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Legacy OCR A Level Film Studies »

Richard Gent | Wednesday January 17, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, OCR AS, 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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Submarine Case Study »

Rob Miller | Friday October 01, 2021

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR AS, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Genres & Case Studies, British Film, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Hot Entries

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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Last Minute Mock Exam Questions - OCR H410/02 Critical Approaches to Film »

Emily Prentice | Monday June 03, 2019

Categories: A Level, OCR 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 »

Emily Prentice | Monday June 03, 2019

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2

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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A Level Film Studies Revision Part 1 - Knowledge Organisers »

Morag Larsen | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, A Level Film

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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A Level Film Unit 4 Core: Film Genre+ »

Morag Larsen | Tuesday January 29, 2019

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS 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 »

jclarke | Saturday January 19, 2019

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

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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Analysing a Documentary Film »

Morag Larsen | Sunday November 25, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, IB, IB Film Resources, Analysis, Film Analysis, Genres & Case Studies, Documentary

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 »

jclarke | Sunday November 25, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Sarah Polley, Non-Hollywood Films, Stories We Tell, Genres & Case Studies, Documentary

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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New Mock Exams Here »

Morag Larsen | Thursday November 22, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Mock Exams, A Level Mock Exams, A Level Film

Each of our A Level Mock Exam packs contain a sample board specific Question Paper, sample Mark Scheme with sample Indicative Content. Click below for your board specific materials: OCR H410 A Level Assessment Materials Printable PDF papers: OCR H410 A Level Film Component 01 Film History Mock Exam Paper OCR H410 A Level Film Component 02 Critical Approaches Exam Paper Files you will need to mark the exam papers: OCR H410 A Level Film Component 01 Mark Scheme Section A OCR H410 A Level Film…
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L’Age D’or Short Film Comparative Study »

jclarke | Wednesday November 14, 2018

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

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evc60MwXL4 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. Introduction: Surrealism This resource discusses two short films: Un Chien Andalou and L’Age D'or. Both films were directed by Luis Bunuel and both offer up…
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A Level Film Unit 3 Core: Film Audience and Spectatorship+ »

Morag Larsen | Thursday October 11, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS 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 Conversation Single Film Study: Part 1 »

Darin Caudle | Friday July 06, 2018

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 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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Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog) Single Film Study »

jclarke | Monday July 02, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali, World Cinema, Un Chien Andalou, Genres & Case Studies, Experimental, Fantasy, Horror, Short, Surrealist

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5K1ARvyvAc 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 to engage with and Un Chien…
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The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) Single Film Study »

jclarke | Wednesday May 23, 2018

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

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 »

jclarke | Monday May 14, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Directors, Stanley Kubrick, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Science Fiction

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 »

jclarke | Monday May 07, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Silent Era, The General, Genres & Case Studies, Action, Adventure, Comedy

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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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies »

Barry Rainsford | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, A Level Film

Click to view/print our Complete Edusites Unit Guide for OCR See how an Edusites 2-year programme of study can benefit you. Unit 1 Film Language+ Resources OCR H410 A Level Film Core: Film Language+ - click to view OCR H410 A Level Film Exam Section - click to view OCR H410 A Level Film NEA - click to view Unit 2 Film Representations+ Resources OCR H410 A Level Film Core: Film Representation+ - click to view Unit 3 Film Audience and Spectatorship+ Resources OCR H410 A Level Film Core: Audience…
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OCR H410 Set Films »

Richard Gent | Tuesday February 27, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Films & Case Studies, American, Directors, Hollywood Films, Non-Hollywood Films, World Cinema, Key Concepts, A Level Film

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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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Core: Film Representation+ »

Barry Rainsford | Friday January 19, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR 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 »

Darin Caudle | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Steven Spielberg, Hollywood Films, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Genres & Case Studies, Families, Science Fiction

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 »

Darin Caudle | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Directors, Steven Spielberg, Hollywood Films, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Genres & Case Studies, Families, Science Fiction

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 »

vikiwalden | Friday January 05, 2018

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 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 »

vikiwalden | Friday January 05, 2018

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Stagecoach, Directors, John Ford, Genres & Case Studies, Adventure, Western

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 »

Richard Gent | Thursday January 04, 2018

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 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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Raging Bull Single Film Study »

Richard Gent | Thursday January 04, 2018

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 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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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Non Examined Assessment (NEA) »

Barry Rainsford | Saturday December 16, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Core: Film Language+ OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Exam Files you will need for the lessons OCR H410 Unit 1 NEA SOL Teacher These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer NEA Unit 1 Introduction Lesson 1 - NEA Structure - Film Form - Product - Evaluation Lesson 2 - Research Skills - Data - Evidence - Selection - SLAP Exemplar Lesson 3 - SLAP - Language - Narrative - Meanings and Response…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Exam »

Barry Rainsford | Tuesday December 12, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Core: Film Language+ OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Non Examined Assessment (NEA) Files you will need for the lessons OCR H410 Unit 1 Exam SOL Teacher These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Exam Unit 1 Introduction Lesson 1 - Paper 2 & Paper 2 – Brief Encounter Lesson 2 - Hypothesis – Brief Encounter Lesson 3 - Contexts – Silent Era – Meaning and Response…
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Citizen Kane Single Film Study »

vikiwalden | Friday December 08, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, American, Citizen Kane, Directors, Orson Welles, Genres & Case Studies, Drama, Mystery

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw 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 Birth of a Nation Single Film Study »

Barry Rainsford | Wednesday November 29, 2017

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

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UPOkIpR0A 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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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Core: Film Language+ »

Barry Rainsford | Friday October 13, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Exam OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 1 Non Examined Assessment (NEA) Files you will need for the lessons OCR H410 Core Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-14 OCR H410 Core Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 15-25 These slides are accessible to view with a live wifi connection using Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer Unit Introduction Lesson 1 - What is Film? - Se7en Lesson 2 - Studying Film - The Toolkit Lesson 3 - The Shot - Where, Why,…
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Teaching Film with Edusites »

Barry Rainsford | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film Industry, Films & Case Studies, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Genre, Narrative, Representation, Key Skills, Cinematography, Editing, Filming, Mise-en-Scene, Planning, Pre-Production, Reflective Analysis, A Level Film, Posters, Theory, Auteur Theory, Film Theory, Queer Theory, Spectatorship Theory, Theorists

The Edusites programme of study for A Level Film has been designed to provide a Core Unit for each term to help students develop the right level of knowledge and understanding of the key critical approaches and all the framework concepts of narrative, genre, representations, and spectatorship.  Our NEA Support Materials will focus on Making a Short Film for OCR NEA and Production for Eduqas NEA. Edusites A Level Film Programme of Study: Unit 1 Language+ OCR - click to view Unit 1 Language+…
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Looking for Free A Level Film Resources? »

Richard Gent | Monday September 11, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Analysis, Film Analysis, Film History, Film Industry, Films & Case Studies, Genres & Case Studies, Key Concepts, Audience, Film Language, Genre, Narrative, Representation, Key Skills, Cinematography, Editing, Filming, Mise-en-Scene, Planning, Pre-Production, Reflective Analysis, A Level Film

Would you like to see an example of an A Level Film Lesson from Edusites Film? Below is a link to a single lesson online slide show focusing on Cinematography using The Bourne Identity. The Cinematography lesson from both the teacher guide (scheme of learning) and student workbook are below to illustrate the breadth and depth of the resources being published on Edusites Film. Film Representation Unit 2 Lesson 17: 12 Slides For fast and optimum viewing use Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer…
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A Level Film Core Unit 4 Genre Teacher SOL »

Morag Larsen | Sunday January 29, 2017

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level

Approaches to teaching this unit Some lessons may, as deemed appropriate by your judgement of pace and current learning, be sub divided and extended to cover two sessions. The work and ideas in this unit are designed to offer an introduction to the field of audience studies. The list of set films for Eduqas and OCR has directed the choices for films to be studied in this unit.  The intention is to introduce students to some of the set films they will study in more depth later in the…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Component 01 Section B Mark Scheme »

wobrien | Wednesday November 16, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

A Level Film Studies H410/01 Film History Section B Edusites Sample Mark Scheme with Indicative Content Time allowed: 2 hours Maximum Mark: 105 Marking Instructions For answers marked by levels of response: a) To determine the level – start at the highest level and work down until you reach the level that matches the answer b) To determine the mark within the level, consider the following: Subject–Specific Marking Instructions Levels of Response targeting AO1 and AO2 Where a mark…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Component 02 Mark Scheme Section A and B »

wobrien | Wednesday November 16, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

A Level Film Studies H410/02 Critical Approaches Section A and B Edusites Sample Mark Scheme with Indicative Content Time allowed: 2 hours Maximum Mark: 105 Marking Instructions For answers marked by levels of response: a) To determine the level – start at the highest level and work down until you reach the level that matches the answer b) To determine the mark within the level, consider the following: Subject–specific Marking Instructions Levels of Response targeting AO1 and AO2…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Component 01 Section A Mark Scheme »

wobrien | Wednesday November 16, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

A Level Film Studies H410/01 Film History Section A Edusites Sample Mark Scheme with Indicative Content Time allowed: 2 hours Maximum Mark: 105 Marking Instructions For answers marked by levels of response: a) To determine the level – start at the highest level and work down until you reach the level that matches the answer b) To determine the mark within the level, consider the following: Subject–Specific Marking Instructions Levels of Response targeting AO1 and AO2 Where a mark…
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A Level Film Core Unit 3 Audience and Spectatorship Teacher SOL »

Morag Larsen | Sunday October 09, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level

Approaches to teaching this unit Some lessons may, as deemed appropriate by your judgement of pace and current learning, be sub divided and extended to cover two sessions. The work and ideas in this unit are designed to offer an introduction to the field of audience studies. The list of set films for Eduqas and OCR has directed the choices for films to be studied in this unit.  The intention is to introduce students to some of the set films they will study in more depth later in the…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Film Representation+ Workbook Student »

Barry Rainsford | Sunday January 24, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

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.This is the Second A Level Unit To Film Students This booklet is to support you in your preparation for the A Level Film Studies Examination Papers 1 and 2 and the Non-Examination Assessment. This workbook comprises the theory and…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 16-26 »

Richard Gent | Monday January 18, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Key Concepts, Representation, Key Skills

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-15 Lesson Sixteen: Ideology Slides 1-9 Objectives Knowledge : To review understanding of the film framework Learning : To build ideas and strategies of how to study film Understanding : To link knowledge and learning by completing analysis tasks Starter/Loop Activity (5 Minutes) Slide 2 Task 16A Students asked to respond to the task from the Lesson Resource: Analysis of Bonnie and Clyde still. Students to…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-15 »

Barry Rainsford | Monday January 18, 2016

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Analysis, Key Concepts, Representation, Key Skills

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Unit 2 Film Representation+ SOL Teacher Lessons 16-26 This is the Second A Level Unit The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The work here is based on over twenty years of teaching Film Studies at A Level in a very large (2,500 pupils) urban comprehensive in what was once described as one of the most deprived areas in the UK. It is based both on my own teaching and in leading…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 NEA Workbook Student »

Barry Rainsford | Tuesday October 20, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

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.This is the First A Level Unit To Film Students This booklet is to support you in your preparation for the OCR GCE Advanced Level Film Studies Examination Papers 1 & 2 and the Non-Examination Assessment. This workbook comprises…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 NEA SOL Teacher »

Barry Rainsford | Tuesday October 20, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

This is the First A Level OCR NEA Unit The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The work here is based on over twenty years of teaching Film Studies at A level and KS4 in a very large (2,500 pupils) urban comprehensive in what was once described as one of the most deprived areas in the UK. It is based both on my own teaching and in leading teams of non-specialist staff, usually fresh from their teaching courses, with no…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Exam Workbook Student »

Barry Rainsford | Saturday October 17, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

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.This is the First A Level Unit To Film Students This booklet is to support you in your preparation for the OCR GCE Advanced Level Film Studies Examination Paper 1 Section A. This workbook comprises the theory and ideas from the…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Exam SOL Teacher »

Barry Rainsford | Saturday October 17, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level

This is the First A Level OCR Exam Unit OCR H410 Unit 1 Exam: Paper 1 Section A The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The work here is based on over twenty years of teaching Film Studies at A level in a very large (2,500 pupils) urban comprehensive in what was once described as one of the most deprived areas in the UK. It is based both on my own teaching and in leading teams of non-specialist staff, usually fresh from…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Film Language+ Workbook Student »

Barry Rainsford | Sunday October 04, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Key Concepts, Film Language

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.This is the First A Level Unit To Film Students This booklet is to support you in your preparation for the A Level Film Studies Examination Papers 1 and 2 and the Non-Examination Assessment. This notebook comprises the theory and…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 15-25 »

Barry Rainsford | Saturday October 03, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Key Concepts, Film Language

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-14 Lesson Fifteen: Narrative Slides 1-15 Objectives Knowledge : To develop ideas about how sound constructs mood and tone Learning : To evolve higher level ideas of how to study film through its products Understanding: To develop understanding by completing analysis of products Starter/Loop Activity (5 minutes) Resource Pack Slide 2 Task 15A Pupils asked to respond to the task from the Lesson Resource:…
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OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 1-14 »

Barry Rainsford | Tuesday September 29, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, EDUQAS A Level, Key Concepts, Film Language

Guide Navigation OCR H410 A Level Film Studies Unit 1 Film Language+ SOL Teacher Lessons 15-25 This is the First A Level Unit The purpose of this unit is not to tell anyone ‘what you must do’ or ‘this is the way that you must do it’. The work here is based on over twenty years of teaching Film Studies at A Level in a very large (2,500 pupils) urban comprehensive in what was once described as one of the most deprived areas in the UK. It is based both on my own teaching and in leading…
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OCR A2 Film Sec A Messages and Values in Global Film: Battleship Potemkin & Les Quatre Cents Coups »

Rob Miller | Tuesday September 15, 2015

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. ‘Potemkin’ is considered a classic of 1920s…
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OCR A2 Film Sec B Critical Engagement with Film & Cinema: Authorship in Contemporary Cinema »

Rob Miller | Tuesday September 15, 2015

Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, OCR A2, Analysis, Film Analysis

2. How far do you agree with the statement that the director is the true author of the filmmaking process? (50) An auteur implies someone with overall control and also someone with their own recognisable style. Audiences with cultural capital who watch a Hitchcock film may see immediately that it is directed by him because of the cinematography, mise-en-scene and visual style, sound but also importantly editing. It is the ‘look’ of the film that identifies his role and this is the primary…
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