Description Watch a film that won an Oscar associated with its screenplay. Click here to see a list. Write 3 – 5 paragraphs about why you think this film won an Oscar for its screenplay (do not choose a film that you have already posted on). Reference applicable concepts and vocabulary from this week’s course […]
Description Pick a sequence from a film or television show that you feel demonstrates something interesting about the gaze. Your scene selection does not need to illustrate Mulvey’s theory; it can challenge or nuance it. Describe the sequence in detail, highlighting how formal decisions (editing, framing, staging, sound, camera movement, etc.) shape our experience of […]
Description You are asked to write two-paragraph original post about the film. One paragraph should focus on narrative (specific aspect(s) of the plot, characters, relationships, setting, etc.) One paragraph should focus on film technique (lighting, costume, camera angles, mise-en-scene, music, etc.). For the narrative post you do not need to write a summary of the […]
Description This discussion forum is designed for you to post your interpretations of the film Precious. This is your opportunity to raise significant issues about the film, interact with and learn from other students, and deepen your understanding of film and cultures of poverty. You don’t have to like this film (or any of the […]
Description Please watch: Please answer: 1. Is it factual, instructional, persuasive, or propaganda—or a blend of two or more of these documentary approaches? 2. Consider the movie’s relationship with the spectator and with relative truth. Does it appear to be attempting to present events and ideas in as objective a manner as is cinematically possible, […]
Description Korean cinema has become progressively more popular in the United States. The film parasite had a cross-cultural impact and got an Oscar award in 2020. This film refers to a certain class and the relationship between poverty and wealth, furthermore the shortcomings and problems that everyone may have that lies in the corner of […]
Description Texts: Linda Williams, “Film Bodies” Jane Gaines, “Political Mimesis” Read texts and answer questions Questions: What are the authors’ main arguments? How does the spectator’s body participate in the act of seeing a film, according to the authors? How do the texts dialogue with each other? How did they change the way you understand […]
Description Discussion: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (Satyajit Ray, 1955, India) 44 unread replies.44 replies. Consider the following questions about Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955) and share your comments in the thread below. Continue checking the discussion threads to read your classmates comments. Find opportunities to reply with your thoughts to their posts, […]
Description Please watch Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950) either by renting it on Amazon or via the link below, and Link to Sunset Boulevard (Links to an external site.) This is the only free link I could find (it does have foreign subtitles). After watching the film, please answer the following questions: Screening Questions: 1) […]
Description Reading Questionnaire #6 Algorithms of Oppression, chapter 1 “A Society, Searching,” Safiya Noble (2018) & “Black Software,” presentation by Charlton D. McIlwain in conversation with Ruha Benjamin Please respond to the following prompts. Each response should be between 100 to 150 words. When possible, make specific references to the original text and/or incorporate short, […]
