Head of Department: Emma Batey  (emma.bately@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk)

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Key Stage 4

WJEC GCSE FILM STUDIES

At GCSE students use the key concepts of film to critically analyse a range of texts. They will study one film genre in depth and one set text specified by the exam board.

There are two written exams worth 50% of the GCSE:

• Paper 1: Hollywood Movies: The Superhero Genre

• Paper 2: Films Outside Hollywood: Tsotsi (Hood, 2005)

The coursework is worth 50% of the GCSE. Students will:

• Research and analyse a film of their own choice

• Plan and produce a short film extract

• Evaluate their own production.