The A-level Film Studies course focuses on practical tasks to demonstrate learning, but starts from a more theoretical and critical perspective, and is intended as a complementary qualification which allows students to specialise in an area they enjoy or wish to enter professionally. It looks at the way film institutions, audiences and products are inter-related, and involves a particular focus on the UK cinema industry through a case study of famous UK film production companies, as well as a direct textual comparison between two Hollywood films on the same theme. Activities include the study of production practices, film techniques and meanings, and audience readings, and these are assessed through the examined case studies as well as the practical production of a two-minute section of a film from conception to final edit. The rationale behind the course is to develop students' critical skills so that they become critically autonomous, able to work out the meanings of texts, their ideological intentions and intended audience effects, and the techniques through which these have been achieved. Using these skills as a cornerstone, students can then begin to develop their practical film skills and build up a portfolio of products.
A2 Film Studies: Student Course Outline
FM3 - Coursework |
FM4 - Exam (2.75 hours) |
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