Specialist Assessment Focus - Aesthetics
Aesthetics research – before engaging with this concept, learners should undertake the reading and tasks on the Film Aesthetics study document
Contexts research – to develop a sense of the social, cultural, historical and political contexts of contemporary Britain, learners are recommended to read through the material at the following links:
This will give learners some vital factual information about Britain, which will help them contextualise the film and explore to what extent the film reflects or ignores aspects of these.
The worksheets
There are a series of worksheets to enable students to meaningfully engage with the film and ultimately prepare them for the exam. Not all worksheets need to be completed for each film - the worksheets relevant to the assessment foci for this film are identified below.
Learning Objectives - to develop your knowledge and understanding of the events and characters of the film
Worksheet 1
Film note making is to record descriptive notes of the film, track the journey of a nominated main character and gather textual evidence of the impact of the micro-elements of film language for use later in the cycle.
Instructions for learners
- Summarise the key events of each segment of the film in the left hand…
