A Level Film Studies

What You Will Study

During your A Level studies, you will explore:

• A diverse range of film, including documentary, film from the silent era, experimental film and short film.
• The significance of film and film practice in national, global and historical contexts.
• Film and its key contexts (including social, cultural, political, historical and technological contexts).
• How films generate meanings and responses.
• Film as an aesthetic medium.
• The different ways in which spectators respond to film.

• How You Will Be Assessed

  Assessment takes the form of a mixture of internally-assessed coursework and creative projects and externally-marked exam papers.

  Component 1: Varieties of film and filmmaking

  Written examination: 2½ hours
  35% of qualification

   

  Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives

  Written examination: 2½ hours
  35% of qualification

   

  Component 3: Non - exam assessment: Film Production

  Non-exam assessment
  30% of qualification

• Entry Requirements

  5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4, including English Language and Maths.

• Further Study

  This A Level in combination with other subjects contributes as a qualification to gain entry to higher education courses in areas such as: Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Communication Studies, Media Production, Television Studies and Literature.