A Level Film Studies

There is a glossary of camera shots with sketches available on the 'Shot and Lighting Page' under the blog banner so that you ...

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“Alien” was released in May of 1979 by 20th Century Fox with the tagline, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” The film was directed by R...

To reduce the concept to a crude rule of thumb in the composition of a shot in a movie: A person located somewhat to the right of centre wil...

From: The Media Book, edited by Chris Newbold, Olver Boyd-Barrett & Hilde Van Den Bulk

The term “American dream” is used in many ways, but it essentially is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through ...

Inaudible dialogue and revealing trailers are two problems Hollywood faces. Blockbuster cinema is constantly changing - do you agree? Read m...

All the films in contention for awards this year seem to have long runtimes.  Lincoln  -150 mins  Zero Dark Thirty  - 157 mins  Les ...

The internet has had a major impact on the film industry over the last decade. Initially, there was a concern that the internet would thre...

Mark Kermode reviews The Grandmaster . Inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man. The story spans the tum...

Prepare in depth knowledge of 2 Case Studies to use in Section A of the FM2 exam – 1 major Hollywood Production & 1 Independent or ...

The superhero film is just one recent mega-release to open in the States last – does this spell an end to the US's cultural dominanc...

Some films are significant, some achieve significance, and some have significance thrust upon them. Stanley Kubrick's mystery h...

Mark Kermode discusses the film scenes that really gave viewers the chills - here he picks out some of the scariest suggestions. ...

Superhero sequel posts biggest opening at the UK box office of the year so far, £1m ahead of The Lego Movie's bow The winner Whic...