Distance learning 'A' Level Film Studies - where?

[Beaty1961]

Originally Posted by julian_craster Am I being overly-cynical? I think not... Just read the Times Higher Education Supplement every week, as I do ! Good Luck...

Hi j_c:

I don't think you are being cynical...

I have long thought that the arts and humanities have been neglected and run down by successive British governments - preferring to focus on industrial, commercial or scientific courses.

Yet the 'Arts' bring in a huge amount of both prestige and profit to the nation, but the short-sightedness of the government will not allow them to invest in these areas as their imaginations do not let them understand what the 'product' is.

...I'll stop here before I rant my way completely off topic! ;)

Suffice to say that the drought of creative courses in secondary schools as a 'feasible and productive course of education' discriminates against a large number of children and effectively throws many of them onto the scrap heap...

Its very sad.

[kezzy]

It strikes me that some of the senior members of this forum would be well capable of constructing a course in British Film Studies. Maybe it wouldn't have a formal qualification, but it could provide a superb grounding in the subject. What about it, fellows?

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by kezzy It strikes me that some of the senior members of this forum would be well capable of constructing a course in British Film Studies. Maybe it wouldn't have a formal qualification, but it could provide a superb grounding in the subject. What about it, fellows?

Ah, that's the difference between learning something useful - and learning enough to pass exams

It's like when you learn to drive. First you have to learn how to pass the driving test(s). Then, when you've done that, you learn how to drive

Steve

[Beaty1961]

Hope you will forgive what is probably a bit of self-promotion here, but to support my study of the A Level Film Studies curriculum I have built a modest web site...

The reason for this is because I can't find a formal evening class or distance learning course for this qualification, so I have decided to 'self study' using the course work from the A Level text book. It seems to make sense to keep a record of both my answers to the exercises and a diary of my thoughts which are my alternative to the 'classroom discussion' element of the course...

If this is of interest to anyone here, here's the link: Film Studies blog - Journaling my study of film, cinema and directors

I know the formal, or structured, study of Film isn't for everyone - but whatever your view, we are all Film Students to one degree or another so there may be something interesting here - and most of all, I would appreciate any comments you might have to add, or corrections where you feel I have answered a task incorrectly.

Cheers....

Beaty