Course information
Film Studies
Rochester Independent College - Medway
01634828115
254 St Margaret's Banks, Rochester, ME1 1HY
Course summary

The films named here are done so for illustrative purposes only as the choice of texts may change. Areas of study across all films can be divided into three topics – 1. The key elements of film form: cinematography, miseen-scène, editing, sound and performance. 2. Meaning and response: how film functions as both a medium of representation and as an aesthetic medium. 3. The contexts of film: social, cultural, political, historical and institutional, including production. Other topics such as spectatorship, auteur theory, critical debates and ideology are also covered.

Entry requirements

Starting a two year A level course having completed GCSEs, the IB Middle Years Programme or an overseas equivalent at another UK or international school. Direct entry into Year 13/Upper Sixth having completed the first year of sixth form at another UK or international school.

How you'll be assessed

There are two written exams in the A Level, both are two and a half hours in length

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityMedway
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
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Boarding Fee£12,660 - £18,000
Sixth Form Fee£15,600 - £22,800
Address254 St Margaret's Banks, Rochester, ME1 1HY