Film Studies - A level

Assessment

Component 1: American and British Film - Written examination 35% of qualification - 120 Marks Pupils must study: One film from the classical Hollywood period (1940s and 1950s), two Hollywood films produced since the 1960s, one contemporary American independent film (produced after 2010), two British films, one produced between 1930 and 1960 and the other more recent. Component 2: Varieties of film - Written examination 35% of qualification - 120 marks Pupils must study: Two films representing different film movements, including at least one silent film option, one documentary film, two international, non-English language films, one European and one from outside Europe, one compilation of short films. Component 3: Production - Non-exam assessment 30% of qualification - 60 Marks Pupils produce either a short film (4-5 minutes) or a screenplay for a short film and a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay and an evaluative analysis. The production brief will offer four options, of which one must be chosen. With two options based on narrative elements and two options based on character-led elements of the short film.