Film Studies

Specification:

Eduqas

Qualification Type:

A Level

Entry Criteria:

Minimum grade 4 in English Language.

Subject Description:

Film Studies is an exciting, creative and academically rigorous subject. A wide range of topics are covered during the course, studying the core elements of film: cinematography, sound, editing and mise-en-scene. Going on to explore auteur theory, aesthetics in film, spectatorship and narrative theory, global and nation cinema identity.

You will explore how the moving image has maintained its position as one of the most significant cultural forms of the last century.

Course Structure:

Component 1: Varietites of film and film-making

2 hrs 30 minutes exam (35% of A Level)

Section A:

Hollywood 1930-1990 - A comparative study: one from Classical Hollywood and one from New Hollywood.

Section B:

American film since 2012 - A two-film study: one mainstream and one contemporary independent film.

Section C:

British film since 1995 - A two-film study

This component assesses knowledge and understanding of six feature-length films.

Component 2: Global film-making perspectives

2 hour 30 minutes exam (35% of A Level)

Section A:

Global film - A two-film study: one European and one produced outside Europe.

Section B:

Documentary film

Section C:

Silent cinema

Section D:

Experimental film (1960-2000)

Component 3: - Production

Non-exam assessment (30% of A Level)

Produce either a short film (4/5 mins) or a screenplay for a short film (1600-1800 words). As well as an evaluative analysis.

"Cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of a dream"

Post-18 Opportunities:

A Film Studies A Level could offer opportunities in: Film direction/Production Production design Programming Writing Sound/lighting/special effects technicians Journalism.

Intrigued?

Get watching and listening -

Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942), U

Alien (Scott, 1979), 15

Joker (Phillips, 2019), 15

Moonlight (Jenkins, 2016), 15

Under the Skin (Glazer, 2013), 15

Parasite (Bong Joon-Ho, 2019), 15

Mulholland Drive (Lynch, US, 2001), 15

Podcasts -

The Big Picture

Film Stories

The Empire Film Podcast

Local Events -

Aldeburgh Documentary Festival

Teacher Responsible: Mrs A Silvester