(A Level Film Studies)

Culture Vulture Recommendations Film Studies A Level Film Studies A Level is part of the wider VAPAM (Visual and Performing Arts and Media) Faculty. Within this faculty sits all the creative subjects and we all work together really well. We have Instagram accounts where you can keep up to date on current work, recommendations and any other bits and bobs:

ART: MEDIA/FILM: @trcartdept @trcmediaandfilm MUSIC: PERFORMING ARTS: @trc.music.dept @trcperformingarts

Film Studies is an academic and creative A Level in which you will be studying a diverse range of Hollywood Films (both independent and mainstream), British films, World Cinema, Silent Cinema, Documentary Films and Experimental Cinema. You will learn to analyse how films create meaning for audiences and how they reflect and help to shape the society that made them. You will also have an opportunity to apply what you have learned to create either a short film, or a screenplay and photo storyboard of your own creation.

Below is a list of the films that we will be studying on the course. You might want to try and watch as many of them as you can before you start the course. You could also check out other films by the directors and do some research on the films and their directors.

What Films Will You Be Studying Year 1 Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (comparative study) Classical Hollywood (1930 - 1960): Vertigo, Alfred HITCHCOCK, US, 1958) New Hollywood (1961 - 1990): Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979) Section B: American film since 2005 (two-film study) Mainstream film: La La Land (Chazelle, 2016) Contemporary independent film (produced after 2010): Captain Fantastic (Ross, 2015) Section C: British film since 1995 (two-film study) Trainspotting (Boyle, 1996) Sightseers (Wheatley, 2012)

Year 2 Section A: Global film (two-film study) European film: Mustang (Ergűven, France/Turkey, 2015) Outside Europe: Taxi Tehran (Panahi, Iran, 2015) Section B: Documentary film Stories We Tell (Polley, Canada, 2012) Section C: Film movements – Silent cinema American Silent Comedy: One Week (1920) and The Scarecrow (1920) and The 'High Sign' (1921) and Cops (1922) (Keaton, US), Section D: Film movements – Experimental film (1960-2000) East Asian New Wave: Fallen Angels (Wong, Hong Kong, 1995)

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(A Level Film Studies)

Culture Vulture Recommendations Films, books, websites, podcasts, activities that will keep you inspired

Films to Watch Vertigo, Alfred HITCHCOCK, US, 1958) Captain Fantastic (Matt ROSS, US, 2016) La La Land (Damien CHAZELLE, US, 2016 MUBI: The indie and art house film streaming service MUBI, is free for students. It has a catalogue of 29 films, every day a film is removed and a new one added. Students and teachers can sign up for free, so once you’ve got a Thomas Rotherham College email, you can sign up here: https://mubi.com/filmstudent Websites/Podcasts TRCMEDIASTUDIES YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TRCMEDIASTUDIES Crash Course Film Production Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPnisE6CrrLO00Qoe67TD px Crash Course Film Criticism: Apocalypse Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVMGyXnnoRM&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOC icti5dwLAKuesMQVi7hw&t=1s Film Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo8F- gWM45M&list=PLAAeSTcB-Y1lbjOoUrFhwWdFtdoafTTRd MGM STORIES PART THREE: BUSTER KEATON'S BIGGEST MISTAKE /SEPTEMBER 28, 2015: http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememb erthispodcastblog/2015/9/24/mgm-stories-part-three-buster-keatons- biggest-mistake

40 Days to Learn Film by Mark Cousins: https://vimeo.com/399407221

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