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Fiction and non-fiction are both text-based units and whether or not you like the units will likely depend on whether or not you like the texts. We studied a YA film, Small Faces, for the fiction unit and a short campaign video (this one!) for non-fiction.
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For production my group produced a documentary on a number of venues in Glasgow (for cinema, gigs & nightclubs) over eight weeks: three for pre-production (planning); three for filming; then two for post-production (editing). I don't know how it's dealt with in other colleges/schools though.
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The 20 mark essay involves analysing a magazine cover (at least I think it's the same everywhere!). In truth, there is actually an hour and a half for this exam - but the first 30 minutes are for planning. Try writing early and you'll be asked to leave. More than the exam, the preparation for this essay is tedious as hell. We were made to write eight practice essays in six weeks in preparation! At least five or six were homework.
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The first of the 40 mark essays involves analysing a text you've studied in class.
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The second of the 40 mark essays will either be based on your production experience or involve planning an advertisement (or at least that was this years question, I didn't do much on that area of the course so I don't know if there are other questions that can be asked).
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