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Presentation

25%

The presentation is worth 25% of the final mark. In this component the student is required to make
an oral presentation to the teacher of an analysis of an extract lasting no more than five minutes
from a prescribed film. The list of films prescribed by the IB is published each year in the
November edition of the Diploma Programme coordinator notes, and can also be found on the
online curriculum centre (OCC). It is not carried over from year to year.
Teachers will choose three films from a prescribed list provided by the IBO. This list is included in
the November issue of Diploma Programme Coordinator Notes each year. These films must not
be studied in class. Should any of the films on the list have already been studied in class when
the list is published these films must not be chosen by the teacher for any of the presentations.
Students should be provided with the names of the three chosen films four weeks in advance of
the presentation. They will select one film from the three and prepare their presentation within this
four week period.
The aim of the presentation is to encourage a close textual analysis of a continuous extract,
relating its features to the film as a whole and to the wider sociocultural context. Students must
present a clear understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use of film language.
While students may prepare and take notes into the assessment, they should not read from a
prepared document and any notes should be used for reference and guidance only. It is the
teacher’s responsibility to ensure that students do not read out their presentation.
Students should select an extract lasting no more than five minutes from their chosen film and offer
a detailed textual analysis of the extract, placing it in the context of the film as a whole and in a
broader sociocultural context, as appropriate. Students should include reasons for choosing the
particular extract. Shot-by-shot analysis may form part of the presentation, but this should not be
used as a substitution for observations that are drawn together from different parts of the chosen
extract.
Any sources consulted during the preparation of the presentation must be acknowledged on the
coversheet.
The following must be adhered to in preparing and submitting presentation work
- The presentation must last no longer than 10 minutes (SL) or 15 mins (HL)
- It must be recorded on CD
- It must be sent to the external examiner with the appropriate coversheet, including
precise details of the chosen extract.
- Playing the film extract must not occupy any of the student’s allotted 10 minute
commentary time.

Teacher guidance

Students must prepare for this assessment alone and without teacher assistance. Assistance
must only be provided in the form of preparing students throughout the course for this type of
activity, but not for the final activity itself on which they will be assessed and no discussion on
the film should be entered into.
During the presentation the teacher should not interrupt. The teacher may only remind the
student of time left and ask whether they have anything further to say but must not make
reference to specifics or ask leading questions. It is expected that students will use as much of
the time available as possible. Presentations that are significantly shorter than 10 minutes (SL)
may be awarded a grade that does not represent the student’s full potential.