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Unit 4 Developing Multimedia ICT Solutions - Assessment
Guidance
This guidance should be shared with candidates before they start
the assignment and can be madeavailable to them on paper and/or
electronically during the assignment.
MaxMark
Research
RESEARC
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Analysis of existingcontrastingwebsites and/orpresentations
Candidates must study two different web sites and /
orpresentations
describe the purpose of each
describe the house style of each
describe the target audience of each
Compare and contrastthe design and layouts used ineach,
e.g.navigation, template design, hyperlinks or hotspots,anchors or
bookmarks, rollover buttons, pop upcomments, mood colours, number
of pages, interactive
features, etc
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Analysis ofmultimedia featuresused on existingwebsites
and/orpresentations
Candidates will collect evidence of examples ofmultimedia
features used on these websites and/orexisting presentations and
complete the sources log.1 mark for 2 different features identified
e.g.
banner and/or animations
web icons
digital images
animations
movies
sound
They should describe the type and size of the features.
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Organisation of folders and files
ORG.
store files using folders and subfolders
sensible naming of files and folders
evidence of backup folders on an external device
demonstrate careful version management
sources log
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Design individual presentation or web page
DESIGN
Design apresentation or webpage template
identification of a solution to the multimedia task /purpose of
their web page or presentation
explanation of how or why their solution is fit forpurpose and
audience
consideration of design of master page style1 mark basic layout1
mark adding navigation features to be usede.g. navigation bars,
rollover buttons,
hyperlinks, bookmarks, etc.
design of mood colours/moodboard
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Development
TEM
PLATE
Create own or editan existingtemplate/slide styledesign
Create or edit a template fit for purpose making gooduse of
house style colours e.g.
standardised layout/template
background style/colour scheme
navigation colour scheme
logo
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Create 6 slides /web pages withsuitable text
Enter text fit for purpose 6
NAVIGATION
Create navigationpaths for 6 slides orweb pages
Use navigation tools from a library of facilities providedby the
software
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GRAPHICALIMAGES
Create two originalimages such as alogo or web icon orother
image,optimise it andsave it inappropriate format
Candidates will produce two images in a suitable format.One of
these images must be created with at least threelayers.Both images
optimised and saved in appropriate format.
Candidates may take images from a library provided bythe
software and edit that image to produce an originalimage
Illustrate the techniques used to create eachrange of software
tools e.g.
standard shapes and or lines fill tools
brush tools
text tools
selection tools
distortion tools
sizing or cropping tools
repeated patterning or cloning
transparency tools, etc.
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ANIMATION
ORA
NIMATED
MOVIE
Storyboard andCreate ananimation oranimated movie
Create a storyboard for the animation
Create an animation
Group AEither make an animation from clipart or still
imagesUsing evidence of at least three different techniques
cloning
onion skinning
tweening
rotoscoping
grouping
backdrops
looping
3D
etc.
Group BStop frame animationAt least 3 frames showing movement
e.g. claymation,pixilationTaking of original images
Group CFlash animationAt least 3 frames showing movement
NB techniques in Choice A can be used to
enhanceanimations/animated movies in Group B or Group C
Explanation of timing and/or frame rate used
Animated moving banner combining text and graphics
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SOUND
Create andmanipulate soundor music
Use sound or music or narration
Edit sound, music or narration to produce an originalsound file
for use on website or presentation
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ADDITIO
NALTECHNIQUES
Addi tional marks wil l be awarded for the use of:
Web/presentation effects: Rollover buttonsWeb/presentation
effects:Add special effects toobjects e.g. Shadow, raised, outer
glow.Web/presentation effects: Make some use of dropdown boxes or
expanding/collapsing menus with at leasttwo choicesWeb/presentation
effects: hyperlinks in the form or textor graphics to external
files
Animation effects: More complex animation of at least6 frames or
techniques or a mixture of bothAnimation effects: Use of background
or overlayframesAnimation effects: Looping or repeating
techniques
Movie effects:title or credits
Movie effects:video or transition effects
Sound effects:Envelopes, echo, etcSound effects: Looping or
repeatingSound effects: Overlay tracksSound effects: Podcasting
Interactive element(s)from a library
Enhancements with orig inal codee.g. html, vb, etc.
Other additional techniques may be acceptable upon
application to WJEC
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Evaluation
EVALU
ATE
Evaluation Evaluation may be iterative and/or summative.The
controlled assignment may specify what should beevaluated but
candidates could include the following:
evaluation of working practice
description of the suitability and effectiveness ofthe features
analysed
evaluation of tools and techniques used
justification of choice of image, movies, soundand animation
optimisation.
consideration of download times and file size
review of feedback given and received
comments on modifications made
suggestions for improvement
consideration of output to the web
evaluation of effectiveness of final solution
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