A Level Film Studies

Course Overview

This A Level Film Studies programme aims to deepen your understanding and enjoyment of film as a major art form of the twenty-first century.  In particular, it looks at the relationship between the film, society and the individual by exploring how films create meanings and produce both intellectual and emotional responses. In order to do this, you will engage with a wide range of different kind of films and develop skills of observation, critical analysis and personal reflection.

This programme is also creative, practical and student-centred with opportunities to plan, shoot and edit your own short films. Students who have an interest in Media Studies, Arts, English, Social Science and Humanities subjects will find points of contact with A Level Film Studies.

During the Film Studies AS/A Level Programme you will learn through:

• Class discussions
• Group Work
• Practical Sessions
• Lecture Style Sessions
• Educational Trips

What You Will Study

During your A Level studies, you will explore:

• A diverse range of film, including documentary, film from the silent era, experimental film and short film.
• The significance of film and film practice in national, global and historical contexts.
• Film and its key contexts (including social, cultural, political, historical and technological contexts).
• How films generate meanings and responses.
• Film as an aesthetic medium.
• The different ways in which spectators respond to film.

• How You Will Be Assessed

  Assessment takes the form of a mixture of internally-assessed coursework and creative projects and externally-marked exam papers.

  Component 1: Varieties of film and filmmaking

  Written examination: 2½ hours
  35% of qualification

   

  Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives

  Written examination: 2½ hours
  35% of qualification

   

  Component 3: Non - exam assessment: Film Production

  Non-exam assessment
  30% of qualification

• Entry Requirements

  5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4, including English Language and Maths.

• Further Study

  This A Level in combination with other subjects contributes as a qualification to gain entry to higher education courses in areas such as: Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Communication Studies, Media Production, Television Studies and Literature.