Film Studies

Course summary

We follow the Eduqas Film Studies A Level specification. Film Studies is an exciting and challenging discipline that explores the intellectual and emotional appeal of film. It enables students to develop a critical awareness and understanding of film, and its relationship with society, utilising transferable skills that are key to many intellectual and practical situations. The course recognises film’s unique status as an art form, a social and political tool, and as an industry, providing a number of possible analytical routes. Although film texts can be accessible initially, the high level of academic rigour and close analysis is demanding. In Year 12, students engage in the construction, deconstruction and critical analysis of a range of film texts. In Year 13, there is the opportunity to extend knowledge of film concepts and theories, and engagement with a range of contemporary film issues and debates, promoting independent learning skills.