Jordan Ilan A-Level Film Studies

Factfiles: Alfred Hitchcock & Spike Lee - Spike lee up to do the right thing - Alfred hitchcock up to vertigo - Auteurs - Themes in films YouTube videos on making of Do The Right Thing and Vertigo: (make notes on at a later date) Do The Right Thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I5vV4WKc-o Do The Right Thing - 20 yrs later: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6kVN1coXDw Vertigo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDpzLA8qPSQ Alfred Hitchcock - FactFile pre Vertigo: - Born in England in 1899 and lived in a large, extended family - He was a quiet and well-behaved boy due to his father's discipline; when Hitchcock was 5 his father locked him in a cell for 5/10 minutes at police station which caused Hitchcock to have a lifelong fear of policemen. Hitchcock told this story and regularly and whether or not its true, the story illustrates Hitchcock's feelings towards his father. - Hitchcock developed his fear at the Jesuit grammar school as the boys sat through ...

Timing: 2h 30m + ET (37 1/2 min) = 3h 7 & 1/2m - given 16 page answer book to answer Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 (Vertigo/Do The Right Thing) - compare one film from each group - 40 Mark Question - Choice of 2 questions Example Q's: Compare how far your chosen films reflect the auteur signature features of their filmmakers. [40] Compare how far your chosen films reflect their different production contexts. [40] Section B: American Film Since 2005 (No Country For Old Men/Beasts Of The Southern Wild) - 40 Mark Question - Choice of 2 questions Example Q's: How far do your chosen films demonstrate a constant shift between passive and active spectatorship? Refer in detail to at least one sequence from each film. [40] How far do your chosen films demonstrate the importance of visual and soundtrack cues in influencing spectator response? Refer in detail to at least one sequence from each film. [40] Section C: British Film since 1995 (Trainspotting and Shaun O...