Film Studies
at Ormiston Bushfield Academy, Peterborough · school or sixth form
What the college says
Within the first year, in a comparison of British and American cinema, you will study the development of film form and how it creates meaning; the interrelationship between spectators and producers and the social, cultural, political, historical and institutional contexts in which film is produced. Your studies will be built around Hitchcock's Vertigo, a comparison of Blade Runner and Inception, Boyhood and a comparison of British films Brief Encounter and Atonement.
What you need to get on
6 GSCE Grade 9 to 4 including a Grade 6 in both GCSE English and GCSE English Literature
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Bushfield Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
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Start dates
- 2 September 2026 · Peterborough
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