Film Studies Component 1 A Level Component 1: Varieties of Film and Filmmaking Back to the main Film Studies page A Level Component 2: Global Film Perspectives Film Aesthetics Film Aesthetics (General Learning – not a separate exam unit) Film Aesthetics Hollywood 1930 – 1990 (comparative study) Vertigo – Alfred Hitchcock Vertigo Hollywood 1930 – 1990 (comparative study) Alien – Ridley Scott (First examination in 2025) Alien Hollywood 1930 – 1990 (comparative study) Blade Runner – Ridley Scott (Last examination in 2024) Blade Runner American film since 2005 (two film study) La La Land – Damien Chazelle La La Land American film since 2005 (two film study) Beasts of the Southern Wild – Behn Zeitlin Beasts of the Southern Wild British film since 1995 (two-film study) Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer Under the Skin British film since 1995 (two-film study) Saint Maud – Rose Glass (First examination in 2025) Saint Maud British film since 1995 (two-film study) Sightseers – Ben Wheatley (Last examination in 2024) Sightseers To Paper 2: Global Filmmaking Perspectives Back to the main Film Studies page