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FILM STUDIES
CODE
COURSE TITLE
LEVEL
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
PROGRESSION
DURATION
MA038
A-level Film Studies
3
A-level entry requirements
Higher education or
employment
2 years
Film Studies is the study of film as an art form. You
will study everything from the early days of silent film
with Buster Keaton, to Classic Hollywood exploring the
“Master of Suspense”, Hitchcock, to gritty British film
'Trainspotting' and world film including the Argentinean
POSITIVE
FUTURES
SKILLS FOR JOBS
SKILLS FOR LIFE
Positive Futures is a set of essential
qualities, embedded throughout
your study programme, that we
seek to develop in all students:
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Commitment
Collaboration
Confidence
Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive
Futures Careers Programme,
developing key employability
skills through a diverse range of
activities including work placements,
volunteering, employer talks,
industry study visits and employment
and university fairs.
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black comedy 'Wild Tales'. You will gain an understanding
of the significance of each film via specialist study.
The skills you will develop by studying film can
springboard you into a wide variety of careers.
TOPICS YOU
WILL STUDY
HOW YOU WILL
BE ASSESSED
• Core study areas include Film Form,
Meaning and Response and Context
of the films studied
• Within most films there is a specialist
study area including:
- Auteur for Classic Hollywood and
experimental film
- Narrative and storytelling in
British film
- Spectatorship and response in
Contemporary Hollywood films
- Critical debates including the
impact of filmmakers on others in
documentary, surrealism in silent
film and digital technology
• 70% exam
• 30% coursework
Key:
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