The Advanced Level Film Studies course 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, films from the Silent Era to the present day, and different forms of film, including documentary, shorts and experimental.
To study A-Level courses, a student must secure five Grade 5s at GCSE (or vocational course Distinctions), including either English or Maths. To study a specific A-Level course, a student must secure at least a Grade 6 in that subject (or a similar specified subject/s). Please see individual course requirements.
The weighting for the course is 70% exam assessment and 30% practical element to be examined at the end of the two year course. Component 1 – Film History assessed by written examination: 2 hours; 105 marks; 35% of A Level • Film form through the ages from the silent era to the 1990s • European film movements or stylistic developments Component 2 - Critical Approaches to Film assessed by written exam: 2 hours; 105 marks; 35% of A Level • Develop an understanding of key critical approaches to film • Develop knowledge of narrative, genre, representation and spectatorship Component 3 – Making Short Film: Non-examined Assessment; 90 marks; 30% of A Level • The production of a five-minute short film or a ten-minute screenplay for a short film, to include a digital storyboard an evaluative analysis of the production in relation to professionally shot short films
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Bracknell Forest |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Grant Road, Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
The Advanced Level Film Studies course 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, films from the Silent Era to the present day, and different forms of film, including documentary, shorts and experimental.
To study A-Level courses, a student must secure five Grade 5s at GCSE (or vocational course Distinctions), including either English or Maths. To study a specific A-Level course, a student must secure at least a Grade 6 in that subject (or a similar specified subject/s). Please see individual course requirements.
The weighting for the course is 70% exam assessment and 30% practical element to be examined at the end of the two year course. Component 1 – Film History assessed by written examination: 2 hours; 105 marks; 35% of A Level • Film form through the ages from the silent era to the 1990s • European film movements or stylistic developments Component 2 - Critical Approaches to Film assessed by written exam: 2 hours; 105 marks; 35% of A Level • Develop an understanding of key critical approaches to film • Develop knowledge of narrative, genre, representation and spectatorship Component 3 – Making Short Film: Non-examined Assessment; 90 marks; 30% of A Level • The production of a five-minute short film or a ten-minute screenplay for a short film, to include a digital storyboard an evaluative analysis of the production in relation to professionally shot short films
