DP essentials
Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding (2027)
Criterion B focuses on how the research and theories are described, as well as how terminology is used in the essay. Key skills for this criterion include the ability to link research back to your research...
DP essentials
Criteria A: Framework (2027)
Criteria A focuses on how the essay is framed. This includes the clarity and focus of the research question, the use of evidence to build an argument, and the structure and communication of the essay. ...
Blog
Site Updates 2/2026 Free
Here we go, rounding the corner towards the final stretch of IB. Its a good time to look at our calendars and make sure that all of our internal due dates align with the Final Deadlines and give us enough...
eBook
Mise-en-Scène
One of the director's main responsibilities is to develop the film's mise-en-scène. This is not just considered a 'film element' in itself; it contains many other film elements both independently and...
eBook
Pacing & Rhythm
John Carpenter Like other cinematic terms, ‘pacing’ and ‘rhythm’ are often used to mean the same thing when discussing and analyzing film, but thinking about what makes these terms distinct from each...
eBook
Montage
William Boyd The word ‘montage’ in film is tricky because we actually use it in two distinct ways that both have to do with editing. When we discuss montage we generally mean either: We might look at...
Assessment
Comparative Study: An Interactive Explanation of Task Components
Criteria A: Task Components include the two selected films, a film focus, and a film topic that is derived from those first two components. Let's explore the Comparative Study through an interactive graphic....
eBook
Postmodern Film Theory
"In Modernism, reality used to validate media. In Postmodernism, the media validate reality. If you don't believe this, just think how many times you've described some real event as being 'just like a...
eBook
Editor
When I first started working in film I thought that the editor was the least important job; the way my friends and I worked in our production classes was to spend all of our time planning and shooting,...
Assessment
Rubric: Textual Analysis
…but it is important to understand exactly how you are being assessed. Note: This page refers to the rubric as written in the original 2019 guide. The updated 2023 version is nearly identical in outcome...