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AA Level Fi lmLevel Fi lm StudiesStudies
Student HandbookStudent Handbook
http://www.king-‐ed.suffolk.sch.uk/subjects/overview/
Mrs Norton-‐Berry (KS5 Subject Leader) NB@king-‐ed.suffolk.sch.uk
Mr Gower
GW@king-‐ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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Rationale Film is one of the main cultural innovations of the 20th century and a major art form of the last hundred years. Those who study it characteristically bring with them a high degree of enthusiasm and excitement for what is a powerful and culturally significant medium, inspiring a range of responses from the emotional to the reflective. Film Studies consequently makes an important contribution to the curriculum, offering the opportunity to investigate how film works both as a medium of representation and as an aesthetic medium. At the root of all film studies is a recognition that films are made: they are constructed using a range of elements – cinematography, mise-‐en-‐scène, sound, editing and performance (the key elements of film form) – which are organised structurally in terms of narrative and often genre (the structural elements of film form). How filmmakers use these elements, frequently in complex and highly artistic ways, is a large part of what constitutes the formal study of film. Equally important is how spectators respond to the work filmmakers create and how learners interpret the films with reference to spectator response, relevant contexts, critical approaches and debates. In turn, these formal studies have a direct impact on learners' own work as filmmakers and screenwriters. For this specification, the elements underpinning the study of film are organised into:
• Core study areas, which learners apply to all the films they explore • Specialist study areas, which learners apply to specific films
Taken from the WJEC Eduqas A Level specification
The aims of the course:
• To enhance enjoyment and appreciation of film and its role in shaping our ideologies • To broaden knowledge and understanding of film and the range of responses films can
generate • To understand film history and significant film movements in order to gain a sense of the
development of film from its early years to its still emerging digital future • To appreciate the significance of film and film practice in national, global and historical
contexts • To apply theoretical understanding to the study of film, exploring how films generate
meanings and responses and the different ways in which spectators respond to film • To explore and replicate film production techniques through the creation of a short film
3 Film Studies At-‐a-‐Glance (WJEC Eduqas)
You will study 11 feature length films and several short films. You will sit 2 examinations at the end of Year 13. Each lasts 2 ½ hours and makes up 35% of your final A Level grade. The NEA coursework production makes up the remaining 30%. This involves the planning, filming, editing and written evaluation of a 4-‐5 minute short film.
Year 12 Overview – Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking + NEA NB
(4 lessons per fortnight) GW (2 lessons per fortnight)
Production Tasks (1 lesson per fortnight)
Autumn Term B: Captain Fantastic
C: This is England Cinematography and Editing tasks B: Inception
Spring Term A: Blade Runner
C: Fish Tank
Editing and Sound tasks A: Some Like It Hot
Summer Term
Study Leave/ Component 1 Full Mock Exam NEA Research and Planning
NEA Research and Planning
NEA Research and Planning
NEA Production and Evaluation
NEA Production and Evaluation
NEA Production and Evaluation
Year 13 – Component 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives + Revision (films TBC)
4 Expectations at KS5
Year 12 is a big jump from Year 11. You must become an independent learner who takes responsibility for your own progress. We will provide you with endless links to resources, articles, videos and research, but it is what you do with this that matters. We expect you to:
1) Provide a well-‐organised folder to store and organise all work and bring it to every lesson (see next page on staying organised)
2) Keep your electronic files organised and accessible, including backing up work 3) Make detailed notes every lesson 4) Complete homework on time, to a suitable standard 5) Take responsibility for meeting deadlines 6) Attend every lesson, on time 7) Be proactive in communicating with your teacher(s) e.g. if you have missed a lesson, have
problems with work, or know you will be absent from a lesson 8) Check your email regularly: this will be our primary form of communication with you 9) Act responsibly with equipment and ICT privileges
Mrs Norton-‐Berry: NB@king-‐ed.suffolk.sch.uk Mr Gower: GW@king-‐ed.suffolk.sch.uk
Homework and Feedback Policy Homework The expectation at A Level is that you will complete a minimum of 5 hours per week of additional study for each of your subjects. Some of this will be from explicitly set homework tasks, but the remaining time should be made up of useful and proactive tasks of your own initiative. Examples of tasks may include (but is not limited to):
o reviewing and consolidating lesson notes o researching topics covered in class o wider reading o watching examples of other texts from relevant time periods/ film
movements/directors o practising the filming and/ or editing of specific film-‐making techniques o re-‐watching set texts, perhaps with the audio commentary on o watching DVD special features of set films o creating revision resources and testing yourself o analysing key scenes from set films o planning practice exam questions
Feedback Our marking and feedback will be timely, regular and actionable.
i) Exam Units You will complete one formally assessed piece of work per film text studied (approximately half termly) which will be reported home via Go4Schools. Once assessed you will be required to act upon the feedback and make the relevant improvements to show your understanding of how to progress.
ii) NEA unit Feedback during the completion of the production coursework will be verbal. Students will be required to keep a production log for the duration of the unit where they record ideas, advice, peer reviews and teacher guidance.
5 Organisation in A Level Film Studies
If you are well-‐organised, you will find the course runs much more smoothly. You will be examined on the work you do throughout the two year course at the end of Year 13, so you need to ensure your notes, handouts, folders and electronic files are clearly presented, systematically filed and continually reviewed and consolidated. Folder Get hold of a sturdy ringbinder (preferably one of the larger lever-‐arch folders) specifically for your Film Studies work. You must bring this subject folder to every lesson. It will be checked periodically. Use subject dividers to create the following clearly labelled sections:
1. Course Admin (to include handbook/ policies/ letters/ course overviews) 2. Production Tasks 3. Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking
a. Hollywood 1930-‐1990 b. American Film Since 2005 c. British Film Since 1995
4. Component 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives a. Global Film b. Documentary Film c. Film Movements – Silent Cinema d. Film Movements – Experimental Film (1960-‐2000)
5. Component 3 – NEA Production a. Planning b. Production c. Evaluation
6. Assessed Work Mac account Your desktop should be kept clear. Anything saved onto your desktop is only available locally on that single machine. Ensure all work is correctly filed within sub-‐folders of your Machomes folder. Every time you take a screen shot it will automatically drop it onto the desktop. Get into the habit of immediately moving it into an appropriate folder in your documents before then using it for its designated purpose. In your Machomes documents you should create a new folder called AL Film. Within this, create 3 new folders:
1. Component 1 2. Component 2 3. Component 3
Within each of these folders, create sub-‐folders using the unit titles listed above, with sub-‐folders within each called the name of each film that will be studied in that unit.
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Assessment Objectives (What the examiners are looking for)
• AO1 -‐ Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of elements of film
• AO2 -‐ Apply knowledge and understanding of elements of film to:
o analyse and compare films, including through the use of critical approaches o evaluate the significance of critical approaches o analyse and evaluate own work in relation to other professionally produced work
• AO3 – Apply knowledge and understanding of elements of film to the production of a film
Use of School Equipment
You are permitted to borrow equipment to use off-‐site once you have returned a parental permission slip. In doing so you are agreeing to accept full responsibility for any loss or damage sustained. Equipment must be returned promptly, fully charged, as other students or staff may need it. All equipment must be booked in advance. It is your responsibility to check batteries are charged, SD cards are provided and all equipment is in full working order, otherwise you may be liable for its replacement.
Health and Safety
It is in the nature of Film Studies that staff and students are often working in situations in which accidents are possible, resulting in personal injury or damage to equipment.
When using a camera or other equipment, always make sure it is in good order and complete with all appropriate accessories. If this is not the case you must report it to a member of the Film department. Always take proper care with equipment and be sensible about the decisions you make. Do not leave any equipment unattended at any time.
When working on location be aware of your operational environment and do not attempt anything that could place you or others at risk. Seek permission to film where required and ensure you do not film members of the public without their permission.
With all electrical equipment ensure that you: ! do not attempt to interfere with any plugs or sockets ! do not attempt any repairs ! keep food and drink away ! take care to avoid loose cables
7 Recommended Reading
Books An endorsed student textbook should be available for purchase in the spring term of Year 12. In the meantime, it will be of benefit to you to read widely around the subject and keep up-‐to-‐date with film releases, reception and developments. An Introduction to Film Studies, Jill Nelmes (older editions of this book can be purchased used for 0.01p from Amazon)
The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex, Mark Kermode, 2012 ISBN: 978 0 099 54349 7
Websites http://www.guardian.co.uk/film http://www.bfi.org.uk http://www.bbfc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/ http://www.film4.com/ http://www.totalfilm.com http://www.empireonline.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment_and_arts/ http://www.filmsite.org/ http://www.screenonline.org.uk YouTube Channels
Film Riot: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6P24bhhCmMPOcujA9PKPTA No Film School: http://nofilmschool.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Folding Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyNtlmLB73-7gtlBz00XOQQ