Film Learning Resources - Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5
“Our daughter joined Marie’s photography and film club in infant school and was instantly infected by her passion for the subject. We felt very fortunate to have a teacher whose skills went beyond academic, being an industry and well connected professional.”
Resources below are to support and give a glimpse into my private tutoring sessions. Further tailored resources are available for each pupil who undertakes tutoring with me to support their development in Film Studies. I continually keep an eye on Key Stage developments and update my resources to reflect any changes.
Key Stage 2
Making Short Films
There are three main stages to making any film. Learn more in the link below.
Pre-production -before filming starts. Collecting ideas and workout how to make the film. Spending plenty of time at this stage, will save hours or days later on
Production - the actual filming part
Post-production - edit the film together, add or edit sound and titles, and get it ready to show to people
Key Stage 3
Taking Film Knowledge Further…
Highly interactive and practical resources which expand on Key Stage 2 knowledge of pre-production, production and post-production.
Students are supported to start contextualising their own films and continue to develop practical film techniques such as camera angles, rule of thirds and storyboarding. Drawing on analysis of whole films and clips, and expanding knowledge of cinematography, lighting, editing on Premiere Pro, mise en scene and sound. Students will have opportunities to work with film professionals and potential for film schools.
Key Stage 4
GCSE Level Skills
Resources which follow GCSE level specification, providing skills in analytical and critical thinking, which develop a variety of transferable skills.
Key Stage 5
A-Level/BTEC Skills
These resources are designed to encourage students to explore cinema entangled with the inauguration of a new era ushered in by the pandemic, Climate Change Black Lives Matter and the effect of Trans and non-gender binary practices. Pupils will examine a range of eras and countries to the silent era to the contemporary. There will be in-depth case studies.
The resources will help students understand terminology associated with Film Studies and how this new knowledge can be applied.
Previous School Projects
Key Stage 2
English curriculum - summer term to use film to navigate poetry
Art - InDesign and Photoshop to explore work of artists
Animation
Key Stage 4
Sport - InDesign and film to produce a sports magazine
Key Stage 5
Politics - InDesign to produce a political magazine
Key Stage 2-5
BBC News Report - Exploring What Community Means, working with local community representatives including Caterham Rotary Club and Delight
Film Festival - attended by 300 people and judges included film professionals from Sky and Channel 4
Oscars Award evenings
Thrice weekly film club
Holiday film schools
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