IB Film Part II (HL)

IB Film HL 2 is year two of a two-year developmental course of study. This course aims to develop students’ technical filmmaking skills so that they become adept in making film visual texts that will in turn help them understand analyzing visual texts more in depth. Through the exercises in filmmaking and further study of the analysis of film texts, this course explores film history, theory, and socio-economic background as subject matter relating the intent of filmmakers. All film students must complete three required exams including an internal assessment (IA) [9-MIN Reel/9-PAGE Production Portfolio], plus two external assessments (EAs) [Textual Analysis 1750 word count paper with documented sources focusing on a 5-minute extract they choose from a prescribed film list provided by the IBO, and a 10-minute Comparative Study A/V presentation with documented sources]. HL students are required to complete a fourth assessment that is the IA2 CFP (7-minute Collaborative Film and 2000 word count Portfolio) which is an Indie film they produce with no more than a 4-person IB Film production student crew, and submit an independent Production Portfolio based on their primary production role.  Year two of the course enables students to more fully develop creative skills, theoretical understandings of the visual text, and visual textual analysis. Part two extends on the development of the first year in production with more in depth study of the professional film text. Students are assessed externally by the IBO [EA 1 and EA2] and internally by the instructor [IA 1 and IA 2]. Each account for a specific percent of the overall IB score.