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Film Studies A Level (SA054)
Paston College
Grammar School Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9JL
Available start dates
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Application Instructions
3 A Level Programme
Minimum of 66444 at GCSE (Please note : grade 4 may be replaced by an 'old C' grade and grade 6 by 'old' B grade)
Vocational subjects cannot replace GCSEs for entry on to an A Level programme.
You must also study English/Maths GCSE if you have not already achieved grade 4 in these subjects.
4 A level programme
If you achieve a minimum of 3 GCSE's at grade 8 (A*) plus 5 at grade 7 (A) and your English Language and Maths are at minimum grade 4, you will have the option to join the A Plus programme.
Please note that A Plus is designed for applicants to academic courses at Oxford, Cambridge or other Russel Group universities. Grades in vocational subjects cannot replace GCSE's for entry to this programme.
Vocational programmes
Minimum of five grade 4 at GCSE (or old grade C) or Merit/Distinction in a relevant BTEC First Diploma (or equivalent) plus 1 grade 4 (or old grade 4) at GCSE. You must also study English Language and/or Maths GCSE if you have not already achieved grade 4 in these subjects.
Level 2 programme
Minimum of three grade 4 at GCSE (or old Grade C).
This programme is designed for those students who just miss our entry requirements for level 3 study. It includes an opportunity to improve your GCSE English Language and Maths grades, alongside a Workskills course to develop the skills required for progression into employment or onto a level 3 programme.
Course Details
This course is a fantastic oppurtunity for you to engage with film in a critical and analystical way and provides an introduction to film analysis, filmmaking and the film industry in Hollywood, Europe and across the world. You will analyse camerawork, editing, sound and performance to explore how processes of meaning-making and emotional manipulation come to light. We will also consider how films reflect the attitudes and ideologies of a particular time, place and culture.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?
During this two year course, you will develop theoretical and practical skills by studying a range of films and case studies, exploring film analysis techniques, the film industry and film audiences.
You will focus on a variety of topics and themes including how a film constructs meaning through the use of film language conventions to provoke a variety of responses from the audience and how analysing a film can enable you to explore personal, social, cultural, political and ethical issues.
You will also learn practical filmmaking techniques such as storyboarding and screenwriting and study a wide range of films including; Pan’s Labyrinth (Spain, 2006), Pulp Fiction (US, 1994), No Country for Old Men (US,2007), Blade Runner (US,1981), Vertigo (US,1954), This is England (UK, 2006), City of God (Brazil, 2002), and many more.
IS IT SUITABLE FOR YOU?
This course is suitable for film fans who are looking to gain a better understanding of filmmaking both practically and through analysis of film form. It is also suitable for those who are curious, creative and enjoy critical debates on how film generates meaning.
HOW YOU ARE ASSESSED?
This course is assessed through two examinations focusing on varieties of film, film making and global film making perspectives. You will also complete one piece of course work that focuses on production.
THIS COURSE GOES WELL WITH…
English, History, Psychology and Sociology as well as creative subjects such as Photography, Performance and Art. There are also obvious crossovers with Media Studies that some students may find beneficial.
Entry requirements
3 A Level Programme
Minimum of 66444 at GCSE (Please note : grade 4 may be replaced by an 'old C' grade and grade 6 by 'old' B grade)
You must also study English/Maths GCSE if you have not already achieved grade 4 in these subjects.
If you achieve a minimum of 3 GCSE's at grade 8 (A*) plus 5 at grade 7 (A) and your English Language and Maths are at minimum grade 4, you will have the option to join the A Plus programme.
Please note that A Plus is designed for applicants to academic courses at Oxford, Cambridge or other Russel Group universities. Grades in vocational subjects cannot replace GCSE's for entry to this programme.
Your next steps...
YOU CAN GO ON TO DO...
Film related subjects at university with the potential to lead to careers within the area of film production. There are also strong links with careers in journalism due to the critical and analytical element of the course.
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