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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Single Film Study »
Categories: Film Library, A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Component 2 Global Filmmaking Perspectives, Section C (Film Movements Silent Cinema), Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Directors, F.W. Murnau, Silent Era, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Silent
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There’s an idea (elegantly expressed by the novelist Italo Calvino) that’s worth engaging with and returning to quite...
[ read full article ] »The Babadook Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Jennifer Kent, Non-Hollywood Films, The Babadook, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Horror
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Context
Cinema is always evolving and it’s exciting to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as The...
[ read full article ] »Elephant Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Independent Film, Elephant, Directors, Gus Van Sant, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Context
Cinema is always evolving and it’s an exciting process to witness, to explore and to understand. A film such as...
[ read full article ] »City of God Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Katia Lund, Fernando Meirelles, World Cinema, City of God, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama
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Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives
For this component, learners must study:
- two non - English language films, one...
L’Age D’or Short Film Comparative Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Luis Bunuel, European Film, L'Age d'Or, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Surrealism, Surrealist
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: European Cinema History
This section focuses upon the study of at least two major European...
[ read full article ] »Sightseers Single Film Analysis »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Sightseers, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Sightseers
This resource will be studying the seven frameworks for analysis in film studies.
Authorship
Sightseers is an interesting analysis of authorship with the film written by its co-stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram who both have a background in comedy, stand up and television work. They are both linked to producer/writer/director Edgar Wright who wrote and directed the Cornetto film trilogy. The connection with Sightseers is that Edgar Wright...
[ read full article ] »House of Flying Daggers Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Yimou Zhang, World Cinema, House of Flying Daggers, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Adventure, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GLVaSYzAvg
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Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives
For this component, learners must study:
- two non - English language films, one...
Do The Right Thing Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Spike Lee, Hollywood Films, Do The Right Thing, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/5Ny631yQ-DM
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Eduqas Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990
Component Group 2: Hollywood 1960-1990
The task will require you to compare this film...
[ read full article ] »Pulp Fiction Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Independent Film, Pulp Fiction, Directors, Quentin Tarantino, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY
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Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives
For this component, learners must study:
- two non - English language films, one...
Carol Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Directors, Todd Haynes, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Romance
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3zcuRQXNo
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: Hollywood American Film Since 2005
Component Group 1
These tasks require you study all...
[ read full article ] »This Is England Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Shane Meadows, Non-Hollywood Films, This is England, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama
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Eduqas Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: British Film Since 1995 Two Film Study
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Julian Schnabel, European Film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Genres & Case Studies, Biography, Drama
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Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives
For this component, learners must study:
- two non - English language films, one...
Pan’s Labyrinth Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Guillermo del Toro, European Film, Pan's Labyrinth, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Fantasy, War
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Component 2: Global filmmaking perspectives
For this component, learners must study:
- two non - English language films, one...
The Conversation Single Film Study: Part 1 »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Fancis Ford Coppola, Hollywood Films, The Conversation, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrhRsZ56b4g
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The Conversation Single Film Study: Part 2
OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to...
[ read full article ] »La La Land Single Film Study: Part 1 »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Damien Chazelle, Hollywood Films, La La Land, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Music
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La La Land Single Film Study: Part 2
EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: Hollywood American Film Since 2005...
[ read full article ] »Under The Skin Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Jonathan Glazer, Non-Hollywood Films, Under The Skin, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section C: British Film Since 1995
These tasks require you study all films with particular reference...
[ read full article ] »The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Francois Truffaut, European Film, The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups), Genres & Case Studies, Avant-Garde, Crime, Drama, French New Wave
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: European Cinema History
This section focuses upon the study of at least two major European...
[ read full article ] »Double Indemnity Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Double Indemnity, Directors, Billy Wilder, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Film Noir
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKrrAa2o9Eg
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to 1990
These examination tasks require that you study three American...
[ read full article ] »The Gold Rush Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Charlie Chaplin, Silent Era, The Gold Rush, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDlEvaKBkhU
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to 1990
These examination tasks require that you study three American...
[ read full article ] »Raging Bull Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Martin Scorsese, Hollywood Films, Raging Bull, Genres & Case Studies, Biography, Drama, Sport
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhzOM4gBIA
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to 1990
These examination tasks require that you study three American...
[ read full article ] »Citizen Kane Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Citizen Kane, Directors, Orson Welles, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Mystery
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to 1990
These examination tasks require that you study three American...
[ read full article ] »The Birth of a Nation Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, David Wark Griffith, Non-Hollywood Films, Silent Era, The Birth of a Nation, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, History, War
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Film History
Silent Era to 1990
These examination tasks require that you study three American...
[ read full article ] »Sweet Sixteen Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Ken Loach, Non-Hollywood Films, Sweet Sixteen, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzunVk_wJNc
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section C: British Film Since 1995
These tasks require you study all films with particular reference...
[ read full article ] »Selma Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Selma, Directors, Ava DuVernay, Genres & Case Studies, Biography, Drama, History
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: Hollywood American Film Since 2005
Component Group 1
These tasks require you study all...
[ read full article ] »Secrets & Lies Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Mike Leigh, Non-Hollywood Films, Secrets and Lies, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section C: British Film Since 1995
These tasks require you study all films with particular reference...
[ read full article ] »Trainspotting Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Danny Boyle, Non-Hollywood Films, Trainspotting, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section C: British Film Since 1995
These tasks require you study all films with particular reference...
[ read full article ] »Beasts of the Southern Wild Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Directors, Benh Zeitlin, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqZzSMIZa0
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: American Film Since 2005
Component Group 2: American Independent Film
These tasks require...
[ read full article ] »Winter’s Bone Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Winter's Bone, Directors, Debra Granik, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5O8F8JtSVmI
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: American Film Since 2005
Component Group 2: American Independent Film
These tasks require...
[ read full article ] »Apocalypse Now Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Fancis Ford Coppola, Hollywood Films, Apocalypse Now, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, War
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snDR7XsSkB4
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Eduqas Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Hollywood 1930 - 1990
Component Group 2: New Hollywood 1961-1990
These tasks require you...
[ read full article ] »One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Directors, Milos Forman, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
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Eduqas Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990
Component Group 2: New Hollywood 1961-1990
These tasks require you study...
[ read full article ] »No Country for Old Men Film Study Part 1 »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, No Country for Old Men, Directors, Coen Brothers, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Thriller
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/38A__WT3-o0
No Country for Old Men Single Film Study Part 2 here
EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: Hollywood American Film Since 2005
Component Group 1
These tasks require you study all films with particular reference to responding to questions in the key areas:
- Film Language
- Film Meaning
- Film Context
And with specific reference to ideas of:
- Spectatorship
- Ideology
Contexts
Context of...
[ read full article ] »Boyhood Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Directors, Richard Linklater, Non-Hollywood Films, Boyhood, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/IiDztHS3Wos
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: American Film Since 2005
Component Group 2: American Independent Film
These tasks require...
[ read full article ] »Casablanca Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Casablanca, Directors, Martin Scorsese, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Drama, Film Noir, Romance, War
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990
Component Group 2: Hollywood 1960-1990
These tasks require you study...
[ read full article ] »Bonnie and Clyde Single Film Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Bonnie and Clyde, Directors, Arthur Penn, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990
Component Group 2: Hollywood 1960-1990
These tasks require you study...
[ read full article ] »Winter’s Bone Single Film Study Bibliography and Tasks »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Winter's Bone, Directors, Debra Granik, Genres & Case Studies, Drama
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EDUQAS Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: Hollywood American Film Since 2005
Component Group 1
Bibliography
Works Cited:
- Adams, S., 2010. Debra Granik. [Online] Available at:...
WJEC AS Film FM2 British and American Film Sec A Producers and Audiences: Only Lovers Left Alive »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, FM2, Section A: Producers and Audiences, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Jim Jarmusch, Non-Hollywood Films, Only Lovers Left Alive, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Horror, Romance
Independent Film Case Study: Only Lovers Left Alive (Jarmusch, 2014)
This resource focuses on one independent film, Only Lovers Left Alive. It is intended to be used as stimulus in helping to understand the definitions of independent film. For a full guide on Section A please access: WJEC AS FM2 British & American Film Producers and Audiences Resource Items.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) was directed by Jim Jarmusch and starred Tilda Swinton, Tom...
[ read full article ] »OCR A2 Film Sec A Messages and Values in Global Film: Battleship Potemkin & Les Quatre Cents Coups »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Battleship Potemkin, Les Quatre Cents Coups, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, History, War
1. How is style and theme used in communicating messages and values in the films you have studied? (50)
The two films I have studied are Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin from 1925 and Francois Truffaut’s Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows) from 1959. Both films are encoded with a filmmaking style that both reflects a period in cinematic history and also with narrative themes deeply embedded revealing underlying messages and values.
‘...
[ read full article ] »Metropolis | German Expressionism »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Production Companies, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Fritz Lang, World Cinema, Metropolis, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Science Fiction
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on2H8Qt5fgA
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OCR Film Studies Paper 1
Section B: European Cinema History
This section focuses upon the study of at least two major European...
[ read full article ] »Film Studies Contemporary English Language Film: Gone Too Far! and Sightseers »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR AS, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Gone Too Far!, Sightseers, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
This resource will be studying the seven frameworks for analysis in Gone Too Far (2014) and Sightseers (2012).
Gone Too Far!
Authorship
Gone Too Far! (GTF) is a British-Nigerian comedy/social realist drama directed by Destiny Ekaragha. She is only the third black British woman to have directed a feature length film that received UK theatrical distribution (cinemas). All of her previous short films premiered at the BFI London Film Festival (LFF)...
[ read full article ] »OCR A2 Film Sec A Messages and Values in Global Film: Battleship Potemkin & Good Bye, Lenin! »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Goodbye Lenin, World Cinema, Battleship Potemkin, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance, War
- Battleship Potemkin (Russia, 1925)
- Good Bye, Lenin! (Germany, 2003)
Battleship Potemkin
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNT6xyopdBs (whole film)
Historical, Socio-political and Cultural Issues incorporating Authorship
Battleship Potemkin (Potemkin) is a film rooted in Russian history, a fragile peasant economy was ruled by a Tsarist autocracy until revolution and war in 1905 saw a wave of mass political and social unrest spread through the Russian...
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Dirty Harry and Gran Torino »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, FM2, Section C: US Film Comparative Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Directors, Clint Eastwood, Don Siegel, Hollywood Films, Dirty Harry, Gran Torino, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Action Thriller, Drama, Thriller, Western, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Genre, Narrative, Representation
- Dirty Harry (1971, Don Siegel)
- Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood)
Centres can choose from a range of different American film texts: the three main areas of study are Messages, Themes and Values, Narrative and Genre, Representation of Time and Place (often linked to messages and values) and Representation of Character. You can compare in Section B but in Section C you must. The above choice of texts reflects films belonging to the same genre but it is...
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Taxi Driver and No Country for Old Men »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, FM2, Section C: US Film Comparative Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, No Country for Old Men, Hollywood Films, Taxi Driver, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Hot Entries
FM2 British and American Film Section C: US Cinema Comparative Study
For further details of assessment requirements and past Section C exam questions, please go to FilmEdu’s Gilda (1946) and L.A Confidential (1997) Comparative Case Study and FilmEdu’s Minority Report and Blade Runner Comparative Study for other comparison resources.
Taxi Driver
Like No Country for Old Men, Taxi Driver is a film about nihilism – with 31 years between them both films...
[ read full article ] »British Film: Swinging Britain 1963-1973 »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, FM2, Section B: British Film Topics, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Alfie, If, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Hot Entries
click on image to enlargeFM2 Section B: British Film Topics – British Film and Culture
When we use the term ’British film and culture’ we are stating, or at least implying a connection between specific films and how they are partly, and in significant ways the product of a wider national cultural discourse and identity. In this context, a film can contribute to the way that a nation communicates messages and values about itself. In terms of...
[ read full article ] »The Battle of Algiers (1966) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, The Battle of Algiers, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, History, War, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
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[ read full article ] »Happy Together (Hong Kong 1997) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Happy Together, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Romance, Hot Entries, Theory, Auteur Theory, Queer Theory
click on image to enlargeFM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates Section C: Single Film – Critical Study
Introduction
Happy Together is a feature film directed by Wong Kar-wai. It was released in 1997, the year that Hong Kong’s governance from Britain ended and governance from China began. The fact that Happy Together begins with passports being stamped might well resonate with Hong Kong audiences particularly with when the film...
[ read full article ] »Solaris (Soviet Union 1972) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Solaris (1972), Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Science Fiction, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
click on image to enlargeThere are key areas of study that WJEC recommend are explored for FM4 Section C – Solaris, and they are as follows:
- As a philosophical film about identity and memory
- The role and function of Hari
- The undemonstrative character of Kris and the reasons for this
- Issues of representation in relation to conventions of the Sci-Fi genre
- The significance of the earth sequences – including the emphasis on nature
- The...
Movern Callar (2002) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Movern Callar, Genres & Case Studies, British Film, Drama, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
click on image to enlargeFM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates Section C: Single Film – Critical Study
Introduction
Lynne Ramsay, the director of the film Morvern Callar has made the valuable observation that “I love to see great dialogue in the cinema but I hate to see ‘Film TV’. When I go to the cinema I want to have a cinematic experience….I like dialogue when it’s used in a way where the body language says the...
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Gilda and L.A.Confidential »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS AS, FM2, Section C: US Film Comparative Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, L.A Confidential, Hollywood Films, Gilda, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Representation
Introduction
In this section of the exam you will get a choice of one question from two – an absolute must is that you compare and contrast two films, either from the same genre or that both deal with a specific theme. Genre, narrative and representation are key areas of study - see below examples of past questions:
- How far do the American films you have studied convey key themes in similar ways?
- How far is the representation of characters in the...
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, EDUQAS A Level, EDUQAS A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Censorship & Regulation, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Genres & Case Studies, Crime, Drama, Independent, Thriller, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Representation
FM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates Section C: Single Film – Critical Study
Section C of FM4 offers students the ability to engage in a critical study of a single film, within a synoptic framework – this means the micro and the macro features need to be studied, as well as issues of representation. Useful will be placing the film in an institutional and cultural context in reference to production, funding distribution,...
[ read full article ] »Ratcatcher Case Study »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Ratcatcher, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
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Lynne Ramsay’s film Ratcatcher is a key British production of the late 1990s and is notable for its thoughtful and sensitive focus on the representation of a young person. The film explores the representation of childhood, guilt and atonement in a dysfunctional environment. Although on the paper 2, GCSE list of films, Vicky LeBeau’s analysis of the narrative and ideological function that children typically...
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