Introduction to A2 Film Studies

What will you be study?How will you be assessed?

Key InformationWJEC GCE in Film StudiesTwo units completed in Year 12Two units this yearFM 3 – Film Research and Creative

ProjectsFM 4 - Varieties of Film Experience

- Issues and Debates

Summary of Assessment

FM 1 & 2 = 50% of the course.FM 3 – Internal Assessment made up of two parts. Worth 25%, 100 marks in totalFM 4 External Assessment made up of three sections (2 ¾ hour exam) Worth 25%, 100 marks in total

FM3:Film Research and Creative Projects

Section A: Small Scale Research Project• To develop research skills.• One focus film with two related films

• Choose from Star/Performer; Genre; Auteur; Social, political and cultural studies; gender issues; ethnicity; Institution or technology

Possible areas of Study – Brainstorm what research topics you would be interested in doing.

• Auteur• Ethnicity • Star• Social and

Political Context

• Gender

• Institutions

• Technology

• Genre

How it is assessedThe research topic is completed in two parts• An annotated catalogue of key items (1000 words) 15 marks. Needs to include 10-15 items (brief annotation) and conclude with a short paragraph which list 3-5 not selected (brief annotation)

• A Presentation script (1500 words) 25 marks. This is notes for a presentation. You can include subheading, bullet points, short prose reference to visual material.

FM3:Film Research and Creative Projects

Section B: Creative Project• Made up of three parts• Aims and Context• Creative Project• Reflective Analysis• What could the project be? – Film extract or complete short film, A Screenplay or an extended step outline for a documentary (linked to research project).

FM 4: Varieties of Film Experience

Three parts• Section A: World Cinema(Urban Stories – Power, Poverty and Conflict)• Section B: Spectatorship Topics(Popular Film and Emotional Response)• Section C: Single Film – Critical Study

(Fight Club, 1999 Fincher)

Key films for Year 13

City of GodLa HaineTsotsiOnce were WarriorsAmores PerrosFight ClubAmerican History XMarley and MeWall.E

Reservoir DogsTaxi DriverSeven PoundsThe Green MileSlumdog MillionaireA Clockwork OrangeThe NotebookTitanic

Lets think and evaluate our Progress and Goals

• What do you have to do to improve your performance this year?

• What helped you achieve in the last year?• What are you going to avoid?• What grade do you want/think you can get?• How are you going to get it?• What help do you need in order to get that

grade?