GCSE Film Studies
“Go ahead.....make my day”
GCSE Film Studies We all love movies....
....but have you ever really ‘watched’ a film?
GCSE Film Studies Aims •To place your experiences and creative ideas at the centre of the course
•To help you explore a wide range of films •To help you learn through your own creative work •To help you understand the relationship between films, their audiences and the organisations which produce, distribute and exhibit them.
The Course •50% Coursework •50% Written Exam - 2 papers
Coursework The coursework (50%) is all about exploring and creating. You will complete four main pieces of work:
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An exploration of a film extract
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A film pitch leading to a pre-production
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A production
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An evaluative analysis. The key point in this is that you get to create your own marketing production!
2 Written Exams •
Paper 1 - Looking at film language and audience issues in a particular genre such as disaster movies.
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Paper 2 - Looks at films from outside Hollywood, analysing characters, narratives, themes and issues in the film chosen. There is also a creative question involving individual responses to the film (e.g., reviews, blogs, website entries).
GCSE Film Studies is... • ...not just about watching films
• ...about understanding how and why films are made
• ...good for those considering a career in radio, television, theatre and the arts or anyone interested in films.