In this topic, students will:

• Examine and research the evolution of film across space, time and culture.
• Explore a variety of film traditions, conventions and areas of film focus in order to formulate clearly defined topics for further study.
• Engage with multiple film texts from a variety of contrasting cultural contexts.
• Identify and research links between a variety of film texts, their contrasting cultural contexts and a variety of areas of film focus.
• Develop arguments and perspectives on specific areas of film focus, comparing and contrasting a variety of film texts, in order to further their own understandings.
• Reflect on their learning in this area, formulating a rationale for the arguments they have developed and comparisons they have made.
• Experience presenting work as a recorded multimedia comparative study and consider how best to present audio- visual material.

In Topic 2, students are required to explore the following films:

• The Great Train Robbery (1903)
• October (1928)
• Dogme 95’s Vow of Chastity
• Two films or television episodes, chosen by students
• Two previously screened films studied in depth in class