6. Film

150 hours - SL

240 hours - HL

Film

Experience a range of film production roles, working both individually and collaboratively to produce original films.

Evaluate the use of film elements to shape meaning in films spanning genres, styles and cultural contexts. Use the film focus areas as lenses through which to analyse and interpret film.

Develop understanding of film genres, theories and movements and their evolution and interconnection across time, place and cultures. Apply this to the practical production of your own work.

Exploring Film Production Roles

How do writers, cinematographers, directors, editors and sound roles contribute to the creation of films?

How do filmmaker intentions drive the work of each film production role in solo and collaborative projects?

Genres: Suspense/Horror; Western/Musical

Movements: German expressionism

Theory: Formalism; genre theory

Reading Film

How do filmmakers manipulate film elements such as cinematography, mise-en-scene, narrative structure, symbols and sound to shape meaning?

In what ways are films, filmmakers and audiences influenced by cultural context, and to what extent do they influence the culture?

Genres: Drama

Movements: French New Wave; Italian Neorealism

Theory: Auteur theory

Contextualising Film

How has film evolved across time, space and culture?

How can we use the frameworks inherent in film focus areas to evaluate relationships between individual and collective cinematic experiences, including in contrasting cultural contexts?

Movements: Hong Kong New Wave; South Korean New Wave

Theory: Post-nationalism; Post-colonialism; Consumerism

Collaboratively Producing Film

How can I apply knowledge of film production roles, film elements, and film focus areas in cultural contexts to the creation of original films?

How can I enact individual roles, and work collaboratively, using creativity and problem-solving to produce original films?

Assessment

Internal

Film Portfolio (40% SL, 25% HL) - Collection of film-making exercises and at least one completed film (total 9 minutes maximum), undertaken in three roles: writer, cinematographer, director, editor, and/or sound, aligned with filmmaker intentions, and accompanied by a portfolio (9 pages) documenting research and processes.

External

Comparative Study (30% SL, 20% HL) - Recorded multimedia comparative study (10 minutes) of two films within a chosen film focus area.

Textual Analysis (30% SL, 20% HL) - Written analysis (1,750 words) of a short extract chosen from a prescribed film, considering the film's cultural context and film elements.

Collaborative Film Project - HL only (35% HL) - Completed film (7 minutes) planned and created in a core production team, accompanied by a production report (2,000 words) and list of sources.

Standard Level / Higher Level

Higher Level students study each topic at greater depth. They are given extra time to work collaboratively in their core production team on the HL-only Collaborative Film Project.

See the IB Subject Guide for Film here.

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