During this first stage of the course students will learn and build on the basic skills of photography. You will develop a deeper understanding of a DSLR camera and its settings, compositional techniques, studio lighting and Photoshop skills. So, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t studied Photography before. You will explore and develop ideas and imagery based upon areas of fine art and commercial photography, where you will research and critically analyse photographers and other industry professionals in order to create your own individual response to these themes. After this you will specialise in an area of Personal investigation which has two integrated elements: a portfolio of practical work and a related study which explores the context in which your chosen practical area of study exists.
Our general entry requirements are that you need 5 Grade 6s in your GCSEs to study A Levels. At least one of these grade 6s should be in a creative subject such as Art, Graphics, Photography, Textiles, media studies.
60% of total A level Personal investigation (01) 120 marks non-exam assessment (internally assessed and externally moderated) Component 01: Personal investigation Learners should produce two elements: a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or centre a related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of 1000 words. 40% of total A level Externally set task (02) 80 marks 15 hours non-exam assessment (internally assessed and externally moderated) Component 02: Externally set task The early release paper will be issued on 1 February and will provide learners with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. A response should be based on one of these options.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Nottingham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | 93 Abbey Street, Nottingham, NG7 2PL |
During this first stage of the course students will learn and build on the basic skills of photography. You will develop a deeper understanding of a DSLR camera and its settings, compositional techniques, studio lighting and Photoshop skills. So, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t studied Photography before. You will explore and develop ideas and imagery based upon areas of fine art and commercial photography, where you will research and critically analyse photographers and other industry professionals in order to create your own individual response to these themes. After this you will specialise in an area of Personal investigation which has two integrated elements: a portfolio of practical work and a related study which explores the context in which your chosen practical area of study exists.
Our general entry requirements are that you need 5 Grade 6s in your GCSEs to study A Levels. At least one of these grade 6s should be in a creative subject such as Art, Graphics, Photography, Textiles, media studies.
60% of total A level Personal investigation (01) 120 marks non-exam assessment (internally assessed and externally moderated) Component 01: Personal investigation Learners should produce two elements: a portfolio of practical work showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or centre a related study: an extended response of a guided minimum of 1000 words. 40% of total A level Externally set task (02) 80 marks 15 hours non-exam assessment (internally assessed and externally moderated) Component 02: Externally set task The early release paper will be issued on 1 February and will provide learners with a number of themes, each with a range of written and visual starting points, briefs and stimuli. A response should be based on one of these options.