Military Propaganda in Hollywood Films
You are to write a 6+ page research paper in which you write YOUR OWN brief chapter of 21st century film history, exploring and examining filmmaking from the turn of the century to present, from both a historical and creative perspective. This means:
1. Formulate a thesis. State your intentions and introduce your topic. Single out a specific area of interest to focus on, re: filmmaking for the last 20 years. Your topic is up to you. It could be a director, movement, genre, aesthetic shifts, technological changes, sociological/political/cultural/ideological, etc. Nothing is off limits.
2. Place contemporary cinema – i.e. the topic and films you choose – in a historical context. Contextualize your topic/films within the history of cinema production, draw on what we’ve learned in class to connect the past to the present. Furthermore, you should explore the relationship these films have to the contemporary world.
3. Exploring and analyzing the films from a filmmaking perspective. Film style and film history go hand in hand. Place these films in a creative context.
