Cinema is not only entertainment: it’s the art and cultural product of our time. For anyone passionate about history, texts and images – and how to interpret them – film studies is the ideal course. It offers you specialist preparation for jobs in the cinema and media industries, as well as more general training in essential arts graduate skills, from constructing an argument to practical criticism. Learners will develop an appreciation of a variety of film forms and deepen their understanding of critical approaches to cinema. Films Studied over the two-year course include: • This is England (Meadows, 2006) • Pan’s Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006) • Taxi Tehran (Panahi, 2015) ] • Amy (Kapadia, 2015) # • Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-wai, 1994) • Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) • Blade Runner (Scott, 1982) • No Country for Old Men (Cohen Bros, 2007) • Winter’s Bone (Granik, 2010) • Fish Tank (Arnold, 2009)
Centre Requirements and a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature.
Component 1 – Varieties of film and filmmaking (35% Exam) • Component 2 – Global filmmaking perspectives (35% Exam) • Component 3 – Film Production (30% Non-Exam Assessment)- Learners produce either a short film (4-5 minutes) or a screenplay for a short film (1600-1800 words) plus a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay, and an evaluative analysis of either production (1600 - 1800 words).
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Suffolk |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Copleston Road, Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Cinema is not only entertainment: it’s the art and cultural product of our time. For anyone passionate about history, texts and images – and how to interpret them – film studies is the ideal course. It offers you specialist preparation for jobs in the cinema and media industries, as well as more general training in essential arts graduate skills, from constructing an argument to practical criticism. Learners will develop an appreciation of a variety of film forms and deepen their understanding of critical approaches to cinema. Films Studied over the two-year course include: • This is England (Meadows, 2006) • Pan’s Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006) • Taxi Tehran (Panahi, 2015) ] • Amy (Kapadia, 2015) # • Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-wai, 1994) • Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958) • Blade Runner (Scott, 1982) • No Country for Old Men (Cohen Bros, 2007) • Winter’s Bone (Granik, 2010) • Fish Tank (Arnold, 2009)
Centre Requirements and a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature.
Component 1 – Varieties of film and filmmaking (35% Exam) • Component 2 – Global filmmaking perspectives (35% Exam) • Component 3 – Film Production (30% Non-Exam Assessment)- Learners produce either a short film (4-5 minutes) or a screenplay for a short film (1600-1800 words) plus a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay, and an evaluative analysis of either production (1600 - 1800 words).