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PRACTICAL TASK BRIEF 
Advertising: Individual Portfolio 
GCSE Media Studies
Many a small thing has 
been made large by the 
right kind of advertising. 
Mark Twain
Practical Task 
Brief: Create a magazine AND billboard advertisement 
for a cosmetics product aimed at men or women.
Assessment Criteria 
Marking criteria for research and planning 
 The Production Log and Production Portfolio will provide evidence of the 
candidates work towards research and planning. Where the candidate has 
worked in a group, they will demonstrate the contribution of the individual 
candidate to the production. Teacher observations of the candidates work 
will also contribute to the mark; teachers are requested to differentiate the 
contributions of individuals within the group and to justify individual marks 
by recording their observations on the controlled assessment cover sheet. 
As part of the moderation sample, the moderator will request the 
Production Portfolio, including the Production Log. 
Level 4 (2430 marks) 
 There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target 
audience. 
 There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props. 
 There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or 
storyboarding. 
 Time management is excellent. Dont be lazy and 
lose out on all these 
glorious marks!!!!
Assessment Criteria 
Marking Criteria for Production Exercise 
This assignment is marked out of 40. 
Level 4 (3140 marks) 
An excellent response to the task that demonstrates: 
 excellent organisation and presentational skills in the chosen 
medium 
 excellent understanding of the media language that has been 
used to construct representation 
 excellent understanding of the generic codes and conventions 
that have been used to construct representation 
 excellent sense of creativity and stimulation employed in 
targeting a specific audience.
Choose an area of cosmetics 
 Look around the room at the examples to help you. 
 Once you have chosen an area of focus for your practical, you 
need to decide on your target audience: 
 Gender 
 Age 
 Income 
 Interests (audience profile) 
 How is your advert going to represent this particular gender? 
You need to look at existing examples before you can start 
building your own product.
Research Task 
 How is your advert going to represent this particular 
gender? You need to look at existing examples before you 
can start building your own product. 
 At least two examples of 
similar existing products 
with the same target 
audience, complete with 
detailed annotations 
with terminology and 
links to the ways in 
which gender is represented.

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Practical task brief

  • 1. PRACTICAL TASK BRIEF Advertising: Individual Portfolio GCSE Media Studies
  • 2. Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. Mark Twain
  • 3. Practical Task Brief: Create a magazine AND billboard advertisement for a cosmetics product aimed at men or women.
  • 4. Assessment Criteria Marking criteria for research and planning The Production Log and Production Portfolio will provide evidence of the candidates work towards research and planning. Where the candidate has worked in a group, they will demonstrate the contribution of the individual candidate to the production. Teacher observations of the candidates work will also contribute to the mark; teachers are requested to differentiate the contributions of individuals within the group and to justify individual marks by recording their observations on the controlled assessment cover sheet. As part of the moderation sample, the moderator will request the Production Portfolio, including the Production Log. Level 4 (2430 marks) There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience. There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props. There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding. Time management is excellent. Dont be lazy and lose out on all these glorious marks!!!!
  • 5. Assessment Criteria Marking Criteria for Production Exercise This assignment is marked out of 40. Level 4 (3140 marks) An excellent response to the task that demonstrates: excellent organisation and presentational skills in the chosen medium excellent understanding of the media language that has been used to construct representation excellent understanding of the generic codes and conventions that have been used to construct representation excellent sense of creativity and stimulation employed in targeting a specific audience.
  • 6. Choose an area of cosmetics Look around the room at the examples to help you. Once you have chosen an area of focus for your practical, you need to decide on your target audience: Gender Age Income Interests (audience profile) How is your advert going to represent this particular gender? You need to look at existing examples before you can start building your own product.
  • 7. Research Task How is your advert going to represent this particular gender? You need to look at existing examples before you can start building your own product. At least two examples of similar existing products with the same target audience, complete with detailed annotations with terminology and links to the ways in which gender is represented.