Film Studies

Assessment

AS (Year 12 - one year course) Elements of film – 2 hour exam (70% of AS total) Section A: Micro elements of film – 1930 – 1990 Section B: Comparative contextual study Section C: Close Study: European Film – 1 non-English language film. Understanding British Film – Non-examined assessment (30% of AS total) A Level (2 year linear course) Exam 1 – Film History - 2 hour exam (35% of A level) Section A: Film Form in US Cinema – Silent Era to 1990. Section B: European Cinema History – 1920-1960 Exam 2 – Critical Approaches to film – 2 hour exam (35% of A level) Section A: Contemporary British and US Film Section B: Documentary Section C: Ideology Understanding British Film – Non- exam assessment (30% of AS total) The creation and production of your own short film.