Throughout the course you will study a variety of film styles, movements and genres across 12 film texts. The films will encompass global, European, British and, of course, American cinema. They will present you not only with an exciting array of viewpoints and stories but they will also serve as inspiration for your own filmmaking. Your production brief will be established early in the course and, as you study the various film texts, you will begin to incorporate ideas and plan to use techniques you’ve seen on screen in the preparation and planning of your own short film. You will also explore a number of theoretical concepts through the analysis of the film texts. From the conflicting concepts that make up the study of ‘spectatorship’ to the application of auteur theory and representation, you will aim to develop a real confidence with film theory. The Syllabus overview is as follows: Component 1: American and British film – This component assesses knowledge and understanding of six feature-length films. Section A: Classical Hollywood. Section B: Hollywood since the 1960s (two-film study). Section C: Contemporary American independent film. Section D: British film (comparative study). Component 2: Varieties of film – This component assesses knowledge and understanding of five feature-length films and one compilation of short films. Section A: Film movements (two-film study). Section B: Documentary film. Section C: Global film (two-film study). Section D: Short film. Component 3: Production Non-exam assessment – This component assesses one production and its evaluative analysis. Learners produce: either a short film (4-5 minutes) or a screenplay for a short film (1600- 1800 words) and a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay and an evaluative analysis (1250-1500 words).