Film Studies

Assessment

Advanced Level Component 1: Varieties of film and filmmaking (35% of A Level) Students study: - Examples of films made in Hollywood between 1930 and 1960 and in New Hollywood 1961- 1990 - Examples of contemporary US, contemporary indie and recent Hollywood cinema - British films since 1995 Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives (35% of A Level) Students study: - Global films – one European and one world film - Documentary film - Silent cinema - Experimental film Component 3: Production (non-exam assessment) (30% of A Level) This component assesses one production and its evaluative analysis. Learners produce either a screenplay for a short film (1600-1800 words) or a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay and an evaluative analysis. AS Film Studies: Component 1: American film (35% of AS) Students explore: - How filmmakers make meaning - What it means to be a spectator - Film language and terminology • Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (comparative study) Referencing two Hollywood films • Section B: Contemporary American independent film Referencing one contemporary American independent film (produced after 2010). Component 2: European film (35% of AS) In this unit, you will: – Explore how the British and European film industries work – Study two British films – Study one non-English language European film • Section A: British film (two-film study) Referencing two recent British films. • Section B: Non-English language European film Reference to one non-English language European film. Coursework Component 3: Production (30% of AS) Non-exam assessment Students produce: • A screenplay for an extract from a film highlighting narrative construction plus a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay (approximately 1½ minutes' screen time, corresponding to approximately 15 storyboard shots) (20%) • Evaluative analysis: an evaluative analysis of the production in comparison with other professionally produced films or screenplays. (10%)