Worked example · Expressive Arts · Year 5
DCF: Producing → Sourcing, searching and planning digital content
A secure Year 5 response, annotated so you can see which success criterion each part meets. It is also the answer key. Key figures: 610 photos = 61 seconds = 1 minute 1 second, so the plan is 1 second (10 photos) too long; Seren moves ½ cm = 5 mm per photo; at 2 cm a move, Scene 2 needs 20 photos = 2 seconds; filming 600 photos takes 12,000 seconds = 200 minutes = 3 hours 20 minutes, which is 5 weeks of 40-minute sessions.
Each criterion can be checked by watching the finished film. Evidences criterion 1.
| Part | Photos | Seconds |
|---|---|---|
| Title card | 30 | 30 ÷ 10 = 3 |
| Scene 1 | 60 | 60 ÷ 10 = 6 |
| Scene 2 | 80 | 80 ÷ 10 = 8 |
| Scene 3 | 150 | 150 ÷ 10 = 15 |
| Scene 4 | 90 | 90 ÷ 10 = 9 |
| Scene 5 | 100 | 100 ÷ 10 = 10 |
| Scene 6 | 50 | 50 ÷ 10 = 5 |
| Credits | 50 | 50 ÷ 10 = 5 |
| Total | 610 | 61 seconds |
(a) 61 seconds = 60 seconds + 1 second = 1 minute 1 second.
(b) No. The limit is 1 minute = 60 seconds. It is 1 second too long, which is 10 photos.
Divides by 10 for every part, checks that the seconds add to the same total as photos ÷ 10, and converts to minutes and seconds. Evidences criterion 2.
I would cut 10 photos from Scene 3, so it goes from 150 to 140 photos (14 seconds). Scene 3 is the longest part and it is only flying over the town, so a second less will not spoil the story. The new total is 600 photos = 60 seconds, exactly 1 minute.
Any part is acceptable if the new total is 600 photos or fewer and the reason links to the story. Evidences criterion 3.
(a) 40 cm ÷ 80 photos = ½ cm, which is 5 mm each time.
(b) 40 ÷ 2 = 20 photos, and 20 ÷ 10 = 2 seconds. Seren would race to the window in 2 seconds with big jumps, so it would look fast and jerky instead of a slow, sleepy walk.
Uses 1 cm = 10 mm to change half a centimetre into millimetres, and links the size of each move to how smooth the film looks. Evidences criterion 4.
| Scene | What moves | Shot |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seren’s head lifts, then her wings open. | Close-up |
| 2 | Seren walks along the table, 5 mm each photo. | Wide shot |
| 3 | Seren moves across a drawn background of the castle and pier. | Wide shot |
| 4 | A cotton wool cloud slides in; Seren’s wings fold down. | Close-up |
| 5 | A paper sun rises; Seren lifts off and flies back. | Wide shot |
| 6 | Seren climbs onto the shelf and her eyes close. | Close-up |
Every frame says what moves and chooses a shot that suits the moment: close-ups for feelings, wide shots for journeys. Evidences criterion 5.
(a) A tablet on a stand, a lamp, the paper Seren and the background scenes, and sticky tack to hold Seren still when she is flying.
(b) 600 × 20 = 12,000 seconds. 12,000 ÷ 60 = 200 minutes. 200 minutes = 180 + 20 = 3 hours 20 minutes.
(c) 200 ÷ 40 = 5 weeks.
Converts seconds to minutes and minutes to hours and minutes, and uses the answer to plan the club’s time. Evidences criteria 1 and 2.