Entrance Activity

2 minute drill – You have 2 minutes to compare & contrast Goodfellas & American Gangster by choosing ONE of the areas below: • Narrative• Characterisation• Genre

Title:WJEC Film Studies –

Past Paper Exemplar Answer Analysis and Structure for the Questions

Wednesday 6th May 2015

FM2 – British and American Film (60%) of AS Level)

Section C – US Cinema Comparative Study –

‘Goodfellas’ and ‘American Gangster’ - (40 marks)

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• YOU WILL gain a better understanding of the Exam Board Expectations, as well as what it takes to achieve an A – C Grade in this section of the Exam.

• Review the learning

AO1

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of film as an audio-visual form of creative expression together and

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films.

Areas to Target:

• Point of View - Structured, relevant and contains good examples from the films

• Confident understanding - Not just of the films but the Gangster genre as well.

• Narrative and Representation - Theories and critical approaches surrounding the Genre – KEY!

YOU MUST establish what examples they would use in comparing the films and addressing the question at hand.

Use your FM2 – Section C Revision Guides to help establish HOW to answer the Question, as well as the FM2 – Section C Blog Page.

What have you learnt?

Write down x3 examples YOU WILL use in the exam from what you have learnt in the lesson today.

Homework

REVISE for Section A, B & C!