FILM STUDIES Curriculum Overview

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Year 9 Topic: Introduction to Topic: Contextual Topic: The History of Topic: British Cinema: Topic: An Investiga- Topic: Narrative the- the key elements of studies and Foley Cinema: Silents, Talk- It’s classification, histo- tion into Auteurs and ory and production. Film sound project. ies and CGI. ry and influences. Aesthetics. Resources: Work- Resources: Range of Resources: Invictus, Resources: YouTube Resources: Kes, Bend it Resources: Grand sheets on narrative film clips; question Billy Elliot DVDs; Con- clips of Silent films Like Beckham, Dunkirk Budapest Hotel, theories. strips; Back to the Fu- textual information (Chaplin/ Melies/ DVDs. Moonrise Kingdom, Star Wars and Baby ture DVD sheets (South Africa, Lumiere Brothers) Bait Big Fish, Edward Scis- Key scene worksheets. Driver DVDs. Britain); Sound record- DVD sorhands DVDs Focus: 4 key elements ing devices; props for Focus: Contextual fo- Film cameras (Mise-en-scene, Cine- CDs and Chopsticks Focus: Aesthetics Foley sound. cus (social/ political/ matography, Editing, to create Zoetroupe. (the look of a film) Focus: Narrative historical/ cultural) Sound) Genre and Focus: Context and and how directors and plot. Narrative Large display paper Inference. Big Ideas. Group work, How a country’s film become auteurs. theories and gener- to create group dis- script writing and pro- industry puts it own ic conventions Outcome: Written plays. 4 key elements duction planning stamp on the 4 key scene analysis and Outcome: Short sce- Focus: How cinema elements. Plot/ Story- Outcome: Practical– terminology quiz. Outcome: Essay on ne of a film– script- was created– history line and Genre focus. design and create a social, cultural, politi- ed/ filmed/ story- Duration: 9 lessons of the technological film set for a movie cal and historical con- How films show British boarded over les- aspects of cinema. A in the style of one of text of ‘Invictus’. Values. sons and home- look into how these the directors– stu- work. Practical production were influenced by Outcome: Written film dents to create cos- recording of Foley culture and society at review/ critique of one tumes/ set designs Short written evalua- sound to silent film clip. the time. of the focus films and storyboards for tion. (Bend it Like Beckham one scene of the Duration: 12 lessons Outcome: Written Duration: 12 lessons or Dunkirk). Students to film over 3 lessons analysis of contempo- form own opinion and and homeworks. rary Cornish film ‘Bait’ back up with key ele- Written answers to explaining how the ment analysis of film evaluative questions influences of historical scenes. cinema can be seen. Duration: 9 lessons Duration: 7 lessons Duration: 9 lessons

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Year 10 Topic: Component 2 Topic: Component 2 Section Topic: Component 3 Produc- Topic: Component 3 Produc- Topic: Component 2 Section Topic: Revision of Component 2 Section C A (Global English Language tion Coursework Pt 1 tion Coursework Pt 2 B (Global Non-English Lan- – Exam Technique. (Contemporary UK film) film) guage film) Resources: Computer rooms. Resources: Computer rooms. Resources: Key scene analysis Resources: Skyfall DVD. Resources: DVD of Slumdog Exemplar coursework pieces Exemplar coursework pieces Resources: DVD copy of sheets. Millionaire and District 9. Wadjda and Spirited Away Focus: Aesthetics and Focus: Creation of Independ- Focus: Creation of Independ- Focus: Representation of char- Auteurs through British Focus: Narrative theories Plot ent screenplay and shot list. ent screenplay and shot list. Focus: Representation of acters. Narrative and audience Cinema and the cultural devices and structure of story- Focus on genre and generic Focus on genre and generic characters. Understanding of theories. Narrative devices. context of Bond. lines. conventions conventions different cultures and beliefs. Issues regarding context. How stereotypes and char- Outcome: Group Outcome: Analytical essay on Outcome: Creative writing Outcome: Creative writing Outcome: Full mock exam acters are developed in line presentation on British key theories and key films. screenplay and table based screenplay and table based paper for Component 2 with a directors intentions. Culture and written as- shooting script shooting script Duration: 8 weeks Duration: 7weeks sessment of key scenes. Outcome: Analytical essay Duration: 6 weeks Duration: 5 weeks discussing the characters Duration: 6 weeks and culture of the key films.

Duration: 6 weeks

Year 11 Topic: Component 1 Topic: Component 1 Section Topic: Coursework finalisation. Topic: Component 1 Section Topic: History of Cinema Topic: Component 2 Develop- Section A (Comparative A (Comparative US Film) C (US Independent Cinema) Timeline and Component 1 ment and exam technique. Resources: Computer rooms. US Film) Coursework finalisation. Development. Resources: E.T. DVD Exemplar coursework pieces. Resources: Invasion of DVDs from the different genre Resources: Little Miss Sunshine Resources: Timeline re- Resources: Revision aid sheets. Focus: Key element analysis the Bodysnatchers DVD focuses. DVD. Computers. Focus resources. Computer. Flash- Key sequence analysis. Revision (Cinematography/ Mise-en- view sheets. Exemplar course- cards. folders Focus: Key element anal- scene/ Editing and Sound) Focus: Development of work ysis: Cinematography/ screenplay and shooting Focus: Identifying key mo- Focus: Developing theories Key element analysis: Cine- Mise-en-scene/ Editing script. Evaluation of genre Focus: Engaging with written ments in the history of cine- regarding representation, nar- matography/ Mise-en-scene/ and Sound. through film history. Explana- film critiques to develop a line ma. Understanding the im- rative and Aesthetics. Revising Editing and Sound. tion of how films have inspired of argument. Understanding pact of technological devel- those already covered. Identifi- Analysis and understand- Analysis and understanding of the student’s screenplays. of the conventions of inde- opments on the film industry. cation of key sequences and ing of different contextu- different contextual elements pendent films. Analysis of key Developing theories regard- shots. al elements (historical/ Outcome: Written Evaluation (historical/ social/ cultural/ elements. ing audiences and context. social/ cultural/ political). with screengrabs from films Exam techniques for extended political). Comparative analy- Exam techniques for extend- and screenplay Outcome: Written critique of answers in Component 1. Anal- Outcome: Analytical sis of both films. ed answers in Component 1. the key film and focus review ysis of key scenes. essay focussing on how Duration: 6 weeks Analysis of key scenes. Outcome: Comparative es- sheets. key elements portray Outcome: Mock exam question say. Outcome: Timeline display context. Duration: 5 weeks responses. Written analysis. and test. Extended analyti- Duration: 8 weeks Duration: 6 weeks cal essays. Duration: 7 weeks

Duration: 6 weeks