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IB Short
Film- Guidelines for Rationale and Commentary
A. Rationale: ( A: 100 Word rational of the project)
What film did you make and what was your working plan? Why did you want to do it? What style did you want to experiment with? What audience were you making the film for? Why did you think it was a good idea? Any other relevant material.
(Note: HL students must also submit a rationale for their trailer and discuss it's creation in their commmentary!!)
B: Commentary: (1200SL-1750HL) word portfolio derived from your working notes and journals and highlighting your individual contribution to the project)
Consider Organizing in Pre-production, production and post. Highlight key developments!
- Details regarding your one area of responsibility on the film. (Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, or Sound Recordist/Composer)
- Research and concept development related to your area of responsibility.
- What challenges and solved problems arose in your area of responsibility. (Remember that by fully explaining the above, and by giving specific details about what you did, you are actually giving evidence that you actually worked on the project)
- What areas of production do we best see the application of your artistic style and influence in the project? Explain why is this significant and relevant.
- How the group solved problems that arose on the film as a whole. (You may, if you wish, detail problems in this section that arose because someone on the shoot had problems, was undependable, and did no work However, the first question I will be asking you is, “Why didn’t you go to that person and tell them that they were not contributing enough, or help them work on skills that they found difficult.”)
- YOUR CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE FINISHED PROJECT
Note: This is a critical evaluation of the finished Product and not a second chance to complain about someone’s lack of work. Comments here should be insightful and detailed commentary about the project itself, what was successful and what could use improvement plus commentary on what you would do to avoid such problems in the future.
Consider the outline for your Oral Presentation and include topics such as:
1. Genre Connections/ Director Influences/ Influences and Narrative/Story
2. Directing/Acting/Character
3. Edit/FX, Techniques or Concepts
4. Sound FX/ Score5. Cinematography
6. Production Design/Mis En Scene
7. Your "objective" analysis of the film as a whole
You can also use your textual analysis questions as well as these evaluating film questions to help develop your film language and reponse to detail in your films.
C: Supporting Evidence: Up to 20 pages that demonstrate that you did in fact do what you say you did in part B.
NOTE: RAW JOURNALS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO BECOME THE PORTFOLIO.
Journals WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE.
Evidence might include, but is not limited to: script, storyboards, call sheets, digital shots of location scouting, jpg of major editing decisions or frame composition, costume or make-up photographs et cetera.
Review the IB Support Site for details and samples of student work.