18 minutes; 3 questions; 15 marks; 7.5% of GCSE

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Details

Comparison Required!

Assessment Objectives

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Films

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Core Study Areas

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Additional Study Areas

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About

• You will be asked a series of three “stepped” questions about E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.
• You must be prepared to write at length and demonstrate a thoughtful engagement with the film in question.
• The questions in this section are very broad and could relate to:
  • Key Elements Of Film Form
  • Contexts Of Film
  • Genre
  • Narrative </aside>

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Specification (Narrative)

The way the key elements of film form are organised into larger structures, genre and narrative, involves studying films as a whole. Whilst genre will be studied in relation to the US film comparative study, narrative will be studied as a focus area in relation to global English language film.

Learners will also need to understand how narratives are constructed and be able to recognise the role of the screenplay in establishing the main features of a film's narrative as indicated below:

• The distinction between plot and story.
• The role of the screenplay in conveying plot and its realisation in visual terms.
• Cause and effect as a structural principle of narrative.
• Narrative techniques including ellipsis and withholding/releasing.
• Narrative conventions in screenwriting including three act structure, plot points, inciting incident and climax.
• An interpretation of the narrative.
• The role of character and character function in narrative.
• How all of the above bullet points contribute to narrative development.
• The themes and issues raised by narrative.
• How narrative generates spectator responses. </aside>

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Specification (Genre)

Learners will demonstrate a knowledge of genre in relation to the US comparative study, where each pair of films reflects a specific genre. Through their choice of films, learners will develop an understanding of the following:

• The concept of genre.
• The conventions of genre based on iconography, including mise-en-scène, characters, narratives and themes.
• The significance of genre to film producers and film audiences. </aside>

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Guidelines

• Use the number of marks to guide the length of your response:
  • 1 or 2 marks — write a sentence or two.
  • 3 or 4 marks — write at least one paragraph.
  • 10 marks — write multiple paragraphs.
• Read all the questions before you begin — making a poor decision on the first question could affect your ability to answer later questions.
• Ensure you make enough points to justify the marks on offer.
• If asked to "identify" a key element you must make specific reference to a described example from E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.
• Read the questions carefully — check whether you are being asked to generalise or write specifically about the film you have studied. </aside>