Film Studies - A Level

Assessment

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.