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Film Studies

at Salisbury Sixth Form College, Salisbury · sixth form college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level23 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

The study of Film is one of the greatest academic activities to engage with because it is also the study of The Human Condition. This course will sometimes feel like English Literature because we often use similar approaches for analysis. Sometimes it will feel like History because we focus on the historical context of a film, which for us means the study of World War 1 & 2, the 1960s Indonesian Massacres and 1980s racial tension in the US to name just a few. The course will also sometimes feel like Philosophy because of our study of concepts like Existentialism, Free Will and Aesthetics. It will also cross-over with Sociology with our study of ideology, social values and representation. It does this because to study Film is to study the very nature of what makes us human. The focus of Year 1 is on Film History. We begin with a crash-course in the concept of Film Form (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound, performance) and how film is like a language – these are the micro elements of how film constructs meaning, including an introduction to an advanced level of analysis called Semiotics. Studying Film Form Micro at the beginning of the course means that when we start to look at how film has developed since the late 1800s we’ll have an understanding of the theory behind it all. It is then that we begin to understand the true power of film as an artistic medium. These are some of the topics we will study: Silent Cinema Film Noir Representation of Racism in US Film Fren

What you need to get on

Please see course description on our website: http://www.salisbury6c.ac.uk/courses/film-studies/

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

  • SALISBURY 6TH FORM COLLEGE (S6C)

    66-78 Tollgate Road, SALISBURY, SP1 2JJ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · SALISBURY

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