Film Studies
FILM STUDIES
STUDYING FILM STUDIES AT KS5
6 lessons per week
Two-year course, where pupils will study
- Hollywood 1930 - 1990 (comparative study of films from two time periods)
- American film since 2005 (two-film study of a mainstream film compared to an independent film)
- British film since 1995 (two film study)
- Global film (two film study)
- Documentary film (one film)
- Silent cinema (one film)
- Experimental Film (1960-2000)
CAREER PATHWAYS IN FILM STUDIES
The study of Film and Media Studies provides an excellent basis to progress onto any humanities or media-based courses at University, developing your skills in critical thinking, analysis, written communication and application of theory.
The creative media industry is one of the largest growing sectors for employment, and this course would be ideally suited to those interested in careers in that sector as well as jobs in film or TV production.
We have had dozens of film and media student go on to university to study media and film-based courses. Some of our ex media and film studies students from this school have gone on to have jobs as:
- Sponsorship Manager
- Script editor
- Social media executive
- Cameraperson
- Freelance videographer
- Journalist
- Broadcast journalist
- Film reviewer
- Publisher