Realism in Winter’s Bone helps A-Level Film Studies students to engage with the 2010 film ***Winter’s Bone ***(Granik). The resource transmits knowledge of both the aesthetics of film realism as well as an understanding of social realism in terms of representation, ideology and social contexts. This colorful 3 page illustrated resource forms one full lesson and prompts students to answer questions and to undertake their own BINARY ANALYSIS of the film Winter’s Bone, with helpful questions to spark ideas.

This fully animated, interactive presentation is comprised of 43 full colour slides. The analysis of narrative, formal elements and spectatorship aims at preparing film studies students for the A-Level Exam, (EDUQAS FIlm Studies, Component 1B - American Cinema). It is equally useful for any film or media course. Elements of narrative, as well as camera, sound design, mise-en-scene and lighting are all analysed in this comprehensive study of this modern Western gothic film. This presentation is designed to form the basis for a full one hour lesson, and could be extended to further sessions.

Suitable for teaching the EDUQAS FILM STUDIES A-LEVEL, this resource comprises a 23-slide presentation giving an overview of the distinctive features of Wong Kar-wei’s films. Useful for the EDUQAS A-LEVEL film studies Component 2: Global Filmmaking perspectives, Section D, Modern Experimental Film, this resources is fully animated and contains links to illustrative You Tube videos. This presentation provides an introduction to the cinema of Won Kar-wei and works well as background / contextualisation of CHUNGKING EXPRESS or FALLEN ANGELS. time: 1 hour

This is an activity for team or pairs from Years 11+ and involves an active search for the answers, which are interdependent, so that one answer leads to another as students progress. The game could be set up as a race to the finish line. Depending upon the research abilities and cinematic specialist knowledge of the team, the game could take anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes to complete. Included in this resource pack is: a treasure hunt ‘map’, two styles of answer sheets for students/teams, and an answer key for teachers.

Studying FISH TANK (UK, 2009) for the Film or Media A-Level? Or perhaps you are just looking for a film with empowered female leads? Maybe you want to think about the concept of an ‘auteur’ director? This resource also gives some tips for studying ideology in films. Suited to 14+ age groups, this resource can be used for the EDUQAS Film Studies A-Level or AS Level, or just as an introduction to the concept of ‘Auteur’ directors or ideology.

This is a** fully animated** and illustrated (with helpful links integrated) overview of the Cinéma Vérité film movement, comprising 44 slides. Useful for teaching the EDUQAS A-LEVEL in FILM STUDIES (Documentary Component) as well as the IB in Film or Media Studies. The content covers how Cinema Verite ** evolved in the United States, UK, Canada and France. *A- Level FIlm Studies Tutors can use this for two entire lessons. The PowerPoint presentation is to be used over a two-hour lesson and includes breaks for discussion and feedback, as well as the option to use the built-in links to video clips / examples. The presentation includes pictures, text, exercises and video links. It is useful for teaching at A-Level, the International Baccalaureate, or as an introductory lesson at University Level.

This is a 50 slide full colour PowerPoint Presentation on national identity versus British identity (as well as multicultural, globalized Britain) in the 1996 film Trainspotting (Danny Boyle). This is very useful for** EDUQAS A Level Film Studies** because of the focus on representations in the film, including how particular aspects of **mise-en-scene **link to identity, narrative themes and character. This presentation can be used to study the film’s binary oppositions and how Scotland and London come to represent different outlooks, rather than just different geographical locations.

This chart helps to understand how the narrative conflicts in Winter’s Bone are related to different ideological positions, with respect to values such as community versus individual rights, ‘omerta’ versus whistleblowing, and ‘honour’ versus responsibility/ humanity.

This fully interactive, colour slide presentation comprises 25 slides which include links to relevant YouTube videos, classroom exercises and exam questions. The case study used for this particular slide presentation is ‘Sisters in Law’ but any of the films on the specification could be substituted. This is a valuable teachring resource for the EDUQAS FILM STUDIES A-LEVEL.

This 37 full colour slide show (PowerPoint Presentation) provides an overview of the Component 2 - Global Cinema exam. It offers many detailed tips for candidates, and supports their work on the following films: Mustang (Erguven), Timbuktu (Sissako), Sisters in Law (Longinotto), Sunrise (Murnau) and Fallen Angels (Wong). There are interactive questions allowing for students to get involved and to be fully engaged for an entire two hour lesson.

This is a fully animated, full colour interactive 32 slide Power Point Presentation. It provides an excellent lesson plan for a two hour lession, and includes four practice questions from past papers, with lots of suggestions on how to tackle 'ideologies’ questions. It suggests some binary analyses of the films Trainspotting and Fish Tank and provides some indicative content tips from the exam boards. Much of the content is based on advice from EDUQAS Film Studies examiners.

This 35-slide PowerPoint Presentation can be used for the ‘ideologies’ study of Trainspotting for the Eduqas A Level Film Studies Component 1C. (British Films). It provides a full interactive 2 hour lesson plan with focus on exams. Marxist ideology is introduced gently with a few key concepts including: class struggle, alienation, exploitation, consumerism, commodity fetishisaton and false consciousness. Marxist concepts are applied to particular aspects of the film’s mise-en-scene and to particular sequences. Issues are explored through discussion with lots of question prompts to allow discussion and debate.

This fully animated, interactive 20 Slide illustrated Power-Point presentation forms the basis of a lesson, ideal for a post-screening discussion of narrative in Wong Kar-Wei’s 1995 Hong Kong New Wave film FALLEN ANGELS. The presentation provides several opportunities to pause and discuss aspects of narrative in the film and encourages students to think about the ways in which Wong’s cinema breaks away from conventional genre storytelling methods. The presentation is ideal for the Global CInema / Experimental Cinema component of EDUQAS Film Studies A-Level or for any film studies course interested in Hong Kong New Wave, Auteur studies, or Global Cinema.

This 25 slide full colour PowerPoint Presentation provides helpful exam preparation for ideology and spectatorship (Eduqas Film Studies Component 1B.). The resource is closely focused on what examiners will expect, and offers talking points, discussion questions, and commentary on core study areas and representation.

This 10 question test is a great accompaniment to the Specatatorship PowerPoint Presentation Resource for teaching the EDUQAS A-Level Film Studies Component 1, Section B. Contemporary American Film. Topics covered include: hypodermic needle theory, active versus passive spectatorship, archetypes, intertextuality, viewing contexts, polysemy and oppositional readings of films. The test is best used for Year 12 or Year 13 film studies but can also be helpful for Media Studies teachers vis-a-vis spectaorship and ideology.

Basic Comprehension questions - Test - for SUNRISE, Eduqas A-Level Film Studies.

A brief explanation of the Bechdel Test and what it measures. The test is widely regarded as a measure of female representation in film, and provides a useful ‘rule’ by which representation of women / girls can be measured.

Useful for the EDUQAS Film A-Level. 12 questions covering representations, class, ideology, narrative and ‘the female gaze’.