ABSTRACT

AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives 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 resources for students and teachers.

Specifically designed to be user friendly, the second edition of AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction has 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 including Little Miss Sunshine, Pirates of the Caribbean & The Descent
  • Key terms
  • Example exam questions
  • Suggestions for further reading and website resources

part |1 pages

PART 2: PRODUCERS AND AUDIENCES – HOLLYWOOD AND BRITISH CINEMA [FS2]

part |1 pages

PART 3: MESSAGES AND VALUES – BRITISH AND IRISH CINEMA [FS3]

chapter 13|17 pages

THE 1940S: THE WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH

chapter 14|18 pages

SWINGING BRITAIN: 1963–1973

chapter 15|20 pages

PASSIONS AND REPRESSIONS

chapter 16|16 pages

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONFLICT

chapter 17|17 pages

SCOTTISH CINEMA

chapter 18|17 pages

COMEDY