Film Studies

Film Studies

Film Studies students will leave St Wilfrid’s RC College with an excellent understanding of a broad range of genres and directors. Students will also be confident applying critical knowledge and a range of theoretical debates to film texts.

Film Studies is a course for students who enjoy analysing and discussing texts. This course offers students the chance to examine what it means to be a spectator of film and to consider the range of methods employed by directors to create messages and meaning in films. Through the close analysis of mise en scene, cinematography, sound and other film methods, students will develop their understanding of a range of different genres and forms of film. This is an academic A Level that allows students to develop their knowledge around a familiar medium by considering how context, history and directorial intent can change our reading of a film. This is a thought provoking and challenging A Level which will see students examine a range of films from different genres, directors and different languages. Film Studies is an exciting opportunity for students to be creative as there is an NEA component to the course where students will work independently to create their own screenplay or produce their own short film.