Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking Section A: • Hollywood 1930-1990 (two film comparative study) • Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) • Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) Section B: • American Film since 2005 (two film study) • No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) • Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross, 2015) Section C: • British Film since 1995 (two film study) • Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996) • This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006) Component 2:Global Filmmaking Perspectives Section A: • Global Film (two film study) • City of God (Fernando Mereilles, 2002) • Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006) Section B: • Documentary Film (one film study) • Amy (Kapadia, 2015) Section C: • Film Movements: Silent Film (one film study) • Buster Keaton shorts – One Week (1920); • The Scarecrow (1920); The High Sign (1921); • Cops (1922) Section D: • Film Movements: Experimental • Film (one film study) • Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) Component 3 – Production (Coursework / 30%) A short film (4-5 minutes) which you will produce individually and plan, film and edit yourself. A written evaluative analysis of your own short film (1600-1800 words).
Useful: An enjoyment of film. Desirable: An interest in how films are made from conception to premiere. Essential: Command of the written word and essay writing skills.
Component 1 - 2hr 30min exam 35%. Component 2 – 2hr 30min exam 35%. Component 3 – Coursework including both practical filmmaking and a written work 30%.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Liverpool |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Queens Drive, Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking Section A: • Hollywood 1930-1990 (two film comparative study) • Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) • Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) Section B: • American Film since 2005 (two film study) • No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) • Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross, 2015) Section C: • British Film since 1995 (two film study) • Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996) • This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006) Component 2:Global Filmmaking Perspectives Section A: • Global Film (two film study) • City of God (Fernando Mereilles, 2002) • Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006) Section B: • Documentary Film (one film study) • Amy (Kapadia, 2015) Section C: • Film Movements: Silent Film (one film study) • Buster Keaton shorts – One Week (1920); • The Scarecrow (1920); The High Sign (1921); • Cops (1922) Section D: • Film Movements: Experimental • Film (one film study) • Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) Component 3 – Production (Coursework / 30%) A short film (4-5 minutes) which you will produce individually and plan, film and edit yourself. A written evaluative analysis of your own short film (1600-1800 words).
Useful: An enjoyment of film. Desirable: An interest in how films are made from conception to premiere. Essential: Command of the written word and essay writing skills.
Component 1 - 2hr 30min exam 35%. Component 2 – 2hr 30min exam 35%. Component 3 – Coursework including both practical filmmaking and a written work 30%.
