Film Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking (Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes) 35% of the qualification Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (comparative study) Section B: American film since 2005 (two film study) Section C: British film since 1995 (two film study) Component 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives (Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes) 35% of the qualification. Section A: Global Film (two film study) Section B: Documentary Film Section C: Film Movements (Silent Cinema) Section D: Film Movements (Experimental Film: 1960-2000) Component 3: Production (NEA/coursework) 30% of the qualification This component assesses one production and its evaluative analysis. Students produce either a short film (4-5 minutes in length) or a screenplay for a short film and a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section. Films studied on the course include: Vertigo, Do the Right Thing, Captain Fantastic, La La Land, Pan’s Labyrinth, House of Flying Daggers, Fish Tank, Trainspotting, Memento, Amy, a selection of Buster Keaton shorts, and a selection of short films.