This document provides an overview and schedule for an A2 photography course in June 2013. It outlines tasks for each week including completing a genres of photography handout, creating stop motion videos, and planning a summer photo project. Students will work on a personal investigation project and controlled assignment that make up their final A2 grade. The schedule also references a planned trip to Paris and technical workshops on night photography and skills. Genres of photography are defined and examples provided. Students are instructed to complete and submit the genres handout.

1. June 2013

2.  Overview of A2 and summer term
 Complete Genre’s of photography handout.

3. 1. Respect one another – don’t talk over others
2. Mobile phones switched off and in your bag.
3. Be attentive – you’re here to learn so engage
with tasks set

4. Wk
beginning
Task
10th
June 1 lesson: Introduction to A2 – start genre handout and
researching stop motion ideas
17th
June Visit to Nuneaton Art Gallery Photography exhibition
- Begin stop motion movies
- Introduction of Summer Project – a picture a day
24 June - Brainstorm your summer projects
- Complete stop motion movies and upload to blog
- Complete Summer projects proposal
SUMMER
HOLIDAYS
- Get your sketchbook up to date
- Work on your summer Project – A photo a day
- Begin prepping for exhibition when your back – organising a
venue.

5.  ART 3 Personal Investigation 60%
June – Feb 2014
 ART 4 Controlled Assignment 40%
 15hour final exam
Feb – May 2014
Combined with AS (50%) makes your overall
Photography A level grade.

6.  Genre handout – recap on different genre’s of photography
 Photographic Stop Motion video individual assignment.
 Planning for summer project and ART3 Personal
Investigation
 Paris Trip

7.  Scheduled for February 2014 for second year Art,
Film and Photography students
 Approximate cost will be £350-400 (tbc)
 Will inform your ART 4 controlled assignment.
 An opportunity to extend your practice and visit one
of the most creative cities in the world.

8. PRESENTATION OF SUMMER WORK – 3 weeks
Showing your work and selecting and printing final images from summer
work.
TECHNICAL RECAP, NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY and SKILLS BASED
WORKSHOP - 4 weeks
Focusing on advanced camera skills such as shutter speed, aperture,
ISO, camera flash, studio lighting and colour balance.
ART3 PERSONAL INVESTIGATION – 9 WEEKS
Planning and shooting for coursework piece.
Personal Study – 1000-3000 words written piece to accompany
your practical coursework.

9.  Submission of ART3 on Monday 3rd
Feb
ART4 - CONTROLLED ASSIGNMENT (feb)
 7 weeks preparation
 15 hour practical examination
 Trip to Paris

10.  What is a genre?

11.  A category of artistic composition, characterised
by similarities in form, style or subject matter.
Fazal Sheikh Bob Martin

12.  List/brainstorm/draw as many genres as possible,
with at least 2 photographers for each.

13.  Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still, 21. 1978. Gelatin silver print.

14.  Gregory Crewdson, “Production Still,” 1991. C-print.

15.  Annie Leibovitz / Vanity Fair. The Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair, March, 2006.
Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johanssson and Tom Ford.

16.  Documentary/Documentation, Evidence
 Reportage, Photojournalism
 Narrative (can use any other genre)
 Landscape, Nature
 Portrait
 Family history and rituals, snapshots
 Street photography
 Studio and staged photographs
 Advertising
 Fashion
 Fantasy images, Surrealism
 Erotica, fetish, porn

17.  On AS moodle – download and save.
 On blog – www.21rdh.blogspot.co.uk
 Complete the handout by the end of the lesson –
this will then make up the first part of your A2
research.