Level Film Studies

<p>This essential book covers the key areas for A Level Film Studies students building confidence through a careful step-by-step approach. </p><p>The first part of the book establishes a basic understanding of the grounding of film analysis in the various elements of film construction <em>mise en scène</em> cinematography editing sound and performance developing the knowledge students have of movies whilst challenging them to consider new films and ideas. Key theoretical approaches around narrative genre representation spectatorship and authorship are introduced in Part II before we consider specific national cinemas from around the world in parts III and IV. In Part V the book assesses a range of slightly different film experiences looking at silent cinema experimental films and documentaries; before finally Part VI shifts to evaluating creative approaches to students’ own filmmaking. </p><p>Specifically designed to be user-friendly the book has an easy-to-follow design includes more than 60 colour images and is packed with features such as:</p><ul> <li>case studies on a range of films and filmmakers; </li> <li>activities on such films as <i>Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans</i> (Murnau 1927 USA) <i>Vertigo</i> (Hitchcock 1958 USA) <i>Do the Right Thing</i> (Lee 1989 USA) <i>We Need to Talk About Kevin</i> (Ramsay 2011 UK) and <i>Stories We Tell</i> (Polley 2012 Canada);</li> <li>definitions of key terms; and </li> <li>suggestions for further reading and website resources.</li> </ul><p>Matched to the current exam specification <i>A Level Film Studies: The Essential Introduction</i> covers everything students need to study as part of the course. The book is supported by a companion website at <strong>www.alevelfilmstudies.co.uk</strong> offering further advice and activities.</p>