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  1. Writing the A2 Art Personal Study: examples, help and guidance

    The excerpt below is from a CIE A Level Art and Design Personal Study by Tirion Jenkins, of YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College. Titled 'Alternative Fashion Photography', her Personal Study was awarded Best in Hong Kong (2012) and includes analysis of 'One night in Mong Kok' by photographer Akif Hakan Celebi. Tirion demonstrates a clear ...

  2. Component One: The essay

    Component One: The essay. As part of component one, it is a requirement that you complete a 1000-3000 word essay alongside your personal investigation. Use the below as a guide to the structure of your essay. Make sure you use key photography terms and advanced language. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are essential to get right as these will ...

  3. Preparing for the Personal Study

    This article relates to preparing for the Personal Study, an important aspect of A level Art & Design. It has been written (and updated) with the following intentions: To shed some light on what the Personal Study actually is (although the official line from Edexcel can be found here - other exam boards available).; To provide students with practical advice for writing their essay - developing ...

  4. Personal Investigation

    Task 1: Create a Mind Map of your ideas/Chosen Theme. 1. Include images of photographers/artists that inspire you with their names and note any key themes, ideas, concepts. Use the resources above and your own research. Set up an account on Pinterest and visit www.art2day.co.uk (password: imagine) Example below. 2.

  5. Photography Personal Statement Examples

    Photography Personal Statement Example 1. I've always imagined a photograph to be like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to find the various pieces that fit together to create something visually spellbinding. I like to set up my scenes; plastering bubble wrap and newspapers all over my house, covering absolutely everything or dragging my living room ...

  6. A-Level grade examples

    A-LEvel Grade examples. 2020 Grade Examples . Beth: A. Lubo: A. Sol: A. Lois: C. Kayleigh: C. ... (component 2) before we went into lockdown. It is worth focusing on their personal investigation (component 1) as these projects were completed.** ... This project is a reminder that that those who excel in A Level Photography do far more. Freya ...

  7. A2 Level Essay

    A Level Photography Essay - Unit 3. Explore the ways in which words affect an image. Word Count: 2,016. Introduction. The phrase 'A picture is worth a thousand words' means that a picture, or in this case a photograph, can tell a story as well as a large amount of descriptive text. However when artists such as Jenny Holzer and Barbara ...

  8. Component One

    Component One of the A-level photography course is a Personal Investigation. You will choose your own title, then undertake a sustained project between now and Christmas. As part of this, you will write a 1000-3000 word essay to accompany your project. You will spend a long time on this project, therefore really think about the topic you choose ...

  9. PDF A Level Photography

    Task 4 - Response. Begin by creating a small mind map at the top of the page. This must include all the key ideas that you have looked at so far. Take more of your own photos and refine the technique, composition and ideas. Use all the above research to create and develop x4 final outcome ideas.

  10. A2 Art Personal Study

    A2 Art Personal Study: A Beautiful Illustrated Essay. This Personal Study was completed by Mary Faber, while studying A Level Art (CIE 9704) at ACG Strathallan College in 2004. A simple, yet elegant 'book' presentation, Mary's Personal Study focuses upon the painting techniques, processes and compositions of New Zealand artist Russell ...

  11. PDF Getting Started on Your Personal Investigation

    Similarly, this quote from an 88% OCR A2 Art Personal Study (one of the examples given in the OCR A2 Art Exemplar Work -Personal Study document) shows a personal response integrated within the analysis of Damien Hurst [s work, illustrated below. " A study into conceptual art focusing on the work of Damien Hirst'

  12. Writing a Personal Study for A-Level Art and Design

    The personal study should, first and foremost, be about a topic that interests you. You will do a much better job, and will be much happier reading and looking at artworks on a particular subject if it is something you are interested in. Think about artists or art movements whose work you feel strongly about. Passion makes the writing much easier.

  13. PDF A-Level Art and Photography Component 1- Personal Investigation (AQA)

    suggest that students will start writing their essays over the Summer. The written essay must have: a. Clear connection with the practical work (although it is not compulsory to include annotation in the sketchbooks, it is a good practice to annotate the work and analyse artists' work as this is often a good start for the essay.)

  14. A-Level Photography- Personal Investigation

    This Vid shows an A-Level Personal Investigation Unit-based on Graphic Portraiture- where the student mixed together graphic and photographic techniques and ...

  15. Essay

    Rory Lewis is a British photographer known for his celebrity portrait photography. Lewis's inspirations include the works of the artists Hans Holbein the younger, Caravaggio, Titian and Thomas Lawrence and the German Expressionist movement of the 1920s. In 2012, Lewis held his first exhibition, Keeping Abreast, at the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool.

  16. PDF A-level

    The Personal investigation should provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to their chosen area(s) of study. Students must demonstrate greater maturity and depth in skills, knowledge and understanding gained from year 12.

  17. A Level Photography: Perception, Culture and Identity

    A Level Photography: Perception, Culture and Identity. This A* CIE A Level Photography project was completed by Freya Dumasia of Macleans College, Auckland, New Zealand. Freya achieved 92% overall for A Level (89% for AS) and was awarded an Outstanding Scholarship for NCEA Level 3. Her work depicts a young Islamic woman wearing a burqa and ...

  18. A-Level art Personal Study Essay Guide

    A-Level art Personal Study Essay Guide. Subject: Art and design. Age range: 16+. Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. docx, 25.85 KB. An overview of the personal study essay with links to helpful to university resources and a writing plan for first drafts. The essay plan supports students to get their ideas organised and find ...

  19. OCR GCE Art, Textiles, Photography Personal Related Study Essay Unit

    This booklet is designed to aid students in planning and contextualising their personal related study and to help them to create the required essay which supports their coursework journey. The booklet gives a broken down, step-by-step overview plan of the essay structure and supports this through specific suggestions and guidance for each essay ...

  20. Photography Essay

    Introduction. When I began my personal investigation, I was interested in a concept called 'Dear Photograph'. 'Dear photograph' is a concept invented by Taylor Jones which cleverly combines the past and the present together by depicting an old photograph of a location, held and positioned in such a way as to match it back into the same scene.

  21. A Level Photography essay

    A Level Photography essay - a nice example. Subject: Art and design. Age range: 16+. Resource type: Other. File previews. doc, 5.4 MB. An essay to accompany the Personal Investigation component for Art Level Photography - a good example for students. Tes paid licence How can I reuse this?