2025 OCR AS Level Film Studies H010/01 Elements of film
Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 14 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Film Studies
H010/01 Elements of film
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12‑page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer five questions in total:
Section A: Answer Questions 1 and 2.
Section A: Answer either Question 3 or Question 4.
Section B: Answer either Question 5 or Question 6.
Section C: Answer either Question 7 or Question 8.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 105.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Film Form in US Cinema from 1930 to 1990
Answer both Question 1 and Question 2.
You have studied one US film from the 1930–1960 list and one US film from the 1961–1990 list.
For Questions 1–4 write about the two US films you have studied.
1930–1960 1961–1990
Citizen Kane (1941). 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Directed by Orson Welles. USA Directed by Stanley Kubrick. USA
Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Raging Bull (1980).
Directed by Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen. USA Directed by Martin Scorsese. USA
Stagecoach (1939). E.T. (1982).
Directed by John Ford. USA Directed by Steven Spielberg. USA
Vertigo (1958). Do the Right Thing (1989).
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. USA Directed by Spike Lee. USA
Double Indemnity (1944). The Conversation (1974).
Directed by Billy Wilder. USA Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. USA
All that Heaven Allows (1955). West Side Story (1961).
Directed by Douglas Sirk. USA Directed by Jerome Robbins/Robert Wise. USA
1 Explain how sound can convey a film’s messages and values.
You must use one example from the 1961–1990 film you have studied. [5]
2 Explain how colour or monochrome cinematography can create meaning for the spectator.
You must use one example from the 1930–1960 film you have studied. [5]
Answer Question 3 or Question 4.
EITHER
3* Compare the role of editing in creating meaning in the two films you have studied.
You must refer to examples from one film in the 1930–1960 list and one film in the 1961–1990
list in your answer. [25]
OR
4* Compare the role of mise‑en‑scène in conveying messages and values in the two films you have
studied.
You must refer to examples from one film in the 1930–1960 list and one film in the 1961–1990
list in your answer. [25]
© OCR 2025 H010/01 Jun25
Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 14 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Film Studies
H010/01 Elements of film
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12‑page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer five questions in total:
Section A: Answer Questions 1 and 2.
Section A: Answer either Question 3 or Question 4.
Section B: Answer either Question 5 or Question 6.
Section C: Answer either Question 7 or Question 8.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 105.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, © OCR 2025 [603/0971/4] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 333597/4 Turn over
*1325719028*
, 2
Section A
Film Form in US Cinema from 1930 to 1990
Answer both Question 1 and Question 2.
You have studied one US film from the 1930–1960 list and one US film from the 1961–1990 list.
For Questions 1–4 write about the two US films you have studied.
1930–1960 1961–1990
Citizen Kane (1941). 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Directed by Orson Welles. USA Directed by Stanley Kubrick. USA
Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Raging Bull (1980).
Directed by Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen. USA Directed by Martin Scorsese. USA
Stagecoach (1939). E.T. (1982).
Directed by John Ford. USA Directed by Steven Spielberg. USA
Vertigo (1958). Do the Right Thing (1989).
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. USA Directed by Spike Lee. USA
Double Indemnity (1944). The Conversation (1974).
Directed by Billy Wilder. USA Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. USA
All that Heaven Allows (1955). West Side Story (1961).
Directed by Douglas Sirk. USA Directed by Jerome Robbins/Robert Wise. USA
1 Explain how sound can convey a film’s messages and values.
You must use one example from the 1961–1990 film you have studied. [5]
2 Explain how colour or monochrome cinematography can create meaning for the spectator.
You must use one example from the 1930–1960 film you have studied. [5]
Answer Question 3 or Question 4.
EITHER
3* Compare the role of editing in creating meaning in the two films you have studied.
You must refer to examples from one film in the 1930–1960 list and one film in the 1961–1990
list in your answer. [25]
OR
4* Compare the role of mise‑en‑scène in conveying messages and values in the two films you have
studied.
You must refer to examples from one film in the 1930–1960 list and one film in the 1961–1990
list in your answer. [25]
© OCR 2025 H010/01 Jun25
