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St Mary’s Sixth Form &
Leadership Centre
WJEC Advanced
GCE in Film Studies
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Specific Entry Requirements
• Although it is not a necessity, having completed a
GCSE in Film or Media studies will put you at an
advantage. You should have a GCSE in English
Language of C or above to join this course as it
involves a lot of written work, including essays,
evaluations and analysis.
• A2 Entry Requirements: Satisfactory progress at
AS Level. A Grade C at AS
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Course Content
• The course is made up of:
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• Year One: AS Level –
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• 1 FM1: Exploring Film Form: Micro Features Analysis of a film text + Creative Project: Film Making,
Extended Outline or Storyboarding.
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2 FM2: British & American Film:
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• Section A: Film Industry, Film Audiences + Case Studies on Producers & Audiences. Section B: British
Film: Range of film options with depth study of at least two films and how their macro elements
help construct meaning.
• Section C: Comparative study of two US films from a specific genre or with a specific theme.
• Year Two A2 –
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• 1 FM3: Film Research and Creative Projects: Small Scale Research Project + Coursework in
Screenwriting, Extended outline or Film Making.
2 FM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates: Section A: Studies in World Cinema.
Section B: Spectatorship Topics. Section C: Single Film Critical Study.
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Assessment
• Creative Project: aims & context, film sequence or short film and
• reflective analysis (50 marks)
• Candidates are required to create a film sequence or a complete short film
• that demonstrates how the micro features of film construct meaning. This
• comprises three elements:
• (i) Aims and context
• A clarification of the aims and context of the sequence or short film to
• be completed on the appropriate cover sheet.
• Please note: the ‘Aims and Context’
• Must be completed on the appropriate cover sheet, otherwise the Creative Project and accompanying Reflective Analysis
cannot be adequately assessed.
• (ii) Film Sequence or Short Film
• The film sequence may
• either be an extract from longer film or
• a complete short film, with the emphasis on visual communication rathert han on dialogue. It may take one of the following
forms:
• a photographed (digital or photo-chemical) storyboard
• Of between 10 and 25 different shots (some of which may be repeated) plus up to 5 found shots (shots which would be
difficult
• to photograph or where locations need to be established). The 5 found shots must be acknowledged.
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Subject Specific
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Information/Expectations
Film Studies is a fast growing subject that will teach you to analyse communication in the world around you. It is an exceptionally interesting and lively contemporary
subject and is a popular choice at A-level.
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• It will prepare you for Higher Education or the world of work by developing the following skills:
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• · Group work
• · Critical analysis
• · Practical production skills
• · Organisational skills
• · Research skills
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• On this course you will learn about:
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• Film products – films, TV programmes, videos, newspapers, radio programmes and the World Wide Web.
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• Film Institutions – the companies and organisations that control the production and distribution of media texts.
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• Production processes – how media texts are made in the industry. You will have the opportunity to make media texts yourselves – for example, magazines,
newspapers and short videos.
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• Film audiences – who watches media texts, how they are targeted and how they are encouraged to consume them.
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• Film debates – such as ownership and control of the press, film censorship, etc.
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• To be a successful Film Studies student, you must be:
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• ü An active consumer of the film who reads newspapers and enjoys film, video and television.
• ü Self-motivated and able to work under your own direction.
• ü Able to think critically, and never be satisfied with a superficial understanding.
• ü Able to communicate clearly in extensive written work
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Employment Sectors
• Film, TV broadcasting, video, multimedia
Advertising, Communication, Journalism,
Media studies or Creative Industries, Public
relations, ….
Degree Courses
• AS/A2 Level Film Studies provides a strong basis for progression to undergraduate's studies in film theory, film criticism and film history.
It combines well with subjects such as English, Sociology, History and the Performing Arts and is a good preparation for academic or
vocational degree courses
• Media Courses
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There are over 2000 media courses available at various Universities across the UK and each of them will be slightly different. It can be
extremely hard to choose which one would suit you or to work out what some of the course titles mean. In the past media students
have tended to apply for Media Production courses; these are courses which will tend to feature more practical work rather than media
theory and are similar to the work you may have already done.
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