ABSTRACT
Films mentioned If you are working your way through the whole or parts of this chapter you will find it helpful to have access to scenes, clips and single shots from at least some of the following films:
n My Beautiful Laundrette (Frears, 1985) n My Son the Fanatic (Prasad, 1997) n Independence Day (Emmerich, 1996) n La Haine (Kassovitz, 1995) n Sin City (Miller/Rodriguez/Tarantino, 2005)
n essential questions to ask yourself when studying a new film n the importance of adopting a pro-active, questioning attitude n possible model approaches to interrogating films
In terms of preparing for the WJEC’s AS in Film Studies, this chapter should help you to draw together ideas for a sensibly organized approach to the viewing of films. This chapter will outline the underpinning approach necessary to the work you will be doing under FM1 – Exploring Film Form and FM2 – British and American Film.
