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Legacy Eduqas WJEC A Level Film Studies »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, WJEC A2, 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...
[ read full article ] »German Cinema | Expressionism »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Metropolis, Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Genres & Case Studies, German, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation, Posters, Film Poster Analysis
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...
[ read full article ] »Eduqas (WJEC) 603 Set Films »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Hollywood Films, Non-Hollywood Films, World Cinema, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, A Level Film
Films marked 'live!' are complete case studies
Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking
35% of Qualification
For this component, learners must study:
- two Hollywood films, one from the Classical Hollywood period (1930 - 1960) and the other from the New Hollywood period (1961 - 1990) (comparative study)
- two American films produced since 2005, one mainstream film and one contemporary independent film (two - film study)
- two British films (two -...
WJEC GCSE Film Studies Superhero Films | Batman v Superman and Deadpool »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Batman v Superman, Deadpool, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Action Adventure, Superhero, Hot Entries
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Batman v Superman) is a 2016 blockbuster superhero movie produced by DC, and distributed by Warner Bros. From a marketing point of view (common question 3 in Paper 1) it is an attempt to compete with the most successful franchise in film history – Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose recent films have been distributed by the owner of the franchise, Disney Motion Picture...
[ read full article ] »Film Evaluative Analysis »
Categories: GCSE, Hot Entries, Production Zone, Audio Production, Moving Image Production, Print Production

Download Link: Evaluative Analysis.doc
The Evaluative Analysis is about their FINAL production. Evaluation needs to explain how they:
- Used Technical and Creative Skills
- Used an appropriate format with the appropriate codes and conventions
- Demonstrated an understanding of:
- Film Language - how do the mise en scene and technical codes construct meaning?
- Organisations - what production companies and distributors would typically be involved in...
Useful Sites for Film Studies Teachers »
Categories: Hot Entries, Useful Sites, Useful Sites for Film Studies Teachers
Sites recommended by our subscribers
- http://www.scoop.it/t/film-studies-by-lee-clark
- https://vimeo.com/groups/35mmandrisdamburs
- http://www.theguardian.com/uk/film
- http://mustseefilmspodcast.com/
- http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/
- http://www.denofgeek.com/
- http://www.btchflcks.com/
- http://filtonfilmas.blogspot.co.uk/
- http://filtonfilma2.blogspot.co.uk/
- http://filtonfilm.blogspot.co.uk/
WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 Section B British Film: The Quiet Ones and Hush »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM2, Section B: British Film Topics, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Hush, The Quiet Ones, Genres & Case Studies, Horror, Hot Entries

Section B: British Film Topics – British Film and Genre
To answer this question, students must show a detailed knowledge of a minimum of two films. This resource explores two contemporary British horror films and can be used in conjunction with the following other case studies and exemplars:
- British Film and Genre (Horror and Comedy)
- 28 Days Later Case Study
- The Wicker Man Case Study
- WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 Section B British Film Horror Exemplar
The Effective Use of Theory in Film Studies »
Categories: Hot Entries, Theory, Film Theory

It may sound like an obvious thing to say but examiners and moderators want to know what your students think about the films they are analysing in film studies exams, coursework or controlled assessment tasks. They want to know their take on the films’ narratives, how successful the films are at telling stories, the generic identities of the films, how genre conventions are challenged or reinforced and how the films borrow signifiers from other genres....
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Taxi Driver and No Country for Old Men »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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 ] »International Film Styles: Neorealism »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film History, Cinema in Context, Film Industry, Censorship & Regulation, Copyright & Licensing, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Film Promotion, Production Companies, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Kes, World Cinema, Rome, Open City, Genres & Case Studies, Neorealism, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
Across the varied and diverse ways in which a film text can encode and emphasise meanings and a specific viewpoint on or presentation of a subject, realism is a key aesthetic and formal choice and approach that has functioned as a key creative direction of so much western expression across literature and the visual arts. This resource, then, explores the characteristics of a particular film style that we call neorealism. It stems from post World War Two...
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM1 Exploring Film Form Scheme »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM1, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Opening Analysis, Macro Analysis, Micro Analysis, Shot Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Grand Budapest Hotel, Gravity, Skyfall, The Shining, Up, Non-Hollywood Films, Submarine, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Genre, Narrative, Representation, Key Skills, Cinematography, Editing, Filming, Mise-en-Scene, Planning, Pre-Production, Reflective Analysis, Production Zone, Moving Image Production
Overview
- Analysis of a 3-5 min Film Extract – Mise-en-Scene, Cinematography and Editing only: (30 Marks)
- Creative Project – Planning, Producing and Editing a 2 min approx. film sequence of between 10-25 shots (50 Marks)
- Reflective Analysis – (10 Marks)
Edusites Film recommends a logical time to introduce the FM1 coursework is in week 6, the second week in October, 1 week before the Half Term. By then, students will have learnt skills of textual...
[ read full article ] »Planning, Filming and Editing with Mobile Devices Workshop »
Categories: Hot Entries, Production Zone, Moving Image Production

In this increasingly mobile age a significant amount of content is now delivered by mobile for mobile devices.
In this course the training will show you how to produce film content quickly and easily on mobile devices for a variety of different uses.
Programme Details
We can provide training to teachers or students or both in:
- Planning, Filming and Editing with mobile devices.
Our training can focus on specific skills such as:
- Organising and preparing...
Popular Film & Emotional Response: All That Heaven Allows & Far From Heaven »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section B: Spectatorship Topics, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film History, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Douglas Sirk, Todd Haynes, Hollywood Films, All That Heaven Allows, Far From Heaven, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience
An Analysis of Two Close Study Films
This resource analyses two close study films All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Far From Heaven (2002) in relation to the FM4 Spectatorship topic, Popular Film and Emotional Response while cross-referencing key points with Imitation of Life (1959). Todd Haynes’ 2002 American drama Far From Heaven makes clear intertextual references to Douglas Sirk’s 1955 and 1959 films All That Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life...
[ read full article ] »DVD & Book Store »
Categories: KS3, GCSE, A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Film Language, Representation, Production Zone, Moving Image Production, Research, Film Research, Scriptwriting, Starters, Storyboarding
Introducing our DVD & Book Resources for Film & Media
Editsense & Filmsense £69.00+VAT (30% off)

‘Editsense is a new approach to learning about film language and film-making’.
This is an interactive DVD with excellent, practical examples of film - perfect for teachers of moving image, be it English, Creative and Digital Media or Film Studies.
It has over fifty video examples and includes materials for the introduction and revision of film. There...
[ read full article ] »WJEC GCSE Superhero Glossary of Terms »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Genres & Case Studies, Superhero, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Film Language

Superman (1978): First recognised, and globally successful superhero film of the modern era.
Marvel: American publisher of comic books, frequently pertaining to the superhero genre founded in 1939 e.g. Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four, Spider-man, Iron Man and Wolverine. Disney acquired (bought and owned) Marvel in 2009.
Stan Lee: At age 92, Stan Lee is president and chairman of Marvel Comics and co-creator and writer of Spider-man, the Fantastic Four, Iron...
[ read full article ] »Exemplar WJEC A2 Lesson Plan | Introduction to Bollywood as a National Cinema »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Genres & Case Studies, Bollywood, Hot Entries

Associated Resources
NB. Please note this is a suggested template, your school may require a different layout.
Length of Lesson (minutes): 60
Lesson Title: An Introduction to Bollywood as a National Cinema
Context
This lesson would be delivered in the first or second week after the Christmas break with the assumption that students are close to completing their FM3 projects – an understanding of World Cinema has been...
[ read full article ] »Exemplar OCR A2 Lesson Plan | Introduction to F633 Section A »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Hot Entries

Associated Resources
NB. Please note this is a suggested template, your school may require a different layout.
Length of Lesson (minutes): 60
Lesson Title: An Introduction to F633 Global Cinema and Critical Perspectives Section A: Messages and Values in Global Film
Context
This lesson would be delivered early in term one to embed the notion of non-English language global cinema and develop a critical approach to film...
[ read full article ] »Exemplar WJEC & OCR AS Lesson Plan | An Introduction to the Film Industry »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR AS, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM1, Film Industry, Hot Entries

Associated Resources
NB. Please note this is a suggested template, your school may require a different layout.
Length of Lesson (minutes): 60
Lesson Title: An Introduction to the Film Industry
Context
This lesson would be delivered in the first week after induction of an AS Film Studies course, whether WJEC or OCR. It is a generic introduction to the core Film Studies concepts underpinning this academic subject.
Aims...
[ read full article ] »Exemplar WJEC GCSE Lesson Plan | An Introduction to World Cinema »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Hot Entries

Associated Resources
NB: Please note this is a suggested template, your school may require a different layout.
Length of Lesson (minutes): 60
Lesson Title. An Introduction to World Cinema
Context
This lesson would be delivered between weeks 21-23, in April/May as a preparation for Paper 2: Exploring Film Outside of Hollywood. It is expected that pupils have not studied world cinema and are relatively unfamiliar with...
[ read full article ] »Film Studies Induction Resources and Activities »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, A Level, OCR A Level, OCR AS, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, Hot Entries
Welcome to FilmEdu’s Film Studies Induction Resource – please find below
suggested onlyways of introducing WJEC and OCR AS Film Studies students, and also GCSE students to the study of Film. Schemes of Work and assessment deadlines are tight these days but there is always/should always be an Induction Week, or week and a half at the very start of the course when the students/pupils can grapple with the fundamentals of the subject.
What is Film...
[ read full article ] »British Film: Swinging Britain 1963-1973 »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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
FM2 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 ] »WJEC Film Studies AS > A2 Transition Unit »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, WJEC A2, Analysis, Film Analysis, Hot Entries, Production Zone, Moving Image Production
FilmEdu recommend that AS-A2 Transition is introduced on or around 18th May 2015, after FM2 examined unit is complete and after FM1 coursework has been assessed with the marks submitted to WJEC. For centres whose students stay on until the end of term, this means a valuable 8 weeks of study that can potentially mean the difference between grades in terms of final assessment.
During this period, students should enjoy, as much...
[ 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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In 2010, The Guardian newspaper published a story entitled “Algeria (national football squad) prepare for World Cup battle by...
[ read full article ] »WJEC AS FM2 British & American Film Producers and Audiences Resource Items »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM1, FM2, Section B: British Film Topics, Section C: US Film Comparative Study, Film Industry, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Genres & Case Studies, British Film, Hot Entries

FM2: British and American Film ‘How to Respond to Section A - Producers and Audiences: Resource Items’
This resource examines approaches to Section A of FM2 in terms of areas of questioning but specifically, how to respond to the range of stimulus WJEC could use, and expect students to refer to in Part A and Part B of the resource items.
The section title, ‘Producers and Audiences’ is important in letting students know the type of response expected...
[ read full article ] »Happy Together (Hong Kong 1997) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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
FM4: 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 ] »WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 Section A Producers and Audiences Exemplar »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM2, Section B: British Film Topics, Film Industry, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Genres & Case Studies, British Film, Hot Entries

Associated Resources
- WJEC AS Level Film Studies FM2 Exemplar Resource Material A.docx
- WJEC AS Level Film Studies FM2 Exemplar Resource Material B.docx
Instructions
- Section A refers to the resource material (see associated resources)
- This is a Section A exemplar only
- Each question carries 40 marks
- You are reminded that assessment will take into account the quality of written communication used in your answers
Section A: Producers and Audiences
EITHER:
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WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Minority Report and Blade Runner »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM2, Section C: US Film Comparative Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Film Distribution, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Film Promotion, Films & Case Studies, American, Blade Runner, Hollywood Films, Minority Report, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Hot Entries
Introduction
One of the most interesting ways to engage with genre is to select two films from the same genre and compare and contrast them. Critically, select two films produced in significantly different time periods and places - by doing this kind of analytical exercise we’re able to go some distance in identifying some of the ways in which a genre evolves.
Science fiction film certainly seems to offer a particularly rich case study in terms of what...
[ read full article ] »Solaris (Soviet Union 1972) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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
There 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 (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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
FM4: 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 ] »Documentary and Spectatorship Workshop »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section B: Spectatorship Topics, Genres & Case Studies, Documentary, Hot Entries
Documentary, of all genres has a profound impact on spectatorship. This dedicated, interactive WJEC A2 Film Studies Section B: Spectatorship topic explores historical and contemporary genre pieces from Vertov’s Man With a Movie Camera through to Senna, Grizzly Man and Marley ensuring that key theories e.g. the work of Dr Bill Nichols are incorporated. It is expected centres will inform Edusites Film of their chosen texts so...
[ read full article ] »International Film Styles Workshop »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Hot Entries
This WJEC A2 Film Studies dedicated, interactive workshop, offered both as a full or half day option provides a platform for further study in relation to the FM4 Section A: World Cinema, International Film Styles topic. It is expected that centres will inform Edusites Film of their chosen topic/topics, whether German Cinema, Soviet Cinema, Surrealism, Neo Realism or New Wave options so the session can be precisely tailored to...
[ read full article ] »Film and Textual Analysis Workshop »
Categories: Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Opening Analysis, Micro Analysis, Shot Analysis, Hot Entries
Our full or half day interactive, visually stimulating workshops introduce pupils/students to the skills of textual analysis. We will provide a range of mainstream and independent examples to encourage and develop an understanding of film language from mise-en-scene through to cinematography, editing and sound.
Cost
- Half Day (3 Hours Contact Time): costs from £300
- Full Day (6 Hours Contact Time): costs from £450
- Travel and...
WJEC AS Film Studies FM2 US Cinema Comparative Study: Gilda and L.A.Confidential »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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 (WJEC) A Level, WJEC 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 ] »International Film Styles: Surrealism »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Louis Bunuel, World Cinema, The Discreet Charms of the Bourgeoisie, Un Chien Andalou, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Fantasy, Silent, Surrealism, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
Sample Questions
- How far does cinematic style support themes and ideas in the films you have studied for this topic?
- Discuss how far the development of your chosen international film style can be seen as the work of particular creative individuals?
- Discuss characteristic features of casting and/or performance, exploring how far these features contribute the overall effect of the films you have studied.
- What is the relationship...
Recommended A2 Film Studies Theorists »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM3, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Section B: Spectatorship Topics, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Representation, Theory, Theorists

The following theorists represent a selection of film theorists (from many) whose work can be cited in both A Level Film Studies coursework and external assessment, for both WJEC and OCR. For example, OCR Film Studies Section B F633 suggests: “candidates are encouraged to engage with critical frameworks relevant to the topic area? e.g. Film Regulation, Authorship and Film and Audience Experience while WJEC Film Studies FM4 states that students should:...
[ read full article ] »WJEC A2 Film Studies FM4 Section A World Cinema Bollywood A Grade Exemplar »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Shree 420, Genres & Case Studies, Bollywood, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation, Theory, Auteur Theory
By comparing the cinematic styles used in the films you have studied for this topic, is it possible to identify a distinctive ‘National Cinema’?
Indian cinema means different things to different people and there are a lot of different cinematic styles originating from the Indian subcontinent. Stereotypically, when western audiences without cultural capital or knowledge think of Indian films the iconic name ‘Bollywood’...
[ read full article ] »F634: Creative Investigation in Film Guide »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Film Industry, Film Marketing, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Steven Spielberg, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation, Posters, Film Poster Analysis

The purpose of this unit is to assess students’ ability to independently research, investigate and analyse a film based topic and present the findings; secondly, to assess the students’ application of knowledge and understanding to the planning and construction of a creative realisation; and finally, to assess candidate’s application of knowledge and understanding in evaluating their own work.
1. Research
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- Independent Research Project: 40 marks
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Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958) Case Study »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Film Marketing, Film Publicity, Film Promotion, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Vertigo, Genres & Case Studies, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
Understanding the relationship between the micro and the macro elements of a film is an essential part of our analysis of movies. Every shot, every sound accumulates to form the expression of an idea. Thinking about movies in this way might prompt us to acknowledge that a camera move for example, can express a character’s psychology, sometimes more forcefully and memorably than a line of dialogue could ever do. In the opening...
[ 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
Introduction
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...
[ read full article ] »OCR A2 Film Studies: 31 Week Scheme of Work »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Hot Entries
F633: Global Cinema and Critical Perspectives
F634: Creative Investigations in Film
This scheme provides a basic outline, in terms of structure and timescales over the period of one academic year – it is expected throughout the year that teachers will generate their own additional resources and materials. Edusites Film have suggested only a research investigation for F634 and have recommended only that Film Regulation and...
[ read full article ] »Modern Times Case Study (Chaplin 1936) »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section C: Single Film Critical Study, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, Modern Times, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
The first image that we see in Modern Times is of a clock - a symbol of the workplace and productivity as Chaplin’s Little Tramp struggles in the modern, industrialised world of which he is so critical during the time of the Great Depression, see more on that here. As such the image is emblematic of the entire film. Modern Times is a silent film comedy that is as ideologically rich and meaningful as a wide range of far more...
[ read full article ] »Press Release | New Book From James Clarke On The Cinema of James Cameron »
Categories: Hot Entries

FilmEdu and MediaEdu writer, James Clarke, sees the publication of his new book this June. Entitled Bodies in Heroic Motion: The Cinema of James Cameron the project is published by Columbia University Press imprint Wallflower Press.
“The very first writing that I had published in print about movies was with Wallflower Press, back in 2001, so this is a really welcome ‘full circle’ moment for me.? James explains. “The new book, I think, is written...
[ read full article ] »WJEC A2 FM4 Section C Single Film Critical Study | Talk To Her - Almodovar, 2002 »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC A2, FM4, Section A: World Cinema, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, World Cinema, Talk To Her, Genres & Case Studies, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
In this resource we will consider the film Talk To Her (2002) and explore some aspects of its film style, by which we mean the choices made by the filmmakers in their deployment of sound and visual elements in the construction of the narrative. As such, we are considering how storytelling devices express a range of meanings and values embodied within the drama. Talk To Her offers an opportunity for us to think about how film...
[ read full article ] »GCSE Film Studies Exemplar Responses 2013/14 »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Films & Case Studies, Hollywood Films, X-Men, Non-Hollywood Films, Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Devil's Backbone, Genres & Case Studies, Superhero, Hot Entries, Mock Exams, GCSE Mock Exams

Associated Resources
- WJEC GCSE Film Studies Mock Exam Paper 1 A Grade Response 2013.docx
- WJEC GCSE Film Studies Paper 2 A-B Exemplar The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.docx
- WJEC GCSE Film Studies Mock Exam Paper 2 A Grade Response 2013.docx
- WJEC GCSE Film Studies Mock Exam Paper 2 D-C Grade Response 2013.docx
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Rabbit Proof Fence Case Study »
Categories: GCSE, WJEC GCSE, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Rabbit Proof Fence, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Hot Entries, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Representation
In this resource we will consider the film Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) and explore some aspects of its film style, by which we mean the choices made the filmmakers in terms of how they deploy sound and vision. As such, we are considering the storytelling devices with which the film expresses a range of meanings and values embodied within the drama.
Through the way that the stylistic choices of the film’s producers’...
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[ read full article ] »Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter »
Categories: Hot Entries, Trips & Visits for Film Studies, Film Studies Extracurricular Activities
The Making of Harry Potter trip can be described as one of the most magical and exciting school trips I have ever undertaken with my AS Media Studies group in June 2013. Students arrived at the studios where Harry Potter was produced just after 11:00, and the process was slick and organised. Tickets were reserved and we were even moved forward in the queue to go in. (In any teacher’s book this is fantastic service.)The two...
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OCR AS Film Studies Revision Quiz »
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