WJEC Eduqas assesses this A level through three components totalling 280 marks. Component 1, Varieties of film and filmmaking, is a written exam of 2 hours 30 minutes carrying 120 marks and worth 35 per cent. It has three sections: Hollywood 1930 to 1990 as a comparative study, American film since 2005 as a two-film study, and British film since 1995 as a two-film study, with candidates advised to spend around 50 minutes per section. Component 2, Global filmmaking perspectives, is also 2 hours 30 minutes, carrying 100 marks and worth 35 per cent, covering global film in Section A and then documentary film, silent cinema and experimental film from 1960 to 2000.
Component 3, Production, is the non-exam assessment. It carries 60 marks and 30 per cent of the qualification, split into a production worth 40 marks and 20 per cent and an evaluative analysis worth 20 marks and 10 per cent. You submit either a short film of 4 to 5 minutes or a screenplay of 1,600 to 1,800 words with a digitally photographed storyboard of approximately 20 shots covering around two minutes of screen time, plus an evaluative analysis of 1,600 to 1,800 words. Written exams are sat in person at an approved exam centre.
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