Film Studies A Level

Students with a passion for film, who want to analyse a range of classic and contemporary films from the niche to the mainstream.

You will learn about the following topics:

• Old Hollywood and New Hollywood

• American film: Mainstream and Independent

• British film

• Global cinema: European and Non-European

• Documentary film

• Silent cinema

• Experimental film

• The basics of filmmaking: how to make and evaluate your own film

Grade 6 in one or more of the following subjects:

• GCSE media studies

• GCSE English language

• GCSE English literature

• Creative production courses, such as filmmaking, screenwriting, media and TV, art-based subjects

• Essay-based courses such as journalism, film theory, psychology

• Any course requiring analytical or critical thinking skills