A level of Film Studies is an exciting new opportunity to study a subject not encountered at the GCSE level. Through a study of this subject, you will learn how to express yourself with more clarity and develop the ability to critically analyze film texts. The course and subsequent assessment is split into 3 components: Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking (2½ hour exam, 35%) Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (i) Comparative two-film study, for example, Vertigo and Blade Runner) (ii) Specialist study area is Auteur. Section B: American Film since 2005 (i) Comparative two-film study, for example, No Country for Old Men and Winter’s Bone (ii) Specialist study areas are Spectatorship and Ideology. Section C: British Film since 1995 (i) Comparative two-film study, for example, Trainspotting and This Is England (ii) Specialist study areas are Narrative and Ideology. Component 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives (2½ hour exam, 35%) Section A: Global Films, for example, City of G-d and Pan’s Labyrinth. Section B: Documentary Film, for example, Amy with Critical Debates and Filmmakers’ Theories as specialist subject areas. Section C: Film Movements —Silent Cinema, for example, Buster Keaton shorts selection, with a specialist study area of Critical Debates. Section D: Film Movements – Experimental Film (1960-2000), for example, Pulp Fiction and the specialist study areas are Narrative and Auteur. Component 3: Production (coursework, 30%) Students have to individually produce, film, and edit a short film (4-5 minutes). They must also produce an evaluative analysis (1600-1800 words) which includes a short film study. Students must analyze and discuss how this material influenced their own production.