Course information
A level Film Studies
Alexandra Park School - Haringey
02088264880
Bidwell Gardens, London, N11 2AZ
Course summary

You will study the key elements of film form including cinematography, mise en scène, editing, sound and performance.You will also study the contexts of your chosen films and what was happening when the film was made…what can the film tell us about history and society at that time? You will study the films in terms of the representations they present or challenge. You will engage in the study of Ideology, the Auteur and Critical Debates surrounding Film. Films on the curriculum include; Some Like It Hot (Wilder, 1959), Get Out (Peele, 2017), This is England (Meadows, 2006), Promising Young Woman (Fennell, 2020), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Sciamma, France, 2019), Parasite (Bong Joon-Ho, South Korea, 2019), Amy (Kapadia, UK, 2015) and Memento (Nolan, US, 2000).

Entry requirements

You will be expected to have secured grade 5 or above English Language and Maths, and have secured at least three other grade 5s in GCSE  courses. One humanities subject (for example History, Geography, RS) in which you should have  achieved a grade 5. Must have secured grade 4 or above in all humanities taken.

How you'll be assessed

The full A level is gained by completing 2 examinations (totaling 70%) and 1 further coursework/NEA unit (worth 30%).

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityHaringey
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeMixed
AddressBidwell Gardens, London, N11 2AZ