How is Component 2 structured in Eduqas GCSE Film Studies?

Component 2, Global Film, is a 1 hour 30 minute written exam worth 35 per cent and 80 marks, divided into three sections of stepped questions. Section A studies one global English-language film (made outside the US but in English), with a focus on narrative. Section B studies one global non-English-language film (watched with subtitles), with a focus on representation. Section C studies one contemporary UK film made since 2010. You study three films, one per section.

What is a stepped question?

A stepped question begins with shorter, lower-tariff questions, often asking you to describe or explain a moment, and builds to a longer, higher-tariff question asking you to analyse an aspect across the film. It rewards both accurate, detailed knowledge of the set film and the ability to analyse film form, narrative or representation for meaning, so you need to know each film moment by moment.

What is the focus of each section?

Section A (global English-language film) foregrounds narrative and storytelling. Section B (global non-English-language film) foregrounds the representation of people, places and cultures. Section C (contemporary UK film) studies film form, narrative, representation and the British context. All three sections rest on the key elements of film form and on reading choices for meaning.

Why study films from around the world?

Component 2 widens the course beyond Hollywood and recent Britain to cinema from many cultures and languages, which builds understanding of how film works globally and how different cultures tell stories and represent people and places. When writing about other cultures, especially in the non-English-language film, do so with care and respect.

How should I revise Component 2?

Build a detailed fact file on all three films, moment by moment, covering film form, narrative, representation, style and context. Practise the stepped questions for each section, answering the lower steps with specific detail and the higher steps with analysis. Focus narrative work on the global English-language film, representation work on the non-English-language film, and the British context on the UK film. Always confirm your centre's set films with the current Eduqas list.

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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies global and UK film: a complete overview of Component 2

A complete overview of global and UK film (Component 2) in Eduqas GCSE Film Studies. Explains the three set films (a global English-language film, a global non-English-language film and a contemporary UK film), their focuses on narrative, representation and style, and how the stepped questions are assessed.

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The three sections
Narrative, representation and style
The stepped question
How to revise this module

Global and UK film is Component 2 (Global Film): three films from beyond Hollywood, each with its own focus, assessed through stepped questions. This overview ties the module together; each topic has its own dot-point page. Always confirm your centre's set films with the current Eduqas list.

The three sections

Section A: global English-language film. Made outside the US but in English, with a focus on narrative.
Section B: global non-English-language film. Watched with subtitles, with a focus on representation of people, places and cultures.
Section C: contemporary UK film. A British film made since 2010, studied for film form, narrative, representation and context.

Narrative, representation and style

Narrative (how a film tells its story) is the focus of Section A and matters everywhere. Representation (how a film presents people, places and cultures) is the focus of Section B and the UK film. Style and aesthetics (the distinctive look and feel of a film) help you discuss what makes each global or UK film distinctive.

The stepped question

Component 2 is assessed through stepped questions that build from describe or explain to analyse. The lower steps reward specific, accurate detail; the higher steps reward analysis of film form, narrative or representation for meaning. Know each film moment by moment.

How to revise this module

Build a fact file on all three films, covering form, narrative, representation, style and context. Practise the stepped questions for each section. Focus narrative on the English-language film, representation on the non-English-language film, and the British context on the UK film.

Sources & how we know this

WJEC Eduqas GCSE Film Studies specification (C670) — WJEC Eduqas (2022)