This document provides an overview of AS Film Studies, including what is studied in the subject and how it is assessed. It discusses key concepts in Film Studies like representation, ideology, and analyzing the messages and values conveyed in films. It gives examples of analyzing the X-Men and Terminator films to understand the messages of discrimination and the future they portray and what this reveals about the filmmakers' values. Binary oppositions in Terminator characters and how Kidulthood represents people and places are also mentioned.