Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Exam basics - FM4

Just a clarification of your final exam for Year 13 Film Studies...

It is called: FM4 - Varieties of Film Experience - Issues and Debates

It is two and three quarter hours long. 

You answer three questions, one from each section. 

The sections are:
Section A: World Cinema (Secialist Study 1: Urban Stories - Power, Poverty and Conflict) 35 marks

Section B: Spectatorship Topics (Popular Film and Emotional Response) 35 Marks

Section C: Single Film - Close Critical Study (Fight Club) 30 Marks

So, 165 mins to get 100 marks total.

Rougly divided you should spend 55 mins each on sections A and B and spend 50 mins on section C. This leaves 5 minutes for reading and proofing. Clearly you need to plan your essays in light of the question you will tackle and then write the essay so this needs to be taken into account. However, don't spend more than 10 minutes planning! Try to aim for 5. 

Remember that you will have a choice of two questions for each of sections A and B. For section C there are two 'General questions' but also one 'specific question' - you choose one.

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