Students are introduced to a wide variety of films in order to broaden their knowledge and understanding of film and the range of responses films can generate. This specification offers opportunities to study mainstream and independent American and British films from the past and the present, as well as more recent global films, both non-English language and English language. Students learn to apply critical approaches to a diverse range of film, including documentary, film from the silent era, experimental film and short film. They will be able to apply knowledge and understanding of film through either their own filmmaking or screenwriting. Independent study commitment: Five hours per week minimum.
GCSE: 5 in English Language
There are two components that are externally assessed, and one coursework component that is assessed by the centre and externally moderated. Component 1 - Film History • Film form in US cinema from the Silent Era to 1990 • European cinema history Assessment: Two hour examination (35% of A Level) Component 2 - Critical Approaches to Film • Contemporary British and US Film • Documentary • Ideology Assessment: Two hour examination (35% of A Level) Component 3 - Making a short film Students will be required to produce either an individual short film (fictional or experimental) or an equivalent screenplay with a digitally photographed storyboard (20% of A Level). Students will carry out an evaluation of their production in relation to the set short films they have studied in preparation for their production (10% of A Level). This is a coursework component, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated, representing 30% of the marks for the A Level.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Students are introduced to a wide variety of films in order to broaden their knowledge and understanding of film and the range of responses films can generate. This specification offers opportunities to study mainstream and independent American and British films from the past and the present, as well as more recent global films, both non-English language and English language. Students learn to apply critical approaches to a diverse range of film, including documentary, film from the silent era, experimental film and short film. They will be able to apply knowledge and understanding of film through either their own filmmaking or screenwriting. Independent study commitment: Five hours per week minimum.
GCSE: 5 in English Language
There are two components that are externally assessed, and one coursework component that is assessed by the centre and externally moderated. Component 1 - Film History • Film form in US cinema from the Silent Era to 1990 • European cinema history Assessment: Two hour examination (35% of A Level) Component 2 - Critical Approaches to Film • Contemporary British and US Film • Documentary • Ideology Assessment: Two hour examination (35% of A Level) Component 3 - Making a short film Students will be required to produce either an individual short film (fictional or experimental) or an equivalent screenplay with a digitally photographed storyboard (20% of A Level). Students will carry out an evaluation of their production in relation to the set short films they have studied in preparation for their production (10% of A Level). This is a coursework component, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated, representing 30% of the marks for the A Level.