3. THREE SECTIONS
A. Producers and Audiences (The Film Industry)
B. British Cinema (British Horror)
C. American Comparative (War of the Worlds)
4. A. PRODUCERS AND AUDIENCES
You need to be able to write about:
Hollywood & conglomerates
UK Film Producers & Independent Production
The importance of genres & stars for producers and
audiences
Film Marketing (Awards, Festivals, Online, Viral,
Traditional)
Film Reviews (Critics’ and Audience’s)
Film Distribution (Release Patterns and Strategies)
Film Exhibition (Types of Exhibition , Digital Cinema)
Foreign Language film in the UK
Audience participation in film & the impact of convergence.
5. BRITISH CINEMA
You will need to write about:
Genre (horror) & how it is given a distinctive British
flavour / feel
Narrative & Themes in the set films
Representation of key characters, places, events
6. US COMPARATIVE
You will have to write about:
The differences in narrative between our two films
Contextual Study (Background to the Film)
Representation of key characters (how these have
changed over time)
7. THE PAPER - STRUCTURE
Three essays in total:
Section A - One stimulus-response question from a
choice of two.
Section B - One question from a choice of two on
each of the six topics.
Section C - One question from a choice of two.
8. THE PAPER - TIMING
Duration: 2 Hours 30 minutes
Understand & prepare the stimulus material (15
minutes)
Section A - Producers and Audiences (45 minutes)
Section B – British Film (Horror) (45 minutes)
Section C – US Comparative (WotW) (45 minutes)
9. REVISION – SECTION A
Revise the case studies (Smaug, Xmas Candle &
Blue)
Understand the key stages of the film industry
Prepare a list of key terms and get an
professional example for each
Read background articles and reviews
Be able to offer evidence from your own
consumption / participation in films
10. REVISION SECTION B & C
Know the set films & key scenes from the films
Understand the narrative shape/progression of the
films
Identify key themes from the film (conflict)
Understand narrative positioning
Understand the characters’ objectives and
relationships
Choose key narrative sequences
Do a character / representation study for main
characters
Understand the genre and how far the film fit into the
genre
Offer evidence in terms of micro features from key
scenes to back up your points
11. REVISION ADVICE
What advice would you give each other on how to
revise?
What has or has not worked for you in the past?
12. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Terms you’ve learnt in Film Studies
Examples from case studies and set films which
illustrate your ideas /arguments
Analysis of the films or understanding of the
how film producers and audiences work
