Collaborative Film Project

Use of non-original materials in the completed film 

Students are expected to be the creators of all audio-visual materials submitted for the collaborative film project assessment task. Therefore, the submitted film must not contain any non-original materials. 

Defining non-original materials 

Non-original materials are defined as any audio, visual or written materials that are not originally created by the DP film students themselves, or that are not created through collaboration with other students in the school. Non-original materials include material that is deemed to be copyright, Creative Commons, copyright-free, royalty-free, and so on. 


Ethical filmmaking 

DP film students should be supported in maintaining an ethical perspective during their course. Schools must be vigilant to ensure that work undertaken by the student is appropriate for the context of the school and the age of the students. 

Student work for this assessment task must not: 

damage the environment 

glamorize the taking of drugs 

inappropriately reference socially taboo subjects 

incite or condone intolerance or hatred of others 

include excessive or gratuitous violence 

make reference to, or represent, explicit sexual activity. 

Production Roles 

Cinematography must:


Sound must:


Screenplay must:


Editing must:

Make a copy for the group and label it:  CFP-G24-Treatment-Title 

Make a copy of the shot list - CFP-G24-Title-Shot list

Add script to your website - CFP-G24-Title-Script

Student Exemplars

Not So Juliet (2019)

The Crown (2018)

Don't Litter (2017)

Luckless (2017)

Aaron (2017)

Golden (2015)

Sputter Flicker Gone (2013)

Student Exemplar from IB