Description Final Draft Instructions: The Final Draft is worth 10% of your overall course grade. For the Final Draft, students will write a 1,000- word minimum, critical analysis of the selected short film. This is a Gordon Rule Paper and must be completed with a passing grade in order to pass this course. By now, […]
Description You will write a short (3-4 pages, double spaces, 1” margin, standard 12-point font) analysis paper of one of the films listed below. You should articulate your opinion of the film and also discuss how it fits in with the history and theory. It should be clear from your writing that you have watched […]
Description Watch these three short connected documentaries about access to outdoor areas by filmmaker Faith E. Briggs: Brotherhood of Skiiers (2018) (Links to an external site.) This Land (2020) (Links to an external site.) We Hike to Heal (2020) (Links to an external site.) (Everything is a Youtube link so that you have access to […]
Description Please watch Godard’s, Breathless (1960), (Links to an external site.) and answer the following (3 pts each): 1) In what ways does this film appeal to youth audiences? Provide an example. 2) Where do you notice “self-referential” filmmaking? Provide an example. 3) Pay attention to jump cuts and choppy editing. What effect does this […]
Description Students will interview an elder about personal experiences of theatrical film-going before home video, cable, multiplexes, and the world wide web—approximately before 1980. Some of these were introduced in the 1970s but only widely adopted in the U.S. in the early-mid 1980s; popular adoption of the Internet occurred in the mid-1990s and after. These […]
Description Final Project Assignment Sheet Your final project has two stages. For the first, you will submit a short proposal for the project you would like to complete (due in week 9). Then, after receiving feedback on your proposal, you will submit your full final project (due finals week). You will also receive a grading […]
Description The topic of your paper is up to you, however, it must engage with the readings in some way. These are guidelines that will help you to devise the strongest paper possible. Regardless of your topic, you are expected to devise a thesis and argue for it with a coherent, organized, and well-supported discussion […]
Description NOTE: Step 1 and step 2 are complete (worksheet and storyboard) Step 3: Written Portion: Project description: Analyze the scene. Using as many chapters from Bordwell that pertain, note the techniques (by category), define, describe, and identify where each technique is located in the scene, and discuss how the technique tells the film’s story […]
Description You should spend approximately one page summarizing the content of the film, offering an overview of the plot, what is the main focus, major characters, and story arc. You then need to spend a page or so identifying three sociological issues raised by the film. I have listed many sociological concepts and issues on […]
Description Each answer must clearly show you understanding of the lecture material as illustrated in CITIZEN KANE. 1.Using specific examples, clearly describe your four (4) favorite examples of Greg Toland and Orson Wells use of “Deep Space Pictures” in CITIZEN KANE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 2.Briefly describe your favorite use of: (1) costume (Wardrobe,) (2) […]
