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University: Buckinghamshire University
Studied: Film and Media with Video Production
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Film Topic: Spectatorship & Ideologies
Film: Rio Bravo
Sport: Football (Liverpool)
Food: Steak (medium-rare)
Book: The Hobbit

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You will study a range of films across different time periods and gain a worldwide appreciation of the craft by studying films from the golden age of Hollywood to more recent American blockbusters. You’ll have the opportunity to study British and European Film as well as ones from further afield such as Brazil and China.

In doing so, you will learn about the social and political context in which these films were produced. And through the application of critical approaches, you’ll understand more of a filmmaker’s intent, learning about the world around you.

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As part of our enrichment we run a Filmmaking Workshop encouraging you to fine tune your practical skills through a series of production based activities. Your achievements here will go a long way to preparing you for a career in industry beyond college.

In addition, we have links with UCLAN where you’ll be able to take part in a Film Animation workshop.

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Film is one of the oldest media industries as well as a major global business making billions each year

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The cinema is still a popular destination, despite competition from other media industries and platforms

Film is a huge, global industry generating massive sums of money each year. Films themselves can be divided into different categories and defined according to:

Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy etc.

Some actors are recognisable to a specific audience. For example, Jason Statham to an Action fan or Adam Sandler to a Comedy fan.

Production companies

Major Hollywood studios (Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Sony amongst others) and Independent ones (Film Four, BBC Films, Warp Films etc.)

Production values

Is it big budget or low budget?

Certification

What age group is the film appropriate for?

There are two main production contexts in the film industry:

: mainstream films with big budgets made by major Hollywood studios. Studio films have high and star actors. Examples of this might be The Hunger Games series, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice or a James Bond film like

Independent : films with smaller budgets and sometimes as a result, lower production values. They are less likely to have so called actors. Examples might be , or

Studio films

Hollywood studios dominate the film market
This is the industry model for a 'Hollywood' or 'Blockbuster' movie. They are usually made by big Hollywood studios and follow a formula:

Obvious characters, usually stereotypical , such as the action-hero.

An easy-to-follow narrative with universal themes , which can be described in one sentence and can be used as a tagline to promote the film.

High production values, expensive costumes and locations. These films often use special effects and/or CGI .

The film may be promoted and marketed via merchandise such as tie-in deals with food chains. In some instances, pop stars will produce songs for the soundtrack which will help market the film to a wider audience.

High profile celebrity actors. These actors can often be related to the film genre, such as Jason Statham in the action movie genre.

The main roles in the film are 'larger than life' characters rather than ordinary or real people.

The visual appeal of events or situations you would not see in everyday life, such as explosions, car chases, fantasy worlds and historical settings.

High drama and exciting, easy to understand plots.

These films are usually distributed by the studios that make them. The studios are often multinational media conglomerates that own companies across a range of various media platforms.

This means that these conglomerates can use all the companies they own to promote and market a film.

This use of all a media conglomerate's companies to produce, promote, market, and distribute a film and its official merchandise is called vertical integration .

Horizontal integration is when a conglomerate uses smaller independent companies to help with marketing, distribution or even the exhibition of a film.

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Categories - Film - GCSE Media Studies Revision - BBC Bitesize

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The cinema is still a popular destination, despite competition from other media industries and platforms Film is a huge, global industry generating massive sums of money each year. Films themselves can be divided into different categories and defined according to: Comedy, Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy etc. Some actors are recognisable to a specific audience.

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These activities provide help for teachers and parents by offering simple, easy and useful activities that young people can complete unaided.

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18 Mar 2020

As the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation continues, and many schools are under varying levels of government restriction, we recognise that this poses many difficult challenges for schools and educators, not to mention parents who will be seeking ways to keep their children meaningfully occupied whilst at home.

To provide help with these issues, we have made a number of our member-facing activities freely available to all. These activities provide help for teachers and parents by offering simple, easy and useful activities that young people can complete unaided. We will continue to provide online learning options for young people of all ages as the UK-wide situation continues, so be sure to keep checking back.

Review Writing for Literacy

These activities include our review writing guides, which can help young people apply their film knowledge, critical thinking and literacy skills to any film, providing a valuable - and entertaining - means of honing their English and writing skills during any potential school closures. What's more, all reviews submitted via our website will be entered into our Review of the Week competition, with great prizes to be won.

Note: Only those young people who are members of an Into Film Club will be able to post reviews on our website and have any winning work featured on our Review of the Week page.

Further Activities

As well as review writing, our activities also support filmmaking - which can be done with minimal equipment, even on a mobile phone or tablet - and our ongoing Film of the Month competition offers the perfect way for young people to keep busy with a practical project that can be completed within the home and enhances various skills including organisation, planning and creative thinking.

You can also encourage young people to check out our YouTube channel Get Into Film, where our reporters interviewing actors and filmmakers from the all the latest film releases, and sharing their views on the world of film.

Primary Age Activities

The below resources are suitable for those of a Primary school age. Some resources are available in the Welsh language.

Secondary Age Activities

The below resources are suitable for those of a Secondary school age. Some resources are available in the Welsh language.

Review Writing Frame

Do you want to improve your review writing? Use this template to organise your ideas and get creative.

3Cs and 3Ss Dice Game

Talk and write about the 3Cs (colour, camera, character) and the 3Ss (sound, setting, story) of film to improve your film reviews.

My Film Viewing Map

Do you want to watch films that are a bit different, or more unusual? A great way to improve your film knowledge is to set yourself the challenge of viewing films from all over the world. Use this map to record the films you watch and the countries they come from and you can become an international film expert!

You can combine your journey into world film with our My Film Viewing Timeline activity and watch films from every decade.

My Film Viewing Timeline

Do you want to watch films that are a bit different, or more unusual? A great way to improve your film knowledge is to challenge yourself to watch a film from each decade. Use this timeline to record the films you watch and the years they come from.

You can combine your journey through film history with our My Film Viewing Map activity, to watch films from around the world.

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Free Activities for Young People to do At Home

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18 Mar 2020 As the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation continues, and many schools are under varying levels of government restriction, we recognise that this poses many difficult challenges for schools and educators, not to mention parents who will be seeking ways to keep their children meaningfully occupied whilst at home.

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Test your knowledge across various categories of film.

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Movie quizzes < Triviaplaza - Play online trivia quizzes and get graded

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Take this free movie quiz in order to find out how much you know about movies and films. Are you able to recognize popular movies by looking at their character names, directors, actors and actresses or taglines? And do you know which actor or actress won an Academy Award (or Oscar) for which role?

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Up-to-date news on all things film!

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The latest in film entertainment.

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Deadline.com is always the first to break up-to-the-minute entertainment, Hollywood and media news, with an unfiltered, no-holds-barred analysis of events.

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A weekly podcast with film critic Mark Kermode on new and classic films.

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by Mark Kermode

A weekly podcast with film critic Mark Kermode with a series of different elements including: a podcast version of MK3D - the live show he does every month at BFI Southbank which includes movie guests and questions from the audience, Head to Head with Jack Howard in which they argue about the merits or otherwise of classic and contemporary films, 2001 Films You Must See Before You Die, Hell's Video Store plus Movie Time Travel - where Mark visits a famous film location.

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A weekly podcast with film critic Mark Kermode with a series of different elements including: a podcast version of MK3D - the live show he does every month at BFI Southbank which includes movie guests and questions from the audience, Head to Head with Jack Howard in which they argue about the merits or otherwise of classic and contemporary films, 2001 Films You Must See Before You Die, Hell's Video Store plus Movie Time Travel - where Mark visits a famous film location.

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With the help of our brilliant tutor, Film Studies helps you to develop a variety of skills and knowledge that you can use both academically and socially. It's a fantastic subject and if you love film, this is perfect for you - Grace, Y13

I think Film has really heightened my understanding of not only the industry, but also social problems from 1950 to present. It allows you to look at Film in a completely different way than before and makes you a more educated individual - Scarlett, Y11

Film Studies is a great subject as you learn about the meaning  behind films through specialist language techniques. You also learn about the history of the time period and what messages are present though each film - Gabby, Y11

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Discover more about the roles and salaries of each job in the sector.

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Careers In Film | Film Schools & Colleges

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Film Careers List: Job Descriptions and Salary Information

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Research and discover film careers across all fields of the film business. Complete job descriptions and salary information.

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The increased range of ways in which films or programmes can be seen - in cinemas, on TV, or through streaming platforms like Netflix or Hulu - means there's a greater demand for skills in the industry than ever before.

Production companies making films and TV dramas are looking for carpenters to build the sets, accountants to keep the books, people who know the law to negotiate the selling of rights - and much more. Browse these icons to find a role that interests you and click on it to learn how to get in.

You might also want to download our maps: If you are a teacher or careers adviser you may also like to browse our film and TV drama, idea to screen (PDF) or film and TV drama industry map (PDF) for an overview of job roles.

classroom resources.

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The increased range of ways in which films or programmes can be seen - in cinemas, on TV, or through streaming platforms like Netflix or Hulu - means there's a greater demand for skills in the industry than ever before.