IB Film Internal Assessment guide

What this criterion assesses

For the first production role: a compelling, discerning evaluation of how your research, creative explorations and production work — led by your filmmaker intentions — shaped your understanding of this role, evidenced across at most 3 portfolio pages.

Mark band descriptors

Criterion A: Portfolio pages — Role 1 (0–4). To what extent does the student evaluate how their research, creative explorations and production work, led by filmmaker intentions, have shaped their understanding of the chosen film production role?
- 0: The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
- 1 (limited): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide an undeveloped or incomplete outline of the student's research, creative explorations and production work, or the student's understanding of the specific film production role is inaccurate, irrelevant or unclear.
- 2 (adequate): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a description of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a mostly relevant or appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
- 3 (good): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a detailed and informative explanation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to an accurate and relevant understanding of the specific film production role.
- 4 (excellent): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a compelling and discerning evaluation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a highly appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
Note: Maximum 3 portfolio pages per role with a balance of text and visuals, plus sources. The film reel (criterion B, 4 marks per role) is assessed from the video and is NOT graded in this review.

What this criterion assesses

For the second production role: a compelling, discerning evaluation of how your research, creative explorations and production work — led by your filmmaker intentions — shaped your understanding of this role, evidenced across at most 3 portfolio pages.

Mark band descriptors

Criterion A: Portfolio pages — Role 2 (0–4). To what extent does the student evaluate how their research, creative explorations and production work, led by filmmaker intentions, have shaped their understanding of the chosen film production role?
- 0: The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
- 1 (limited): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide an undeveloped or incomplete outline of the student's research, creative explorations and production work, or the student's understanding of the specific film production role is inaccurate, irrelevant or unclear.
- 2 (adequate): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a description of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a mostly relevant or appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
- 3 (good): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a detailed and informative explanation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to an accurate and relevant understanding of the specific film production role.
- 4 (excellent): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a compelling and discerning evaluation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a highly appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
Note: Maximum 3 portfolio pages per role with a balance of text and visuals, plus sources. The film reel (criterion B, 4 marks per role) is assessed from the video and is NOT graded in this review.

What this criterion assesses

For the third production role: a compelling, discerning evaluation of how your research, creative explorations and production work — led by your filmmaker intentions — shaped your understanding of this role, evidenced across at most 3 portfolio pages.

Mark band descriptors

Criterion A: Portfolio pages — Role 3 (0–4). To what extent does the student evaluate how their research, creative explorations and production work, led by filmmaker intentions, have shaped their understanding of the chosen film production role?
- 0: The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
- 1 (limited): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide an undeveloped or incomplete outline of the student's research, creative explorations and production work, or the student's understanding of the specific film production role is inaccurate, irrelevant or unclear.
- 2 (adequate): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a description of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a mostly relevant or appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
- 3 (good): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a detailed and informative explanation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to an accurate and relevant understanding of the specific film production role.
- 4 (excellent): The portfolio pages and supporting evidence provide a compelling and discerning evaluation of how the student's research, creative explorations and production work, led by their filmmaker intentions, contributed to a highly appropriate understanding of the specific film production role.
Note: Maximum 3 portfolio pages per role with a balance of text and visuals, plus sources. The film reel (criterion B, 4 marks per role) is assessed from the video and is NOT graded in this review.