WJEC Eduqas GCSE Film Studies sample

Context 159 Iraq 159 What else was going on? 160 Film in 2009 160 Studying the key elements of film form 162 Introduction 162 Cinematography and lighting 162 Studying the key elements of film form 162 Introduction 162 Cinematography and lighting 162 Slow motion 167 Lighting 168 Mise-en-scène 170 Setting 170 Performance 171 Positioning of characters and objects 172 Costume, hair and make-up 173 Props 174 Editing 175 Sound 176 Talking and writing about films 178 Reviews 178 Academic study 180 Part 4: Component 2: Global film 182 Introduction 183 Suggested approach 184 Section A: Global English language films 185 Case Study: District 9 185 Introduction 185 Key contexts 186 The key elements of film form 189 Cinematography and mise-en- scène 190 Sound 193 Editing 194 Narrative 195 Section B: Global non-English language films 2 2 Case study: Let the Right One In 202 Introduction 202 Key contexts 202 The key elements of film form 204 Cinematography and mise-en-scène 204 Sound 206 Editing 208 Representation 213 Gender 213 Age 216 Vampires 218 Section C: Global films: Contemporary UK films 220 Contemporary British cinema: an introduction 220 2009–2017: a golden age? 220 Case study: Submarine 221 Introduction 221 Key contexts 222 Historical and political context 222 Social and cultural context 222 Technological and institutional context 223 Awards 225 Submarine and the key elements of film form 226 Mise-en- scène 228 Oliver and Jordana 228 Costume: Oliver and Lloyd 230 Cinematography 234 Sound 238 The voice-over 238 Music 238 Recurring sounds and silence 239 Editing 241 Representation 244 Narrative 245 Style and aesthetics 248 Style in Submarine : intertextuality and post-modernism 248 Submarine as art: the poetry of language 251 The aesthetics of music and poetry 252 Film form – working together to create something special 253 Part 5: Component 3: Production 255 Introduction 255 The brief 255 Assessment 256 Suggested approach 256 Screenwriting option 257 Formatting 257 Writing action 258 Writing style 261 The key elements of film form 264 Cinematography and mise-en-scène 264 Editing 266 Sound 268 Representation 269 Adding dialogue 269 Final checklist 270 Shooting script 272 Filmmaking option 273 The key elements of film form 274 Cinematography and mise-en-scène 275 Editing 281 Sound 282 Representation 283 Evaluative analysis 283 Part 6: Exam skills 288 Component 1: Key developments in US film 288 Section A: US film 1930–1960 288 Section A: US film 1961–1990 290 Section A: The US film comparative study 291 Section B: Key developments in film and film technology 293 Section C: US independent films 294 Component 2: Global film: narrative, representation and film style 297 Time management 297 Section A: Global English language films (produced outside the US) 298 Section B: Global non-English language films 299 Section C: Contemporary UK films (produced after 2010) 301 Glossary 305 Index 313 Acknowledgements 319 4 GCSE Film Studies