AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction

by Casey Benyahia; Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780415454339
• ISBN10: 0415454336
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-07-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

AS Film Studies: The Essential Introductiongives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC AS Level Film Studies course. The authors, who have wide ranging experience as teachers, examiners and authors, introduce students step by step, to the skills involved in the study of film. The second edition follows the new WJEC syllabus for 2008 teaching onwards and has a companion website with additional chapters and resources for students and teachers. Individual chapters address the following key areas, amongst others: British stars Ewan McGregor genres horror British production Working Title social-political study living with crime US film Westerns film form spectatorship the practical application of learning. Specifically designed to be user friendly, the seond edition of AS Film Studies: The Essential Introductionhas a new text design to make the book easy to follow, includes more than 100 colour photographs and is jam packed with features such as: case studies relevant to the 2008 specification activities on films like Little Miss Sunshine, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Descent key terms example exam questions suggestions for further reading and website resources. Matched to the current WJEC specifciation, AS Film Studies: The Essential Introductioncovers everything students need to study as part of the course.

Table of Contents

Introduction:What is Film Studies? What does it mean to study films?

Exploring Film Form

Film Form

Spectatorship

Creative Project

British And American Film

The American film industry

Hollywood

The British film industry

Supply and demand

Consumption

Genre and stars

Narrative

Genre

Representation

British Film and Genre - Horror

British Film and Stars - Ewan McGregor

British Film and Production Companies - Working Title Films

British Film and Culture - Thatcher's Britain 1981-1989

Social-Political Study - 'Living with Crime'

US Film: Westerns

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