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Media and Film Studies Key Stage 4
There are currently two courses taught at this level within the department.
AQA GCSE Media
The GCSE Media course has just finished for this years’ Year 11 students with 50% coursework (research, planning, practical and analytical pieces including an original CD cover for music promotion, storyboard for a film, a website and magazine) and 50% examination on The Popular Press (sat on Tuesday 4th May 2010). We wish the students well with their summer results.
WJEC GCSE Film Studies
Introduced in 2009, students at USH are studying GCSE Film Studies, which allows them both a practical and institutional introduction to working in the Film Industry. The course is assessment by coursework and an examination. For the coursework, students choose their favourite film and look into the industrial makeup as well as analysising it. They then create a pitch for an original film, a review, create the actual film and then evaluate it. This will be directed, filmed and edited by the students.
The examination is spilt into two papers. Paper 1 explores film with the mainstream genre of Disaster Films, whilst Paper 2 concentrates upon texts ‘Outside of Hollywood’.
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TERM
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ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
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LEARNING FOCUS
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Autumn
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AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how films communicate meanings, evoke personal responses and engage audiences
AO2 Explore, respond to and evaluate a rang of films and topics, including their own pre- production and production work, using key film concepts and appropriate terminology
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· Preparing for Paper 1: Exploring Film
· Micro elements – cinematography, sound, editing, mise en scene
· Macro elements – genre, narrative, representation
· Conventions of disaster films
· Effectiveness of opening/ climax – techniques used
· Analysing film posters
· Mock exam
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Spring
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AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how films communicate meanings, evoke personal responses and engage audiences
AO2 Explore, respond to and evaluate a rang of films and topics, including their own pre- production and production work, using key film concepts and appropriate terminology
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· Preparing for Paper 1: Exploring Film
· Focus on Genre of Disaster Films
· Micro -analysis skills of 5 techniques
· Comparison of exam texts - The Poseidon Adventure
· Planning and terminology focus
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Summer
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AO3 Demonstrate planning, research and presentational skills
AO4 Use creative and technical skills to construct film products
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· Coursework production ( task 1 &2 )
1.Exploring a film of the candidate’s choice(an exploration of the micro features of film language in a short extract of the candidate’s choice(25 marks)
2.Pitch and Production ( candidates create a pitch for an imaginary film( approx 150 words) and then use it to form the basis of a pre- production chosen from a range of options(30marks)
Extension/ holiday work
3. Production PLANNING create a production chosen from a range of options (35 marks) - location, actors and mood boards
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Autumn 1
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AO3 Demonstrate planning, research and presentational skills
AO4 Use creative and technical skills to construct film products
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Coursework production (task 3 & 4 )
3. Production complete a production chosen from a range of options (35 marks)
4. Evaluative Analysis - a brief analysis highlighting what the candidates have learnt about the main study areas for film from their pre production and production work ( film language, film organisations and audiences) (10 marks) Preparing for Paper 2 : Exploring Film outside Hollywood
· Paper 2: Outside Hollywood - initial research
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Autumn 2
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AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how films communicate meanings, evoke personal responses and engage audiences
AO2 Explore, respond to and evaluate a rang of films and topics, including their own pre- production and production work, using key film concepts and appropriate terminology
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Preparing for Paper 2 : Exploring Film outside Hollywood
· Paper 2: Outside Hollywood - initial research and screenings of exam texts
· Selection of one film - students to pitch which they prefer
· Full screening of film
· Institutions and generic conventions
· Micro analysis
· Mock Paper and Assessment Objectives to be secured
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Spring
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AO1 & AO2
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•Paper 1 and 2 exploration/ revision
•Mock Exam
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Summer
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Revision
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· Exam and revision work
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Media and Film Studies Key Stage 4
- Media and Film Studies Key Stage 4
