Sample Scheme of Work
Creative iMedia Level 2 (04307-04309)
Unit 201: Pre-production
Topic: Pre-production skills
Suggested Teaching Time: 30 Hours
Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Suggested resources
Points to note
Multiple choice questionnaire (paper based or
electronic) for initial assessment
This unit helps learners to understand the
basic of pre-production skills for the
creative and media sector. It allows them
to understand the client brief and time
frames and deadlines and preparation
techniques to form part of the planning
and creation process:
Introduction to the unit and initial
assessment
Identify existing it skills
0–1 hours
Teaching activity: introduce what is pre-production
and what types of documents are used
Ref lesson plan 1 - introduction
Introduction to MAPS
View MAPS 3 e-portfolio online
www.maps-ict.com
2 hours
All learners to request a new account (or logon if
account already exists)
Ref lesson plan 2 – MAPS intro
Explain unit aims and objectives
Customise own workspace
MAPS 3 uses a new social networking
style interface. Learners can access the
e-portfolio site to register a new account,
which is approved by the teacher.
The MAPS account can be customised
and learners can learn how to upload files
and make blog entries.
Create a post and blog entry
Activity: to upload a file
Mood boards
Explore: the purpose and uses for a mood board
Case studies
3–5 hours
Activity: to identify what resources and software is
used to create mood boards
Sample materials
Teaching activity: creating a mood board
Exercise: to create a mood board for a sample
activity (not the final assignment brief)
For mood board: A3 card, pin board or computer
software to create digitally
Mood boards can be either physical or
digital in format. Examples of both types
can be demonstrated.
Ref lesson plan 3 – mood boards
Homework: to collect samples for use on the mood
board
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Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Creating mind maps/spider
diagrams
6–8 hours
Suggested resources
Points to note
Explore: the purpose and uses for a mind map or
spider diagram
Case studies
Activity: to identify what resources and software is
used to create mind maps/spider diagrams
For mind map or spider diagram: a4 paper or dedicated
mind mapping software application
Mind maps can be either hand drawn or
digital in format. Examples of both types
can be demonstrated.
Teaching activity: creating a mind map or spider
diagram
Ref lesson plan 4 – mind maps
Sample materials
Exercise: to create a mind map/spider diagram for a
sample activity (not the final assignment brief)
Homework: to produce a list of ideas for use on a
mind map/spider diagram
Creating visualisation diagrams
9–11 hours
Explore: the purpose and uses for a visualisation
diagram
Case studies
Activity: to identify what resources and software is
used to create visualisation diagrams
For visualisation diagram: any text and/or graphical
software application
Teaching activity: creating a visualisation diagram
Ref lesson plan 5 - visualisations
Sample materials
Visualisation diagrams can be either hand
drawn or digital in format. Examples of
both types can be demonstrated.
Exercise: to create a visualisation diagram for a
sample activity (not the final assignment brief)
Homework: to sketch out some ideas and layouts for
a visualisation diagram
Creating storyboards
Explore: the purpose and uses for a storyboard
Case studies
12–14 hours
Activity: to identify what resources and software is
used to create storyboards
Sample materials
Teaching activity: creating a storyboard
Exercise: to create a storyboard for a sample activity
(not the final assignment brief)
For storyboard: template in either paper based or digital
format, with panels and additional fields for information
Ref lesson plan 6 - storyboards
Storyboards can be either hand drawn or
digital in format. Examples of both types
can be demonstrated.
Learners should be aware of how and
why a storyboard is used for products that
have a timeline
Homework: to generate some ideas for a storyline
Interim assessment
15 hours
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Assess learners for their ability to create preproduction documents, using practice material
Sample (practice) assignments
Ref lesson plan 7 – interim assessment
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Not to be used as final work for
assessment and external moderation
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Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Final assignment – exploration
tasks
Introduce the OCR or centre devised assignment
16–17 hours
Collate evidence for task 1 of the final assignment
(learning outcome 1 – exploration)
Start task 1 of final assignment
Suggested resources
Points to note
OCR planning and review template (available as a
download from the OCR website)
Final work for assessment purposes must
be individual.
Ref lesson plan 10 - assignments
Evidence must be in electronic format for
upload to the MAPS e-portfolio.
The content/use of pre-production
documents must be appropriate to the
type of media project e.g. Visualisation
diagrams for still images/graphics,
storyboard for moving image or other
assets that use a timeline
How to review
Teaching activity: how to critically review work
Group activity: to discuss and review a piece of work
Use the OCR planning and review template as
guidance.
Include a teaching activity on each of the
four assessment criteria for the unit
18–19 hours
Exercise: to review own work on sample preproduction documents
Group activity to display samples of pre-production
documents on projector screen
Learners at this level should be carrying
out critical personal review of the final
work and not just comment on the
process or reiterate the client brief
Learners own pre-production documents and those of
peers
Ref lesson plan 8 - reviewing
How to plan
Teaching activity: what are client requirements?
Computer software applications
20–21 hours
Teaching activity: how to select appropriate
equipment and resources
Use of sample materials: to plan a response to a
sample client brief (not the final assignment)
Teaching activity: exploration of file formats that can
be used with pre-production documents
Work plan may be created using spreadsheet software
Ref lesson plan 9 – plann
Activity: to create a work plan and identify the tasks,
timescales and resources
Teaching activity: the legal issues involved in
creating pre-production documents
Exercise
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Include equipment/resource and software
list with annotated comments on reasons
why suitable for the project
A work plan may be created in a text or
graphical format but should include a
series of tasks, the order they are to be
completed and the expected duration for
each (in hours: minutes format rather than
lesson or week number)
Learners should develop the core
knowledge and understanding of
copyright, intellectual property use and
trademarks
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Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Final assignment – planning
tasks
Review the OCR or centre devised assignment
22–23 hours
Collate evidence for task 2 of the final assignment
(learning outcome 2 – planning)
Start task 2 of final assignment
Suggested resources
Points to note
OCR planning and review template (available as a
download from the OCR website)
Final work for assessment purposes must
be individual.
Ref lesson plan 10 - assignments
Learners should be identifying what the
client required in terms of the purpose
and the target audience.
Equipment/resources list with annotated
comments for each technique and their
ideas for use
A plan in a text or graphical format
identifying proposed activities in the order
they are to be carried out
Report that incorporates, for example,
client discussion, written brief,
specification, end user requirements,
purpose and timescales.
A plan to show that they have identified
the client requirements, that they
understand the appropriate equipment,
resources and formats of pre-production
documents and files to be used to meet
the brief. Learners should be able to list
in order the activities to be carried out to
create the pre-production documents.
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Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Final assignment – creating
work
Monitoring and supervision of learners completing
their assignment work.
24–28 hours
Collate evidence for task 3 of final assignment
(learning outcome 3 – produce), to include:
A mood board that is photographed or
generated using computer software.
A)
A mind map/spider diagram, either hand
drawn or generated using computer
software
Suggested resources
Points to note
Ref lesson plan 10 - assignments
Final work for assessment purposes must
be individual.
mood board
Mind map/spider diagram
Visualisation diagram or sketch
Storyboard
[with ongoing upload of work to MAPS e-portfolio for
secure storage]
A visualisation diagram or sketch, either
hand drawn or generated using computer
software
A storyboard, either hand drawn or
generated using computer software.
Screen captures will need to evidence the
creation process, using an appropriate
range of tools and techniques
If work created by hand they should be
digitised although learners should be
encouraged to create them digitally.
Narrative or annotated document that
covers relevant file types/formats and
where these are used as part of the
workflow processes to produce the work
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Topic outline
Final assignment – review
29 hours
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Suggested resources
Points to note
Monitoring and supervision of learners completing
their assignment work to produce a review.
OCR planning and review template (available as a
download from the OCR website)
Collate evidence for task 4 of the final assignment
(learning outcome 4 - review)
Ref lesson plan 10 - assignments
Critical personal review, commenting on
the quality of finished product and its
fitness for purpose
The review should identify positives and
negatives relating to the finished product,
rather than the creation process as this
has been included in earlier evidence.
Learners should review the preproduction documents against the original
brief and obtain feedback from their client.
They should identify any parameters and
constraints that influenced their decisions.
For example copyright, ipr, trademarks
etc, file formats, asset manipulation,
software and hardware constraints
Maintain accurate written records of
relevant information about assets
obtained, such as source, ownership, any
restrictions on use, where they are
located, filenames given
MAPS upload
30 hours
Verification and supervision of learners uploading all
the required evidence files to the MAPS e-portfolio,
completing checklists as required
www.maps-ict.com
Next steps to include links with other
creative imedia units to be delivered
Summary of unit completion and next steps
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Sample Lesson Plan 1
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Unit 201: Pre-production
Introduction and initial assessment
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Assess students knowledge and skills of working with IT
Objective 2
Know what is pre-production
Objective 3
Understand the use of different pre-production documents
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
Not Applicable
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
Introductions and aims of the lesson
20 minutes
Initial assessment
10 minutes
What is pre-production?
15 minutes
Document types used – Mood board, mind map/spider diagram, visualisation diagram
and storyboard
5 minutes
Where pre-production documents are used
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summary of pre-production, aims for next lesson
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Sample Lesson Plan 2
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Unit 201: Pre-production
Introduction to MAPS
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know what MAPS is used for
Objective 2
Create an individual account
Objective 3
Know how to customise own workspace
Objective 4
Know how to create a post and blog entry
Objective 5
Know how to upload evidence to MAPS
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
Not Applicable
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
Introduction to MAPS 3
10 minutes
Students to access MAPS and register for an account (unless already created)
5-10 minutes
Customise own workspace
15 minutes
How to create a post and blog entry
10 minutes
How to upload a file
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Create a blog entry
10 minutes
Upload a sample file
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Sample Lesson Plan 3
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To explore and create mood boards
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know what a mood board is
Objective 2
Understand where mood boards are used
Objective 3
Know what resources are needed to create mood boards
Objective 4
Know how to create a mood board
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
How to access MAPS
How to upload a file and create a blog entry
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a mood board?
10 minutes
View examples of mood boards to include physical and digital types
15 minutes
Resources and software used to create mood boards
20-30 minutes
Lesson 1 – creating a physical mood board
20-30 minutes
Lesson 2 – creating a digital mood board
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise purpose and content of a mood board
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Sample Lesson Plan 4
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Unit 201: Pre-production
To explore and create mind maps/spider diagrams
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know what a mind map/spider diagram is
Objective 2
Understand where mind maps/spider diagrams are used
Objective 3
Know what resources are needed to create mind maps/spider diagrams
Objective 4
Know how to create a mind map/spider diagram
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
What is a mood board?
Where a mood board is used
How to create a mood board
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a mind map/spider diagram?
10 minutes
View examples of mind maps to include physical and digital types
15 minutes
Resources and software used to create mind maps/spider diagrams
20-30 minutes
Lesson 1 – creating a physical mind map/spider diagram
20-30 minutes
Lesson 2 – creating a digital mind map/spider diagram
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise purpose and content of a mind map/spider diagram
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Sample Lesson Plan 5
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To explore and create visualisation diagrams
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know what a visualisation diagram is
Objective 2
Understand where visualisation diagrams are used
Objective 3
Know what resources are needed to create visualisation diagrams
Objective 4
Know how to create a visualisation diagram
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
What is a mind map/spider diagram?
Where a mind map/spider diagram is used
How to create a mind map/spider diagram
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a visualisation diagram?
10 minutes
View examples of visualisation diagrams to include physical and digital types
15 minutes
Resources and software used to create visualisation diagrams
20-30 minutes
Lesson 1 – creating a physical visualisation diagram
20-30 minutes
Lesson 2 – creating a digital visualisation diagram
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise purpose and content of a visualisation diagram
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Sample Lesson Plan 6
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To explore and create storyboards
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know what a storyboard is
Objective 2
Understand where storyboards are used
Objective 3
Know what resources are needed to create storyboards
Objective 4
Know how to create a storyboard
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
What is a visualisation diagram?
Where a visualisation diagram is used
How to create a visualisation diagram
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a storyboard?
10 minutes
View examples of storyboards to include physical and digital types
15 minutes
Resources and software used to create storyboards
20-30 minutes
Lesson 1 – creating a physical storyboard
20-30 minutes
Lesson 2 – creating a digital storyboard
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise purpose and content of a storyboard
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Sample Lesson Plan 7
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Interim assessment
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
To assess learning and readiness for final assignment
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
How to create mood boards, spider diagrams, visualisation diagrams and storyboards.
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
Introduction and describe requirements for completing sample assessment material
15 minutes
Section 1 – Identify a suitable pre-production technique for a sample project
35 minutes
Section 2 - Individual work to create pre production document(s) for a sample project
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Review progress made and next steps
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Sample Lesson Plan 8
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How to review work
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know the purpose of a review
Objective 2
Understand the importance of reviewing work
Objective 3
Know how to review final work
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
Interim assessment
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a review?
15 minutes
Group activity to discuss and review a sample piece of work (use projector)
15 minutes
Individual activity to review own work on pre-production documents
10 minutes
Review the OCR planning and review template
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise the review process
10 minutes
MAPS update with blog/post entries
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Sample Lesson Plan 9
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How to plan work
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Know the purpose of a plan
Objective 2
Understand the importance of planning work
Objective 3
Know how to plan final work
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
How to review work
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
What is a plan?
15 minutes
Group activity to discuss and review a sample plan (use projector)
15 minutes
Individual activity to plan own work on pre-production documents
10 minutes
Review the OCR planning and review template
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Summarise the planning process
10 minutes
MAPS update with blog/post entries
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Sample Lesson Plan 10
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Assignment work
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school and
from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered as a possible approach but will be
subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
To complete work for the final assignment
Objective 2
To upload evidence to the MAPS e-portfolio
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
Not applicable (this lesson is repeated for each of the unit learning outcomes)
Content
Time
Content
5 minutes
Introduction and describe requirements for completing assignment work
35 minutes
Individual work on own assignment
15 minutes
Login to MAPS and upload evidence files for assignment, completing the evidence
checklist as required
Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Review progress made and logout of MAPS
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