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What does this qualification cover?

GCSE Film Studies will cover two key areas of study over the two year programme. These areas will be covered by studying six films:

  • Key elements of film form (cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing and sound)
  • The contexts of film (social, cultural, historical, political, and institutional), including key aspects of the history of film and film technology.

What’s included

Analysis of set film texts, critical analysis, film production.

What’s included

Key Features

  • Study of US cinema​
  • Study of UK cinema​
  • Study of developments in film making​
  • Analysis of documentary cinema​
  • Analysis of foreign cinema​
  • Film production​
  • Editing ​
  • Scriptwriting
Key Features

Links to workplace

  • Film marketing ​
  • Film critic ​
  • Learning production ​
  • Techniques for TV, Film and video on demand ​
  • Debate ​
  • Communication skills ​
  • Written response and journalism​
  • Team-work
Links to workplace