AS Film Studies Blog: Example Exam Questions

To what extent are Hollywood films simply ‘products’ made to make a profit?
How important is marketing in influencing people to watch Hollywood films both at the cinema and on DVD?
How are billboard posters and poster-style advertisements in newspapers and magazines used to create audiences for films?

What role does the internet now play in enabling people to develop their interest in films?
In what ways do factors such as who we watch films with and where we watch films influence our viewing experience and our response to film material?
How has the experience of watching films changed in recent years and how do you think it might develop in the future?

To what extent are star images controlled by the film industry?
To what extent are fans now able to determine the success or failure of individual stars?
What are some of the ways in which fans and the film industry work together to create a star’s image?

What for you are the most striking uses of narrative construction in the films you have studied?
Do the directors of the films you have studied employ narrative in particular ways to say make comment on class in this period?
The films of Swinging Britain are essentially about freedom. Discuss how the films you have studied present freedom.
Is there any benefit to understanding the narrative structures in the films of Swinging Britain in exploring the cultural context of the films you have studied?
What particular Micro aspects employed in the films you have studied are significant in advancing either Narrative or Genre in the Swinging Britain period?

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