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Legacy OCR A Level Film Studies »
Categories: OCR A Level, OCR A2, A Level, Legacy
New OCR A Level Film Studies Resources We are developing a series of new resources for the new A Level Film Studies specs. These include an overview planner, teaching guide, online slides, student workbook and a glossary. Legacy Resources Welcome to Edusites Film’s comprehensive resources and materials link covering every aspect of the OCR AS and A2 Film Studies specification. Studying film is a skill and a pleasure for both students and teachers focussing on key areas of academic study and we…
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Legacy Eduqas WJEC A Level Film Studies »
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, A Level, Hot Entries, Legacy
Legacy Resources Welcome to Edusites Film’s comprehensive resources and materials link covering every aspect of the WJEC AS and A2 Film Studies specification. Studying film is a skill and a pleasure for both students and teachers focussing on key areas of academic study and we like to think we have covered all bases. This includes in depth schemes of work with embedded links, mini student schemes of work, student guides and many, many, many case studies to kick start or embed the topic.…
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British Film Horror Exemplar »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, British Film, Horror, A Level, Hot Entries, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies
click on image to enlarge How do genre conventions in the films that you have studied link with messages and values? (40) My chosen genre is horror and the two texts I have chosen to focus on are The Wicker Man (1973) and 28 Days Later (2002). The Wicker Man falls into the sub genre of horror and psychological thriller, with its own recognisable codes and conventions. As a film that was seen as problematical then in 1973 (hence its X/18 certificate) it has since become a cult classic exploring…
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Belfast »
Categories: Film Library, A Level
In studying the film Belfast, we are considering a film that’s regarded as a contemporary ‘classic’. Upon its original cinema release the film enjoyed a largely enthusiastic response and it also served to remind us of how a film / popular culture can engage audiences in, at least, the fundamentals of complicated political and social conflict and its tensions. The film takes a politically nuanced moment in place and time and focuses it through a personal story. Belfast is a film…
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Mulholland Drive | Case Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Copyright © 2023 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. In studying a film such as Mulholland Drive we are considering a film that’s regarded as a contemporary ‘classic’. There are a wealth of ideas to engage with in the discourse about the film. Discourse refers to…
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Sightseers Single Film Analysis »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Adventure, Comedy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Copyright © 2023 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. In studying a film such as Sightseers, we are considering a film that’s regarded as a contemporary ‘classic’, and perhaps even a ‘cult’ film. There are a wealth of ideas to engage with in the…
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Submarine Case Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Drama, British Film, Comedy, Romance, A Level, Hot Entries, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Institutional Factors | Distribution Submarine was written and directed by Richard Ayoade and released at UK cinemas in March 2011 after significant critical success at festivals including the London Film Festival (LFF) but particularly the Toronto Film Festival. Toronto success secured the film a distribution contract with the Weinstein Company (formerly Disney owned Miramax) – Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s company in essence can be described as a ‘Mini Major’ film…
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Boyhood Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, A Level, Richard Linklater, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/IiDztHS3Wos Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Contexts Context of Production Films are shaped by the contexts in which they are produced. They can therefore be understood in more depth by placing them within two…
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Timecode Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Independent Film, Romance, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQidFlpYlDw Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context In his essay The Art Cinema As A Mode of Film Practice film scholar David Bordwell explains that “we can usefully consider the ‘art cinema’ as…
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Amy Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Documentary, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yCIwmNuLE Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context: Amy Winehouse 'Popstar' There’s an idea that’s elegantly expressed by the novelist Italo Calvino) that’s worth engaging with and…
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Silent, Silent Era, Comedy, Romance, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCgbFay53BA Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context There’s an idea (elegantly expressed by the novelist Italo Calvino) that’s worth engaging with and returning to quite often in relation to…
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Last Minute Mock Exam Questions - OCR H410/02 Critical Approaches to Film »
Categories: OCR A Level, A Level
Section A - Contemporary British and US Film ‘The director is the film’s auteur, the central source of meaning’. To what extent you agree with this claim in relation to examples from one British film and one US film you have studied. To what extent has digital technology transformed storytelling in films? Discuss in relation to examples from one British film and one US film you have studied. Section B - Documentary How does the social / cultural contexts of…
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Last Minute Mock Exam Questions - OCR H410/01 Film History »
Categories: OCR A Level, OCR A2, A Level
Section A - Film Form in US Cinema from the Silent Era to 1990 Answer Questions 1 and 2 With reference to a sequence from the film made between 1930-1960 which you have studied, explain how mise-en-scene has been used to create meaning in the sequence. With reference to a sequence from the film made between 1961-1990 which you have studied, explain how performance has been used to create meaning in the sequence. Answer either Question 3 or Question 4 To what extent does the selection and…
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Questions Eduqas Component 2 - Global Filmmaking Perspectives »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Section A: Global Film (two-film study) 1(a) With close reference to the two films you have studied, explore how either cinematography or sound create meaning. 1(b) With close reference to the two films you have studied, explore how either mise-en-scene or performance create meaning Section B: Documentary Film 2(a) How is one filmmaker’s theory of documentary evident in the choices made in the use of editing and…
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A Level Film Studies Revision Part 1 - Knowledge Organisers »
Categories: OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Welcome to the Edusites Revision Series Part 1: Knowledge Organisers We have teamed up with a passionate film teacher, Nat, to create Revision support you might like alot! 'The exam reports from the Summer 2018 AS exams identified areas for development which may well be similar for the A Level students taking the exam this summer. I certainly identified with some of the issues as they were very similar to ones I had seen on the student attempts at the Mock exams. A knowledge organiser (KO)…
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The Babadook Single Film Study »
Categories: Drama, Horror, A Level, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies
YouTube link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htlsOf3PnGY Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context Cinema is always evolving and it’s exciting to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as The Babadook is a horror / fantasy fusion…
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A Level Film Unit 4 Core: Film Genre+ »
Categories: OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Files you will need for the lessons: A Level Film Core Unit 4 Genre Teacher Scheme of Learning A Level Film Core Unit 4 Genre Assessment Materials Teacher Copy PDF A Level Film Core Unit 4 Screenplay Format PDF (copy in student workbook) Introduction to Genre Theory: Daniel Chandler PDF (website link in student workbook) These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Click here for all 25 Lessons (222 Slides) Slide Lesson Guide: Lesson…
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Elephant Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Drama, Crime, Independent Film, Gus Van Sant, Thriller, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htlsOf3PnGY Copyright © 2019 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as Elephant is just one example of…
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City of God Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Crime, World Cinema, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUOO4Itgmw Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives For this component, learners must study: two non - English language films, one European and one from outside Europe (two -…
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Analysing a Documentary Film »
Categories: OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Documentary, IB Film Resources, IB, A Level, Film Analysis, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. The Context of a Documentary Film Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to explore and to understand the different genres within it. Increasingly, many documentary films are transcending their original…
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Stories We Tell Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Documentary, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_8BnZ471GY Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as Stories We Tell is just one example of many…
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House of Flying Daggers Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Action, Adventure, World Cinema, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GLVaSYzAvg Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives For this component, learners must study: two non - English language films, one European and one from outside Europe (two -…
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Do The Right Thing Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Comedy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/5Ny631yQ-DM Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context If proof were needed that a film could provoke and tap into what is happening in the culture, in terms of something like a zeitgeist, whilst also functioning as a story that…
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A Level Film Unit 3 Core: Film Audience and Spectatorship+ »
Categories: OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Files you will need for the lessons: A Level Film Core Unit 3 Audience and Spectatorship Teacher SOL A Level Film Core Unit 3 Audience and Spectatorship Assessment Materials Teacher Copy A Level Film Core Unit 3 Audience and Spectatorship Screenplay Format These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Lesson Slides: Click for 25 Lessons 207 Slides Slide Lesson Guide: Lesson 1 - Genre & Attitude – Generic Expectations Lesson…
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The Dark Knight at Ten »
Categories: A Level, GCSE, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Analysis
The Dark Knight at Ten: The Joker is quite a serious matter James Clarke | Autumn Term Film Blog 1 When Wade Watts enters the Distracted Globe nightclub in Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel, he walks right past The Joker. Today it is almost enough to just give the character’s name and no other frame of reference speaks to the sure foothold that the character has, not only in comic book culture but across the broader pop culture…
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German Cinema | Expressionism »
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, Metropolis, World Cinema, A Level, Hot Entries, Audience, Film Analysis, Film Language, Representation, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis, Posters, Film Poster Analysis, Key Concepts
European Cinema History: German Cinema of the 1920s Introduction One of the most rewarding aspects of Film Studies is to be found in recognising how films produced at one, quite distant moment in time often made long ago, continue to influence more contemporary films with which we might all be more familiar. This is certainly true of the impact of some examples of German cinema produced in the 1920s. If you watch Edward Scissorhands (1990), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Bringing out the…
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Pulp Fiction Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Crime, Independent Film, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Context Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as Pulp Fiction is one film that has gone…
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Carol Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Romance, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3zcuRQXNo Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Contexts Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to witness, to explore and to understand and film such as Carol is an example of a film that has…
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This Is England Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Crime, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDNsPRTANw Copyright © 2018 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Contexts Cinema is always evolving and it’s exciting to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as This Is England is one that has gone some way in…
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, European Film, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPlcQfglFJg Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives For this component, learners must study: two non - English language films, one European and one from outside Europe (two -…
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Pan’s Labyrinth Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, War, European Film, Fantasy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evmr2ZCjWc Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives For this component, learners must study: two non - English language films, one European and one from outside Europe (two -…
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The Conversation Single Film Study: Part 1 »
Categories: OCR A Level, Mystery, Drama, Fancis Ford Coppola, Thriller, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrhRsZ56b4g Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Guide Navigation The Conversation Single Film Study: Part 2 Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning…
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La La Land Single Film Study: Part 1 »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Drama, Comedy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pdqf4P9MB8 Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Guide Navigation La La Land Single Film Study: Part 2 Contexts Context of Production Damien Chazelle had initially conceived of the idea of making a musical that was…
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Under The Skin Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1yhSp5jaI Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction Go into a newsagent and scan the film and tv section of the magazine shelves and you should see science fiction healthily represented: SFX magazine, Sci-Fi…
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The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, French New Wave, Avant-Garde, Drama, Crime, European Film, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdXTtX_cz3s Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction In studying a film that is widely regarded as a ‘classic’, there’s typically find a wealth of discourse about it and The 400 Blows…
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2001: A Space Odyssey Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, Adventure, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_e9y-bka0 Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning and response by both filmmaker and spectator, with a…
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The General Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Action, Adventure, Silent Era, Comedy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b24wqhy0Zo Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning and response by both filmmaker and spectator, with a…
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Some Like It Hot Single Film Study »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, Billy Wilder, Comedy, Romance, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_lUHOCcbc Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Introduction In her book The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, Professor Sarah Churchwell describes Monroe as “that icon of uber-femininity…? [1] This reference…
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Eduqas WJEC A Level Film Studies »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Click to view/print our Complete Edusites Unit Guide for Eduqas WJEC See how an Edusites 2-year programme of study can benefit you. Unit 1 Film Language+ Resources Eduqas (WJEC) 603 A Level Film Core: Film Language+ - click to view Eduqas (WJEC) 603 A Level Film Exam - click to view Eduqas (WJEC) 603 A Level Film NEA - click to view Unit 2 Film Representations+ Resources Eduqas (WJEC) 603 A Level Film Core: Film Representation+ - click to view Unit 3 Film Audience and Spectatorship+ Resources…
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Eduqas WJEC Set Films »
Categories: EDUQAS A2, EDUQAS A Level, World Cinema, A Level, Hot Entries, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Non-Hollywood Films, Key Concepts
Click to see our Revision Part 1: Knowledge Organisers The exam reports from the Summer 2018 AS exams identified areas for development which may well be similar for the A Level students taking the exam this summer. I certainly identified with some of the issues as they were very similar to ones I had seen on the student attempts at the Mock exams. A knowledge organiser (KO) sets out the important, useful and powerful knowledge on a topic on a single page. Linked below are Knowledge Organisers…
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Making a Short Film »
Categories: IB Film Resources, Teacher Blogs, IB, Film Library, A Level, Hot Entries
With the NEA in mind we have put together a list of things for your students to think about when they approach their filmmaking work for both Eduqas and OCR. There’s a nice opportunity from the very beginning of this work to encourage and support your students in recognising the connection between their own creative work and particular examples from films that they have studied which can inform their creative choices. In turn this will become useful for their reflective analysis and will…
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Documentary Genre »
Categories: Codes & Conventions, A Level, GCSE
Below is a list of conventions applied to Documentary film making – it must be remembered that not all conventions apply to all film texts: Hand held Camera - encoding realism and ‘truth’ Narrative Voice Over - leading the audience into a preferred reading Vox Pops and Interviews with experts / witnesses / participants Often a shorter running time than non-fiction feature films Intercutting / Parallel Editing linking key scenes Use of Archive footage to support…
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Eduqas (WJEC) 603 A Level Film Unit 2 Core: Film Representation+ »
Categories: EDUQAS A Level, A Level
Files you will need for the lessons Eduqas (WJEC) 603 Core Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-15 Eduqas (WJEC) 603 Core Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 16-26 These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Core Unit 2 Representation+ Introduction Lesson 1 - What We See – Representation and Contexts Lesson 2 - Contextual Concerns – Hall - Thor Lesson 3 - Contexts 1 – Gender - Bond Lesson 4…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Core: Film Representation+ »
Categories: OCR A Level, A Level
Files you will need for the lessons OCR H410 Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-15 OCR H410 Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 16-26 These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Film Representation+ Introduction Lesson 1 - What We See – Representation and Contexts Lesson 2 - Contextual Concerns – Hall - Thor Lesson 3 - Contexts 1 – Gender - Bond Lesson 4 - Contexts 2 – Gender -…
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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 2 »
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
Guide Navigation E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 1 Key Sequence Analysis E.T. goes home (final scene in the film) – 1:43:53 – 1:50:59 The sequence begins with a close-up on the makeshift communicator that Elliott and E.T. have constructed, an important prop that signifies E.T.’s ability to transform the everyday items of childhood and suburbia into something fantastical. As Elliott approaches the communicator, the lights from E.T.’s mothership beam down causing the…
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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 1 »
Categories: OCR A Level, Science Fiction, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSx8Jobx-Gs Guide Navigation E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Single Film Study: Part 2 Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of…
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Double Indemnity Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Film Noir, Drama, Crime, Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKrrAa2o9Eg Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning and response by both filmmaker and spectator, with a…
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Stagecoach Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Adventure, Stagecoach, John Ford, Western, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE-VWDsdkwM Copyright © 2017 Edusites. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use within the subscribing school only. Copying or lending of any part of this document in any form or by any means to external bodies and / or individuals is prohibited. Rationale Section A of Paper 1 focuses upon the micro-elements of film form and the construction of meaning and response by both filmmaker and spectator, with a…
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The Gold Rush Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Drama, Adventure, Silent Era, Comedy, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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Raging Bull Single Film Study »
Categories: OCR A Level, Sport, Drama, Raging Bull, A Level, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Analysis
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