Watch one of the films from list below and write a critically evaluative essay about the film List: 1927 – 1935 — Films: The Jazz Singer (1927), London After Midnight (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Hell’s Angels (1930), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932 version), Dracula (1931), […]
After you finished watching today’s lesson and the film Grand Budapest Hotel, I’d like you to answer the following questions: 1. How color is being used in visual storytelling? 2. Gave two examples of creative techniques in color and explain why?
In class, we will watch the documentary film Waste Land (2010). Complete Worksheet #4: Can Art Make a Difference? after watching the film. ( (94) Wasteland Movie – YouTube this is the film ) Waste Land (2010) is a documentary film that follows the successful New-York based photographer Vik Muniz. Muniz travels to Brazil create […]
After you finished watching today’s lesson and the film Tree of Life and In the Mood for Love, I’d like you to answer the following questions: 1. How cinematography use light to paint the scene and to tell the story visually? 2. Gave two examples of the creative techniques in lighting a scene? 3. Select […]
Watch the two ‘break-up’ scenes below, each from the beginning of its respective film. The first scene is from The Social Network (Fincher, 2010). The second clip is from Happiness (Solondz, 1998). Comparing the pacing in the two clips How does the very specific pacing affect the story being told in the scene and the […]
Write 250 word (or less) response to the topic of Japanimation in the 1980s. Bonus viewing: For a very different style of animation, but produced by Toei in Japan, here’s the first ever episode of Strawberry Shortcake: Keep your response brief, concise, and sincere. What surprised you? Or what challenged your assumptions? What shocked you? […]
Learning Goal: I’m working on a film discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn. After watching Madonna’s 1984 music video, “Material Girl,” respond to the following: In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks, 1953), Marilyn Monroe’s performance in the “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” number is memorable. Discuss Madonna’s response […]
Learning Goal: I’m working on a film writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn. 3 Full Pages, 12-point font/ Times New Roman Double Spaced Excluding the Works Cited Page, MLA Format Compare and/or contrast two of the films shown in class using Cult Films terms. Be precise in your allusions […]
Learning Goal: I’m working on a film discussion question and need a sample draft to help me learn. Reading: 1. Kevin McDonald, “From Online Video Store to Global Internet TV Network: Netflix and the Future of Home Entertainment,” in The Netflix Effect: Technology and Entertainment in the 21st Century, ed. Kevin McDonald and Daniel Smith-Rowsey […]
Option 1: Narrative Exchange (500-600 words) The lectures for this week discuss three different kinds of film/TV narrative: classical (Stagecoach), post-classical/complex (Westworld), and art cinema (The Rider). Choose one of the three works we watched, and imagine what it would be like if you restructured it using a different narrative style. For example, how would […]
