Welcome to a brand new adventure in Film Studies.

It is a totally new course which we are running this year and we think it is a course that you will find exciting. We will give you the opportunity to learn about the key roles in film production in a hands on way. Together we will  explore film in a variety of ways and will encourage you to study films that you love.

Here is a rough outline of the course.

The IB is an international course and at its heart is a desire, ‘to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.’ Film is a wonderful way to give you a window into the wider world and to learn about other cultures and perspectives. So, whilst we will be looking at some British & American films we will be also exploring films made in other countries.

So the first film we will be working on together is a Spanish Film called Pan’s Labyrinth.

You need to watch this film in it’s entirety over the next two weeks (it’s on Netflix and we have several DVD copies in the library, which you can borrow for 24 hours). We will be exploring this film in lots of different ways and there are bound to be spoilers, so please make sure you have watched it by next Friday. (There may be a test to check you have watched…)