1. Teaching Moving Image Arts:
Developing Practice

2. Robert Thompson
•CCEA Principal Moderator for A Level Moving Image Arts
•Co-Author A Level & GCSE Specification
•Teacher of Art & Design - 16 years
•Teacher of MIA - 10 years
•BTEC & HND Lecturer in Games development & Multimedia – 2 years
•CPD courses for NI Screen, CLC’s & Keynote Education
•Modules on M.Ed. For QUB and UU
•MA Computer Animation

3. Module Outcomes:
1. Study of Film Language (MIA theory)
2. Study of practical techniques (video editing, animation & compositing)
3. Production of practical film exercise
4. Short research paper
Module Promo
Video

4. What is MIA?

5. • Launched 2003
• Collaboration between BFI, CCEA and CLCs (Nerve centre, Studio On,
AmmA)
• Now in 80 Centres
• Students study
Film language
Creative Film-making Techniques
• Students Produce Short Films with supporting exercises and planning
• Online Exam tests knowledge of film language through previously
unseen clips

6. What is Film Language?

7. •Genre
•Narrative
•Narration
•Mise-en-Scene:
Setting & props
Costume, Hair & Make-up
Movement, Positioning & Performance
Lighting & Cinematography
•Camera Framing
•Camera Movement
•Editing
•Sound

8. What is handed in?

9. AS Portfolio
Statement of Intentions (800-1200 wds) 10%
Pre-production materials 5%
Film Exercise (40-60 sec) 5%
Final Film (3-5 min) 40%
Written Evaluation (800-1200 wds) 10%
Online Exam 30%
A2 Portfolio
Illustrated Essay (1500-2000 wds) 10%
Pre-production materials 5%
2 X Film Exercise (40-60 sec) 5%
Final Film (5-7 min) 40%
Written Evaluation (800-1200 wds) 10%
Online Exam 30%
GCSE
2 Year Structure
Year 11
2 X Controlled Assessment Tasks (40-60 sec) 20%
Year 12
Final Film (2 min) on given theme
With support Materials (Thinking-Planning-Making-Evaluating) 40%
Online Exam 40%

10. MIA Final Film Examples:
Drama
Animation
Montage/Experimental

11. Film-making Exercise
2 Teams:
• Director
• Camera Operator
• Actor 1
• Actor 2