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This document contains exemplar scripts from 8 candidates who took the GCE Film Studies exam. It provides the candidates' responses to different exam questions on topics like surrealism, documentaries, specific films, auteur theory, and Iranian cinema. Each candidate's script is marked out of various total points. The document establishes the grade boundaries for the 2012 exam, with the highest grade requiring a total score of 82 points or more. It serves as an example of high-scoring responses that address the assessment objectives for the GCE Film Studies qualification.
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Bart Layton's documentary The Imposter tells the incredible but true story of Frédéric Bourdin, a French man who convinced a Texas family he was their missing teenage nephew. Layton's film deliberately blurs the line between fact and fiction to unsettle viewers and get them to empathize with Bourdin at first. Layton interviewed Bourdin, who was easy to persuade to tell his story since he craves attention, as well as the victimized Texas family, who did not want to relive the ordeal but provided candid details of their deception. The film examines how Bourdin maintained the ruse for so long and what it says about how people can convince themselves of untruths.
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The document discusses themes of alienation and contrasts in the film E.T. The opening scene uses music, lighting, and cinematography to set a mood of isolation and mystery as the alien spacecraft is revealed in the forest. Subsequent scenes continue contrasting the familiar with strange elements to enhance a sense of fantasy while still feeling realistic. Symbolism is used throughout the film, including portraying the alien E.T. and events in a way that suggests communication and bringing people together. The film identifies with childhood experiences of loneliness, finding friendship, and longing for home.
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- 1. GCE FILM STUDIES FM4 – VARIETIES OF FILM EXPERIENCE – ISSUES AND DEBATES 1184/01 SUMMER 2012 EXEMPLAR SCRIPTS LEVEL 4 (Raw Marks)
- 2. INDEX TO FM4 S2012 GRADE A EXEMPLAR EXEMPLAR SECTION / TOPIC / FILMS MARK QUESTION A=4 Surrealism 33 CANDIDATE B = 12 Documentary 30 1 C = 27 Talk To Her 25 TOTAL 88 A=3 Surrealism 33 CANDIDATE B = 11 Documentary 33 2 C = 21 Vertigo 30 TOTAL 96 A= 5 Urban Stories 31 CANDIDATE B = 12 Documentary 29 3 C = 22 Battle of Algiers 27 TOTAL 87 A=8 Empowering Women 35 CANDIDATE B = 16 Emotional Response 29 4 C = 21 Vertigo 30 TOTAL 94 A=7 Empowering Women 35 CANDIDATE B = 16 Emotional Response 31 5 C = 18 Vertigo (Critical) 30 TOTAL 96 A= 6 French New Wave 29 CANDIDATE B = 15 Emotional Response 28 6 C = 26 Fight Club 29 TOTAL 86 A=6 Urban Stories 29 CANDIDATE B = 16 Emotional Response 31 7 C = 17 Hitchcock (Auteur) 28 TOTAL 88 A=2 Iranian Cinema 33 CANDIDATE B = 12 Documentary 30 8 C = 26 Fight Club 24 TOTAL 87 Note – All marks are raw marks. Sections A and B are marked out of 35. Section C is marked out of 30. In 2012, grade boundaries were established as follows (see Examiners’ Report 2012) A 82 B 72 C 62 D 52 E 42 Candidate 3 – this script was checked by a Team Leader. There was a slight adjustment to question 5.
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- 91. Candidate 8