2. WELCOME
TO
AS
FILM
STUDIES
Teacher:
Barrington
Robinson
Barrington.robinson@coulsdon.ac.uk
AS
Film
Studies
Office:
Room
203
Classroom:
200
Course
Blog:
http://coulsdoncollegealevelfilmandmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
SUMMARY
OF
ASSESSMENT
FM1
–
EXPLORING
FILM
FORM
(Coursework
40%)
You
will
produce
two
pieces
of
coursework:
An
analysis
of
how
micro
aspects
of
a
chosen
extract
from
a
film
of
your
choice
produce
meanings
and
responses
(1500
words).
A
creative
project
based
on
a
film
sequence
or
short
film,
with
a
Reflective
Analysis
evaluation
of
your
work.
FM2
–
BRITISH
AND
AMERICAN
FILM
–
(Exam
60%)
You
will
sit
one
2.5
hour
examination
on
12th
May
2015,
with
three
questions:
Section
A
–
Producers
and
Audiences
-‐
The
British
and
American
Film
Industry.
Section
B
–
‘Living
With
Crime’
–
Socio-‐Political
Study
of
two
films:
‘Fish
Tank’
(UK,
2009,
Director:
Andrea
Arnold),
and
‘Dirty
Pretty
Things’
(UK,
2002,
Director:
Stephen
Frears).
Section
C
–
US
Comparative
Study
of
two
films:
‘Inglourious
Basterds
’(US,
2010,
Director:
Quentin
Tarantino)
and
‘Miracle
at
St.
Annas’
(US,
2010,
Director:
Spike
Lee).
3. YEAR
SCHEDULE
Week Date TOPIC Assessed
Work
Deadline
1 8/9/14 Introduction/FM1 –
Genre & Themes
Intro task
60 sec video
Tues 18th
Sept
2 15/9/14 FM1 – Narrative &
Mise-en-Scene
Presentation:
Narrative
Wed 25th
Sept
3 22/9/14 FM1 – Shots,
Sequences,
Cinematography
FM2 – Roles &
Responsibility
Presentation:
Shots &
Sequences
Mon 29th
Sept
4 29/9/14 FM1 – Scene
Analysis
5 6/10/14 FM1 – Shooting
Sequences
Edited scene Wed 15th
Sept
8/10/14 BFI LONDON FILM
FESTIVAL starts
Screening of
TIMBUKTU 10/10/14
Review
Timbuktu
Tues 14th
Oct
6 13/10/14 FM2 – Living with
Crime
Screening
FISHTANK
Fishtank
Analysis
Weds 20th
Oct
18/10/14 BFI LONDON FILM
FESTIVAL ends
7 20/10/14 FM2 – Living with
Crime
Screening
DIRTY PRETTY
THINGS
DIRTY
PRETTY
THINGS
Analysis
Mon 3rd Nov
Half Term
8 3/11/14 FM2 – Living With
Crime
FM1 - Creative
Project Planning /
Written Analysis
FM1 Creative
Project
Proposal
Written
Analysis
Mon 10th
Nov
Draft due
Mon 17th
Nov
9 10/11/14 FM2 – Living With
Crime
FM1 Creative
FM1 Creative
Project
Outline
Storyboard
Draft due
Mon 17th
Nov
4. Project Planning
10 17/11/14 FM2 – Living With
Crime & FM1
Creative Project
Planning
FM2- End of
‘Living with
Crime’
FM1 - 2nd
Draft of
Written
Analysis
Thurs 20th
Nov
Fri 19th Dec
11 24/11/14 FM1 Creative
Project Planning
FM1 Creative
Project
Outline
Storyboard
FM1
Creative
Project
Outline
Storyboard
Final Wed
26th Nov
12 1/12/14 FM1 - Creative
Project Filming
Wed 17th
Dec
13 8/12/14 FM1 Creative
Project Filming /
Editing Week
Edit of Film
FM1 Written
Analysis
Draft
Mon 5th Jan
Fri 19th Dec
Draft
14 15/12/14 FM1 Creative
Project Editing /
Evaluations Week
FM1 Creative
Project DVD.
FM1 Creative
Project
Reflective
Analysis
Draft
Tues 6th Jan
Wed 7th Jan
Xmas
15 5/1/15 FM1 Creative
Project Screenings.
FM2 Producers &
Audiences
FM1 Creative
Project
Reflective
Analysis
Final
Thur 15th
Jan
16 12/1/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
Cinema: Multiplex
vs ArtHouse
FM1 Written
Analysis
Final Version
Mon 19th Jan
17 19/1/15 FM2 US
Comparative Study
Screening
Inglorious Basterds
18 26/1/15 FM2 US
Comparative Study
Screening
Miracle at St. Anna
Compare and
Contrast US
films
Mon 2/2/15
19 2/2/15 FM2 US
5. Comparative Study
20 9/2/15 FM2 US
Comparative Study
Thurs 13th
Feb
9/2/15-
13/2/15
MOCK EXAMS Friday 13th
HalfTerm
21 23/2/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
US Film Industry
22 2/3/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
UK Film Industry
23 9/3/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
Indie Films
24 16/3/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
Audiences
25 23/3/15 FM2 Producers &
Audiences
Star / Performers
SPRING HOLIDAY
26 13/4/15 Revision
27 20/4/15 Revision
28 27/4/15 Revision Full Mock Fri 1st May
29 4/5/15 Revision Teaching
Ends
30 11/5/15 EXAM – 12th MAY
31 18/5/15
Half Term
32 1/6/15
33 8/6/15
34 15/6/15
35 22/6/15
36 29/6/15 ACTIVITIES WEEK
37
Use
of
Coulsdon
College
Film
Studies
AS
Blog
A
core
part
of
your
learning,
and
assessment
of
your
progress,
will
be
done
through
the
Coulsdon
Sixth
Form
College
Film
Studies
AS
blog.
This
blog
will
be
a
resource
for
you
to
use
in
and
out
of
class
to
development
your
learning.
You
will
also
create
your
own
dedicated
Film
Studies
AS
level
blog,
that
you
will
use
to
post
analyses
and
reflections
on
your
learning.
Your
teacher
will
give
you
more
detail
on
how
this
will
all
work
at
the
beginning
of
the
course.
6. Watching
films
outside
of
class
The
more
diverse
range
of
films
you
watch
outside
of
class,
the
better
you
will
become
at
analysing
films,
and
creating
films.
You
will
be
set
specific
film
watching
tasks
throughout
the
course,
including
a
weekly
analysis
of
a
film
of
your
choice.
This
analysis
will
be
put
on
your
blog,
and
included
on
a
master
list
of
films
watched
by
all
members
of
the
class
on
the
wall
in
Room
200.
This
is
to
encourage
you
to
want
to
watch
more
films!
Homework
You
will
be
set
other
homework
as
well
as
the
weekly
film
analysis
task.
This
homework
will
be
related
to
classroom
content,
and
will
be
set
on
average
twice
a
week.
This
homework
is
not
optional,
and
is
a
core
aspect
of
your
successful
learning.
You
should
be
aiming
to
be
spending
approximately
4
hours
per
week
on
homework
for
Film
Studies,
not
including
your
weekend
film
analysis
task.
Assessed
Work
Throughout
the
course,
you
will
be
submitting
different
types
of
assessed
work.
Assessed
work
is
work
that
your
teacher
will
either
give
you
written
feedback
and/or
a
grade.
These
types
of
assessments
will
include
mock
exam
unit
questions
taken
in
class,
homework
blog
posts,
coursework
drafts,
coursework
final
versions,
and
weekly
summary
assessments
by
your
teacher
posted
on
your
blog.
Deadlines
for
assessed
work
are
non-‐negotiable,
and
failure
to
meet
ANY
deadlines
can
result
in
disciplinary
measures.
Persistent
non-‐submission
of
assessed
work
can
also
lead
to
withdrawal
from
the
examination/coursework.
Independent
Research
&
Reading
As
well
as
specific
research
tasks
you
will
set
throughout
the
year,
you
will
also
be
expected
to
read
text
books
that
will
enhance
your
knowledge
and
understanding.
Although
we
do
not
recommend
a
specific
set
text
book
for
the
course,
there
are
many
great
books
about
film
for
you
to
use.
Please
see
resources
list
on
blog.
Analysing
films
in
class
and
note
taking
This
year
you
will
be
watching
a
variety
of
different
films
in
class.
These
will
be
a
combination
of
entire
films
and
extracts.
You
will
need
to
make
detailed
notes
in
class
on
the
texts
as
you
watch
them.
Please
make
sure
you
keep
a
dedicated
notebook
for
Film
Studies
that
you
can
keep
all
of
your
notes
in.
This
is
essential
for
successful
revision
and
meeting
assessment
criteria.
Practical
Work
One
piece
of
your
assessed
coursework
is
a
Creative
Project.
This
project
will
allow
7. you
to
develop
your
creative
skills
in
film
making.
This
practical
work
will
involve
you
working
in
a
group
with
other
students,
and
is
for
many
students
the
highlight
of
the
course.
I
would
encourage
you
also
to,
if
possible,
develop
your
practical
skills
by
using
camcorders
outside
of
class,
not
just
related
to
your
coursework.
Practice
and
experience
can
help
your
in
AS
grade.
Equipment
For
your
creative
project,
you
will
be
provided
with
equipment
by
the
college.
This
will
include
a
camcorder
and
tripod,
and
other
specialist
equipment.
Some
equipment
will
be
provided
to
you
by
your
teacher,
but
you
may
also
need
to
borrow
other
equipment
from
the
Media
Technician,
Andrew
Heyward.
All
equipment
borrowed
must
be
returned
on
time
and
in
the
condition
in
which
it
was
lent
to
you.
Trips
The
trip
planned
for
this
year
is
to
a
screening
at
the
London
Film
Festival
during
the
month
of
October
between
8-‐19th.
There
is
also
a
possibility
of
a
trip
to
visit
the
Harry
Potter
Warner
Brothers
studios.
More
details
on
this
trip
will
be
given
to
you
by
your
teacher.
Health
&
Safety
Your
health
and
safety
is
of
paramount
importance
to
Coulsdon
Sixth
Form
College.
As
Film
Studies
students,
you
will
have
the
opportunity
to
film
both
inside
and
outside
of
college.
As
part
of
this
filming,
you
will
have
to
risk
assess
the
environments
in
which
you
want
to
film.
This
is
standard
industry
practice,
and
is
essential
for
you
remain
safe
when
carrying
out
practical
work.
Films
Shown
in
Class
and
‘Core
Texts’
For
your
examination,
you
will
be
studying
4
core
texts:
for
‘Living
in
Crime’
unit,
‘Fish
Tank’
and
‘Dirty
Pretty
Things’,
and
for
the
US
comparative
study,
‘Inglorious
Basterds’
and
‘Miracle
at
St
Anna’.
You
will
watch
the
films
in
their
entirety
in
class,
and
you
will
also
be
given
the
opportunity
to
watch
them
in
revision
screenings.
If
you
can
purchase
the
DVDs
to
use
outside
of
class
as
well,
this
would
be
of
benefit
to
your
studies.
Use
of
Terminology
You
will
be
learning
a
significant
amount
of
new
terminology
this
year
related
to
analysis
of
films.
Revisiting
terms
you
have
studied
in
class
outside
of
class
will
enhance
your
knowledge
and
understanding
throughout
the
course.
FM1
Filming
Week
8. In
December
2014,
you
will
have
an
allocated
week
of
lessons
in
which
you
will
be
filming
your
Creative
Project.
In
the
lessons
that
week,
you
will
film
most
of
your
footage
for
your
projects
on
site,
with
the
assistance
of
your
teacher
and/or
the
Media
Technician.
For
students
who
wish
to
film
any
footage
off
site,
this
will
need
to
be
done
outside
of
college
hours.
You
will
need
to
pre-‐arrange
this
with
your
teacher,
and
equipment
should
be
available
to
borrow
if
needed.
FM1
Editing
Week
After
your
filming
week,
you
will
have
an
allocated
editing
week
for
your
projects.
This
editing
will
take
place
on
the
Resource
Area
Apple
Mac
computers.
You
will
have
allocated
lesson
time
to
edit,
and
will
be
able
to
access
the
Macs
outside
of
lessons
to
work
on
your
project.
You
will
be
using
iMovie
to
edit.
Adobe
Premiere
or
Final
Cut
Pro
is
also
available
if
you
are
experienced
with
this
software.
Library
Resources
Please
see
attached
specific
Independent
Learning
Centre
resources
that
are
available
for
Film
Studies.
Using
these
resources
will
improve
your
grade.
Internet
Resources
Please
see
the
list
of
internet
resources
on
the
Film
Studies
AS
blog.
Plagiarism
Policy
The
College
has
a
very
clear
Policy
which
is
available
to
all
students
on
Moodle
in
the
Assessment
Policy:
Malpractice.
Plagiarism
occurs
when
a
person
uses
other
people’s
thoughts
or
writing
and
presents
them
as
his/her
own,
that
is
without
clearly
acknowledging
the
source
of
the
information.
It
can
take
several
forms,
including
directly
copying
another
person’s
work,
from
the
Internet,
a
book,
another
learner’s
assignment,
paraphrasing
another
person’s
work,
cutting
and
pasting
together
sections
of
work
of
others
into
a
new
whole
or
receiving
material
help
from
other
people
while
producing
an
assignment.
Submitted
coursework
that
has
been
deemed
by
the
College
or
the
Exam
Board
to
be
copied
may
not
be
marked
or
lead
to
being
disqualified.
