Overview of GCSE Film Studies Course

1. GCSE Film Studies
Course overview

2. Rationale
Build on Student experience
Recognition of relationship with film
Attitudes, ideas and Cultural beliefs
Three inter-related study areas:
Language Organisations Audiences

3. Course Overview
50%
Exploring &
Creating
20%
Exploring Film
Outside
Hollywood
Exam: 1 Hour
30%
Exploring Film
Exam: 1.5 Hour
Controlled
assessment

4. GCSE Film Studies Specification –
Exam modules
 Paper 1 – Superhero Genre
 Paper 2 – Amelie or Ratcatcher

5. • Develop film analysis skills
• Study of film Language
• Gain an awareness of the contemporary film industry
(mainly Hollywood) and of the audiences for film.
Exploring Film : Paper 1

6. Exploring Films Made Outside
Hollywood
Candidates study one non-
Hollywood film from a prescribed
list in terms of:
Three compulsory questions
• Characters
• Narrative
• Representation
• Issues raised by the film
• Film language

7. Focus Films
 Amelie
 Tsotsi
 Ratcatcher
 Rabbit Proof Fence

8. Exploring & Creating: Controlled
Assessment
Two major components – Film Exploration & Production
Film Exploration consists of 2 tasks on the same film:
 Industry research
 A ‘micro’ analysis of techniques in a short film sequence
Production consists of 4 tasks:
 Logline & Pitch
 Pre-production task – screenplay or storyboard
 Production – Intro sequence to your film
 Evaluative Analysis

9. GCSE Film Studies
Questions?

10. Succeeding in Film
You will need:
An Evernote account and a safe password
A GoogleDocs folder entitled “GCSE Film –
Your name”, shared with your teacher
To be able to use FROG OS to access
resources
To be fearless: Mistakes are learning
To be active students: Ask questions
To be collaborative

11. GCSE Film Studies
THUNK
What makes a good film?