Grading Criteria
Fail Pass Merit
Context Limited understanding of
subject context, lacking
clarity in aims and
purpose
Research Little or no evidence
presented or information
 Primary & secondary does not relate
 Evaluated sufficiently to task
 Infographics
Problem Solving Insufficient exploration of
alternative ideas and
 Weekly filmed journal processes. Problems
unresolved.
Planning and Ineffective planning and
Distinction
1.1 Use critical and 1.1 Use critical and 1.1 Use critical and
contextual perspectives contextual perspectives contextual perspectives
to initiate a creative to initiate a creative to initiate a creative
media production project media production project media production project
proposal to a satisfactory proposal to a high proposal to a very high
standard. standard. standard.
1.2 Use analysis and 1.2 Use analysis and 1.2 Use analysis and
evaluation to clarify and evaluation to clarify and evaluation to clarify and
develop ideas for a develop ideas for a develop ideas for a
creative media creative media creative media
production project production project production project
proposal to a satisfactory proposal to a high proposal to a very high
standard. standard. standard.
2.1 Use research to 2.1 Use research to 2.1 Use research to
support the development support the development support the development
of a creative media of a creative media of a creative media
production project to a production project to a production project to a
satisfactory standard. high standard. very high standard.
2.2 Use analytical and 2.2 Use analytical and 2.2 Use analytical and
evaluative skills to evaluative skills to evaluative skills to
develop creative develop creative develop creative
solutions to realise a solutions to realise a solutions to realise a
media production project media production project media production project
to a satisfactory to a high standard. to a very high standard
standard
3.1 Solve practical and 3.1 Solve practical and 3.1 Solve practical and
technical problems technical problems technical problems
within a creative media within a creative media within a creative media
production project to a production project to a production project to a
satisfactory standard. high standard. very high standard.
3.2 Solve theoretical 3.2 Solve theoretical 3.2 Solve theoretical
problems within a problems within a problems within a
creative media creative media creative media
production project to a production project to a production project to a
satisfactory standard. high standard. very high standard
4.1 Demonstrate the 4.1 Demonstrate the 4.1 Demonstrate the
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Production little or no evaluation ability to plan, organise ability to plan, organise ability to plan, organise
against aims. Task or and produce a creative and produce a creative and produce a creative
 Pre-production tasks are incomplete. media production project media production project media production project
booklet within an agreed time within an agreed time within an agreed time
 Actors confirmation frame to a satisfactory frame to a high standard frame to a very high
 Location confirmation standard standard.

Practical Skills Limited range of 5.1 Demonstrate the 5.1 Demonstrate the 5.1 Demonstrate the
processes demonstrated, exploration, adaptation exploration, adaptation exploration, adaptation
 Filming judgement and execution and application of and application of and application of
 Edit of techniques is poor. practical methods and practical methods and practical methods and
 Proof of edit skills in the realisation of skills in the realisation of skills in the realisation of
a creative media a creative media a creative media
production project to a production project to a production project to a
satisfactory standard. high standard. very high standard.
Evaluation & Insufficient evidence of 6.1 Maintain evaluative 6.1 Maintain evaluative 6.1 Maintain evaluative
reflection ongoing evaluation, lack and reflective records of and reflective records of and reflective records of
of or only basic analysis the development and the development and the development and
 Written or recorded and little or no production of a creative production of a creative production of a creative
evaluation and justification for ideas. media project. media project to a high media project to a very
reflection 6.2 Use evaluative and standard. high standard.
reflective skills to make 6.2 Use evaluative and 6.2 Use evaluative and
decisions for a creative reflective skills to make reflective skills to make
media production decisions for a creative decisions for a creative
project. media production project media production project
to a high standard. to a very high standard.
Presentation Ineffective 7.1 Explore strategies to 7.1 Explore strategies to 7.1 Explore strategies to
communication and present a creative media present a creative media present a creative media
 Website presentation of ideas. production project. production project to a production project to a
 Exhibition Lack of clarity in 7.2 Present a creative high standard. very high standard.
structure, selection and media production project 7.2 Present a creative 7.2 Present a creative
organisation to a specified audience media production project media production project
to a specified audience to a specified audience
to a high standard. to a very high standard..
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Final grading
All internal assessment and grading decisions are subject to external moderation.

Referral If a student provides insufficient evidence to meet all of the assessment criteria then that student is
referred. The student has one opportunity to redeem the referral by the submission of additional evidence
within a time frame agreed by the centre and confirmed to UAL Awarding Body
Fail If the student is unable to provide further evidence that meets the assessment criteria then they will
receive a Fail grade.

Pass To achieve a Pass grade, a student must achieve all of the assessment criteria listed within Unit 13.

Merit To achieve a Merit grade, a student must achieve all of the assessment criteria listed within Unit 13, in
addition to the entire Merit grade criteria listed here

Distinction To achieve a Distinction grade, a student must achieve all of the assessment criteria listed within Unit 13,
in addition to all of the Merit and the entire Distinction grade criteria listed here