Film Studies is primarily an academic, rather than practical subject in which the candidate will study and appreciate cinema on a number of levels: as an entertainment form, as an expressive art and as a powerful multi-million dollar industry. The study will focus on the formal properties of cinema (cinematography, editing, lighting etc), movie audiences, the film producers themselves as well as key movements/periods in cinema history. The subject is fun and exciting but also stimulating and demanding.
To study 3 or 4 Advanced Level subjects we require at least 5 grade 6 passes at GCSE.
Unit 1 Film History - A study of 3 US films from a set list from the silent era to 1990. - Also a study of 2 set films from two major European film movements. - 2-hour paper 35% of A Level. Unit 2 Critical Approaches - A critical study of different types of film including contemporary British and American, documentary, non-European non-English language, English language (non-US) and US independent. - 2-hour paper 35% of A Level. Unit 3 Coursework - Making Short Film - Learners must study one compilation of short British fiction films. Learners have the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills through: - The production of a 5-minute short film or 10-minute screenplay for a short film (incorporating a digitally photographed storyboard) and an evaluative analysis of the production in relation to professionally produced set short films. - 30% of A Level
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Chatham Street, Ramsgate, CT11 7PS |
Film Studies is primarily an academic, rather than practical subject in which the candidate will study and appreciate cinema on a number of levels: as an entertainment form, as an expressive art and as a powerful multi-million dollar industry. The study will focus on the formal properties of cinema (cinematography, editing, lighting etc), movie audiences, the film producers themselves as well as key movements/periods in cinema history. The subject is fun and exciting but also stimulating and demanding.
To study 3 or 4 Advanced Level subjects we require at least 5 grade 6 passes at GCSE.
Unit 1 Film History - A study of 3 US films from a set list from the silent era to 1990. - Also a study of 2 set films from two major European film movements. - 2-hour paper 35% of A Level. Unit 2 Critical Approaches - A critical study of different types of film including contemporary British and American, documentary, non-European non-English language, English language (non-US) and US independent. - 2-hour paper 35% of A Level. Unit 3 Coursework - Making Short Film - Learners must study one compilation of short British fiction films. Learners have the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills through: - The production of a 5-minute short film or 10-minute screenplay for a short film (incorporating a digitally photographed storyboard) and an evaluative analysis of the production in relation to professionally produced set short films. - 30% of A Level