Media/Film/Tv Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Varieties of film and filmmaking (Exam 35%) - Hollywood 1930-1990: Casablanca and Bonnie and Clyde - American Film Since 2005: Joker and Get Out - British Film Since 2005: Trainspotting and This is England Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives (Exam 35%) - Global Film: City of God and Life is Beautiful - Documentary Film: Amy Winehouse - Silent Cinema – Sunrise - Experimental Film – Memento Component 3: Production (Coursework – 30%) - an individually produced short film (between 4-5 minutes) or - an individually produced screenplay between 1600-1800 words plus a digital storyboard of a key section from the screenplay There will also be six ‘specialist study areas’ relating to specific areas of the exam: - Spectatorship American film since 2005 - Narrative British film since 1995 / Film movements – Experimental film - Ideology America film since 2005 / British film since 1995 - Auteur Hollywood 1930-1990 / Film Movements –Experimental film - Critical debates Documentary film / Film movements – Silent Cinema - Filmmakers’ theories Documentary film