needs a new website that raises awareness (of at least four pages) aimed at young people that includes links to our services.

We expect this resource to be available in schools and colleges for the start of the next academic year so you will need to consider the timescales and logistics involved.

It is worth pointing out that we have sent this request to a number of media producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.

COMMISSION 3: AUDIO PODCAST

Action On Self-Harm needs a short (maximum 10 minutes) audio podcast aimed at young people that raises awareness of self-harm.

We expect this resource to be available in schools and colleges for the start of the next academic year so you will need to consider the timescales and logistics involved.

It is worth pointing out that we have sent this request to a number of media producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.

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COMMISSION 4: LEAFLET

Action On Self-Harm needs a colour tri-fold leaflet (to be printed on two sides of A4) aimed at young people that raises awareness of self-harm.

We expect this resource to be available in schools and colleges for the start of the next academic year so you will need to consider the timescales and logistics involved.

It is worth pointing out that we have sent this request to a number of media producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.

COMMISSION 5: DIGITAL GAME

Action On Self-Harm needs an interactive game (for web and mobile platforms) aimed at young people that raises awareness of self-harm.

We expect this resource to be available in schools and colleges for the start of the next academic year so you will need to consider the timescales and logistics involved.

It is worth pointing out that we have sent this request to a number of media producers so we will need you to persuade us that your idea is worth taking forward.

We look forward to working with you.