AS/A Level Film Studies

Teaching: Sept 2017
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The areas listed are suggested as key areas of focus for revision and final preparation, in relation to the Summer 2022 examinations. The areas listed are the focus areas relevant for that question.


A Level

The WJEC Eduqas specification is designed to introduce A level learners to a wide variety of films in order to broaden their knowledge and understanding of film and the range of responses films can generate. This specification therefore offers opportunities to study mainstream American films from the past and the present as well as a range of recent and contemporary British films, American independent films and global films, both non-English language and English language. The historical range of film represented in those films is extended by the study of silent film and significant film movements so that learners can gain a sense of the development of film from its early years to its still emerging digital future. Studies in documentary, experimental and short films add to the breadth of the learning experience.

Production work is a crucial part of this specification and is integral to learners' study of film. Studying a diverse range of films from several different contexts is designed to give learners the opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding of how films are constructed to their own filmmaking and screenwriting. This is intended to enable learners to create high quality film and screenplay work as well as provide an informed filmmaker's perspective on their own study of film.

AS

The WJEC Eduqas specification is designed to introduce AS learners to a wide variety of films in order to broaden their knowledge and understanding of film and the range of responses films can generate. This specification therefore offers opportunities to study mainstream and independent American and British films from the past and the present as well as more recent non-English language European films.

Production work is a crucial part of this specification and is integral to learners' study of film. Studying a diverse range of films from several different contexts is designed to give learners the opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding of how films are constructed to their own filmmaking and screenwriting. This is intended to enable learners to create high quality film and screenplay work as well as provide an informed filmmaker's perspective on their own study of film.

In addition to the knowledge and understanding learners gain from their GCSE film study course.

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EDUQAS ENDORSED TITLES

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NEW SPEC: WJEC Eduqas Film Studies for A Level and AS 978-1-911208-44-0 Lisa Wardle, Ellen Cheshire, Mark Ramey, Jenny Stewart

EDUQAS NON-ENDORSED TITLES

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WJEC Eduqas Film Studies for A Level & AS Revision Guide 978-1-912820-35-1 Jenny Stewart

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Key Dates
2024
15
May
Deadline for AS & AL Component 3 marks to be submitted online
15
May
Deadline for AS & AL Component 3 work to be submitted online
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May
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