Additional Support Materials
Video compression tutorials
The clips below require the Apple Quicktime plug-in.
Compressing video in Final Cut (5.19MB)
Compressing video in iMovie (5.70MB)
Agreement Trials
These are held on an annual basis in the Autumn. Teachers have the opportunity to view and mark candidates work from the previous series of examinations and determine the level at which that work is marked. This knowledge should then be appied to the teachers’ own marking of their candidates’ work.
Portfolio Clinic
From September 2010, a Portfolio Clinic will be conducted annually in the Spring Term. Teachers may submit work from the coursework unit and have any questions regarding the level or suitability of the work addressed by a senior member of the moderation team. Centers can submit full or partial submissions from up to three candidates, and so it’s recommended that teachers choose a high, medium and low-level submission or those which are problematic.
Teachers and students may find the following general documents useful in preparing for the MIA course:
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Useful Downloads
Compressing Video Using Premiere Elements
(PDF), Last Updated: 13 May 2011
Creating a PDF from Multiple Files Using Acrobat Pro
(PDF), Last Updated: 05 May 2009
Creating a PDF using the Adobe PDF Printer
(PDF), Last Updated: 05 May 2009
Examination Techniques
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
Exemplar coursework timetable
(DOC), Last Updated: 11 November 2009
Exemplifying Examination Performance
(PDF), Last Updated: 16 August 2010
Exporting Quicktime files in Premiere
(PDF), Last Updated: 13 May 2011
GCE AS/A2 Instructions to Teachers Summer 2012
(PDF), Last Updated: 21 November 2011
GCE Moving Image Arts Specification Guidance
(DOC), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
Guidance on the study of film language and theory
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
MIA-EC1
(DOC), Last Updated: 08 October 2010
MIA-FR1
(DOC), Last Updated: 08 October 2010
MIA-PR1
(DOC), Last Updated: 08 October 2010
REVISED GCE AS & A Level Specification Guidance
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
Setting Up Your Department
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
Specification Snapshot
(PDF), Last Updated: 22 December 2009
Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes
(PDF), Last Updated: 28 September 2007
Student Guide
(PDF), Last Updated: 30 October 2007
Submission of Coursework (updated April 2009)
(PDF), Last Updated: 01 April 2009
Teaching Guidance
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
The Online Examination
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
The Student’s Guide to A2 Moving Image Arts Coursework
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
The Student’s Guide to AS Moving Image Arts Coursework
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
Tips for Candidates
(PDF), Last Updated: 09 September 2008
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