Exploring the World of Film Studies
Dive into the intriguing realm of Film Studies to comprehend the profound impact of cinema on society and culture. Unleash your critical thinking skills, delve into cinematic techniques, and unleash your creativity through practical projects such as creating short films or writing screenplays. Discover the course structure, career paths, and the fusion of art, technology, and storytelling that defines the fascinating domain of Film Studies.
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What is Film Studies? Film studies is a way to understand how and why films make us feel the way that they do and why we think some films are better than others. Film is a great indicator of social context, technological development and artistic expression. It s like reading a book with moving pictures and sound. In Film Studies, we will look at how cinematography, editing, sound and performance work together to create meaning for audiences
Why should you do it? It s the perfect combination of critical thinking, application of theory, exploration of society and appreciation of the visual medium. You get to think, evaluate, communicate! And you get to make a short film or write the screenplay for a film, which means that this might be the beginning of the journey that gets you here:
What does it go well with? Anything! Obviously, it works really well with English, Drama, Art and Photography, but it also complements Classics, Tech, History and Languages And if you are choosing two science-based subjects, it s a great outlet for your creative and critical skills
What can I do afterwards? So much! University?- Film Studies, Journalism, Media and Communication, Art, Law, Psychology, Sociology to name a few Apprenticeships?- BBC, ITV, as a Film Runner apprentice, Production Assistant apprentice Go independent and make your own films!
What does the course look like? Exam Board: Eduqas Component 1: Varieties of Film and filmmaking Written Exam: 2 hrs 35% of the A level Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (comparative study) Section B: American Film since 2005 (two- film study) Section C: British Film since 1995 (two- film study) Written Exam: 2 hrs Classical Hollywood Mainstream independent film Two British films Hollywood and New and contemporary Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives 35% of the A level Section A: Global Film (two- film study) Section B: Documentary Film Section C: Film Movements- Silent cinema Section D: Film Experimental film (1960-2000) Non- Examined Assessment Either a short film (4-5 minutes) Or a screenplay (1600-1800 words) And an evaluative analysis One European and one non- European film One Documentary film One silent film Movements- One experimental film Component 3: Production 30% of the A level
