Film Studies

Assessment

70% examined, 30% coursework. Paper 1: This 2-hour paper is split into Section A (a focus on US film from the Silent Era to the 1990s) and Section B (European Cinema History) – a mixture of essays and shorter answers. Paper 2: 2-hour paper split into Section A (Contemporary British and US Films, where we look at The Dark Knight Rises and Ex Machina), Section B (a study of a documentary) and Section C (a focus on three films that share a common theme, and an exploration of their ideologies) – all essays. Coursework: Production of either a 5-minute short film or 10 minutes screenplay for a short film, with an evaluative analysis.