Curriculum
FILM STUDIES
Why study Film Studies?
Film is one of the most important and fastest developing art forms of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Films have a major influence on society and have become a large part of people’s cultural experiences. Offer a compelling audio-visual experience, films can educate and provoke debate. Through the study of a range of film texts, students are equipped with the knowledge of how films are constructed to create meaning, and begin to decipher an author’s intention in creating a film the way they have. Film studies expands students critical thinking about the media they consume and the message they take away from audio-visual texts.
This GCSE course opens students up to a range of genres and narratives from films made in the 1920s to the modern day. Students study genre, narrative, aesthetics, film writing and representation across a series of six set texts, looking at each through the use of film form & social, political, industrial and historical contexts. Students are also given the opportunity to engage the creative, practical side of film, as they produce screenplays and shooting scripts as coursework before their exam.
Students require no prior knowledge or experience of studying film, though enthusiasm for watching a range of film will greatly support their study.
What will I study at Key Stage 4?
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Assessment at Key Stage 4
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