A Level Film Studies

Course summary

Film Studies has been designed to ignite a passion for film and encourage broader cultural and historical perspectives on this academic area of study. This course of study encourages learners to watch, engage critically with and explore a wide range of film; to develop and sustain confident, personal responses to film via textual analysis; and to enjoy a variety of critically acclaimed films across the major genres. These include films from different cultural perspectives and from the 1930s to present day. Not only this, but learners are offered the opportunity to engage in practical work such as the production of their own key sequence from a film or screenplay. Film Studies will open your mind to vast array of cinema and film which will intrigue you and excite you. There will be films from different national cinemas, from the Silent Era, to classics like Citizen Kane, lastly focusing on masterpieces such as Scorsese’s Raging Bull. This subject also incorporates different film forms (shorts, experimental, documentary and fiction) and produced by a diverse variety of authors. The course has something for everyone to broaden their academic skills whilst being thoroughly engaged and challenged. This course is suitable for: -students who have a love for watching film and television. -students who want to expand their film knowledge and enjoy delving into the deeper meaning of film. - students who want to develop their analytical and creative skills.