A Level Film Studies Overview

A Level Film Studies

OVERVIEW

Welcome to the home page for the Film Studies A Level course at Trinity Catholic High School.

We use the EDUQAS exam board. It is a 2 year linear course (Course code - H409).

Students are assessed at the end of Year 13 in the following ways:

WRITTEN EXAM - Component 1

2 Hours 30 Minutes

35% of Overall Mark

WRITTEN EXAM - Component 2

2 Hours 30 Minutes

35% of Overall Mark

COURSEWORK - Component 3

Internally assessed

30% of Overall Mark

To download the specification click here

For further details, visit the exam board website.

On the EDUQAS A level Film Studies course you will study a wide variety of topics, films and skills on the following units:

Induction Unit

Component 1 - Varieties of Film and filmmaking

a - Hollywood 1930-1990

B - American Film since 2005

c - british film since 1995

Component 2 - Global Filmmaking perspectives

a - Global film

b - documentary

c - silent cinema

d - experimental film

Component 3 - Coursework

Introduction to filmmaking

short film production coursework

2 Year Overview

year 12

Term 1a - induction

Term 1b - Global film

Term 2a - documentary

Term 2b - Experimental Film

Term 3a - British Film

Term 3b - Silent Cinema/introduction to filmmaking

year 13

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