This full colour poster outlines Czech-American film director Milos Forman’s key directorial attributes and achievements. Perfect for the Auteur study question on the Eduqas Film Studies A-Level curriculum.

For **FILM STUDIES A-LEVEL ** This class exercise allows students to consider class representations in the 2009 UK independent film Fish Tank. It will prompt discussion and allow students to think about how a variety of characters are represented. The objective is for students to fill in their worksheets independently or in pairs, and then for each individual or pair to feedback to the whole group. In this way, a wide range of answers and insights can be explored. The exercise could fill nearly an entire 1 hour lesson, depending upon the group size.

This study of the 1996 film TRAINSPOTTING by Danny Boyle explores how Scottish identity and culture are represented in the film. This is a 46 Slide PowerPoint Presentation and it comprises sufficient material for a comprehensive lesson plan. This is useful for media studies, film studies and cultural studies. The resource explores how stereotypes, identity and representations are constructed in a media text.

This Graphic provides an overview of the key ideological issues for the film Winter’s Bone. There are other possibilities for the A-Level Film Studies Exam (such as gender or class) but this graphic provides possibly the best understanding of the more subtle political ideologies within the narrative and their contexts than the more ‘identity’ based approach to ideology. This graphic places the film within its concurrent social and political contexts, and these bear upon how the film will be** ‘de-coded’** (vis. Stuart Hall’s theory) by viewers, depending upon the background knowledge they bring to their viewing experience. Therefore, this resource provides possibilities for** spectatorship issues** as well as ideology.

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 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 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 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 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.

This is a full color 27 slide animated PowerPoint presentation. It forms the basis of an assembly or a full two hour lesson (depending upon time taken for class discussion/debate). It is a very interactive tool designed to prompt discussion and debate and to get youngsters thinking for themselves and reflecting on the complexities and problems associated with tolerance. It encourages them to actively define tolerance, and to reflect upon their definition, based on careful analysis of real life cases and examples. This lesson can be used can be used in an American or British context. It would work with a wide variety of age groups and can help in teaching citizenship, PSHE, RS, or British Values. It could also work well as a starter exercise for the study of Liberalism (politics).

Ideal for teaching and revising the AQA Religious Studies A, Component 2 – thematic studiesTheme F: Religion, human rights and social justice (GCSE). This 56-slide PowerPoint presentation covers the AQA curriculm and textbook’s main definitions and helps GCSE students prepare a good set of answers for the exams. It will encourage critical thinking about the examination board’s definitions and assumptions at certain points, but will not prevent students from saying the “right” answers needed to pass the examination.

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 38 full color **interactive **slide presentation can be used to teach many concepts pertaining to religion and society. It explains the relationship between modern states (primarily the United States and Great Britain) and religions (with focus on Christianity & Islam). Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, theocracy and apostasy are included. Religious teachings are used and analysed, so that students are taught to demonstrate knowledge of **religious approaches to law **as well as applications and analysis. Exam practice questions are provided as well as guidance on how to answer them. This is also useful for citizenship and cultural studies courses.

This 23 slide full colour animated PowerPoint Presentation introduces students to the **Christian outlook on crime & punishment (including the concepts of retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation). It offers an open and questioning approach that allows students to weigh different outlooks and consider the concept of ‘crime’ and the reasons for punishment. It prompts discussion and can be used to stimulate reflection.

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.